Taste of this Past Weekend Fun

This past weekend my little brother got married!

 It was so beautiful and an amazing PARTY!

I can't wait to share photos..it was a wild and fun crowd.

Here's a taste of the rehearsal dinner....

My siblings and I with my brother's gorgeous bride 

who entered into our crazy i mean 'full of life' family. ;)

isn't she so cute! we needed a blonde in the batch. haha.

Family is gone..and trying to get back into a routine. 

I'll be back soon with photos! 

so many things I want to share I just need to find the time to do it! 

I also have some REALLY REALLYYYYYY EXCITING NEWS. 

sharing later this week!!! eek! 

bookmark my blog and check back.... you won't wanna miss it.

A glimpse into Once Upon A Time Land! - My Daughters' Storybook Princess Party

So my brother is getting married saturday!! 

Family is starting to arrive and we spent post dinner practicing dance moves. 
(i feel like i blog about our dance parties a lot...we have them a lot.

daddy started this one! The Old School Funk Channel actually has some good beats.......haha.) 

But before I sign off for the wedding weekend festivities..
I wanted to give a Sneak Peek of my girls' birthday party 
that I'll be sharing next week! 
Lots of fun DIY and budget friendly ideas that I used for my daughters' Storybook Princess Party!

I created different areas in "Once Upon a Time Land"..here's a couple shots of the fun!! Each area had different activities to go with it. I'm all about interactive play areas at parties. I have a 1 and 3 yr old...the key to success is keep..them..busy.. :) (The only way I got any dishes done today was to let sienna build towers of tupperware at my feet. they are still sitting there. but at least I can see the sink.

COST OF CASTLE - $0!!

I'll share the how-to soon..easy...free..

and will get you huge "I love you mommy you're the best mommy hugs and kisses" :)
My sweet girls loved the mermaid candy cove too...details coming soon!

I can't wait to share with you what graphics I created for party details...

Of course I had to make up some cute printables for my cupcakes.. :)

If you missed the pop-up party invites you can check them out in this post.


Have a great weekend! I can't wait to share

all about the girls' storybook princess birthday party..check back soon!
and I'll of course post photos of my brother's wedding this weekend!! so excited!!!!!!!!!!

Back from Philly-Life not slowing down

So yeah...i'm a bad bad blogger. I should be in blogger time out. I've been out of town in Philly for a wedding. AMAZINGGGGGG wedding. And I didn't have a chance to blog I barely tweeted..I failed as a social networking mama this long weekend...had no time. But We are back in town ONLY to again have NO TIME...becauseeee my little brother is getting married this weekend!!!!!!!! I'm so excited. All my family is coming in town. it's going to be fun. I am going to try and share the girls' party photos before the festivities begin though!

:::Sorry back...had a quick dance-party-break with the girls:::

The fresh beat band's friendship song came on and we had to bust out some moves...

(rewind and bust out some more.....) 

sophia has a new twirl move then does a pivot and peace sign.. pretty sweet.

I have a couple AWESOME giveaways coming up. 

You are gonna love em. 

For now here's some 
photos of our recent activities.

From my phone. 
the quality is spectacular I know...

Been trying to find silver shoes for the wedding. I'm a bridesmaid!! (the dresses are so cute!) shopping with a 1 and 3 yr old is pointless i mean..interesting. We had to stop and tie shoes. try on hats..ride the old navy dog..play on the playground..eat chick-fil-a and ice cream.....
I still have no shoes for the wedding.. obviously.


Blurry.....because they don't...stop....moving....... :)

Ben's grade school friend, Anthony, married Amanda this past weekend! Love them..they are a great couple and threw an amazing wedding. I took some photos of the gorgeousness and will share as soon as I upload them to my computer!

Would love to stay and chat..but my 1 yr old is unloading our suitcases all over the family room..and my 3 yr old is attemping to tackle her. :)

Have a great monday! I'll be back tomorrow!

My First Senior Portrait Session

I am super excited to share with you guys some photos 

from my first senior portrait photography session! I am doing this on the side for fun..and I had a blast going around town with these girls taking photos!
Gina and her BFF Emilee were modeling it up like pros. 
No need to tell them to laugh and smile..because they did it on their own! ;) 
I love taking photos..and they were just as excited about the whole thing so it made it easy and fun!
**I loaded this post up with photos so local kids can check out my style of senior portraits**

MY CAMERA: Canon Rebel T1i
LENSE: 50mm

Sophia joined in for some of the photos!

I think She was confused why the camera wasn't on her!! haha. 
You can see me in the window below. ;) Got a mama-entrepreneur in action! ;)