Here goes nothing

Okay, so I never thought I would be a blogger, but one of my childhood friends actually suggested that I do this and since I enjoy keeping up with her family via her blog, I thought, sure why not.

So, when when I read most blogs I sometimes wish there was a family tree of sorts attached so I could make sense of who's who therefore here's a layout of my family: my husband Mark (40yrs), my step-son Canyon (13yrs), my daughter Ava (4yrs), my son Owen (11wks) and our cat Sammy (best guess 7yrs). Oh and me (36yrs). Suffice it to say, life is a little crazy right now, although I can't imagine a time in the forseeable future when it will not be crazy. Having a just-turned teenager and a newborn keeps you pretty busy. But, I've come to realize that crazy is good. Like most parents, I can't remember life before kids anymore. Well, that's a little bit of lie. I can remember the long, lazy Sunday afternoons when you had to think really hard about what to do with your day...

Back to the family: Marks' brother Chris and his wife Kara with baby #1 on the way, my sister Jeannette and her son Chris, my mom and step-dad (Ya Ya and PaPa) and Mark's parents (Oma and Opa). We all live in Austin and are therefore pretty close.

Thanks for joining me and hopefully the next post will be soon and not this same time next year!