Family

Well, I thought I'd share a little about myself and why I have started this blog. Well, to be honest it's all because of my friend Laura. She of course introduced me to hers and I have really enjoyed it. I figured it would be a great way to keep my family and friends who are away from us updated on what we've been up to; as well as journaling the events in our lives, like the upcoming arrival of Pumpkin. My hope is that my family will check this often and have the opportunity to peek into our everyday life.

Micah and I are really close to our families, even though we live a few hours away from them. We try to see them as often as we can, but it's hard because of Micah's demanding job. He is a resident, and therefore he is on call a lot and at the hospital all the time. And when he is home, it's usually in the office studying and reading up on cases. But he does do a really good job of setting some time aside to spend with the family. Aiden really loves to play soccer with daddy almost every night-and he gets Micah to read him a few stories before bed (usually the same book like 3 times) :) Micah is such a good father, sometimes I don't know how he does it all.

Micah has two brothers and I have two sisters. We actually knew each other when we were really little. Our parents worked out at the same health club, and so we were in the day care together, but we pretty much hated each other. It was like the battle of the sexes with all boys against all girls. Our parents became friends, so we did get together with them outside of the health club, but if I could avoid seeing them-I would. Then we were old enough where we didn't have to go to the babysitting room anymore, so we didn't really see each other anymore. There was about a 10 year gap, and then on my 18th birthday my family took me to a restaurant to celebrate, and Micah's family happened to be eating there as well. Apparantly Micah's brothers noticed "these girls" over at another table and though they were "hot". Micah's mom Sandy looked over and said "We know those girls!" She came over to say hi and embarrass her boys. I looked over and spotted Micah then, and just thought he was so gorgeous. They sent over a cake for my birthday, and a few days later Micah asked his mom to get my email address for him. The rest is history...and we have been together ever since. That was almost 8 1/2 years ago.

Dan, Micah, and AJ

Hilary, Liz, Lauren

It's amazing to me how things work out. For me, I can see how God has a plan for all of us, and we need to trust and stay on our paths. We all have difficult times, but we get through them. It's so important to try and look at the bigger picture, and just trust that things will work out the way they are meant to. I love my family, and we are always going to be there for each other. There is no longer the battle of the sexes of boys vs. girls-we are all one big happy (most of the time) family, and for that I am so thankful. I love you all!

This is our two families together, minus Hilary and plus my Grandma. I don't think she was able to come, but she was there in spirit!