The more things change, the more they remain the same.

The photos at the bottom are of our 'pet' owl, who we have yet to name.

Reece William : 7 lbs. 19" : March 31, 2009 7:09 p.m.

I've been away for a while - with good reason of course. I'll be launching www.chasestockton.com within a month and that will be the end of 22goingon7's reign as the worst blog on the internet. :) Actually, my goal will be to write about only a handful of topics related to my career and life. I'll be featuring a small portfolio of work on the site and offer graphic design, web design and writing. As I've said before I'm also a co-founder/co-creator of nightlifeSUX and we just made the switch to using Wordpress for a much more dynamic website. We're tired of people saying there's nothing to do in Sioux City when there's plenty to do, and the only way there'll be more to do is if we support what's already going on. Dig it. Why all of this hard work? Am I bored and saturated with extra time? Nah. Our new child will be born in about EIGHT WEEKS and I'm really struggling with the thoughts of not being able to provide for my family. Rather th...

Last night I was scooping snow and J decided to come out and join me. For the first minute or two he followed the paths I was scooping, but soon realized that making his own footprints were much more fun. How profound...and how scary. We made our first snowman of the year together and headed inside for some hot chocolate. I realize that I've almost completely lost touch of innocence. Nights like last night that make me think I can learn to remember, but nights like Saturday night (see pictures below) make me question that theory. Some days(nights) I don't even know who I am. I've spent 7 years in a cloud and I'm not quite sure which road to take. Or do I have to choose? Can a person turn around or is it a one way street? Yikes. Maybe it's the new baby boy on the way. Maybe it's the weather. Either way somethings gotta give. Maybe that thing is me.

It's been nearly a month since I've visited my page. Let's call it a vacation-even though that couldn't be farther from the truth. A while back I received a call at work from my wife and she needed to talk, and she asked me to meet her. Most men don't like hearing the "we need to talk" for other reasons - I figured it was something to do with her back problems and surgery issues. While waiting I even had my self convinced she probably had some deadly disease - chalk that one up to my imagination. She finally made it home and walked in the front door with a small grin and red teary eyes. I asked her what was wrong and she said nothing, and then unfolded a sheet of four photos. Not just any photos, but sonogram photos. Fast forward, we are expecting another baby on April 6th! The extreme joy I felt quickly turned into terrible nervous feelings. Fear of not being able to support for our family are too close to home. That fear turns any good mood into another ...

I'm in major need of some inspiration. In fact, I've started upwards of 25 posts without finding anything worthy of clicking "publish post". So here's what is new: The kids are getting older and my camera broke. We're in the market for a new camera now (any suggestions would be greatly appreciated) although my wallet doesn't agree. Work is work, although I did manage to sneak in a couple of hours overtime this week. Thanks to my MAC G5 FOR COMPLETELY CRASHING - I now have a brand new found appreciation for my back up - as well as my brand new Mac! Oh well.

Today at work I glanced over at my news ticker to see that an Omaha boy was shot and killed over some sort of confrontation . Sound familiar? Right now life is confusing...but at least I'm living.

We are still sorting through the 400+ photos from our wedding day, but I thought I should get a few posted meanwhile. It was a beautiful day; Doug Burg really captured countless amazing photos. Thank you to everyone who was able to make it; especially our families and The Josh Davis Band-you all rock and we're forever grateful for everything.