We're baaack

Well, I see its been quite a while since we've updated the blog.  As any parent knows, parenting means letting go of some things.  Our houses aren't as clean, our clothes aren't always ironed, and our dinners consist of pb&j's more often than we might like, but our kids are healthy and happy, and that's really what counts. 

So as a mom of two adorable boys, I've had to learn to let go of even more things than before, including blogging on a regular basis.  This saddens me because I enjoy sharing about our lives, and I like that the blog gives me a chance to sit down and really reflect on my boys.  I've gone back and read so many of our older blogs and been shocked at the things I've already forgotten about Gavin's "baby" years! 

But blogging takes a lot of time: uploading all of our pictures, deciding which of the hundreds are "blog worthy," captioning, writing the narrative, and all while trying to fight Gavin and Ryan for some time on the computer!  Many times, its easier and quicker to just dump a few pics on facebook, enjoy all the "oh, your boys are so cute" comments, and call it a day.  Facebook is little effort and lots of reward, whereas the blog is a labor of love.

I'm certainly not saying that we're giving up on the blog, I just want our readers (that sounds silly to say, but I'm not even sure who reads this, family? friends? random strangers who have stumbled on my blog on the web?!) to know that at this point in our lives, the blog has to take a back seat to enjoying our boys in real life, and keeping our sanity as parents.  I've got a few posts I hope to get up here today, and I hope to post more in the summer months when teaching isn't also demading my attention.

Thanks to those of you who do read this blog.  Gavin and Declan are lucky to have such involved family and friends who care so much about them!