Humbly back at the blog after a 2 year hiatus

Hello family and friends! I am inspired by my friend Brett's family blog, Where Straw Becomes Gold, to pick up where I left off two years ago. I don't have any specific reason for the hiatus. I guess once Devin started walking life got pretty busy. Posting pictures on flickr felt like a lot to do, so I let this slide. Now that Morrison is in school and I have Devin's 3 year old-somewhat independent-self for 2 days a week, it seems like a good time to start recording some of our days again. I won't bore you with details about the last 2 years, you know them, but I will start us off with a photo summery. 4 birthdays, 3 cats, buying a house, getting an electric car, 11 months with daddy injured, new friends, starting school, doubling my biz, I guess that about sums it up. Here's some of the highlights in photos:

Devin turns 1

Morrison turns 4 on Vancouver Island

Antioch girlfriend 11th reunion, West Virginia

Morrison starts preschool

We spend a lot of time at the zoo

We get to borrow the amazing paper mache monsters

Christmas 2009

Mama moves to her own space and puts out her "shingle"

Homemade pasta

Homemade pancetta

Homemade.....um.....well, you know

Mama goes to the Olympics (as a patron) in Vancouver

Disney for Morrison, Gma, Mama, Tess & Greer

Antioch girlfriend 12th reunion in Erie

Summertime body-painting, always a hit

Modo Rocket, Oliver & Elliott join our family

Devin turns 2

Morrison turns 5

New house, we finally bought

Trick-or-treating at Radha & Josh's house

Morrison finishes up pre-ballet, and graduates to the first ballet level, CompII

Christmas 2010

Homemade kimchee

Morrison "graduates" from preK

Mama starts a networking group for alternative medicine practioners who focus on women's health, fertility and pregnancy care

Morrison starts summer camp at her new elementary school, Maple

Antioch friend 13th reunion in Seattle

Devin turns 3

Morrison turns 6 with a pool party

New all-electric Nissan Leaf, yeae!

Morrison's first day of Kindergarten, celebrating with ice cream

How far they've come, ages 3 and 6