I have realized that I do not like to start in the middle--I much prefer to start at the beginning or at the end, whichever way you like to look at things. So, instead of starting in the middle, I put it off. Choosing to do nothing rather than something half way. But, I am getting harassed by my husband to suck it up and start anyway. So, after much prompting, I am combining all the kids' blogs into one here and starting Maddie's blog at month three. Ughh. It's torture. We'll just pretend this conversation never happened and hopefully in a few months, it will be irrelevant anyway because all the kids' stuff will be uploaded and no one will know the difference!

Though it will take me some time to upload Ethan and Rachel's blogs. Believe it or not, Ethan's first few years are handwritten. Can you believe that? (That's something we call ink and paper for those of you born after 1990).

So, we'll leave it at that. My introduction to what will prove, I'm sure, to be a ballad of humor, whether intentional or not. I bring you the Adventures of Ethan, Rachel and Madeline.