hello blog

natalie just lost her 5th tooth

russell just had his very first soccer game ever

our house is under contract

school's almost out for the summer

and i'm still here

barely...

this is my attempt at getting back into these blog updates. i really miss it. i'm constantly trying to remember what we did "a week ago," but before, when i was keeping this blog current, i had the ability to go back and actually read about the memories we made. so yes, that, i miss :)

one of my most recent posts is about the kids starting school and now, believe it or not, we have about 2 more months until the summer break! i almost cried looking at those pictures because the kids have grown SO much since i took those.

i will try to put some pics on here soon. despite getting an awesome new camera for my birthday this past october, i haven't been taking pictures as much as i used to. maybe it has something to do with the kids' keeping us so busy lately, i don't know...

so, if anyone is still keeping up with my blog updates and reading this post now, please comment on here and let me know -- i certainly could use the encouragement!