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noreply@blogger.com (Nathan) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:00:00 +0000

Here's a little song from Carissa:

Boy or Girl?

noreply@blogger.com (Nathan) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:57:00 +0000

I'll spare you the slightly inappropriate pictures (and my wife won't allow it)....

We're proud to introduce you to Mr. Noah James:

I'll help you out on the above picture: that's his face. Lips in the middle, nose to the left, with an arm pulled up beside his face.

And that is a leg and a foot.

It Really Is January

noreply@blogger.com (Nathan) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 02:46:00 +0000

I wish we had snow, but in it's absence, I'm loving the warmer weather.

Merry Christmas

noreply@blogger.com (Nathan) — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 21:23:00 +0000

We have some great weather today to be playing outside.

Carissa's Songs

noreply@blogger.com (Nathan) — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 02:34:00 +0000

At 10pm last night, Carissa "blessed" us with a musical performance. The first two are originals. The third song is one that she is practicing for a holiday show at preschool. As a disclaimer, the Dora pajamas are favorites that we can't give up :)

Evidence

noreply@blogger.com (Nathan) — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:47:00 +0000

Here's a few ultrasound photos from week 13. We're currently in week 17. We'll find out the sex just after the new year.

Big News

noreply@blogger.com (Nathan) — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 21:11:00 +0000

Christina's pregnant! We've known for a while now, but we decided to wait until Thanksgiving to tell most of our family in person. She's due around May 14. Carissa is very excited and has lots of questions, including, "Momma, why did you eat that baby?" Answering them has been tricky, yet fun.

Check back for some photos from the ultrasound later.

First Camp Out

noreply@blogger.com (Nathan) — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:00:00 +0000

Back at the beginning of September, Carissa experienced camping for the first time. Bella camped out with us too (and kept me up most of the night barking at random noises).

Our Little Photographer

noreply@blogger.com (Nathan) — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:00:00 +0000

Carissa had some fun taking pictures along our trip. All her work tends to look the same though :)

Christina snapped a few nice ones too.

NC Arboretum

noreply@blogger.com (Nathan) — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 19:45:00 +0000

One of our free afternoons at the worship leader retreat, we checked out the North Carolina Aboretum.

They had a bonsai exhibit going on while we were there.

Carissa built her own bonsai.

Post #nwlr Fun Part 2

noreply@blogger.com (Nathan) — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 21:00:00 +0000

Our destination yesterday on our short trip down the Blue Ridge Parkway was Devils Courthouse. That's the rock outcropping at the upper left. It was a pretty steep, 1/2 mile hike to the top. Carissa actually walked quite a bit of it, but ended up on my shoulders the rest of the way (I'm submitting this to "Dad of the Year").

Carissa got a little tired on the way up (after riding on my shoulders most of that time), so we took a little break.

With the help of our daughter, we actually got a picture of us :)

That's where we parked (in the lower right).

On our way back we stopped at a few places to take pictures of Looking Glass Rock. When it's wet or covered with ice, it shines like glass.

There was also a pretty nice looking waterfall that you could hike down to but we all pretty exhausted from our previous hiking trip.

Post #nwlr Fun

noreply@blogger.com (Nathan) — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 01:23:00 +0000

So, we've been out in Asheville, NC for the Vineyard National Worship Leaders Retreat (#nwlr). After we finished this morning we took a small trip down the Blue Ridge Parkway. Fall colors are just starting to set in here.

Someone didn't appreciate their picture being taken.

We ate lunch at a park near Mt. Pisgah. It was beautiful up there.

We'll post more photos of our adventure later.

First Pigtails

noreply@blogger.com (Nathan) — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:00:00 +0000

A few weeks ago, Rolla had it's 2nd annual Celebration of Nations parade, basically a parade to celebrate all of the nations and ethnicities represented in Rolla. For the parade, Carissa got her first pigtails. I'll post more photos from the parade later.

We Are Still Alive!

noreply@blogger.com (Nathan) — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 03:43:00 +0000

So, it's been a long time....

The past few months have been busy ones and October isn't looking calm either. We went to Silver Dollar City in September and Carissa had fun on the rides (it was the first time we've been their since she grew taller than 36").

To start things off, a few funny faces from Carissa,

And some dance moves,

That's her and Christina's mom in the center,

2011 Summer StL Trip

noreply@blogger.com (Nathan) — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 03:21:00 +0000

2011 Summer StL Trip, a set on Flickr.

We spent the past weekend in St. Louis with Christina's parents and her brother and his family. We had a blast at the zoo, the Arch, and the Magic House.

July 2011 Cardinals Game

noreply@blogger.com (Nathan) — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 23:11:00 +0000

July 2011 Cardinals Game, a set on Flickr.

We attended a Cardinals game last week with some friends from church. Carissa enjoyed playing around the "little Arch" almost as much as watching the game.

Happy Birthday!

noreply@blogger.com (Nathan) — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 19:53:00 +0000

Carissa celebrated her 3rd birthday this weekend. We had a blast with family and friends. Christina, yet again, did a fantastic job with the cupcakes.

Facebook Friends?

noreply@blogger.com (Nathan) — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 03:41:00 +0000

There's a sweet video of Carissa telling a story on Facebook. If we're not friends yet, now's a great time to start.

Click here.

Okay, here's the video:

Weekend with Uncle Grant

noreply@blogger.com (Nathan) — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 23:50:00 +0000

Spent some time with Uncle Grant this weekend while he was visiting from CA. It was fun to hangout and Carissa loved hugging on him.

First Lightening Bug

noreply@blogger.com (Nathan) — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 02:08:00 +0000

Carissa caught her first lightening bug all on her own (actually two!). She was very proud.

The Young Photographer

noreply@blogger.com (Nathan) — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:01:00 +0000

Carissa got ahold of my phone and took some photos at dinner.

Sitting with Papa

noreply@blogger.com (Nathan) — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 01:20:00 +0000

Happy Faces

noreply@blogger.com (Nathan) — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 04:10:00 +0000

Carissa was showing off some of her happy faces tonight on the deck.

Walking to the Park

noreply@blogger.com (Nathan) — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 02:15:00 +0000

We've been taking some massive walks from our house. Tonight we walked over to campus an them down to Schumann park so Carissa could play.

2011 Licking Rodeo

noreply@blogger.com (Nathan) — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 13:41:00 +0000

Last weekend we attended the Licking Rodeo. One of my favorite parts is the Wild Horse Race. Teams of three attempt to saddle and ride a wild horse the length of the arena. You would have to be pretty crazy to participate in this. The winning team got $250 and they pledged to give it towards the Joplin tornado efforts.