Coming to you from DC

I realize this blog has basically shut down for the past ten months, but I can't say that I didn't expect this to happen.  Having the baby has been an amazing and humbling experience.  I now liken parenting to engineering or being a doctor in that it takes up most of your time and you end up doing a lot of troubleshooting.  That being said, I have learned A LOT about parenting in the last ten months and am brimming with eco-topics for this blog.

First, you should know that some things have changed in our personal lives (beyond the normal shock of becoming a parent).  The biggest is that we've moved to the Washington DC area!  My husband, Nathan, is now a Park Ranger on the National Mall and we live in an apartment complex in Alexandria, VA.  While I LOVE having a million kid-centered things to do every day and a great public transportation system, living in the middle of urbania, with its traffic and non-existent yards, has forced me to be more creative in how I keep nature a central part of Alison's life.  It is not easy and I'll be discussing this in future posts.  Perhaps some of you can relate and share your good ideas with me as well!

 May 2011 - Alison enjoying the waterfront in Old Town, Alexandria

Finally, I decided to turn on the blog ads.  I figure anything we earn (probably close to nothing) can go straight to Alison's college fund.  Hopefully you can just ignore the ones you don't care about and enjoy the blog content.  I'm looking forward to posting weekly on Saturdays, so stay tuned!