Bryden Turns 5

HAPPY 5th BIRTHDAY BRYDEN! It has been so much fun watching you grow these past five years. You have an incredible amount of personality and we enjoy seeing all of your true colors each day. You put such pride in our hearts and we look forward to each moment of every day, and we love the memories we share with you. Your smile and your enthusiasm for life is infectious, and though we don't want to rush you, we look forward to watching you grow each new day! We hope you enjoy this next year of your life and all the experiences and memories it holds!

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Bryden and Mommy Time

In the chaos of daily life, sometimes it is just nice to be able to slow down and spend time with just one daughter at a time, for their sake as much as my own, and today it got to be Bryden. It doesn't happen often enough, and I find such...peace I think is the word I am looking for...when I get to take advantage of that. When we were up in Maine this past June, Bryden adn I gathered a bunch of nice big rocks to paint sometime. Well, that sometime was this weekend, we went and got some fun paint colors and went to town in the garage. For about an hour, we hung out, talked, and painted, and it was so nice to have no distractions and just enjoying each other and our painting! Bryden painted over the same rock about 5 times and finally got it to her liking, and she painted quite a few others! Now we have some beautifully painted rocks from a place that means so much to our family and were made while have some special bonding time...does it get any better than that??? Enjoy!

End of Summer

Here are some cute pics of summer winding down! Long summer days are gone and we are back to a structured day. Enjoy the fun pics!