Initiation

I have been debating on starting a blog to keep in touch with friends and family ever since Craig and I found out we were going to have a baby.  It took all 9 months plus 2 and a half before I actually sat down and did it.  My mind has been on so many other things! 

As I was debating on the blog, various titles for the blog went through my mind.  I kept coming back to a line from a movie that was the inspiration for many of my teenage faux pas: Dazed and Confused.  Remember when Matthew McConaughey was outside of the pool hall and he says, "You just gotta keep on livin' man, L-I-V-I-N"? Well, that just stuck in my head!  And each weekend when we go rock climbing, everyone talks about how 'strong' they feel, or how 'strong' you look on a certain route.  So I thought, what a cool message?  Kinda like the Lance Armstrong thing, but with a twist.  Livin' strong!  Climb, work, play, grow!

So why start the blog now?  Well, with Riley girl, our precious little daughter born December 20, 2011, growing and changing each and every day, I wanted to be able to share and illustrate our adventures as a family with those close to us. 

I can't wait to post up pics and share stories of climbing and camping adventures, the little daily mishaps and successes, acheivements and milestones of our little family.