Janna's Old Photography Blog - Check Out My New Blog (Over There on Left Side under Web Page)

NEW BLOG

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Check out my new blog at the link below

WWW.jannabeecher.com/blog

Anybody there?

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I feel like I haven't blogged forever. I'm in the middle of taking care of the kids, editing wedding pics, unpacking, trying to redesign my website, etc., etc. So just wanted to let you all know we finally made it to Helena and I hope to post soon with our latest updates. Hope everyone is well! Love, The Beechers

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It's good to be loved.

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Almost done Melissa, but here are a few to check out. Despite being tired and needing to throw up..the little man did pretty good. :)

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Big Man on Campus

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Getting caught up

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The Chan fam...

SEATTLE - We have made it to the last leg of our trip and thought I'd post some of our happenings with the fam in Seattle.

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We've played a little tennis.

We've hung out at the beach.

Took a little dip.

Took a little father-son moment.

Met a fairy at the fair who sprinkled fairy dust in Nessa's hair. :)

Played with bubbles.

Vacation

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Just FYI, I'm on vacation/looking for a house in Montana until the 29th of July. From July 30th until Aug. 4th I will be without kids and available to book picture sessions like crazy. So if you are wanting one last shoot before we head out send me an email.

Hello Helena

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I have arrived in Helena, Montana. I had invisioned a small, boring, old town off the side of the highway, but instead have found a beautiful town with trendy restaurants, beautifully kept buildings and old homes, mountains everywhere, and a serious sense of community. I don't think I've ever been in a city quite like it. I'm beginning to realize that it's a bit of a hidden treasure that most people just don't know about. I think we will like it here. Now we just need to convince all our friends to move here. Think about it. :)

The Fourth of July

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The day all began with the princesses duking it out.

And all I can say is the Taits were put in their place...as expected.

Paxton just watched the swimmers and enjoyed being fed candy by the moms.

We played lots of fun water games.

Gavin held this face the whole way across the pool.

Again, my children were fed lots of candy by nice moms on the sidelines.

Candy!

Some pics of cute kids.

The boys chillin' it.

(Scared of fireworks) LOL!

Martha Stewart came to our party and yes it was delicious.

Time for the fireworks.

Happy 4th of July!!!

Haught Wedding Sneak Peek

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I really, really loved this couple, their wedding, their reception, their families, their friends....I really just loved everything about this wedding. The rain held out for us just long enough to get some great pictures. At the reception everyone danced and danced for hours and hours. I was so impressed. I felt it appropriate to put their song to their pics, Elvis' "Only Fools Rush in". Enjoy and thanks for letting us be a part of the great wedding day Rachael and Houston!

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Busy Times

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Okay, so this week has been really, really, beastly busy. Between having another surgery, editing wedding pics, helping a friend move and just life in general I haven't been able to get on lately. I'm glad to say that I am free of kidney stones for now and hope to be getting back to normal. We only have a month left in Orlando. We officially leave August 10th for anyone that is counting. Bahahahahahahaaaa! Here are some pics from our weekend at Disney. Our last trip there for a while.

The Beechers hit Disney for the last time in probably a long time

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Princesses..It's an obsession

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Cinderella's Castle was the highlight for the misses

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Although there were 1,000's of people, 100 degree weather, 150% humidity (or maybe 300% humidity), and an hour wait for Dumbo...we had a good time.

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On the way home we asked if anyone wanted icecream. They were out! So long Disney. It was great while it lasted.

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It's Official - The Haught's are Married...stay tuned for more pics

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The soon to be Mrs. Haught (aka HOT!)

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Stacy and I had a bridal photo shoot this week with one of the cutest girls ever! Beautiful picture after beautiful picture.....it was just so easy. Even her feet were cute! Houston Haught is one lucky guy. Rachael was so easy going and you can tell she is so in love. There's nothing like being around someone in love right before their wedding. They are just on cloud 9. (Kevin, we need to go on a date!) :) Enjoy the pics!

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(This hot leg shot is for Houston)

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Back into the Swing of Things

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It feels so good to be feeling better, off pain meds and taking pictures again, especially of the kids. Thanks again everyone for the help, the food, the kid watching....I have some really great friends. This week Stacy and I have a Bridal photo session and a wedding in Tampa (and from what we hear is going to be beeeeaaaauuutiful!) So stay tuned.

The hubby and I are getting ready for our departure in August (probably mid-august) to Montana. I'm feeling the need to dig my heals into the ground. The time is going by too fast. Sigh! We really are going to miss Orlando and everyone here. Anyways, thanks again to everyone for their help these last couple weeks and look forward to spending time with the Floridians for the next month and a half. PARTY! :)

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His sister walked at 11 months, but Paxton chose to wait until the ripe old age of 15 months to move as many humans do....

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So the other day we took Paxton out for a walk around the block.

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He continued on his walk and saw the neighbor out and turned up her driveway and was going to see her with or without us. She was very happy.

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Nothing like giving the neighbor some suga'!

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And then he went and mingled with "Alfreeeedoooo"

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Quick group shot before we headed home.

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At the end of the walk he slowed down a bit and was willing to hold my hand. Love it!

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Happy Father's Day

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Today at church I taught the 4 and 5 year olds. I asked them some questions about their dad's. They all answered them very seriously and with much thought. One of the 4 year old's was my own daughter and I thought I'd share what she knew (or thinks she knows) about her dad. She got about half right:

Name: Daddy

Age: 19 (31)

Work: "Cleans office and checks something" (aka - Counselor)

# of Kids: 2

Likes to....: Do stuff, play with me, take me to the movie Beauty and the Beast

Where was he born: Montana (really Idaho, we are moving to Montana :)

He Grew up...: "He grows up in the town"

Served a mission: at his work (Peru)

Went to college where: "19"

Got married where: Orlando (Utah)

Fav. Color: Pink (Why not!)

Fav. Sport: Tennis

Fav. Food: Chicken and Water :)

Why do you love your dad? "Because he's my best friend and I love to go with him." :) :) :)

WE LOVE YOU!

So then I put my 22 year old sister to the test to see how much she knew about our wonderful, awesome, dad! Here's what she had to say.

Name: Steven

Age: 47 (really 57 right dad?)

Work: Program Developer for a Bank's call Service (Nice detailed answer Sarah)

Wife: Catherine

# of kids: 5

He likes to....: take car rides, eat chocolate, chocolate chip muffins, be with his grandkids and daughter sarah (especially likes putting money into Sarah's bank account*) (*Does that not sound like the youngest child or what?), and chillin in his home office while mom watches Judge Judy.

Born in: Spokane, WA

Grew up in: Spokane, WA

Served mission in: Buenos Aires, Argentina

College: Eastern and BYU

Married in: Provo

Favorite Color: Chocolate :)

Favorite Sport: Competitive Kayaking

Favorite Food: Chocolate :)

LOVE YOU DAD!

Sick as a Dog

2008-06-12T05:11:00.000-07:00

Last Saturday at 1:00 am I woke up with bad stomach and back pain. By 4:00 I couldn't take it anymore and Kev took me to the emergency room where I spent all day. By that night they were able to tell me it was a large kidney stone. Blah! So I have been so sick this week. I go in for surgery tomorrow (Friday) to break up the stone and hopefully get it out. Hopefully I'll have some more positive posts in the near future. Thanks for everyone's well wishes and help. You've all been so great.

April, The Music is Back

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This song is dedicated to the beautiful, talented, spunky, fun, best attitude ever April formerly Tomblin. Every time I hear "More Than a Feeling" I think of waking up to April singing it in the Tomblin Casa. Who's that happy in the morning? Really? A hubby and 2 kids later (for both of us) may have slowed us down a bit. We may not be staying up all night or going on road trips with a boom box in a Thunderbird...but hey, I will be only 4 hours from her now and I can feel a road trip coming on. SLC? You, me, the kids? April, this song is dedicated to you!

Water..Water..

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So Friday the crazy church kids got together for a little water fun with water balloons, etc. I love, love, love these pics. I took about 100 that day and had to narrow it down for the sake of time, but had to post some. Love 'em.

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A Visit From an Old Friend

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Living in Orlando we've been able to catch up with old friends who have come to Orlando on vacation. My good friend Tiffany was in town with her husband and it was so, so great to see her and get caught up in the hour we were able to talk. Tiffany, you could say, was my other half during my 7 months in Uganda, Africa in 2001. We were roomates and went through the whole "experience" together. I'll never forget the first night in the cement home that we stayed in. The mom of the house opened the door to our bedroom and a large cockroach came running out and the mom with no hesitation killed it with her bare feet. That night we laid in bed with our mesquito nets over us listening to either mice and/or cockroaches scurrying across the tin roof. We learned to bucket bathe (with cockroaches :), live with an out-house, eat grasshoppers, and live through malaria and other sickness. We watched others in severe poverty and tried to help them, worked with kids in schools, orphanages, and people living with HIV/AIDS. We also were able to experience the beauty of Uganda, learn the basics of their language, and learn to love the people....and it goes on and on. Needless to say, it was great to see Tiffany and remember a part of my life that seems like a dream now. It's great to see old friends.

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It's getting HOT!

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It's starting to get too hot to play at the park and so we have started our days at the pool. These were some of my favorites of the two little boys. I had to post them now that I have my new blog format up and going.

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Uncle Nate....the great

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Business brought Nate (my oldest bro.) to town. We all were blessed people because of it, the kids especially. For example, my little man can walk now and my little chica thinks she has found the man she would like to marry in the Cinderella castle. Dreams are coming true.

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here's here sm, originally uploaded by jbeech.

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p and n, originally uploaded by jbeech.

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help up, originally uploaded by jbeech.

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go round, originally uploaded by jbeech.

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the park, originally uploaded by jbeech.

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walk, originally uploaded by jbeech.

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silly, originally uploaded by jbeech.

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monkey bars, originally uploaded by jbeech.

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swing, originally uploaded by jbeech.

Nate's cool pic

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p pout, originally uploaded by jbeech.

Family Portrait

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Nate took these pics and they just make me laugh. Love these kids. Love that man next to me! Love, Love, Love, love my family.

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fam pic 1 sm, originally uploaded by jbeech.

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fam pic 2 sm, originally uploaded by jbeech.

Dad Time

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2, originally uploaded by jbeech.

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the take down

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Soooo funny. We were all laughing as he attempted to take down his sister.

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Ready for church. Unfortunately we never made it cuz he got sick soon after this pic. :(

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Love the hair and the wings. Had to take a picture.

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GC4, originally uploaded by jbeech.

A Little Variety

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GC 8, originally uploaded by jbeech.

This is one of those guys that is friends with everyone, good to everyone and would do anything to help anyone out. A good friend of ours that needed some pictures done, which in turn is helping me get a little variety in the kind of pictures I am able to take. Thanks!!!

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GC 7, originally uploaded by jbeech.

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GC5, originally uploaded by jbeech.

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GC2, originally uploaded by jbeech.

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GC3, originally uploaded by jbeech.

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GC1, originally uploaded by jbeech.

Happy Mother's Day

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mothers day wake up, originally uploaded by jbeech.

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me and kids, originally uploaded by jbeech.

Joined by the kiddos. One attacked my cereal with his bare hands and the other licked my toast. Got to love it!