In the meantime...

As a token of our genuine regret that we have been so absent from the internet, we are adding this post to fill in the gaps since we last put anything on here. It won't be the same level of minutiae you might be accustomed to, but it's at least a photographic history of the last year or so.

Kim's brother Chris has emerged as an excellent photographer. And since we make it a practice of systematically exploiting the talents of those close to us (you better be careful), we are always asking him to take pictures of our kids. This is behind a shack in some orchards in Mesa.

We joke about the very distinct personalities of our two kids. The hairstyles say it all. Bennett is our Yale-bound intellectual and Asher is really likable and fun and everyone wants him around.

This is as close as we have come in recent months to a family portrait. We call it a success if everyone ends up in the same frame at the time the photo is taken.

Of course by the time we were finished celebrating our successful family photo, it was outdated. We were thrilled to welcome Mollie June on January 11th. Our first daughter, largest baby (9 pounds) and only family member to be born in Wisconsin, we are all pretty much in love. She is really sweet.

This picture catches the excitement that Bennett feels about the new addition to the family. Stepping into the oldest child role with characteristic grace, he has welcomed little Mollie to the world and taken her under her wing. He smiles a lot. Asher, on the other hand, is not so sure. He loves his sister too, but sometimes gets competitive.

This is the quintessential naked baby in the incubator shot. Odd complexion, bruised face, eyes shut tight. But still beautiful to mom and dad.