This Day I Will Marry My Bestfriend.......

On this day 8 years ago Brad and I said the following vows........

I, Brad, take you Michelle to be my wife. Believing that God has called us together. I pledge to love you as Christ loves the church and gave himself up for her. By God's grace, I will seek to lead our home, protecting and providing for you. I will pray for you, respect you, and trust you. And with God's help, he will always be the center of your relationship and the one we together love, serve, and honor.

Then it was my turn.....

I, Michelle, take you Brad to be my husband. Believeing that God has called us together, I pledge to love you as the church loves Christ. By God's grace, I will encourage you as the leader of our home. I will pray for you, respect you, and trust you. And with God's help, he will always be the center of our relationship and the one we together love, serve, and honor.

(for those of you that didn't notice in the pictures above.......that is Pastor Paul!!)

Brad & His Dad, Lannie Brad & His Mom, Pam
Brad & His Best Man, Tim

Brad & His Groomsmen

(Jason, Tim, Ryan, Jacob, JR, Jonah, & Oscar)
My Nephew, Oscar, Our Ring Bearer
My Nephew, Jonah, Our Ring Bearer

Me & My Maid of Honor, Kathy

Me & My Mom

Me & My Brother (who walked me down the aisle!)
Me & My Bridesmaids

(Selena, Kathy, Desiree, Anna, Katie, and Kelly)
The "Bridal Party"
The Neal's
The Christmas'
And He answered and said, "Have you not read that He who created them from the beginning MADE THEM MALE AND FEMALE, and said, FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER AND BE JOINED TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH'? "So they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate." Matthew 19:4-6
I can remember this day like it was yesterday!!!
Katie, Selena, and Anna enjoying themselves
The cake that Brad smashed in my face :)
The Lindert Family
(My Mother-In-Law's side of the family)
THIS DAY I WILL MARRY MY BEST FRIEND
THANK YOU LORD FOR CONTINUING TO BLESS OUR MARRIAGE....
EVEN 8 YEARS LATER :)

Swimming Lesson #1, 4/27/08

Brad thought it was about time we teach Kristian to swim without her floaties. He mentioned this to her the previous day but she wanted nothing to do with it. Then, on Sunday she said "I'm ready for you to teach me to swim Daddy!"

total trust
doggie paddling

Kristian asctually had a little more confidence in Brad than I thought she would.

Gettin' thrown into the air Daddy's Girl
I think she loves her daddy! Or as she sometimes says "My Hero."

Enjoying the beautiful weather on Saturday, 4/26/08

After I was done getting ready for us to go out and have a family day, Kristian decided she wanted me to do her hair like mine "so we can look like twins," she said. I thought it was a good call since we were going to be in a convertible :)

Kristian snuck in on this one


Do you think we look like twins?

sky divers........I told Brad that l would've done that when I was in my late teens/early twenties but now I think I'm too chicken.
Then Kristian got ahold of the camera.....
I guess she thought we needed a picture of the side of this truck :)
close ups

Brad insisted I take a picture of this guy?!?!?!
After non-stop talking from Hemet to Lake Elsinore Outlets Kristian finally decided that she was tired. It was really funny when she woke up about 15 minutes into her nap letting us know she was just taking a little nap before we go swimming. She is too much.
In the pool at Golden Village in Hemet

(this is where Brad's uncle Ozzie has his 5th-wheel parked)

Grammy & Papa playing volleyball
swimming all by herself
In the backseat with Grammy on our way to Emilio's for dinner
New "HSM" sunglasses Grammy just bought her.
Can you say "Rockstar?"