I love seeing things through the eyes of a child. Morning is not a time to dread or be defined by your alarm clock, rather morning is as soon as the sun begins to light the sky. A perfect breakfast is not oatmeal or fruit, but a perfectly round sweet bread with icing and a hole in the middle, just right to look at the dog through, washed down with a glass of milk full of crumbs. As I begin to clean up, I glance over to see a set of tiny hands retrace every move I make, dishes to the sink side by side, it looks like the dog will get two treats this morning and twice the love. As I pat him on the head and begin up the stairs, so do the little hands. One little hand grasps mine and as we reach the top it lets go. We go our separate ways to dress for the day and before I have chosen what to wear I hear a knock on my door, she pokes her head in sheepishly followed by a bare arm, a pink swim suit, and flip flop covered feet. She twirls, and with bright eyes asks, "can we go to the park?" The Park, her perfect day. Hot or cold, wind or rain, the park is always perfect to a child. As we arrive she can hardly wait for me to open her door, she grabs my hand once more and we race to the playground. I take a seat on a near by bench and watch as her perfect day becomes mine too. . .

Tomorrow is Mother's Day and I would like to take a minute to wish all of the Mom's out there a very Happy Mother's Day! In the last few weeks I have had a few Dad's call to schedule photo shoots of the family as a gift for the special lady in their lives. Of course I thought this was a great idea and hopped on board right away! We used neighborhood parks and even made it out to beautiful Red Rock to create images mom will hopefully love and shed a tear over Sunday morning. I had a great time with all of the families I had the opportunity to meet and hope they had a great time too! Visit www.jennlynn.com to see a few more images from our Mother's day Photo shoots.

FOR MOM

She was there at the beginning When the world was new to you - She was there to turn to happy times Those when, you were hurt or blue. She was there to listen to your thoughts And when you asked, to give advice - She was there to tell you, "Those don't match!" Or, "Hon, you sure look nice." She was there with you at nighttime To help you say your prayers _ She was there to tell you, "It's alright."When you had a dream that scares. She was there at morning time To get you up and out of bed - She was there when you didn't feel good (or did)To say, "You'd best stay home, instead." She was there when you were hungry And when you had those dirty clothes - She was there when you needed her (How she knew? Only heaven knows.) She was there at the beginning And she'll be there your whole life through She'll be there in your mind and heart Just like a mother is supposed to do.

- Del Abe Jones