Thursday, June 25, 2009

family vacation at hammock beach resort in palm coast, florida!

lazy river...need i say more!! mom and dad treated us to an amazing get-away at the ginn hammock beach resort in palm coast, florida. we are so blessed! why did we have to leave???







hudson and taylor LOVED playing at the beach pool. they couldn't get enough!











date night with my wonderful hubby! we went to la pentola where we had our "rehearsal dinner" just a year ago! it was so special to have this opportunity to walk around st. augustine and revisit all the spots from our wedding weekend last june! and now we are expecting a baby! what a fun and blessed year!











everyone wanted to go back to The Columbia, where we had our wedding reception. we even got to sit in the room where we danced. it was so nice to come back and remember such a special occasion with some of the very same people!









just a year ago craig and i stood in this very same spot...he was extremely handsome in his tux, me in my wedding dress....now a year later, i am wearing maternity clothes!






i have the prettiest mom!










me and my crazy brother :)





















Monday, June 22, 2009

sea world with aunt kristen!


taylor had a blast feeding the sea lions! one of the highlights of the day was when one of the greedy birds swooped down and snatched one of the little fishies out of her hand!


though it was a REALLY hot day, we had a fun filled day at sea world in orlando! and managed to get totally soaked by shamu! and taylor went on her very first little roller coaster.

Monday, June 15, 2009

our one year anniversary!!

to celebrate our anniversary, craig surprised me with a getaway weekend to hot springs, arkansas. it was wonderful! i could not have asked for a more wonderful and loving husband! i can't believe it has been a year since we had our beautiful wedding down in st. augustine! and it has been a year full of so many exciting blessings! God is so good! many warned that the first year of marriage is the hardest, but craig and i agree that it has been the best year of our lives!
i just love being with my husband! we took these pictures just outside the historic Arlington Hotel where we stayed.


my handsome husband and best friend!


6 and a half months pregnant and happier than ever!



after dinner, craig surprised me with a carriage ride. it was a perfect night!



Wednesday, June 10, 2009

summer has begun!




grandma and grandpa came for a visit from iowa and took taylor fishing at craighead forest...she caught not just one, but three!! and she loved it!
taylor and grandma at mammoth springs.


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