ten. and thirty-four.

milestones marked with photos feel just a little extra special.  capturing my family in all of our stages and special times is pretty important to me [understatement].   when celebrating ten years of marriage, I knew that I wanted the amazingly talented sarah maren to capture our family once again in this time and space.

so here is our family, ten years of marriage in the books, and I don't take that milestone lightly.
and today, I'm celebrating thirty-four years of living.  I can say I'm pretty happy with those two numbers.

so when it comes to years, looking forward to thirty-four, this is the picture I have always had in my mind.  feeling beyond lucky that I get to spend enjoying ten years of marriage, and thirty-four years of living.

see other photos that sarah has taken of our family here.

a good excuse for family photos

last year we skipped family portraits, which isn't something we have done since everly was born.  and with a big anniversary coming up this year [ten years!!!!] I knew it was time to make some magical photos again with the beyond fabulous sarah maren of sarah maren photography!

here's just a preview to get us by until our anniversary in july!

let's just say this is how I feel about this one image - can't wait to share more - all in good time!

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see the rest of our portraits done by sarah maren photography here 

most days [nine years married today]

marriage is about the most days.
not the every day.
most days there isn't any other place you want to be.
most days you see perfection in the little things.
most days you see constant growth and trying.
most days you are reminded why you aren't married
to someone else you see on the street.
because most days, you look at each other with thankful eyes,
and think, geez, I'm glad that's not you.
and maybe that's just us, but that happens, most days.
most days you remember that you picked that person.
and that person picked you.
and it doesn't matter if others get it.
because most days, they are the one person who gets you.
and for the other days.
well, they don't matter, as long as you have most days.

 happy nine years of marriage to us

photo by Sarah Maren Photography

happy birthday to the mister - 35!

happy birthday to that husband of mine.  we made a ridiculously cute baby, been married for eight years, bought our home, and travel travel travel in our free time.  we love midcentury everything, and understand each other's collections and need to have just one more vintage glass, or piece of pyrex. our personalities are complete opposites, and for the most part, this works as a perfect balance. we can drive each other crazier than any other person on the planet, but also find the best company with each other. sometimes it just takes sitting next to an obnoxious stranger to realize how good we really have it.

and we do, we really do have it good.

thanks for loving my crazy, and I love yours.

happy 35th birthday!!!