Are we there yet?

Welcome to the launch of our blog, {Are we there yet?}!

While wracking our brains for a blog name we landed on this perennial childhood question. Since the primary purpose of this blog is to keep our friends and family up-to-date on the adventures of our baby daughter, Charlotte, it seemed fitting. Charlotte is blessed with four adoring grandparents, none of whom live in our city of Edmonton. And so we figured that the least we can do is provide a steady stream of photos and updates in exchange for all the love, phone calls, and Canada Post packages that come her way. This blog was created with the grandparents in mind (hi!), and the rest of you readers, if you're out there, are icing on the cake.

{Are we there yet?} also sums up a feeling James and I share as we round the corner on a cumulative twenty-one years of post-secondary education (even as I write that number it's hard to believe it's real). As much as we've both loved being students and wholeheartedly believe in education for the sake of education and not as a means to an end, I think it's fair to say that we've reached the point where it would be nice to be there already. Likewise, {Are we there yet?} evokes a sentiment I suspect many parents share in working towards a point along the road when they anticipate things will get easier. But the title of our blog is intended to be tongue in cheek, as a reminder that each day is both "there" and "not there yet" and that in order to enjoy the journey we cannot be too consumed with an elusive destination point. And we are enjoying Charlotte, more and more each day. We soak up her smiles and her laughs, watch with wonder as she acquires new knowledge and skills on a daily basis, and search out clues as to who this little person is and who she will become. We hope you'll enjoy watching her grow along with us, and we would love to hear from you too.