Old Pals

Jessica, Elise, Bridget
These 3 have been friends since they were 3 years old!  Soon they'll be going off to separate colleges, so they wanted to stand together for a pic,


and an old pose. I have a few photos when they were younger, but the scanner is in the box, so I will leave that to your imagination.

Bridget's Prom Gang

This was likely the last time I will ever need to take Prom pictures of all the friends.


Purple was the color of the day.


The girls showed off their flowers,


and the boys, their state championship rings.

Bridget & the Senior Prom

Bridget went to prom this past Friday with Noah, a guy she works with.  What a nice kid, he can handle all the flood jokes with ease!


They put their flowers on,
 
Then they posed for a few shots on a lovely May evening.

Flash Back Friday

Gather round while we look at the last time Bridget rode a school bus in 8th grade.


She is embarking on her final 2 weeks of high school now.

Love Thursday

The tree lined streets of Beverly Hills...

Santa Monica Beach

i loved this beach...










so wonderful!

Five Guys

This past Sunday, we made a quick trip to South Bend to celebrate Bridgie's birthday together as a family.  We went to Edward's church, South Bend CRC, and then to Five Guys for lunch.  Edward also gave us a tour of Innovation Park where he does most of his grad school work. Very interesting and fun trip!


Her actual birthday was this past Friday and I took this of her with a red velvet cookie after school.  Those cookies do taste like the real thing!

Bridget, the Artist

Bridget had the honor of having one of three paintings chosen from her high school to be in the Congressional Art Show at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum.  It hung in the museum for a week and then there was a ceremony where she was presented with a certificate from our Congressman Justin Amash.


Her painting was of a parrot and was named, "The Apostle."


I like this photo because it shows the Grand River at it's historic flood level.

Flash Back Friday

Bridget is 18 years old today. Just yesterday she was a 3 year old little girl.

And the day before that, she was a little baby.



And the day before that, she was just an infant, only 5 days old.



Happy Birthday, dear Bridget!

Love Thursday

John whizzing by in the Hollywood Half marathon.

I was surprised at how much fun we had in Hollywood.

We stayed here before the race which started at 6am!



We saw a lot of interesting stars after the race...
 
 

But this was my fave...

Tide Pools, Palm Trees and Brown Seagulls

It was a little different being at the Pacific Ocean - sunsets over the ocean, long surfs, and brown seagulls!

Laguna Beach

We were last here in 1999 with our 3 little kids.  How times change!  It's still a beautiful beach.





I love this picture of the sea foam!

Majestic

Laguna Beach, April 2013
God, brilliant Lord, your name echoes around the world. Psalm 8:9, the Message

Flash Back Friday

Heidi, Heather, Stephen, Laura, Edward, Michelle, Maria, Bridget, Brian... Cousins