"innocent" kitten

i brought my bouquet of flowers home from our anniversary, disassembled it, and put it in a vase with water.  since leko can't behave himself with vases of water, it ended up outside on our screen porch for safe keeping.  

on sunday, leko wanted to go out on the porch because it was so nice outside.  i peeked out and this is what i found.  he was statued next to the flowers.  it was so funny!

love, laurie

our 10 year wedding anniversary vow renewal - part 2

i already shared a video of our 10 year wedding anniversary vow renewal, as well as photos from the ceremony.  here are the rest of the photos from our anniversary.  

after the ceremony, we had an outside party with everyone.  we had some of our favorite foods for dinner followed by the same cake we had as our wedding cake.  (we drove all the way down to our wedding venue the night before our anniversary to pick up the cake from the same bakery!)  

after we ate, we had such a great time visiting with everyone outside.  the weather was so nice!  of course, ryan did a special theatrical lighting design for us when the sun started to go down, and when it was dark we had some fun playing with sparklers.  it was really a magical day! 

here are some photos from our celebration . . .

love, laurie

our 10 year wedding anniversary vow renewal - part 1

our 10 year wedding anniversary was a special one, and our backyard vow renewal ceremony was the perfect way to celebrate our anniversary!  

there were so many great photos from the day, i have to split them up into two parts.  here are photos from the first part of our day, the ceremony . . .

love, laurie

celebrating our 10 year wedding anniversary

 

saturday was our 10 year wedding anniversary, and we celebrated in a really special way . . . we renewed our vows and had a party at a family friend's house!

we gathered with our families for a vow renewal in the garden followed by a party with lots of our favorite foods and the same cake we had as our wedding cake.

we threw together the whole gathering rather quickly, but it came out great.  the entire day was absolutely perfect!  here's a little video with highlights from the day.  

a friend of ours was kind enough to take photos for us.  i can't wait to share those soon!

love, laurie

ten years!

today is our ten year wedding anniversary!  holy cow, where did the last decade go?!

i'm trying to wrap my head around the fact that we were married ten years ago today and that we have been together for sixteen years now! 

we're celebrating our anniversary today in a really special way.  our family is getting together later today for a small backyard vow renewal ceremony!

ryan, you are my very best friend.  i thank the universe every single day that i am able to share my life with you.  you are such an amazing person, and i feel beyond blessed that we're bonded together for eternity.  without a doubt, you are my rock.  together, we are my favorite team.  happy 10 year anniversary, my love!

love, laurie