where has everyone gone!?!

so I can see that this blog is one really hot spot to get info, mingle with family and friends, spread a little cheer. NOT!!!! where are all the posts, news, gossip? i'll start us off on the right foot with a new post and that should get the ball rolling again, right?

our family is doing good. the summer stickiness is starting to set in finally and we (and i mean those of us not blessed enough to have central air) are stewing in our own juices. YUMMY!! hannah has been playing softball again and this week is the final games. she has done so well and i am proud of her. her hitting and fielding have improved, if only i could get her to talk less in the outfield. nadya chose not to play this year, but has had fun cheering hannah on and it also has allowed nadya ample time to play on the playground with some of the other kids her age that come to the games. christian is as wild and crazy as ever with his bleached out hairdo. he is a total clone of his daddy and brent couldn't be happier about it. christian has discovered his own little athletic abilities lately and completely kicks the girls butts when it comes to sports. he can hit farther, catch better and throw some of the best insults in the game that you have ever heard. we are truly proud!! (ha, ha) chase is getting bigger all the time and his hair is getting lighter every day. i have a feeling i will continue to be the odd man out in this family of toeheads. brent is getting busy again. he just got back from the annual blanch brother campout at hoop lake and is sunburned and tired, but also rejuvinated and ready to hit the hammers again.

i am staying busier than ever trying to keep up with 4 kids and a dog and a lawn and a new job and everything else in between. who would have thought that this would be my life? i wouldn't trade it for the world. we are truly blessed to have each other, even if that is all we have!!! i am trying to get back into the running game, but have not yet been able to make it past the front porch before someone calls on the phone or someone falls down and bonks their ______(fill in the blank with any extremity). hopefully soon i can work out some sort of schedule and get the last of my pounds off that i have vowed will come off. i am over half way there and feel really good about the progress.

well we love you all and hope you all post something soon!!