The gift of a Mother's Day gift

So, it's been a while since I posted here. Shortly after moving to Utah, the busyness of my new job got in the way of being able to write blog entries. I figured that we were still really good about taking pictures, so at least that was something.

Then, I received a fantastic Mother's Day gift from Evan this year. His day care had asked each kid why they love their Mom, then printed out each kid's answer and took a photo. This is what I received on Mother's Day (now framed and in my office at work).




The second sign says "I have Owen at my house and she changes Owen's diaper so I don't have to!"

Needless to say, I was rolling on the floor laughing. I guess we deserve this, as we pretty consistently teased Evan that he would be the one to change the baby's diapers. But, it reminded me of another really awesome Mother's Day gift from Evan, which then got me reading through some of our old blog entries. I realized that the stories were truly priceless, and that despite the business of our lives right now, it's completely worth the time to chronicle some of our adventures as our kids grow up.

So, what's happened in the last three years? Things are chugging along at work. I'm still at the University of Utah, and John is now also teaching there. It's fun to have offices right down the hall from each other. Evan is now going into kindergarten (I know, seriously?). And, this February we welcomed Owen into the family.

Here's Evan enjoying some Froot Loops and Veggietales




And here he is "child proofing" our cabinets so that Owen can't get into them.




Here's Owen with a BIG smile




And looking very dapper in his bumbo seat




So, it took a really fantastic Mother's Day gift to get me to realize the value of having all of our fun stories archived where we can go back and enjoy them again and again. Thus, I have revived our blog, and am going to make every attempt to post here at least once a month. And that is the gift of a Mother's Day gift.