Long overdue update

When we created this blog last year, we had great intentions of frequently updating it with pictures of Clayton and family news and everything. As it turns out, babies are time- and energy-consuming (who knew?), so we haven't kept it up to date. In fact, we never updated it when The Boy was born. We will try to do better.

Here are a few recent pictures of Clayton, who is almost 8 months old. In other news, since this page was last updated, I have changed jobs. I left my old law firm, Parsons Behle, and am now in the Salt Lake office of the D.C.-based firm Howrey LLP. It was hard to leave a great place like Parsons, but overall the move has been good, and the people at Howrey are great.

Tina has had her hands full at home with Clayton (pictured with his uncle Logan). They took a music class with other moms and young kids this winter, and Clayton is showing early signs of being musically inclined. He thinks he's singing along to the radio whenever we're in the car, but he seems to have forgotten all the words. He also likes being sung to, particularly "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" and some song about rolling off the bed that Tina and I had never heard before their music class. Now that Clayton is old enough to entertain himself a little, Tina will be taking some online classes during the summer semester. Also, next week, Tina and Clayton will be traveling with Clayton's cousin Olivia to Charlotte, North Carolina, so that Clayton can see his girlfriend, Hailey. It will also let Tina see Hailey's mom, Jamil, Tina's best friend from high school.

The main other news item for us is that we are building a house. The house will be in Draper, Utah, a little farther south than our current home in West Jordan, but not as far west. It will be pretty convenient for me to get onto I-15 for my commute. Here is a picture of our lot, which was taken before construction started. Since then, our hole has been dug, our foundation walls poured, and our underground utility connections have been installed. Framing should begin shortly. We'll try to post more pictures soon. We're pretty excited about the whole process. The new house will give us a lot more space and privacy than our current townhouse, which is quickly becoming too small as Clayton outgrows his clothes, toys, swings, and pretty much everything else.