the Run to Rescue was awesome!

So last Saturday was amazing! Little ol' Kinston hosted the very first 5k Race for She Is Safe called the Run to Rescue. With 70 super fast runners and walkers and sooo many generous sponsors, we were able to raise over $3,000 for She Is Safe! I had the privilege of documenting the Spaghetti Dinner (benefitting SAFE in Lenoir County) the night before and all the activities of the race day.

It was just a fun day!

These last three photos are the all-around women's and men's winners and the little sweetheart who was a big part of the inspiration of our courageous leader, Grant, to organize this race.

Congratulations to all the participants! Grant, you did an amazing job! And thank you so much to Ian from She Is Safe for traveling all the way from Atlanta to run and share your vision with us! We were so honored to host you in our home. We really enjoyed the inspiring discussions!

See all the race photos here!

She Is Safe is a ministry that aids at risk girls and women across the world, with a focus on those who are or could become human trafficking victims.

Happy Mother's Day! Fashion from our moms

Here's wishing all the mamas out there a wonderful Mother's Day! I spent the morning with my little ones and the rest of the day with some good friends at Wicked! It was amazing. I hope everyone had a wonderful day!

I just loved this feature from Ruche in honor of mothers everywhere.

Edwards Family Portrait Session Sneak Peek!

I spent a good part of yesterday afternoon with the Edwards family in downtown Kinston and I couldn't wait to put up a sneak peek. This is one of my faves with all the ladies of the family! Aren't they gorgeous?!

There's more...coming soon!

Happy May Day! | May Goals & the kids

May is a busy month! Lots of celebrations – Mother’s Day, our anniversary and my birthday (the last two are on the same day). There is a lot of pressure on Josiah this month.

There are also some exciting events coming up! In less than two weeks, I will be seeing Wicked in Durham! I am so excited. I love musicals and I love the music from Wicked. I can not wait to see it performed live!

We also have the Run to Rescue in just three weeks! If you are interested in running, walking, volunteering or sponsoring, please contact me!

I wanted to give y’all a glimpse of how big my two babies are getting! Dec is almost crawling. He does that thing when he gets on all fours and rocks back and forth. It’s better than what he had been doing – smooshing his face into the ground and screaming because his arms wouldn’t coordinate with his legs. Mckenna astounds us everyday with things she says and how she says them. She is just like a mini adult. She loves dresses and wants to wear one everyday.They keep us laughing and smiling and very very busy!

Here are my goals for May. I’m keeping it light since portrait and wedding season is in high gear. Hopefully I’ll have some portraits up for you soon!

• Update my website portfolio (this is way overdo!)
• Work on Three eleven Photography branding
• Start my business binder
• Memorize I Peter 4:7-11
• Go see Wicked!
• Photograph the Run to Rescue!
• Read II Samuel, I & II Kings, I Chronicles

Thank you for reading! If you have goals for May, please share in the comments below. Let’s motivate each other!

What a Lovely Friday!

So I love tea! One of my favorite girl bonding activities is taking tea at a formal tearoom. My favorite is the Green Tree Tearoom in Lexington, KY. Anyone know of any tearooms in the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area?

I also love hosting tea. It is work, I'm not going to lie, which is the reason I've only hosted tea once. I'd like to do it more, but who has time for that, really. I wish I did, but I tend to over invite people to events, so it becomes way too huge. Maybe I should open a tearoom... (I'll add that to my list of ideas for businesses). Or maybe, I should just invite fewer people - that's far less fun, though.

We are hosting a small group for a dinner this week and I have decided to serve High Tea (aka Savory Tea or Meat Tea - this is not a tea made from meat - haha! It's a meal served in early evening in the traditional tea fashion with several courses and tea sandwiches - yum!).

We'll see how it goes. I kind of think I'm crazy trying to do this on a weeknight, but we'll see. They're all good friends so they won't judge.

Anyway, I was so excited to get Ruche's latest DIY magazine. It has some delightful ideas that can be incorporated into a tea, home decor, or DIY wedding reception decor if you're thinking of having an English tea themed wedding. Go take a peek here. I want to try the tiered dessert tray. I've also seen it made with plates and candlestick holders. So cute!

This is a page from the latest DIY magazine from Ruche