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New Client Freeze

Some of you may have heard that I am returning to graduate school in the fall.  I’ve decided to pursue my M.Ed in gifted education.  Before having children, I was a teacher.  Now as a mother of school aged children I am seeing the need in our schools for qualified teachers of gifted learners.
I have...

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New Phone Number

If you are trying to reach Jenifer at Samaha Photography, please use my cell phone number:  623 670-2112
We’ve been having problems with the business line (505-3045) and have disconnected it.  If you’ve left a recent phone message and have not received a call back, please call Jenifer on the cell phone or send an email.
Thanks!!

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Princess Olivia - the Fairy Tale Ball {Peoria Children’s Photography}

Today was the First Grade Fairy Tale Ball.  It was a wonderful celebration to end a fun study of fairy tales in Olivia’s class (and the other first grade classes).    All of the first graders dressed up as characters from the various fairy tales they have studied, ate “Fairy Tale Parfait” (yogurt w/ fruite...

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Vegan Kickstart - Day 4

It’s day four of my Vegan experiment and I’m still going strong!  It’s been much easier than I thought…just takes some planning and a bit of will power (like when I want to do a quick drive through at Taco Bell!).  I am proud to say that in the first four days, I haven’t cheated...

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Pneumonia

Many of you already know but we had quite a scare last week.  Our otherwise healthy son came down with a sudden and aggressive case of pneumonia requiring hospitalization and the surgical placement of a chest tube.   He is home now and is doing so well that he apparently wants to try “lumberjacking” after...

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The Littlest Roommate {Scottsdale Child Photographer}

Many of you know, that we spent all of last week in the Phoenix Children’s Hospital with our son.  Being there for a week meant that we had an influx of roommates.  They’d come in, they’d leave….we’d stay.   I think of all the roommates this little sweetie was our favorite.
Little “M” was born four months...

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The Face of Strep Throat/Scarlet Fever

Last week, O had strep throat.  This week, it’s H’s turn and he has a crazy case of it.  He’s broken out in hives ALL OVER his body which I guess means the strep throat is scarlet fever (?).  The poor guy is sooo miserable because in addition to the fever and the sore throat,...

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Denver Newborn

I’m up in Denver this week to photograph an adorable newborn.  I’m proofing on my laptop so “S”’s family won’t have to wait until I get back to AZ for their sneak peek so if the color is off a little, I apologize.
As you can see, little “S” was well worth the trip!

And while in...

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Support the AZ Down Syndrome Network {Scottsdale Child Photography}

Some of my favorite clients happen to have Down Syndrome.  Each year they participate in an amazing thing called Step Up for Down Syndrome (it used to be called the Buddy Walk) to raise awareness and money for the DS Network.  I like to do what I can to help so here am I again...

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San Francisco

We’re up in the Bay Area visiting my mother-in-law.  The kids are having a blast and are loving every minute with their Teta (Arabic for grandmother).   As with all of our trips up here, we spent one day in the City.  This time, we spent our time in Golden Gate Park.  The plan was...

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