Thursday, September 2, 2010

Happy Birthday, Mom!!

I find myself wondering...

Did I give you your due..
For all that you've done for me
Did I ever thank you?
For all of my childhood memories
For helping me deal with life's stresses
For helping me accept my defeats
And celebrate my successes?
Or for teaching me the value of hard work,
Good judgement, courage, and being true
The laughter, smiles, and quiet times we've shared
Did I ever thank you?
If I have forgotten, I'm thanking you now
You taught me right from wrong....
I hope you know how much you're loved and appreciated
I hope you, instinctively, knew all along.

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Last Weekend...

Last weekend was my best friend, Hannah's 21st Birthday... it was off to Atlanta again.. I know I know, two weekends in a row... am I crazy... I'd say so... LOL. Helps my "homesick" feeling though...  We went to Atlanta Opera... and you HAVE to check it out... it was the most fun I've had a VERY long time!! Click here to go to their website... They had a beautiful wedding event earlier that day and it was amazing!  I'll have to post a pic of the outside soon... I am not sure where I put the memory card with the pic of it... but here's a snapshot of the inside:

Here's where we stayed... I highly recommend it... Atlanta Marriott Suites Midtown... the service is superb and with it only being a block from Opera, it was so easy to walk and to walk to eat dinner... though we opted to eat at the Marriott...

View from our 14th floor suite....

I never have a blog entry without faces, so here we are before heading to Opera...

Ok, Ok... Where Have I Been?

I keep getting emails about where I am, why I haven't posted new blogs... we'll I've been SUPER BUSY!! I have missed ya'll, too, though... I'm about to post new blogs as to what I have been up to the last two weeks... not too exciting, but I'm happy to oblige.

Weekend before last, I took the boys for a fun Atlanta weekend. We are all just a tad bit homesick. And, it was fun. We visited with family and had some much needed "family time."

First thing Saturday morning, we made a trip to a nearby bowling alley.


Look how awesome the bowling alley is and check out the seating areas at each lane! The photo really doesn't do this place justice!! Soooo cool!



Then, it was off to some laser tag... the boys had a BLAST at this and kicked the other teams butts!!


We were the blue team... Here's there scores... Tristen was Player 10, Clint was 17 & Connor was 12...


After laser tag... it was off to Balladium.  Balladium is a brand new ball blasting game that is played in black light with lots of UV foam balls, 3D props and music, this ball blasting game is fun, challenging and exciting!

Balladium is a high energy game played with two teams competing to hit the other team’s targets. The announcer begins each game with basic instructions. Once the teams begin playing, music is pumping and black lit foam balls can be seen flying all around. The team hitting the most targets wins the game.

Look how cool! :




Off to indoor bumper cars:
 


 
And you can't visit Atlanta with kids without making a trip to Stone Mountain Park for the Laser Light Show!



 
Well, are you tired from seeing all of our running.. I don't think I have EVER slept harder than I did that night... LOL

Friday, August 20, 2010

Tristan - Headshots

One word... B.E.A.U.T.I.F.U.L.



Please Note: These photos are in the process of uploading... once complete, the "Coming Soon" will be removed and you will be able to view the entire session. Should be done this evening! :)

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Portraits by Bridgette Logo

I finally created a logo that I am happy with, for now... LOL. Hopefully, I can stick with it. I haven't been using one in SO long because I just couldn't come up with one that I loved... but this one will work perfectly, I hope. ;)

Hallie - 34 weeks

Hallie's Maternity Session is finally up...

I'm a BIG boy now!

Connor is in 1st Grade this year and is experiencing what it's like to have homework every night. We have his homework assignments for the next two weeks already... his teachers are amazing! We would have gotten his homework done in half the time, if he wasn't such a perfectionist and had to rewrite everything he wrote because "it looked ugly." Dang... the apple doesn't fall far from the tree now does it? ;)