Following the arrival of Jack, my family is now complete. My beautiful wife Martina, my daughter Ellie and my son Jack now make up our little family unit of four, with no more room at the inn.
Jack will be the last of our children so these pictures are the first of our whole family. Even though I’m well aware of the fact that I have a wife and a daughter and a son, to see our family together in a photo somehow makes it seem that much more surreal. I actually have a complete family; it might seem weird for me to say that, but it really hits home that we’re now a whole independent unit responsible to and for one another. And we’ve got another couple of decades like this before we start to divide and multiply.
I’m not a proud person, but I can’t help but be a little proud of my amazing family and the lives that me and Martina have responsibility over.
I’m equally scared and excited at our duty to raise self-sufficient, respectful, contributing, delightful, considerate members of society. But I’m happy with how we’ve done so far and I’m encouraged that we’ll continue to do well at it.
What a beautiful, picturesque family! You have every reason in the world to be proud. :)