Facebook has evolved into a very easy tool to share "what's going on" with friends and family.  That's largely the goal of this website.  I still like the blog format I have here, so I plan on keeping that alive but the pictures and videos are vastly easier for me to manage on Facebook.  So with that preamble, I recommend that anyone interested in checking out pics or vids of the family add me as a friend on Facebook. 
We put up some pictures of Carter's bday a few weeks ago.  There is also a video of Carter taking his first few steps and Ryan learning how to swim.

Check 'em out!

Up at 4:30a, eating a PB&J sandwich by 4:32a. Shower, dress, etc.  Walking over to the race start by 5:15a.  After a brief warmup, the gun goes off at 6a (contrary to my previous claim it started at 7a), fireworks light up the sky and 12000 anxious runner start their journey.  I waited a full 10 minutes from the start gun before I crossed the start line.  This was to give all of the other runners time to get on the course and thin out a bit.  Otherwise, I can't actually run at my target pace with all of the 'traffic'.  That plan worked pretty well.  I didn't have to do much bobbing and weaving...