why blog?

We started blogging almost a year ago for two big reasons: 1- to keep family and friends updated (since time goes by too quickly and we just can't get together as much as we'd love to), 2- as a way to scrapbook for our little family. Blogging is definitely a two birds with one stone activity, thus providing a lot more time for us to spend together. There are companies/websites that create a book for you of your blog and they are really beautiful and inexpensive. So I guess we are also saving a little $ too, compared to the expenses that go along with scrapbooking. Quinn of course still has her baby book and we have photo albums, but our "blog scrapbook" is our way to remember the moments.

Facebookers beware :):
Despite the many efforts to get us to join, we are not facebookers. We don't deny that there are benefits to facebook, especially connecting/re-connecting with others. But we know how easy it is to get caught up in it and next thing you know you've been perusing for an hour or checking it regularly throughout the day. We realized it would be one more thing that took us away from spending time together.
We are not anti-facebook at all, it's just not for us.
Why is blogging different if I'm still on the computer?...in just 5-15 minutes I've updated family/friends and also added a page to our family album/scrapbook. (and a post is more meaningful than a status update :) - alright there is my one stab at facebook) All four of Quinn's grandparents are a distance away (and all of our immediate family for that matter) so we know they need a little more and you just don't get a chance to say everything on the phone. :)

I blog when everyone is sleeping. I say everyone, because when Todd gets home that's our time to spend together as a family or just us. So, it's either during one of her naps during the day or in the morning/evening when both she and Todd are sleeping (as they are right now). :)
One of the great things about blogs (and I've found some great ones) are the ideas you can find!! So, I'm going to try to start a new post called "what i'm lovin' wednesday" and hopefully share a new idea that may inspire you.
And for the purpose of scrapbooking (since I can't do a post for everything) do something creative for a weekend post that is a quick rundown of the highs of the week. :)