Beautiful Fall Days

So, the weather has been awesome and the leaves are so beautiful Sean and I decided to enjoy it all with the dog. In case you don't know who they are - these two belong to me. My favorite husband and my favorite dog! See if you can find them at their favorite past time in one of the following images... the posed one doesn't count!

The Kipfer Clan!

So, a few weeks ago I got to meet and document my very first real life "Brady Bunch." I was excited and it was so great that the families were already blending happily. You'd never guess that the two sides hadn't been related all their lives - except that they never fought...



Max and Bridget had an intimate ceremony at their home in Zebulon. I think they mail ordered the ideal weather - warm and sunny with a little breeze! Perfect!







I guess being in love helps to make couples handsome together - but these two just had such a wonderful connection, every image was oozing romance.





And, don't forget to check out the bling!




I was totally schmoozin with this guy who had his "iphone" ready for some great family shots! I want Santa to bring me one - how do I get a letter to the North Pole again?




They had arranged such a lovely event for all the family and friends, I did manage to score a mini cupcake so all is well with my sugar intake!





A special thanks goes out to my friends at First Class DJ's. They referred me for this event and I'm so glad to have met Derrick. He's the new guy and happens to be super cool! I usually work with Lenny - but I'd never complain. First Class DJ's are always professional and friendly.

The Finished Kitchen

A few people mentioned that they had seen our kitchen here on this very blog - so I thought I'd show the finished product. I don't want anyone to forever envision my kitchen in the "under construction" stage...
So, here is our new favorite room. Finished with a beautiful metallic green shade on the walls. I like it more every day! You'll have to come over for the full effect b/c I'm not really sure how to show you in a picture how walls can shine.

The Newest Hood

So, I recently had the opportunity to meet J.D. the newest member of the Hood family. We did a quick 3 month session for him because we need to start building these baby memories asap. He can't be the only child to go un-photographed at the age of 3 months!
You'll see more of J.D. as he grows older but here are a few of my favorites! Enjoy.

Oh Canada!

This year the Jarvah's vacationed to Canada! That's a long way to go you say - and yes it is. But Canada is a land of wonderful new candy flavors and wide open spaces. A true beauty to behold. Beauty comes in many forms, and on this trip it came in the form of a gigantic theme park. We spent an entire day in Canada's Wonderland and it was wonderland-erific!



This is our best friendly Canadian family - The Ziegler's - standing proudly at the entrance of the park. Now this is one for the refrigerator door!



And, my favorite ride had something to do with this dragon... favorite b/c we rode it was first and it had the shortest line so I posed right up with the Puff-boy.
Not long after this the sky turned grey and wet so we spent the rest of the afternoon damp and ramped on funnel cake sugar!


Here we go now with the family - Sean's Favorite Uncle and his newest cousin. Can you tell me who's who? Meet Murry and Aiden. This is all we got before my point and shoot went kaputz! I think I'll be more diligent in the future about getting caught in the rain with my camera.

Here's Chase!

Meet Chase Alexander. This baby is so sweet - he was a very peaceful sleeper, if you can't tell from these images. He woke up just long enough to eat and get some mommy lovin' then it was right back to snooze-ville. We will definitely see more from this little rock star in the future.








I know everyone loves baby pictures in black and white so here you go...

Weekend Warriors!

So, now Sean and I have proudly joined the club of overachievers that call themselves "Weekend Warriors" and we're not looking back. Starting on Friday we called for some expert help and Sean's dad came to the rescue! By Sunday lunch we had a brand new look to the same old kitchen. You'll see our before and all the way through to the after, please take note my talented workmen - the loads of weird tools - and the danger that faced us near the kitchen sink! I actually did feel a little shock once... but all fingers are still accounted for!







Here is a finished view of the other side with my appliances back in place! I still have yet to re-clutter my counter tops. I got used to them being empty and I can't bring myself to "need" my other stuff just yet.