Tuesday, July 29, 2008

July 29 - Bathtime for Oliver!

could i be any cuter?!!
kisses for sarah


are we almost done?

July 29 - Oliver

oliver is excited for hudson to come home!

July 28 - Hudson Eliott

Today little baby H became Hudson Eliott!




















Look at Hudson smile!

















I love being an aunt!!

Sunday, July 27, 2008

July 27 - Baby Humphrey!

John and Charity introduce us to their new son!



Charity -- what a beautiful Mommy!






Precious little one.





Granddaddy snuggles with his grandson!

Nana holds him for the first time!

Aunt Sarah and her new little nephew!

July 19 - The Plaza Fountains - Cooling Off!


It was a hot July day -- perfect for cooling off in the fountains!

July 19 & 20 - A Visit to see John & Charity

Craig, Taylor, Tico and I made a road trip to Kansas City to see John and Charity and to go to their couples baby shower. Taylor could not get enough of Uncle John and Aunt Charity!
It was also my birthday, so John and Charity surprised me with a yummy cake -- strawberry of course!




What a great birthday! (Note how Tico is trying to sneak some icing!)

July 20 - Sarah's Birthday!

To celebrate my 32nd birthday (yikes!)
Mom and Dad had us over to celebrate with
a full day of swimming and grilling out -- and
of course strawberry cake!
Today was even more special because Taylor decided to try her new turtle goggles from Nana and she started swimming underwater!! By the end of the day there was no stopping her! We spent over six hours straight in the pool and she still didn't want to leave!



How cute
is my little family?!!

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

July 4 - Reinbeck 4th of July Parade






































July 2 - On the Rickert Farm with Grandma and Grandpa




June 13 - Micah: Our Favorite Little Drummer Boy!

When eating the first night at Harry's in St. Augustine, we discovered that Micah is quite the little drummer! Looks like he has a future with sticks!

July 18 - Taylor and Nana



Taylor with her new turtle goggles from Nana!!

July 18 - Taylor Conquers the Diving Board!

Once Taylor decided she was ready to jump of the diving board, there was no stopping her!

July 18 - Taylor Swims Across the Pool

With her new turtle goggles from Nana, Taylor discovered a whole new world of swimming underwater!! Now there is no stopping her! Here she swims across the ENTIRE pool over to Granddaddy (in the deep end) by herself! We are so proud!!

Craig and Sarah

Craig and Sarah
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a wedding weekend to remember

craig and i still can't stop talking about how perfect our wedding was and how blessed we were to share it with our loved ones! while anxiously awaiting our wedding photos, we thought we would start a little blog to share some of our favorite photos and to keep you updated on our adventures! our honeymoon was a wonderful way to start off our life of adventures! we were very spoiled, with a balance of funny and humourous anecdotes that make for great memories!

making it official!

making it official!
criag and i get our marriage license!!

breakfast at the b & b

breakfast at the b & b
note tico's stylish sunglasses!

dad and mom (kevin and kathy)

dad and mom (kevin and kathy)
dinner at harry's

dad and mom (mike and linda)

dad and mom (mike and linda)
dinner at harry's

sarah and kristen

sarah and kristen
dinner at harry's

raina and john

raina and john
the coolest and best friends a girl could have!

micah ~ star drummer

micah ~ star drummer
dinner at harry's ~ though there was live entertainment, micah by far stole the show with his drumming performance! he rocks like no other!

jim and kevin

jim and kevin
dinner at harry's

rehearsal dinner at la pentola

rehearsal dinner at la pentola
we all celebrated under soft lit trees on this quaint patio at this lovely restaurant in old city st. augustine. the food was delicious!

la pentola ~ dad's toast

la pentola ~ dad's toast
dad made a beautiful toast ~ i am so blessed to have such an amazing father!

best friend and matron of honor!

best friend and matron of honor!
me & mom ~ the most beautiful mom ever!

mike, linda, mike and jennifer

mike, linda, mike and jennifer
la pentola

kristen, cindy, micah and jim

kristen, cindy, micah and jim
dinner at la pentola

uncle jerry, aunt caroline and kristen

uncle jerry, aunt caroline and kristen
rehearsal dinner at la pentola

taylor & rosie

taylor & rosie

ice cream!

ice cream!
a visit to the marble slab after dinner each night was a fun little tradition for everyone each night!

bridal breakfast

bridal breakfast
pancakes at denny's!

raina, sarah & tico

raina, sarah & tico
my sweetest friend & mommy to be!

our perfect day!

our perfect day!
officially mr. & mrs. rickert!!

arrival of bride and groom!

arrival of bride and groom!
the columbia restaurant

reception at the columbia restaurant

reception at the columbia restaurant

father of the bride & matron of honor

father of the bride & matron of honor
~ dad & mom

the rickert family

the rickert family
kristen, the best man (mike), linda & taylor

mom, john & charity (mommy to be!)

mom, john & charity (mommy to be!)

rosie and taylor ~ the flower girl!

rosie and taylor ~ the flower girl!

joe ann and sarah

joe ann and sarah
our dearest friends!

the thomas crew

the thomas crew
uncle randy, aunt sarah, ryan, sarah, craig and justin

taylor, sarah & rosie

taylor, sarah & rosie
dancing girls!

honeymoon adventures in cancun, mexico

craig and i had the most wonderful honeymoon in cancun at the 'cancun royal all-inclusive spa & resort". we were very -spoiled - mostly getting to spend so much time together - but the swim up bar, 24-hour room service, amazing view, and cabana beds overlooking the turquois ocean only added to our bliss!

maria marie

maria marie
dinner ~ a spanish style cuisine that we thoroughly enjoyed after our first full, and extremely wonderful day!

poolside at the cancun royal

poolside at the cancun royal

getting spoiled!

getting spoiled!

cancun sunset

cancun sunset
a breathtaking view from the front of our resort

bareback riding through the waves!

bareback riding through the waves!
after a horseback ride we went bareback riding through the waves all the way up to where the horses just had their head above water

our last night in cancun

our last night in cancun
this was taken just after dining at the resort's "chef's plate"

sunrise

sunrise