sandpoint

Josh just retired this summer so we had a celebration for his new freedom. We sang "I'm too sexy for adobe," the kids did a little singing jig and Adam read a poem. It was a slam dunk. Here is Adams poem for Josh( I was so proud);

Dear Josh, Oh My Gosh,

What a ride it has been, from two college guys, to the ultimate win,

hard work, smarts, and full of ambition,

the perfect combo to beat your competition

You scoured the land, and brought in the best

they were smart, worked hard, and never needed to rest

from 2 to 2 thousand the company grew

JPinterative, superstats, mycomputer, to name a few

then it was OMNITURE, the dye was cast

a name people would know, a name that would last

the billboards went up, the people wore green

Omniture was here, an unstoppable machine

You conquered the kingdom, became number one

it was time to go public, it was over, you won

as years past by, the company did well

the timing was perfect, it was time to sell

the coffers were filled, the subjects grew rich

everyone was happy, it was time to ditch

a new era has begun, an era to fish

a time of great peace, and to do as you wish

we're all so proud, you've conquered so many hurdles

now fetch me my net, and let's go catch some turtles!

Ever since I fell into the murkey waters of the creek and got some nasty rash, I sit on the sidelines as the spectator. Adams favorite thing to do up here is to catch turtles and frogs in the creek. This year there were tadpole balls everywhere, and no shortage of turtles.

When we pulled up to eat, Lulu's hat was nowhere to be seen. I suspected one of the kids threw it off the boat, and I was right. Lo and behold was her hat on the lake floor. I asked Adam to fetch it, and like a good boy, he did.

We spotted one of Adams x-flings while eating here. I wanted to drop kick that ho

We both look hammered

san diego family reunion

This year for the bentley family reunion, we went to San Diego. lulu slept in her stroller through the ruckus and I was told how lucky we are to have a baby who can sleep through kids screaming. Now I am thinking that she was just sleep deprived.

Lulu is now crawing and screaming all the time. It’s pretty annoying, we can’t hear each other over her screams. She also cries every time I set her down or right before she goes to bed. It’s driving me crazy. She does cry for me though, which makes me feel good. Adam will be holding her and she reaches for me and it makes my heart hurt. She is also now starting to pull herself up on stuff and stand at 8 months. She is very intropective and seems to be studying everything and everyone around her.

on our way home

If someone told me that aliens made these circles, I would believe them. This landscape blows my mind.

I promise I don't neglect baby. That carpet is harvesting thousands of germs as we speak

the drive

Yes, the French are a little pretentious, but can you blame them? The landscape was so pretty there, I took over 1,000 pics to work on for future paintings. Adam had enough, he was like, put the camera down! Sorry, mamas gots to work

I spent a lot of time back here with baby girl

pont du guard

It has become a tradition for us to visit the Pont du Guard in Southern France when we come to Europe. This was our third time and it was just as magnificent as I had remembered. We were disappointed to find that within the past three years, they have put a lot of funding into the ancient ruins for tourists. So, it was jam packed with people and had concrete trails and paths everywhere. The first time we came here, we were the only ones there and it felt like we had stumbled upon a hidden treasure. The second time was with Drew and Amanda. We dared Drew to go swimming with the giant fish, but he wouldn't do it. The fish that live in this river are massive. I was scared. I was crossing my fingers that my bug bite wouldn't get infected by the river water. It was worth the risk.