Family Pictures

It's been two years since we last blogged?!  Well, since a former student of mine and a colleague of mine did some research on how blogging eases the transition to parenthood for new moms, I decided I ought to try blogging again--not because I'm a new mom (Christopher's almost 4!), but because it's linked with a host of great benefits including closer connections with friends and family, increased feelings of social support, decreased depression, and better marital satisfaction.  You can read about it at this DOI.  (I can't get the link to work, so google this DOI and you'll find it: DOI 10.1007/s10995-011-0918-2)

I suppose I'll start with some new family pictures so those who are far away can remember what we look like.  We rarely get family photos taken.  I'm not sure why they end up at the bottom of our priority list--our kids are adorable! Our wonderful neighbor, Nickell Blair, is a fabulous photographer. Here's the link to her website: http://nickellphotography.blogspot.com/.

She took some great pictures of us, and I wanted to share them with you all.  I updated our profile picture with one of my favorite family photos, but here is another.

Here's my favorite picture of Christopher.  Didn't I say our kids are adorable?

Here is a great photo of Eva.  She was feeling sad during the whole photo shoot, but she managed to muster this genuine smile for one great shot.  When she smiles, she radiates joy, doesn't she?

 Here is a beautiful photo of Elena.  It was hard to choose which to share because every picture of her looked glorious.  She is so photogenic, just like her dad.