I'm baaaack

Why hello there! Long time no blog!

It's only been nearly a year... and boy do I have a lot to catch up on.

Of course, Tristan is growing like a weed. Nearly 15 months old, but I would swear he is closer to two with the trouble he has been making lately. You know the cover of the book "I Love You Forever" by Robert Munsch? Yeah, that's Tristan right now. Toilet paper everywhere, things thrown in the toilet. He can and will get in to anything he is not supposed to. He is always getting hurt. And he refuses to nap in the afternoon! I am so not ready for him to give up his afternoon naps!

But all in all, he is a wonderful little boy (not a baby anymore!) and he is the light of my life. He is incredibly smart and independent, which means trouble for us more often than not. He blows my mind sometimes. But he still does not talk. He 'talks' and babbles non-stop. There is no doubt that this little man has things to say! But no proper words yet. Though, I worry a little, we are just giving him time and encouraging him a lot. I think that once he starts speaking he won't stop, so I think I can wait a little bit longer...

He loves Blues Clues and his Subway Monkey.

The family is doing well. Back in June we moved in to Audrey and it's been an adjustment, but a good one. It's great having a house that is all our own. We are still settling in, finding our groove, decorating it, making it our home. I think once we finally get some pictures on the wall it will feel better, more like ours.

Tristan took to the house immediately and he truly does rule the place. The dogs have had a harder time adjusting, but I think they are finally settling also. I am still adjusting, I think. It was harder than I thought to make the move. I have my studio, though, and that truly feels mine. Whenever I look at it, I feel so much pride in what I've made and accomplished.

Photography is going well for me. My business is growing and I've just celebrated one year since opening. It's been a pretty successful first year and I can't wait for my second. There are things I still have to iron out, but for the most part the first year has been wonderful. I have really fallen in to the newborn niche and I am loving it! As I mentioned, I have my own room just for my photography and it feels so good to have an official studio area. I still have some work to do on it. It needs photos and a few other little touches (like maybe a couch!) but it looks really great already.

So what brought me back to the blog I have neglected for the better part of the year?

I don't really know, to be honest. I guess I just felt like I needed something, someplace to talk. And maybe I feel like there is so much going on that I feel I need to get it all down someplace or else I will forget it. I think, also, that I needed something to keep me focused. I have felt really overwhelmed and chaotic lately and I think that bringing back my blog will help focus and organize all of that. It might even hold me accountable so that I will actually do some of the things I say I want to do.

So here, I am. Ready to blog. I'm giving the blog a big facelift and then maybe I will bring back some old projects like the Day Zero Project and 52 weeks of Pinterest. Who knows... we'll see how it goes.

:)