Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Our wedding weekend! Part 1 :)

Our special day was on October 26th and it sure has been fun already to look back on the photos.
My sisters arrived a couple days earlier than my parents and our best friends, which meant quality sister time!
 I had bags with beach towels and goodies ready for the girls and Dusty surprised us with a gift card to dinner, Starbuck's gift card, and manicures and pedicures for all of us!
He even decorated the packaging himself :)

 My mother-in-law, Millie, was too sweet and had personalized bags made for everyone with wedding goodies inside...including 'Kassie & Dusty' pencils, tic tacs, chapsticks, etc.
She's a thoughtful one :)

 Our first night together we headed to LuLu's to use up one of our gift cards from Dusty.
LuLu's is a must go-to when family/friends are visiting.

Each morning we sat out on the deck and had coffee and breakfast together. 
I could get used to starting my day that way...

 And then we were off to the beach!
We had the most gorgeous weather for our beach day.
 Having your family come visit you and spend time where you live is one of the best feelings around.


 I may have instructed Sarah to run along the beach like this...she didn't even hesitate - gotta love that :)

After spending the day in Orange Beach, we went to check out Gulf Shores and had dinner at The Hangout.
 The next morning, it was time to get our manicures and pedicures!

We had our coffee in hand per Dusty's instructions included in his gift.
It's nice to be pampered once in a while :)
We managed to finish up a few of the decorations before the other guests arrived.



'Rehearsal dinner' night was started out at The Gulf.
We LOVED having all of us together in Orange Beach...so special.
 Gray finally was able to meet everyone...he sure enjoyed having company.
 My dad ♥

Yay! My best friend, Kara, in Orange Beach!!!
Come back now...you weren't here long enough :(

It was time to decorate on the day of the wedding...Dad headed straight to the bedroom for a nap. Ha!

 Everyone was such a great help with the decorating, the food preparation, etc.
Thank you to all again...you're the best.



 Thank goodness I had Kara to work her magic on me - she rocked my hair and makeup :) 



 Next post: the actual wedding! :)

Monday, January 13, 2014

fargo/detroit lakes.

we spent some wonderful, quality time with my sister's family last summer.
we made our rounds and were able to spend a couple days with each sister - it was perfect.
i've been meaning to post about our time with the hawley crew.
so, here it is...














time for a photo shoot with chris + sarah...enjoy :)





work it, work it...


love these photos of them :)
although this was over half a year ago, we still have fond memories.
thank you for the fun time.
let's do it again soon :)