The small ways being a parent changes you

The blog is back (with a tiny bang).  Here's a short story about how being a parent changes how you think.  It's about 6 am and I'm at the office gym in the locker room putting away my stuff.  I open the locker and a small screw falls on the ground.  My first thought (and I'm not kidding) was... "I need to find that screw before somebody puts that in their mouth and accidently swallows it."

Marine Corps. Marathon Photos

Finally...here are some pictures of Darin on race day for the

Marine Corps. Marathon

Sunday, October 28th.

Around Mile 14

Jordan & Mikayla are holding up their signs waiting to see Daddy at Mile 26!

Jackson, Payton, & Ryne hanging out while watching for Daddy to pass us!

(How's that shoe taste, Ryne?)

Darin's still smiling on his final ascent to the finish, Mile 26.1

Across the Finish Line 26.2 at the

Marine Corps. War Memorial of Iwo Jima

We're so proud of Darin's accomplishment!! We'll be there next year when he crosses the finish line again! Go Daddy!