travel, sports, portraits, family, indoor/outdoor, movies

I'm just learning, but instead of jumping straight into a dslr and the tons of lenses, I wanted to ease into it. I figured a good bridge camera would be best. I'm a mom of 3, who wants to take better quality pictures and video of our family whether it be on a trip, at a baseball game, family event, or wedding, indoor or outdoor. I want to be able to have some control over it, but also an auto ability option that is smart enough to not miss a good shot, especially one that is far away! I want something better than my point and shoot. I really was set on buying a nikon, but now I really don't know.