The Cast

Once upon a time, a boy met a girl. His name is Jason and her name is Natalie. They liked each other a lot, and got serious very quickly.
Bahamas 2000

They dated for 2 years before they got engaged. They did a lot of fun things because they had no kids (so really no responsibilities). They went to Vegas. A lot. They went to the river. A lot. They went out with friends, dinner, concerts, moved to the beach, bought whatever they wanted, had nice things, could afford to buy expensive jeans, could eat a meal without having to share or be interrupted, could shower alone, go to the bathroom by themselves…oh but wait, I digress…

Ringing in the New Year 2000

 

Metallica/Kid Rock Concert 2001 (?)
They were so in love that they decided to get married, have kids, and live happily ever after.
September 2002

They tried to have a baby, but they couldn’t – they were unsuccessful. They tried for almost 5 years, and you can read about their struggles with unexplained infertility here.

After spending lots of money trying various fertility treatments, they finally had a baby. His name is Ethan, but most of the time we just call him Tater.

2007

And they were happy.

2007

A year passed, and they realized that maybe they wanted to have one more baby…maybe their family wasn’t complete just yet…

2008
So after trying for a baby with no success again, they did another round of fertility treatments, and were blessed with not one, but TWO babies! Talk about a surprise! Their names are Lila and Mia, but on the blog we call them Ms. L and Ms. M.
2009

And the boy and the girl were happy.

2009

 

And now their family is complete.
2010

And the boy and the girl are very, very happy.

Christmas 2010

 

And are going to live happily ever after…