Maybe this is just in a time of envy of all those other people we know that have blogs. But after seeing a blog from friends that we haven't spoke to in a long time and the fun their family seems to be having, maybe starting a blog is just a way to try to see if we are doing as much as others. I think I've gone through life not always giving credit to some of the events in my life. I've downplayed a lot of things I've done and after you do that enough times you may not appreciate all the things that take place in life like you should. This blogging thing may be the answer to better appreciate our family time and document it a bit.
Our family has done some fun things and we don't have a lot of pictures of them. We don't have many videos either. In the days of technology we don't own a camera phone or take the big camera or video camera with us to capture some of the fun moments we have as a family. Today, however, was different. Our second child, Erin, is almost 3 years old now and we maybe have only 1 good family photo from about 2 years ago. After several attempts, or good intentions, we finally had a successful family photo taken today. It may not have been the best back drop. We weren't wearing matching clothes. We didn't have perfect smiles and you couldn't really see our faces very well, but at least it contained all 4 of us and we had a good time.
The last couple of General Conferences we've tried to go for a ride as a family and see where the car takes us. In the spring we ended up at Promontory Point and spent time playing in the rocket tubes at Thiokol. This time we ended up at Salt Air for a drive and we actually brought the camera. The dried up lake and the smokestack doesn't make the best of backdrops but the kids had a good time. What a feeling of accomplishment we had to get a family photo and even better yet, we were able to get Erin to wear her new shoes. Now that has been a battle to talk about. Most of our frustrations about family photos all point towards Erin and her stubborn (sometimes referred to as "evil") ways.
-Scott
2 comments:
Very cool. Thanks for putting in comments! Love the Simpson qoutes. I am glad you guys are doing this, it is much easier to keep in touch.
Two things: 1. Your right about the blog and appreciating how much your doing in life...I read Dora's blog and think, "Wow, I wish I could be in a fun family like that...OH! Wait a minute! Hey! I am! very cool." 2: Not sure if you remember, but we (well, me really, but Dora and I are one in the gospel) used to call Akos "Satan's child" "the real Damian" or just "plain evil". Granted, he has grown up and is much more pleasant when he chooses to be...my point is perhaps Erin and Akos have alot of common ground to hook up later on. Oh yeah, and don't expect any sympathy from us. It would be like a man with no arm trying to ask for sympathy from a man missing ALL his limbs. - Jason (obviously not Dora)
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