A rose by any other name would smell as sweet

I noticed a question about the title of our blog. I wish I could tell you some deeply sentimental story of the analogy of wild berries to our lives together. You know...how we are lovers of nature and the image of a berry, rich and colorful -- and sometimes even dangerous -- against the backdrop of thorny brush is like the picture of our lives in Christ as we travail this planet...

But really, as we decided to create the blog on the spur of the moment (literally, "Hey Matt, I think we need to do a blog." "Ok.") the name was just as random.
"What do we call it?"
"Uuuuhhhmmmmm.... Wild Berries."

Truth be told, it's the flavor of wine cooler I was drinking as I set up the page.
So there you have it.

Welcome to our blog!

We have finally entered the blogosphere. Yay us! We just finished a fun week of swimming lessons with the kids. Neither of them can actually swim yet, but they're getting really comfortable in the water. Joel is quite the brave little jumper, and Allison is doing a great job learning to actually propel herself forward in the water.

We had a good time at our neighborhood 4th of July party today, and we're making final plans for next week's trip to Sea World. The kids are really excited about Shamu, though I'm not sure they really understand what he (she?) is :-).

More later when I have more time.... It will be fun keeping up with everyone here!