What to write about...

So one of the excuses I've had for not starting a blog is I don't know what I would write about. I'm sure there are things in life that I could share, but I don't know what those are. I see the benefit of blogging. What a great record of stories and life and people and lessons and daily moments that are of value.

I've decided to get my feet wet with this whole blogging thing by putting on a picture and writing about it. That seems easy enough...my favorite pictures seem to always have a story behind them. And I like telling stories. Well, then, all I have to do now is choose from the thousands of pictures I have on my computer.

Let's start with this one:

This was taken up Hobble Creek Canyon (I think) in 2004. We were all up Hobble Creek Canyon for a Memorial Day breakfast that Spencer's law firm was putting on. I remember that I was leaving later that evening to go back to Vanuatu. I'd been home from my mission for 5 years and was going back via New Zealand with Betsy and Kristen . I wanted some pictures of the family to take with me so I was snapping away. I developed them in an hour and picked them up on my way to the airport.

I decided to start with this picture for 2 reasons. 1) It is one of my favorite pictures of mom and dad. 2) It is days like these - family, laughing, talking, outside, with beautiful surroundings - that I love most. There are big events that are so fun to reminisce about, but it is all of the "every day" joys that make for the spirit of the family that I most value.

There are so many things I love about my mom and dad. I love the little things they do almost every time I see them. Dad calls me "Angel" and gives me a kiss on the cheek. Mom will call me "Vicki-donald" and share some thing she learned that day. I just like them a whole lot!