Jen McKen Photography

Drip, Drop, Drippity Drop Drop till ya can’t stop…sorry, I know I”m a dork. I was actually singing this while taking the photos (insert embarrassing face here!!)

I’d like to think that water drops are just like sunsets, snow flakes, or rainbows -no two are ever the same. Today, I set up shop in the kitchen and photographed water drops. Sounds boring right….it was actually REALLY COOL. The most important piece of equipment I used today?? A towel!!

 It’s not secret we’ve gotten over 20 plus inches of snow up yonder here in Pennsyl-tuckey so besides going out to shovel the side walk or play Igloo party with Miss Mallory, I’ve been experimenting with some of my equipment. My other fellow photographers can atest to this: sometimes doing work for yourself is slim to none because your always on assignment or doing shoots, editing photographs for someone else. Well today, it was alllllllll me…muahh ha ha ha ha!! After I made stuffed peppers to bake all day in the crock pot (don’t be hat’in) I set up shop and photographed some good old fancy water drops. I’m kinda impressed with the way they came out. What do ya think? And Yes………I do know it doesn’t take very much to amuse me. Give me a tray of water and I’ll be amused for hours!! LOL

They say the first rule to combating any addiction is acknowledgment. There I said it, I’m Jen McKen and I’m addicted to Super Mario 3 Wii. I eat, sleep and breath trying to figure out how I’m going to get that damn Propeller Hat! I love the Propeller Hat ! I think my addiction has rubbed off onto my daughter–what kind of parent am I? As we’re playing she tries to ask me a question and there I am so focused on the darn game that she literally has to knock me over to get an answer. I need help…is there a support group, am I all alone? Do they sell pink controllers?I would totally bedazzle it! Oh Lawdy….tee he he

We actually still have the old school game and game counsel-you know the games that you had to blow into if they didn’t work..haha! But Wii is so much more fun because we can all play….and we laugh….ohhhh do we laugh, especially when all of us are playing and running in different directions! Needless to say we play on the Co-Operative version and our family motto is: If you’rr in trouble, bubble! All of you other gamers will know what that means! Tee he he

What can I say, I’m enjoying family time, laughing my butt off and watching Mallory tell Greg “In YOUR Face!” After she steels his mushroom or as she says “Fire Powerrrrr” and giggles insanely….well, I don’t care who you are…. that right there is priceless. Yee Haw!

I’m not really sure which is funnier….Mallory’s face because she just died OR Greg because he’s sitting on a pink bean bag!

My lil’ brother Jacob turned six today-I feel old! We’ve always tried to get together on the ACTUAL day of that persons birthday so today we all gathered at my Mom’s for some cake/cake smashing, ice cream, present opening and a balloon fights. Yeah, never a dull moment!! Good times

He’s going to be so handsome when he grows up!

This woman has been instrumental to so many people, and although she’s not technically my Grandma, she goes out of her way to make everyone feel as if they are an extension of her family! I’ve known her more than 15 years  which is as long as Maria and I have been best friends. She’s spunky, she’s genuine but most of all she’s the cutest little 90 year old Italian woman! I love her mannerisms, I love her smile and I love to hear her tell stories of her younger years. I can see why her grandchildren adore her so!

This morning, my best friend Maria and I spend a few hours admiring her in the kitchen. She greeted us at the door with hugs and kisses and lead us into the kitchen where she had been making her famous spaghetti sauce since 5:30 am. As she got to work making the meatballs, I couldn’t help but to admire her process. A little of this, a little of that, a taste of this, a taste of that. No measuring cups or spoons just a pinch of one and a handful of another.

Although she wasn’t keen on having her photos taken, both Maria and I kept her busy by asking her lots of questions…before two long, she forgot I had the camera. I will mention that the majority of these were taken without having the camera up to my face…meaning I was shooting and praying they would come out. I wanted to capture “the simple” things that we often forget. Maria, and the rest of the Boggio family, I hope that I’ve preserved a bit of history for you that you can pass down to the next generation and the next: Grandma Boggio at her finest!