Hello Again

Baby Brother
Photo by Elise

The past year whizzed by and here I am finally updating our blog, thanks to my sister Ashley's request.

So many things merit mentioning, but there is no way I can do it all in one post. The biggest event by far is the arrival of our new baby! Emerson Duard Crandall was born on May 1, 2012. 9 lbs even and 21 inches long. He is a happy, healthy, bundle of chunk. Elise adores him and can barely contain the urge to smother him (literally!) with hugs and kisses. 


Miraculously, both of my children are asleep at the moment. So while I should clean up the dinner dishes, or finish unpacking from our most recent trip, or fold the tower of laundry on my couch, I will finally update our blog. 


D.J. continues his job at Amazon.com as a Product Manager with Amazon Green. While he mainly works at Amazon's South Lake Union location in Seattle (he has an amazing view of the Space Needle from his building), he travels occasionally to different Amazon fulfillment centers and other vendors' facilities - he visited Frito Lay last year and got to see how Cheetos are made. 


I am home with Emerson and Elise and we keep busy with playgroups, swimming lessons, yard work, doctor's appointments, gymnastics, and errands, among other things. 


We love living in Seattle (Kirkland, really), and while our first winter here was an eye-opener (I had no idea I could go so long without seeing actual sunlight), we love the mild summer weather and thank our lucky stars for it while the rest of the nation cooks in record heat!


The baby just woke up and my miraculous free moment is over, but I plan to be much more diligent in updating the blog in the future. Here's hoping!