Paris in spring!

Sides Family

The Sides Family

~ Spring 2010 ~

Miss Lydia Hope Sides

Meghan and Lydia

Big Brother Caleb!

From the Valley of Vision....

Thou Righteous and Holy Sovereign,

In whose hand is my life and whose are all my ways,

Keep me from fluttering about religion;

fix me firm in it,

for I am irresolute;

my decisions are smoke and vapour,

and I do not glorify thee,

or behave according to thy will;

cut me not off before my thoughts grow to responses,

and the budding of my soul into full flower,

for thou art forbearing and good,

patient and kind.

Save me from myself,

from the artifices and deceits of sin,

from the treachery of my perverse nature,

from denying thy charge against my offences,

from a life of continual rebellion against thee,

from wrong principles, views, and ends;

for I know that all my thoughts, affections,

desires and pursuits are alienated from thee.

I have acted as if I hated thee, although thou art love itself;

have contrived to tempt thee to the uttermost,

to wear out thy patience;

have lived evilly in word and action.

Had I been a prince

I would longer ago have crushed such a rebel;

Had I been a father

I would long since have rejected my child.

O, thou Father of my spirit,

thou King of my life, cast me not into destruction,

drive me not from thy presence,

but wound my heart that it may be healed;

break it that thine own hand may make it whole.

Loyal Cromwell Bradrick

January 11, 2010

11:12 am

5 lbs. 15 oz.

19 1/2 " long

Bradrick Baby has arrived!!!

On Monday morning Baby Boy Bradrick was born into this world at 11:12 am!

We are praising God for the blessing of life

and for the many mercies He showed during the delivery.

Check back again soon to get an update with the name!

It is with great joy that I bring to you.....

the annoucment of David Brown and Monica Daming's engagement!

~ Check back again soon for more pictures and updates! ~

Florida family vacation....

Hello all!

This post was put together while I was in Longboat Key, Florida! Thanks to my Great-Aunt & Uncle, Libby and Ken, my family was able to enjoy a week at their condo on the beautiful beaches of Fl. It has been over 12 years since we have been down here! I can't tell you how much fun it has been to see the beach, pool, condo & all the places I used to visit. I must say that a lot has changed in 12 years..... I am really starting to see how time flies!

Well, let me give you a little recap from the trip.....

Lots of time was spent in the sand, swimming in the ocean and pool,basking in the sun, taking a nap, site-seeing, reading and just being a family! Below are a few pictures of the different adventures we had and a few of the beautiful landscape from Florida.

Enjoy.....

A couple of sunsets.

On a rainy day, we went to the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey

Circus museum. In 1907 Barnum and Bailey

was bought out by the Ringling Brothers.....

The neat thing about the museum is that around 1956,

a man named Howard Tibbals asked to make a replica of the

Ringling Bros. Circus. The nephew of the Ringling brothers,

told Tibbals that he could make the replica,

but could not use their name.

So, here in Sarasota Fl, is a 3/4-inch-to-the-foot replica

of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus!

Howard Tibbles named his replica the Howard Bros. Circus.

For more information please visit:

http://www.ringling.org/CircusMuseum2.aspx?id=632

The Barnum & Bailey circus!

Here are a few pictures of the replica....

One afternoon, we went to Venice Beach, the sharks

tooth capitol of the world. (So their website says!)

Anyway, we went and sifted through the sand

to find a few sharks teeth. Claudia found the most, coming in at 7!

Fresh coconuts from Florida.....

Claudia is opening a coconut we found in the yard at the condo!