On Your Mark . . .

Get Set.  Go!  Brenan is starting to become pretty mobile.  Of course, right now he isn't fully "crawling" on all fours.  He's pretty much adopted an army crawl, using his arms and his legs, but staying really close to the ground.We think it is adorable, and he is pretty happy with himself and is even more happy since he is able to move around on his own.
He is also starting to talk and write his name which we thought was pretty good for his tender age of 8 months.  Okay, I am just kidding about that last sentence.  But his algebra is getting better.
He is getting really good with his fine motor skills [picking up small pieces of baby food, etc].  It is fun to see the curiosity that just exudes from children.
Well, I leave you with a few photos . . . until next time.

What About Me?

Well, the kids have had the past few days off of school [yesterday and today].  So it got me thinking about those days of yore.  Man I miss those.  Especially when you go from New Year's day to Memorial day without a single company holiday.  This is one area where I think a lot of other countries have it right.
I mean, most of us work our fingers to the bone, day in and day out, and for what?  Most of the rest of the world already thinks we're lazy overweight Americans.  Working ourselves to death for the past 50 years hasn't yielded any different results.  So, here I am, petitioning for a few extra holidays per year.  At least 4, to fill in the gaps between New Years and Memorial Day and then between Labor Day and Thanksgiving.

Okay, now on to the family.  Devin's been running around with our camera, making videos about nothing [could he be the next Jerry Seinfeld?].  But, he's having a lot of fun, and really cracking himself up.  Brennan is just continuing to grow and learn.  It is so fun to see how interested he is in just about everything, except sleeping.  He's usually very upset when it comes to that time of day, where you know he needs it, his body knows he needs it, but he's just too curious to let himself "drift away" into sleep.

Lauryn is her sassy little self.  She is great.  We love to listen to her sing and use her imagination when she doesn't know anyone is listening.  She keeps us going, and has no problem sticking up for herself [thanks to a couple years of Devin trying to wrestle].  Well, gotta run for now . . .

Christmas In February

Okay, so these pictures are only a month and a half late. I am trying to catch up here. Thought these were pretty cute.  Brenan was all decked out and ready to help Santa make the rounds.  Lauryn performing in her pre-school Christmas presentation.  Sorry its a little blurry, but it was hard to catch them standing still.  For the final picture, we thought we'd make use of Brenan as a baby, and having an older brother and sister.  If you couldn't quite tell, this is our version of the Nativity scene.

Smooth Jazz

On January 24th, Heather, Devin and I had a chance to go the Utah Jazz game in Salt Lake City.  Devin's aunt Samantha and Uncle Jeff had won a raffle that included an opportunity for Devin to be an honorary ballboy or "courtside kid".

Devin would later reflect back and say that it "wasn't quite what I expected".  He had been really positive, and more than one of us had built it up in his mind that he would probably be wiping up the sweat off the court and be out there during the game.

Needless to say, we were only "courtside" until the game started.  Then we headed to our assigned seats up in nosebleed.  But, I enjoyed it a lot, and I am sure that Devin and Heather did as well; largely overinflated food prices aside.

Okay, let's get started.

Well, for those of you that know me, or more specifically, know my history, you know that I've started a blog or two in the past.  I'm making a committment to stick with this one.  It will be about the comings and goings of the Utah Donbrosky's.  Hence, the title.
Right now I plan to update the blog at least once per week.  I originally thought of using a Barack Obama background, but realized that it didn't really fit me.

This is a picture of our family.  From left to right, Matthew, Lauryn, Devin, Heather and Brenan.