~near and far~

You can here crickets chirping
Its been so quite around here
In this little corner of the blog world
So I thought I would pop in really quick and give a little update 
We are in the process of a BIG move
Right now I am packing all of our belongings
And in a few short days we will be leaving on the adventure of our lifetime
We will be driving almost 3,000 miles to our new home
I am so excited and nervous at the same time

I can't wait to share this part of our journey with you guys
Hopefully we will have some wifi on the road
But if not I will have lots to share
when we arrive on the other side of the country next week!

look who's 7!!

We had a great day at Will's favorite playground
I didn't bring my camera because I wanted it to be all about him
It can be a distraction,
taking pictures
Everything viewed through a little rectangle
Its amazing how panoramic reality is
Sometimes you just have to step back
to see it

We had gluten-free brownies with almond ice cream for dessert
(not a bowl of fire as it appears in the photos)
It was my first successful gluten-free baking experience
After 2 years of failure it was a welcomed surprise
All in all it was a great relaxed day
I am still in shock that I have a 7 year old!

Toddler

It feels like this little boy went from baby to toddler overnight 

I'm not sure I'm ready for it

lost and found

About a year ago my computer got a virus that slowly took over
I had fair warning that it was going so I backed everything up on an external hard drive
And wiped my computer clean deleting all of my files
That still didn't work so I ended up getting a new laptop
I plugged my hard drive in and guess what?
It was empty!

All of my pictures were gone
My heart sank and I felt a little sick
Most of my favorites were posted on here or flikr of facebook

But I took an internet hiatus when David was a newborn
So all of his baby pictures were gone
I don't even like typing those words

Then fast forward to yesterday
I was in the attic sorting through some boxes

and I came across a jewelry box
and inside was a 8g SD card

I had no idea what was on it and no recollection of losing it

So I raced down stairs
Popped it in the laptop
And waited a second
Opened Lightroom
And pressed import and held my breath

549 pictures imported
All of baby David
Its not everything I lost

But it softens the blow oh so much!

 (This one is from the day he was placed with us at 2 days old and 4lbs)

So glad these weren't lost forever