The first post

On my list of goals for the summer (why do I make the stupid list, I'm asking), I included "create blog." Now, the summer is half over--more than half--and I would like to be able to check off something. So, here goes: the first posting.

We're having a fun and crowded summer with all five kids at home. Krista is tolerating having the family room serve as her bedroom. No privacy and she shares it with the dogs when they are in their crates, but not as cozy as Tyler's summer bedroom: the storage room. We used to all fit in the house, and all in bedrooms, but somehow that just seems impossible now. It's been a summer of ups and downs, like every season, I guess. Like life. Mostly, we are just cherishing this time when we are all together (although you could probably count the number of times all 7 of us have been in the house at the same time on one hand).

I'll post a few photos from a day at Pineview.

Taking a break before the next round of tubing.

The three girls.

With those new braces, our baby is looking too old.