Welcome to our blog!

Ok - so we know we're busy people, right? We don't always call, we don't always visit. But please know this: WE'RE THINKING OF YOU!

Well, in an attemp to help connect us to our families and friends spread out across the globe (seriously - all over the place some weeks) we've created a space for you to follow us at YOUR convenience! A few reasons:

• FACEBOOK has become somewhat of a joke to just post and update on our family without people jumping in or adding opinions where they feel like it. There just seems to be no privacy.
• TWITTER just seems like there's not enough information to share.
• OUR OWN WEBSITE just seems like too much upkeep.

As as such, we're left with a BLOG. Somewhere that Mike can access when he's on the road and bored in his hotel room in the city of (insert any city name here). Or somewhere that Angela can jump on and update a post when Bella shares one of her incredible and yet completely imagined stories, or Jaxsen reaches a new milestone in his development.

We want to reach out and share our lives, but we also don't want to intrude. So please feel free to jump on, follow us, and enjoy the ride. Pics and posts we hope to have on here at least once a week!

The latest update from us, our family pictures last week. Courtesy of Nikki Scott Photography, we hunkered down for a perfect Wet West Coast day, and snapped some family portraits amidst the wind and rain. Nikki brought out her excellent team of assistants (husband Trevor and daughter Paige), we all managed to get the most of the hour and a half or so of smiles and splashes. More to come, but here's a quick sneak peek on her blog. Scroll down on her page for the Speckman Family sneak peek:

www.nikkiscottphotography.com

We're very pleased with the outcome thus far, and we can't wait to see the rest. If you are in the area and wanted to get some professional photo's, she comes highly recommended by us!

Another week is on the horizon. The kids are asleep, the dog is snoring, and an alarm will be ringing in 9 hours...