Aeriel and I met because of Jeremy. He lived in the same apartment complex as Aeriel and her hubby Matt. We’ve gotten to be great friends with them, and were delighted to find out they were expecting a little one! A couple of weeks ago I attended Aeriel’s fabulous baby shower, and of course, brought along the camera. I tried not to be camera crazy, but wanted to get a few good shots of the party 🙂 Adorable Invites. She received many wonderful gifts- including 2 super soft blankets! The ladies in her family collect tea cups, so naturally, there was a tea cup gift. They love some piggies! Damn, I hope I look this good when I’m pregnant!!! Then it was game time….. guess how old Aeriel is in each photo… And… how far can YOU spit a pacifier? Time for cake! I love that it matches the invites! It was super yummy almond flavored from Edible Art. Then one last game of “What Size is the New Mommy’s Tummy?” Congrats Matt & Aeriel, we can’t wait to meet Spud!! 🙂

Back in April my day job held an auction to raise money for Haiti relief. I decided to donate a shoot for the cause, and the lucky high bidders were John, Emily & Ryleigh! We met them at their home in Concord last  week, and they had a special treat for us! They took us over to a family friends’ property, with all kinds of cool stuff! An old home, beautiful green grass, round hay bales, and lots of other goodies! These are all black and white and I love the feeling that it gives them 🙂 Without further reading… here’s this adorable family and all their cuteness! There were several kitties around to play with! Off to explore! I want this on a canvas… It’s one of my favorite shots to date! Her cute little pants kept falling down, so mom and dad had to keep up with her, to keep them up! After a while Ryleigh got the hang of pulling them up herself… it was pretty cute! She sat in this swing for about .2 seconds, I can’t believe we managed to get this photo! It’s one of my favorites! Why am I up here all by myself? Everyone taking a breather…. this was one of those 95 degree days we’ve been having, and we were all spent! Thanks so much Hartsell family for letting us spend a few hours with you!!!

I love a weekend that involves little to no preplanned activity or work. Lazy weekends have become few and far between for us. When life was a little slower we used to love to go out for brunch, well like most people we’ve tried to be thriftier…. which means home brewed coffee and canned cinnamon roles….and I’m ok with that 🙂 Hope you had a wonderful Saturday!

 So… due to many house projects and attempting to purchase a little piece of heaven down at Carolina Beach…. this week has been NUTS…. oh yeah and that thing I go to everyday… that provides me health insurance and a steady paycheck…. that was in full effect too! So anywho… here’s some more of Mrs. R’s hotness!!! I absolutely love that she used the tie that her hubby wore in their wedding!!!The photo below on the right…. is the one she had made into a canvas for his bathroom!! How lucky is her hubby!?!?