Road Trippin It

WHOOHOO!!!! We're off to Montana for 7 days! Just Mom, Dad, and Snuggie. Can't wait for an adventure filled week!

Our New Little Nephew!

Jaemus Lee Bridgman
Born June 11, 2010
8 lbs. 15 oz.
20 3/4"

Lovely Lady Friends

We had the pleasure of spending last weekend in Pacific Grove with my girlfriends from high school and their families. It was such a treat to be with my girls all weekend in such a beautiful place. We even got to do a little shopping sans kids (thank you boys). And the weather was gorgeous!



Mark, Laura, and Jude


Craig, Janine, and Kohen


Jodi and Asher. Or is it Davis? I think it's Davis.
Husband Brant and baby Asher/Davis not pictured.


And last, but certainly not least, my cute guys.


I can't wait to do it again next year....I miss your beautiful faces already.

An Oldie but Goodie

I came across this video today and just had to share. Caden was 3, maybe 4, when this was taken. What a little stinker.

Give Me Your Eyes

Give me your eyes for just one second
Give me your eyes so I can see
Everything that I keep missing
Give me your love for humanity
Give me your arms for the broken-hearted
The ones that are far beyond my reach
Give me your heart for the ones forgotten
Give me your eyes so I can see

-Brandon Heath

The Inevitable: Summer's End

I have to admit that I was a tad jealous - okay, terribly bitter - when Michael and Caden got out of school for the summer. The thought of spending 40 hours a week inside an air conditioned building while my two guys were at home playing in the pool drove me crazy! Totally NOT fair. How is it that Michael makes twice as much as I do AND gets 364 days off a year? I must've received the Hoax degree from Vanguard University...right? Despite my bitterness, it's been really great to see Michael and Caden's relationship flourish this summer. They've had so much fun together...and I've...well...enjoyed living vicariously through them ; )
Just a quick shout out to my incredible stay at home dad whom I'm going to miss...
Thank you babes for your thoughtfulness this summer. You are a good man and I appreciate you.
Now that the boys are back in school, I'm bracing myself for life in the fast lane. We are so busy during the school year, and last year I really struggled with juggling all the different hats. I constantly felt like I was letting someone down. So, in effort to be a better wife, mom, employee and all around person, I'm blessed to report that my boss allowed me to cut my hours and only work until 2:00 every day! (Thank you Elizabeth for encouraging me in this!) I already feel like a huge weight has been lifted off of me.

Happy September Everyone!

How He Loves

Often the Holy Spirit will put lyrics to a song in my head. This is the one He blessed me with this morning as I woke up.....just wanted to share!

He is jealous for me,
Loves like a hurricane, I am a tree,
Bending beneath the weight of his wind and mercy.
When all of a sudden,
I am unaware of these afflictions eclipsed by glory,
And I realize just how beautiful You are,
And how great Your affections are for me.

And oh, how He loves us so,
Oh how He loves us,
How He loves us all

We are His portion and He is our prize,
Drawn to redemption by the grace in His eyes,
If grace is an ocean, we’re all sinking.
So Heaven meets earth like a sloppy wet kiss,
And my heart turns violently inside of my chest,
I don’t have time to maintain these regrets,
When I think about, the way…
He loves us.

-David Crowder