Allow ourselves to introduce ourselves

Here it goes! This is the first blog that either of us have ever had so this may be ugly for awhile. Justin was running his family's blog shortly before Michelle passed away until just a few months ago but thought it appropriate to go ahead and start a new one focusing on he and Kari. Why am I talking in third person?? Anyway, not saying there is anything wrong with facebook but we thought this would be a more precise and accurate way to give updates on our family.

Lots has happened since we got married in August. We have had several family activities, a couple weekend getaways, and a few sales on both of our houses fall through! Recently Kari and I travelled to Las Vegas and Dallas, TX to follow the University of Utah football team. Both trips were a blast with the exception of the whole reason for the trip to Dallas. TCU pounded the crap out of us and as soon as we were getting over the shock of that game, we had to go to the foresaken town of Provo to witness the "classy" Cougars beat us "classless" Utes in overtime this past Saturday. I am still livid over the outcome but fortunately we made it out of the stadium without anyone (else) getting hurt.

Our family is learning to adapt to each other still. Overall we are all doing fantastic and although the transition hasnt been seamless, it has been much easier than anticipated. All 6 kids get along incredibly well top to bottom, and Kari and I are learning to take on the role of parents to each others kids. We are loving our new family arrangement and look forward to whatever the future holds for all of us.