WHAT a full weekend we just had! So very full. But I wanted to start by filling in with the random from the weekend.
First of all...you know how I love taking pictures! And this weekend I had a new request. My friend Brittany wanted to surprise her mom and grandma with a Mother's Day photo shoot...so with Brittany's aunt {and my friend} Kari working as the co-conspirator...I agreed to take the pictures for them!
I met them at the fairgrounds after work on Friday, and Ryan met up with us too, and I had
a blast taking pics of these four lovely ladies. They are all my friends and really feel more like a second family than anything else, so it was an honor to capture their love and camaraderie .
Here's a sample of our fun together:
After we did that, we went to Ryan's niece's birthday party. One of Ryan's photo opps:
He pointed out that {shoot...I don't know which one is Anna and which one is Elsa!!} is checking him out. Fabulous. Now I'm competing with a cardboard cutout.
Saturday, we worked SO HARD. We had so much to do to get ready for hosting Mommapalooza 2.0 on Sunday.
We started by heading to the store for ferns. You wouldn't think it would be very hard, would you? Yeah. Think again. We tried three stores before giving up and heading to the grocery store. And there....
Found the ferns! And for the first time in our marriage, we became a two cart family. WHEW. It was a madhouse in there, but we escaped and went home to cook...and cook...and cook. And clean. And mow. And put up the pirogi!!
Ryan mowed and trimmed the yard and I got to work on this pile...
So much cooking to do!! We planned to serve cheesy potatoes, broccoli salad, grilled pork chops and chicken, grilled pineapple, rolls, strawberry trifle and cookies...and an enchilada dip for an appetizer.
We learned that bacon {for the broccoli salad} on the grill doesn't take very long. Whoopsie!
We worked as fast as we could to put up the pirogi before the rain came:
And then....
Maybe we would have fully beat the rain, had it not been for this little trip to frappe hour...
But it's okay. Totally worth it.
So that was our weekend leading up to Sunday!!
7 comments:
What a great weekend! You took some great photos for your friend.
Feel free to link up with me today (if you do link ups) your post title is just too perfect (-:
Fantastic pictures... and I don't even know the people.
Gaylene Carpenter
Oh Esther will be SO disappointed in you. Elsa is the ice queen in the blue dress who thinks Ryan is hot. Anna is the princess nearest Ryan who is distracted by something in the other direction. And now you know. :)
Tamar - Not until I looked at my own post this morning did I think - HEY!! I could join the link up this time!! That's a random bit of goodness and I sure will!
Gaylene - Thank you so much! They were easy to work with. {You know, when 50% of your subject matter on a daily basis is a cat, working with people who don't respond only to whistling and finger snapping is a real treat!}
Julie - Thank you!! Tell Esther I'm SO sorry!!! And now I shall go contend with Elsa. Do I get ANY points for at least knowing those were the names??
Aww...how sweet, we made the Bekah Blog! I think I feel famous! You did do a great job and we love that you took time out of your busy lives to come and take pictures of us! Britt had a great idea and it was so sweet of you to help her do it! We love you and Ryan and you are definitely family to us!
Sandee, I'm guessing that was you that posted? You made the blog!! Of course!! :)
I love the idea of the photo shoot and how kind of you to do it for them. Also, I am looking forward to a Saturday like you described -- just getting stuff done around the house.
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