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Here are a few of my favorite images from the 4th of July fireworks display in Bowling Green.

Graduation!

What a busy time of year with all the graduation parties going on. Here is Angela’s and Mandi’s graduation party from back in June. Congratulations to you both and best of luck in the future. What a day started out being a little chilly but we still enjoyed our time eating food and relaxing by to pond. Well, most of us relaxed by the pond while one was actually thrown in the pond. My younger brother Doug thought it would be a good idea to throw our cousin Karlie in. Little did he know that she would fight back. Check out the images below of all the action… Also below are a few pictures of the kids playing a game of volleyball.

Congratulations Kory!

Graduation time has come. So lets party! Well what more do you expect out of a group of cousins that go camping together at least twice every year. Yeah you are right that means lot of trouble. First starting out with the graduate Kory and his friend Brian. They have known each other since they were little… they wanted a fun shot on the trampoline in their caps and gowns. There are also some awesome shots of the entire crew.

Camping

Last October we took our annual camping trip up to Hayes State Park in Michigan. we had a new addition to our camping crew a puppy named Reggie. The last day we were there we decided to take the dogs for a swim. Look at how cute the puppy and his daddy Rasco is. Below are also a few images from the 4th of July with Reggie all grown up and Rasco.

Myrtle Beach...

So there is a lot of catching up to do… So I am going to be posting a lot of images that I took from earlier this year. Sorry things are out of order but there are several images that I really want to post and I will also be keeping you updated on things that I do during the week also…

So to get started I am going to go back to the week of May 5th- 13th. This week Ashley and I traveled Myrtle Beach making a stop at Hocking Hills State Park along the way. Right after our exams at Bowling Green State University we took off on our 13-hour drive down to South Carolina. This was one of my most relaxing trips I have ever been on. We would mainly lay out on the beach by day and played Corn Hole with some awesome people or watch movies later on at night. Here are just a few of the thousands of pictures that I took throughout the week.

Cory & Andrea

How much fun we could have had...
I cannot wait to take more and this time you two will actually get in the water!

Andrea and I have a long history together we actually meet almost 14 years ago in Kindergarten and were in the same schools all the way through High School. It is so funny how friends come and go. My very first friend from elementary school and now to be such close friend again after we are out of High School is an unbelievable blessing. I really don't know what I would do without her at times. So you can imagine how excited I was for her when I found out that she was engaged. Although, I did not even know this guy (Cory).

So here is their story...

Cory and Andrea meet through cheerleading at Owens Community College. Cory had already made the choice to join the Marines before him and Andrea started dating. When Cory left for boot camp Andrea sent him a letter everyday and let me tell you these were not short notes at all most of them were a page or two long typed. When Cory graduated from boot camp Andrea traveled with his family to go see him. Cory was home for a few days before Andrea and his Grandpa drove him down to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina where he is now stationed. Andrea and Cory have both made trips back and forth to see each other. They are planning their wedding for Oct. 2008.

Here are a few of my favorites...

Here we go!

Well here we go my first post.

I would like to start out and by telling you a little about myself. My name is Jaylene and I am 19. I am currently attending the Ohio Institute of Photography and Technology. I will be graduating in July 2009 with and associates degree in Portrait Photography. For the last three years I have been assisting JP-Photography with weddings and other shoots. I absolutely love photography. I has become my life. Its not often that you will find me without my camera. I also enjoy doing a lot of other things. I love camping, swimming, lying underneath the stars, and playing in the rain. I am a morning person! One day I would like place both of my loves together and live near the ocean and photograph in the beautiful setting. I would also like to travel to different parts of the world capturing unforgettable images. I love kids, especially babies; I think they bring such joy to a room. You can be in the worst mood and see a child that has such an innocent look on their face and to know that they have so much to look forward to. I love to laugh and have a good time!

Well I guess this is all I have to say for now I will be posting lots of pictures very soon.