Gratitude

Today the Romgi’s dad came down to Provo to take the Bwun to the park and lunch. It was going to be a nice break for me – and if we scheduled it right, the Romgi and I could have lunch together.

Between the freeway and our house, the Romgi’s dad was in a terrible car accident. A truck ran a red light and ran into two cars, the second of which was the Romgi’s dad’s. All three cars were totaled – and while the driver of the truck was bleeding (his truck flipped upside down), the other two drivers were unhurt. The truck glanced off the first car and basically landed on top of the hood of the Romgi’s dad’s car.

It was an extremely close call and we’re all so, so thankful that the Romgi’s dad was fine. If it weren’t for the first car, the Romgi’s dad would have been hit dead on the driver’s side and would probably not have survived. I can’t believe how lucky he is for being in such an unlucky situation. Our family is very grateful for the Lord’s protection in keeping him safe! I’ll give up a break from the Bwun any day for having that in our lives.

Family pictures

Last month we had family pictures taken. You may wonder why we didn’t just wait until jr was born. Well, the Romgi wondered that too, but he was nice enough to humor me. I figured it would be nice to have new pictures done at the beginning of every school year, and then pictures of just the kids around Christmas time. There might have been an additional motive of not wanting photos of me with all that baby weight leftover after having jr – you’re meant to be bigger during pregnancy, so it seemed ok to take pictures now instead of later!

I spent a few months trying to find a photographer that was professional, affordable, and contemporary (read: not a portrait studio), and who would let us have the copyright to the images. I wasn’t interested in paying $10 for a single 5×7 print. Sorry, world. I eventually found Stowell Photography, and I’m so glad I did. The photographer, Jeremy, met all my requirements and was a lot of fun to work with.

So…want to see some pictures? There are a lot. If for some reason you don’t like looking at pictures of us (in which case, why are you reading my blog?) feel free to come back later.

And lastly, I’m including this one because I tried explaining to the photographer what an unnatural pose this was for me, and because the Romgi says I look “smug.” I say I’ve never looked smug a day in my life.