thirteen years!

On February 16th, Gus and I celebrated our 13th anniversary. We were able to get away to Destin for the night, and had such a great time. I love shopping at the outlets, and thankfully I married someone who can easily tolerate and even enjoy outlet shopping too! We stayed at the Henderson Park Inn, which is such a great place to stay ... not the cheapest, but completely worth it. It's adult-only, all inclusive, and has the best breakfast. We discovered the Henderson Park Inn last year, and hope it will remain our anniversary go-to spot for years to come. [except for maybe the bigger ones like 15th, 20th, etc :)]

Our wedding day seems so long ago, yet the past 13 years have flown by so fast. Maybe it has something to do with the four little people who joined our family :) Here are some of my favorite photos from that incredible day. I could not wait to marry Gus!

four friday faves.

Gus keeps a running list on his phone of the things the kids have said/say that we never want to forget. I keep thinking there has to be a cool way to display some of their "isms" in art-form ... on a canvas or decorative plate. Maybe one day! For now, here are just a few of our favorites.

[1] Matthew - "hold you" ... all of the kids have said this, but Matthew started it. Hollis still says it, and it remains one of the cutest requests after all these years.
[2] Hudson - "two kisses and two hugs" ... we have no idea where he got this, but he started saying it when he was probably 3 years old. At bedtime and goodbyes, this became his universal request. It should be embroidered on a pillow :)
[3] Eli - "backy-back ride" for piggy back ride & "regally milk" for regular milk.
[4] Hollis - "two ones" ... whenever asking for a pretzel or chip, etc. One is not enough!

lately.

To those of you who read this blog: I know it sure doesn't seem like it, but I do have more to say/post than "four friday faves" ... even though I really enjoy coming up with those :) We have been pretty busy lately, but that also means I have an array of things to post about - our wedding anniversary, a weekend in Savannah, etc. - SOON.

four friday faves.

I missed last Friday's post because I was in Savannah enjoying a girl's [aka: bachelorette] weekend. I'll likely post about that soon. In the meantime, here are a few of my favorites associated with that weekend ...

[1] Laura Mercier "baby doll" lip gloss given by the beautiful bride.
[2] Anthropologie "homegrown monogram mug" given by one of the bridesmaids - love love.
[3] Sun Bum sunscreen also given by the bride - this smells soooo good, and I can't wait to use it.
[4] Gianni Bini pumps I bought [for only $31 on clearance!] for our night out on the town.

four friday faves.

Our Destin outlet shopping was super successful in the way of shoes ... and the top pair are my absolute faves. How are little kid shoes SO adorable?!

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four friday faves.

In honor of Valentine's Day, here are some old pics of our little loves [who are growing up way too fast] ...

four friday faves.

This weekend we are heading to one of my very favorite places - the outlets in Destin, so here are a few things on my shopping list ...