Finally, A Family Blog

Well, it's official. As of today we have entered the world of blogging. Hopefully those of you who visit us via this blog will enjoy the realistic look into our daily lives. Our purpose is twofold: 1.) to share photos and the daily happenings of our family (ok, mainly just the kids. That's mostly what grandparents care about anyway, right?) and 2.) for Randy and I to share the realities of our struggles and triumphs as individuals, a couple and as parents. Just like the name of our blog indicates, we definitely have our fair share of ups and downs. But, by the grace of God, we press on enjoying the "ups" immensely and surviving each "down" one day at a time (hopefully emerging with a little more grace and a lot more faith).

So, to start off on a fun note here are some pictures of Randy and the kids playing in the snow today. We unexpectedly woke up to about 4 inches of snow this morning. It was beautiful! After church, the kids put on all their garb and headed out to the yard. They had a blast! Randy said he just went out there "for the kids", but I'm pretty sure he enjoyed himself just as much!