David and Amanda Creason

New pictures of Benjamin

2011-12-03T12:03:00.002-05:00

Here are some pictures that Amanda had taken in Benjamin's first few weeks-

Benjamin's First Day

2011-10-27T22:04:00.006-04:00

Natalie and Grant got the chance to meet their little brother today. I wasn't sure if Grant was so happy because of his new little sibling or because of the Tootsie Pop he was given at the hospital. Either way, it was a fun day for new beginnings. Here are a couple of pictures-

First picture

2011-10-26T22:22:00.002-04:00

Here is a picture taken shortly after the delivery: Mom and the little guy are doing great!

Planning to have more pictures tomorrow-

Benjamin Andrew Creason

2011-10-26T19:44:00.001-04:00

...was born around 6pm.

9 pounds 6 oz.

20 1/2 inches long

Mom and baby are well. Planning to have pictures later tonight or tomorrow morning.

Now it's starting to happen...

2011-10-26T16:56:00.002-04:00

Contractions are closer. Things are getting more intense.

Might be a little while before I can blog again.

No news...

2011-10-26T16:13:00.002-04:00

The contractions are getting a little closer together but we are settling in for the evening.We could be here for a while :)

A quiet afternoon in room 8

2011-10-26T13:24:00.002-04:00

Around 1pm the decision was made to give Amanda pitocin to move the labor along. Things are not moving very quickly so they are going to give Amanda a small amount of pitocin to manage the contractions.

Walking the hallways

2011-10-26T10:33:00.002-04:00

You know, from a guy's perspective, about 80% of the labor process is somewhat low intensity. We're all ready to go, but all we can do is walk the hallways and talk. We do get the chance to walk past the rooms where Natalie and Grant were born, which serves to create good memories. I suppose this delivery affords us a walk down memory lane.

They broke Amanda's water a little before 10, so now we walk and wait for the process to follow its course.

The little guy is coming...

2011-10-26T08:47:00.005-04:00

Off to the hospital around 8am this morning. Today is the day that Amanda will be induced-

As I type this she is in the process of getting checked in and settled in the hospital room.

Here are two pictures as we left the house this morning--

Tropical Storm Lee

2011-09-07T18:34:00.002-04:00

I had not heard our sump pump run until today; and boy did it run. They are predicting that the Susquehanna River in Harrisburg will hit 26 feet (second only to Agnes in '72)

Here are some pictures of our backyard during the heavy rain. We don't normally have a creek in our backyard, but we did today...

The 'occasional' post

2011-03-18T23:11:00.004-04:00

It has been a while; I suppose I could use the 'it's been busy' line, but everyone is busy these days and they tell me that you make time for the things that are important to you. I guess that leaves me without excuse. :-) I'll just have to make my 'occasional' a more regular occurrence.

Well, here are a few pictures from the past few months.

On the boardwalk in Rehoboth Beach

2010-09-10T21:06:00.003-04:00

Here are some pictures from our weekend trip in August to the beach...

New pics

2010-09-10T21:00:00.005-04:00

It's been a while since I've uploaded some pictures of the kids...

Throwing out the first pitch!

2010-08-04T15:39:00.005-04:00

My nephew, Liam Creason, recently had the opportunity to throw out the first pitch at a minor league baseball game. Here are a few pictures of the young ace on his big day.

Visit with Grandma Creason in San Diego

2010-08-04T15:35:00.002-04:00

Here are a few pictures from our recent visit with Grandma Creason:

Pictures from July

2010-08-04T15:27:00.004-04:00

Recent Pictures

2010-06-07T17:40:00.003-04:00

A few more pictures from Easter

2010-04-08T13:47:00.002-04:00

Here are two more pictures from our Easter morning...

Easter 2010

2010-04-08T13:42:00.004-04:00

These pictures were taken on our way to and from church on Easter morning.

It's been a while

2010-04-08T13:39:00.003-04:00

Well, I guess you can tell that I started a new job shortly after my last blog. Our world has been a whirlwind with work, the arrival of little Grant and all the aspects of daily life. Challenging to say the least, but all part of our new reality.

I hope to catch up on some of our pictures from the last few months, but wanted to post one blog from the past weekend. The Harrisburg Creasons got the chance to meet up with the Charlotte Creasons in Richmond. The pictures on the following blog were taken going to and from church.

Dave

Our Saturday Snowstorm

2009-12-21T20:53:00.004-05:00

We got about 9 inches of snow this past Saturday. Amanda, Natalie and I went out to shovel and to introduce Natalie to the 'white stuff'. She was happy to participate in the shoveling (as long as we didn't get any snow on her shoes:-) I also took her sledding, but she was less than enthusiastic so our sledding time didn't last too long.

Some recent pictures

2009-12-18T15:03:00.003-05:00

Well, Grant has been home with us for about a week and is transitioning well into his new schedule. Feedings, sleeping and the occasional interaction with his sister (well, mostly his big sister interacting with him) fill his day.

Here are two pictures from last week. The first is a picture taken of him in the hospital. The second picture is a one of him with Natalie when we brought him home.

All are well and we are looking forward to a Christmas season as a family of four:-)

Love to all!

Dave

First picture

2009-12-09T21:48:00.002-05:00

It's been a truly blessed day... quite a long day, but everyone is doing well. Here is a picture taken this afternoon while Grant was resting with Mom.

Tomorrow is moving day when Grant gets to come home and meet his big sister (due to new Hospital protocol no visitors under the age of 18 are permitted during flu season). We look forward to having everyone under one roof.

Many thanks to everyone for emails, calls and encouragement. We also appreciate all the comments on our blog. We have been reading them throughout the day.

Love to all!

Dave (for Amanda, Natalie and Grant)

Grant David Creason

2009-12-09T01:57:00.003-05:00

Grant David Creason arrived at 12:11am on Wednesday, December 9. Amanda's delivery went very well and we are all so very excited.

Grant weighed in at 9 pounds, 11 ounces and measured 21 inches long. He is quite a big boy and we expect he will have a healthy appetite. He takes the 'largest Creason baby' title from his uncle Josh, who weighed 9 pounds, 6 ounces.

All are resting comfortably and in excellent spirits. We thank God for His blessings to our family. I plan to have pictures posted on the blog later today.

Dave

10pm

2009-12-08T21:56:00.001-05:00

Contractions are 2-4 minutes apart.

8:15pm

2009-12-08T20:23:00.001-05:00

Contractions are getting stronger. Amanda has been given an epidural and is now resting...

Not much happening...

2009-12-08T18:42:00.002-05:00

We are settled in the labor and delivery wing at Harrisburg Hospital. They broke Amanda's water and now we are waiting....We anticipate it will be a long evening.

Going to the Hospital Tuesday at 4pm

2009-12-08T12:12:00.004-05:00

We head to the hospital this afternoon so Amanda can be induced. She is resting now at home and we are preparing for what is to come. I hope to have more news as the evening progresses and will try to update the blog as I am able.

We trust the Lord for His care and provision.

Dave

Quick Update

2009-12-06T20:29:00.002-05:00

Our little guy is not quite ready to make his appearance-
We are planning to visit the Doctor's office tomorrow for a final appointment. If all is well (and if he doesn't decide to come on his own) then Amanda will be induced on Tuesday afternoon.

We'll keep you posted:-)
Dave

Visit to the Strasburg Railroad

2009-12-03T20:56:00.006-05:00

The Kurz, Fontaine & Creason gang visited the Strasburg Railroad on Black Friday. Here are some pictures from our time at lunch and at the Railroad.

Thanksgiving 2009 Pictures

2009-12-03T20:50:00.004-05:00

Here are a couple of pictures from our Thanksgiving meal in Carlisle.

Thanks for hosting Mom and Dad!

The little guy is coming soon...

2009-12-03T13:22:00.002-05:00

If our little guy doesn't come this weekend, we expect that Amanda will be induced by Tuesday, December 8th. Amanda went to the doctor yesterday and while everything still looks good, it does appear that he is preparing to make an appearance.

I hope to be able to blog during the delivery, as I did with Natalie's birth. Some of that will depend on internet access, schedules and how the delivery goes. I'll keep you posted:-)

Dave

A quick hello to our Ohio State family

2009-11-07T19:24:00.002-05:00

At the playground

2009-11-07T19:18:00.004-05:00

Here are a couple of recent pictures taken on the slide at the playground.

Natalie on the cell phone

2009-10-31T10:48:00.003-04:00

Natalie has quickly figured out how to use any cell phones she finds. Yesterday she called home from Grandma Creason's cell phone. We have a message on our home answering machine with an audible 'Uh-oh' on the other end:-)

Today she found my cell phone and was showing me how to make phone calls and send text messages-

Halloween Video

2009-10-30T13:12:00.002-04:00

The video is a little dark, but this is a video of Natalie's first 'trick or treat' (she didn't really figure out how the whole process worked until much later in the evening...for now Grandma just walks her up and helps her pick a piece of candy:-)

More pictures from Halloween 09'

2009-10-30T09:57:00.003-04:00

Halloween in Carlisle

2009-10-30T09:46:00.009-04:00

A giraffe, a pumpkin and a monkey (Sophia, Natalie and Liam)

Almost 8 months pregnant

2009-10-26T14:02:00.002-04:00

December 7th doesn't seem that far away...

Here is a picture of Amanda and I taken this past weekend.

Flossing

2009-10-26T14:00:00.003-04:00

I found Natalie with about 10 feet of dental floss for her 7 or 8 teeth.

I had to take some pictures:-)

More pictures from our work in the backyard...

2009-09-02T18:33:00.003-04:00

Helping Dad in the backyard

2009-09-02T18:22:00.003-04:00

Here are some pictures from a landscaping project we are working on together:-)

Little ladies watching Disney

2009-07-24T15:26:00.004-04:00

Natalie was hanging with the North Carolina Creason cousins while we were in Atlanta for David Grinnell's wedding. Here are two quick pictures of them watching TV together...

From left to right... Elena, Natalie, Emily and Lily

New web address: creasonblog.net

2009-07-24T14:54:00.003-04:00

Apparently, our domain name at creasonblog.com expired and another company snatched it up before I realized it had expired. We are changing the web address to creasonblog.net.

Sorry for the change! I'll make sure to renew it in the future so we don't have to change it again.

Dave

Learning to say 'cheee'

2009-07-11T15:31:00.003-04:00

Natalie was sitting in my grandfather's school chair today, reading magazines from the mail. She can now climb up and sit in the chair by the window, reading just like her Mom and Dad.

I told her to say 'cheese' and got 'cheeee....'

3 in a basket

2009-06-04T14:09:00.002-04:00

Here is a picture of Natalie with two of her cousins, Liam and Sophia. It was taken on our recent trip to North Carolina. Thanks to Matt and Janel for sending it to us:-)

Hanging out together

2009-05-28T19:45:00.003-04:00

Here is another video from the past weekend...

Sophia was giving Natalie hugs and Matt came up with a new ball game using one of the chairs in the hotel room.

Memorial Day in NC

2009-05-28T14:58:00.005-04:00

Here is a video from our recent visit to NC to see Josh's graduation. During our stay we had a little 'Barnyard Dance' activity with Liam, Sophia and Natalie in our hotel room.

Pictures from the last month

2009-05-15T11:25:00.003-04:00

Combing our hair (with the brush turned backwards:-)

Visiting with Tim, Anju and Caleb in Philadelphia

Dinner with Richard and Mary Reeser for Easter

Talking on the phone (with the phone turned backwards...I think we are seeing a theme here:-)

Having a crazy hair day

Hanging with the Bloomsburg gang

2009-04-11T23:15:00.002-04:00

We recently had a chance to catch up with Jason & Karen Hannas as well as Jon & Kerrie Gregory. We all met up in Maryland to enjoy great food and fellowship. Here is a picture of all 15 of us.

Proofs from recent pictures

2009-03-26T22:51:00.003-04:00

Here are some proofs from recent pictures that were taken of Natalie. You can see the photographer's site below:

http://www.custom4keeps.com/

Sunday Afternoon Walk

2009-03-24T20:05:00.003-04:00

Amanda and Natalie

A little sleepy...

Birthday Party

2009-03-24T20:00:00.004-04:00

Natalie was a little tired after all the excitement and decided to forgo her birthday cake in favor of an afternoon nap. Her cousins, however, were more than happy to help with opening presents and party favors.

Recent Pictures from Natalie's Birthday

2009-03-24T19:49:00.005-04:00

Check out the 'big hair'

Just catching up on some pictures tonight...

I have included a couple taken at home as we opened presents together as a family (and one from a recent bad hair day).

An early birthday present

2009-03-11T20:13:00.003-04:00

Here is a video of Natalie riding her new horse in the kitchen...
We opened this fun present one day early (and Natalie didn't even mind helping me assemble her own gift:)

Elena and Dave

2009-01-26T21:20:00.006-05:00

This series of photos just makes me laugh. Elena is getting to the age where we can really have fun together (at least I was having fun:-)

While feeding the bulls with oranges, I happened to get a little 'residue' on my hands. What happened next was only what any loving uncle would do to his unsuspecting little niece...

Oh, come on...what's a little orange juice mixed with bull slobber? :-)

Dave eyes up the bull. Elena watches closely.

The delivery...

The 'residue' on Dave's hand...

Elena tries to run...

...but, not quite fast enough to escape the reach of her devious uncle.

(In full disclosure, Elena was not harmed during the taking of these pictures:-)

The highlight of the day...feeding oranges to the cows:-)

2009-01-26T21:10:00.005-05:00

There are always things in life you can find that you've never done before. Feeding orange halves to cows would have to be on my list. Elena was rather daring and was willing to hold one or two out for the cows. "Just hold your hand out and they'll come to you", Uncle Don would say. Then the sandpaper tongue comes out and....

Ooooooooooooh

Picking Oranges

2009-01-26T21:02:00.004-05:00

Elena picks a beauty!

Uncle Dave! You're not going to eat that, are you!?

Dave, Josh, Elena and Andrew hard at work.

Josh and Uncle Don reaching for the ones up high.

Here are some pictures from our 'orange picking' adventure. Some we picked for ourselves and some we picked for the cows (more pictures to follow:-)

Pictures from Christmas

2009-01-26T20:50:00.005-05:00

Walking on the ranch

Lily leading the way

Elijah and Natalie on the beach (it was a cold day... by Florida standards:-)

Here are some great pictures from our time in Florida with Amanda's family. These pictures were taken by her brother and sister-in-law, Andrew and Ellie. There were a lot of good ones to choose from, so I'll probably load a few at a time.

Natalie's First Swim

2009-01-08T18:23:00.004-05:00

When in Florida, one has to swim, right?
Here is video of Natalie taking a swim at our hotel in Sebring. She did very well and enjoyed splashing around.

2009

2009-01-08T17:40:00.003-05:00

Happy New Year to all...

I am going to try to catch up on the blog over the course of the next few weeks. We do have a fair number of pictures from our Christmas vacation with Amanda's family in Florida so I will have to pick out a few good ones.

Here is a short video of Christmas morning at the Skipper ranch in Sebring, Florida. Amanda, Natalie and I were down there visiting with the rest of the gang for a few days around Christmas.

We did also spend some time in Tampa and Charlotte over the Holidays so hopefully I have some pictures of those travels, as well. It was a lot of fun, but it has also been good for me to come home. My dear wife, however, is still 'on vacation' but I hope to see her again before the summer rolls around (I think she is trying to avoid cold weather as long as possible:-)

Here is the video from Christmas Day- I especially like Elena's very honest comments about her views on Christmas:-)

Pre- Thanksgiving Dinner Video

2008-12-10T22:24:00.004-05:00

Doesn't the food look great!

And... the best part is that 'Uncle Amazing' makes a guest appearance at the end (Elena and Emily started nicknames for their uncles and Andrew's new nickname seems to stick!

For those that are interested, I am warmly referred to as 'The Juice King' due to my dependance on a couple glasses of OJ to get me started in the morning :-)

Thanksgiving Pictures

2008-12-10T22:12:00.005-05:00

Natalie in Santa's Chair

Elena, Emily, Natalie, Eli and Lily

The whole gang at Oglebay for dinner

Natalie at Thanksgiving dinner

Thanksgiving Dinner at Grandma Fontaine's house

Here are some recent pictures from our visit with Amanda's family at her Grandmother's house in Ohio. The three pictures at the top were taken the Friday after Thanksgiving at our dinner trip to Oglebay in West Virginia.

Sunday Dinner at the van Bastelaar's House

2008-11-17T11:08:00.005-05:00

Liz and Jeff van Bastelaar, Rick and Marina Allen, Amanda and Dave.

Rick Allen with Natalie.

Joost, Natalie and Grace playing together. Joost and Grace were very gracious and allowed Natalie to share their toys. Natalie doesn't have many trucks so she was very interested in Joost's collection :-)

Amanda, Lauren, Liz and Marina.

Dave and Grace with the two bunnies:-)

Great food and fellowship with Jeff, Liz, Rick, Marina and Lauren!

Thanks to Lauren for forwarding these picures to us:-)

More pictures from trick-or-treat night

2008-10-30T21:48:00.006-04:00

Here are some more pictures of the gang at Halloween tonight...

Natalie's First Halloween

2008-10-30T21:36:00.013-04:00

We had a fun time tonight trick-or-treating with my brother's family. Liam was dressed as the UPS delivery man, Sophia was a chicken, and Natalie was Tigger.

Young Liam figured out the candy thing very quickly and came back with quite the 'stash'. Fortunately, he was kind enough not to complain when his Dad and Uncle did a 'security check' on the candy (someone had to try the candy to make sure it was safe:-)

Happy Halloween!

Exercises?

2008-10-27T16:27:00.007-04:00

So this is what happens when I'm not around:-)

Here are some more pictures...

2008-10-07T09:19:00.002-04:00

Here are a few more proofs from our photographer's web site. I was told that none of our family shots came out that well this time, but Natalie's pictures sure came out well. Maybe she has a future selling baby cereal:-)

6 month pictures

2008-10-02T10:05:00.003-04:00

Amanda scheduled time with a photographer this past Saturday for Natalie's 6 month pictures. While it will be a little while before she has them available to view, she did make this one picture available to us.

To see the photographers website, click below:

http://www.custom4keeps.blogspot.com/

Driving in the Kitchen

2008-09-22T18:39:00.003-04:00

Has it really been a month?!

2008-09-22T18:20:00.006-04:00

Well I guess it's been a while...

Having a new role with my company and a fairly busy schedule has limited my recent blogging. Here are a few pictures from the last month or so.

The pictures include a visit here from Grandma Fontaine and Aunt Amy as well as a couple of pictures taken during Amanda's recent visit to North Carolina to see the Charlotte Creasons.

Love to all!
Dave

Natalie learning to 'enjoy' solid food

Playtime

Natalie with her cousin, Elena. Princess Natalie

Emily Natalie with Grandma Fontaine

Who dressed you like this!?

The latest videos

2008-08-20T18:59:00.003-04:00

Here are two recent videos. The first is of Natalie's recent attempts at eating solid food. Tonight's main course was some good old fashioned oatmeal. I don't know if I've ever seen her smile so much, so I'm going to assume she really liked it (whether or not she was able to swallow any of the food is any one's guess:-)

The wheels on the bus go round and round

2008-08-20T18:45:00.005-04:00

Here is the second recent video. This is a video of my nephew, Liam, singing "Wheels on the Bus" with his Grandma and Grandpa Creason. Amanda and my brother, Matt, were also enlisted as singers:-)

The Creason family in Williamsburg

2008-08-16T22:28:00.004-04:00

We finally got all fourteen of us together before departure. Here is the whole gang in Williamsburg...

On the couch:

Amanda, Natalie, Elena, Matt, Liam, Josh and Emily

Behind the couch:

Dave, Mom, Janel, Sophia, Dad, Stephanie and Lily

Natalie in the 'big bed'

2008-08-16T22:27:00.002-04:00

Pictures from our family visit to Williamsburg

2008-08-16T22:15:00.016-04:00

We just got back earlier today from a great visit with my family in Williamsburg. Amanda, Natalie and I joined my parents and both my brothers' families in Virginia for a week. Here are some pictures from the week:

Dinner together

Matt and Josh opening Matt's special bottle of wine for the celebration of Mom's 60th birthday

Learning how to sit up

2008-07-30T21:06:00.002-04:00

Sometimes we lean to one side, but we certainly have fun in our booster seat:-)

Dinner at Thai Palace

2008-07-30T21:01:00.004-04:00

I am stealing the honors and showcasing my picture with Natalie from this past Friday (come on...it's not everyday you get a picture with a little princess:-)

Visit to Longwood Gardens to celebrate Lauren's birthday

2008-07-12T22:22:00.005-04:00

Amanda, Natalie and I went to Longwood Gardens today to celebrate Lauren Kooistra's birthday with her. Here are a few pictures from our trip.

West Coast Creasons in town

2008-07-12T22:17:00.006-04:00

Here is a picture of Natalie with her west coast Creason 'cousins'. We were so glad to have my cousin, Todd and his wife, Katie, visit us with their four kids. It was a brief, but fun visit.

From left to right: Tate, Cade, Shea, Paige and Natalie.

As Paige would say, "Everyone here is a Creason!"

July 4th Holiday Pictures

2008-07-12T22:03:00.011-04:00

Here are some pictures from our recent trip to North Carolina for the July 4th Holiday-

Emily holding Natalie

Little cheeks at bathtime-

Elena and Emily playing in the rain

Dudes grilling out for the Fourth-

Kurz, Creason and Grinnell families enjoying the July 4th cookout

Cousins

2008-07-07T21:45:00.004-04:00

I will hope to post more pictures from our 4th of July trip to North Carolina, soon. I wanted to get one picture up that was one of my favorites. This is a picture of Natalie with her cousin, Eli, taken with their patriotic outfits. Natalie is on the left, Eli is on the right.

Happy 4th of July!

Sunday Morning Pictures

2008-06-23T08:46:00.002-04:00

Recent Pictures from San Diego Trip

2008-06-04T17:47:00.007-04:00

Walking to the dining room with Grandma.

Amanda, Grandma, Natalie and I in Shirley's living room.

Grandma Creason with her friend, Shirley.

"Spike"

Power to my 'peeps', yo!

2008-06-04T17:45:00.001-04:00

Visit with Dennis and Dustin

2008-06-04T17:43:00.001-04:00

My uncle Dennis and his wife, Dustin, came to visit us from Temecula.

Here is a picture of all the girls together...

Grandma Creason, Dustin, Amanda and Natalie

Nap time

2008-06-04T17:37:00.006-04:00

Nap time with Dad

Nap time with Grandma

Bath time in the sink

2008-06-04T17:26:00.004-04:00

While visiting Grandma Creason, we had a little 'big' accident that required a new outfit and a complete scrub. Fortunately, Grandma's sink was the perfect size:-)

Visit with Grandma Creason

2008-06-04T17:21:00.006-04:00

Here are some pictures from our recent trip to San Diego...

This is a picture of us enjoying a meal with Grandma Creason in the dining room at La Vida Real.

Sunday Dress

2008-06-03T12:55:00.003-04:00

Someone was a little tired after a busy Sunday morning. Here is Natalie in her Sunday dress.

PS. We hope to have pictures of our family trip to California soon... stay tuned:-)

Gaining weight

2008-06-03T12:51:00.002-04:00

Amanda and I are estimating (based on our home scale) that Natalie is up to about 13 or 14 pounds. Since we have started to supplement her diet with formula she is really growing (it also helps to have a great-grandmother in California that held her and feed her for about a week:-)

Here are some more recent pictures...I have to admit that I hardly recognize her myself. Look at those cheeks!

Singing together

2008-06-03T12:40:00.003-04:00

It is cool to see Natalie becoming more responsive. She likes to 'talk' in the morning and tries to sing with me on occasion. This is a video of the two of us singing, 'Father, I adore you'.

It's been a long day

2008-05-23T23:38:00.005-04:00

My mother in law was kind enough to allow me to 'steal' a picture from her camera...

This was taken about 5 minutes ago in our hotel room. As Natalie has had a rather busy day, she has retired to the king bed in her room for a good nights sleep. Maybe next time we'll see if they have a smaller bed:-)

San Diego and Los Angeles

2008-05-23T23:09:00.005-04:00

I can't believe I forgot my camera:-( For some reason, as we were leaving, I grabbed a number of items including my camera case, but no camera. We bought a throw-away camera so we hope to have some pictures when we return.

So far the trip has been interesting. I'm learning what it is like to travel with a 2 month old. All things considering, it has gone pretty well. We have enjoyed our stay with my grandmother at her community, La Vida Real, and have found all of my grandmother's friends to be very endearing. Natalie has become the star of the show at our meals in the dining room. My grandmother is only too happy to show off her 'great granddaughter from Pennyslvania'. It is great to see her so happy.

We did take a day trip today to see our family in LA. We met them in Irvine and have settled in at a local Residence Inn. I've managed so far to wrestle and lose to a leaky sink in our room and have found ways to try to pawn off Natalie's rather odorous diapers by attempting to secretly dump them in my brother's room. Natalie has managed to completely 'soil' her car seat for the third time this week (I had no idea that there was such a high 'rate of return' on digested baby formula:-) We did enjoy a nice dinner and the crowd is now planning to make an ice cream run to a local ice cream parlor. Like I said...all in all, not too bad.

Hope to have pictures soon!

Quick Update

2008-05-19T10:55:00.002-04:00

It has been about a week since I last entered a post, so I will do a quick 'catch-up' on the latest and greatest. Natalie is gaining weight little by little so we are very glad for that. We are trying to get into a routine as we will be traveling to San Diego this week so that Natalie can meet her great-grandmother, Grandma Creason. This will be her first big trip so we are exited but a little apprehensive about traveling with a 2 month old. We trust God will give us safe journey mercies.

This past weekend we had the opportunity to co-host a 40th birthday party for our dear friend, Jody Kooiman. We don't have any pictures from the event, yet, but I hope to post some. We were also visited by our friend Lauren Kooistra. I have added a picture from her visit.

The rest of the pictures are of Natalie, looking cute, as usual:-)

Natalie Sleeping

2008-05-10T23:56:00.002-04:00

No one was harmed in the making of this film. Young Natalie can still breath, even given her peculiar sleeping position:-)

A few recent pictures

2008-05-06T22:36:00.002-04:00

Here are some pictures from the past weekend. We celebrated Amanda's birthday on Saturday at a local French bistro and then enjoyed time with my Aunt Jane, Angela and my brother's family on Sunday.

A few early proofs

2008-04-28T15:27:00.002-04:00

We had a photographer take some pictures of us with Natalie last weekend. We are starting to receive a couple of proofs, which I am posting here. For a view of more of the proofs on the photographers blog, click on the link below:

http://www.custom4keeps.blogspot.com/

Ellen and Davis here for a visit!

2008-04-28T15:08:00.003-04:00

We were so glad to have Ellen and Davis visit us last week. Here are a few pictures from the adventures of the wives and kids...

The latest

2008-04-21T21:45:00.002-04:00

Amanda's childhood friend, Ellen, arrived today with her son, Davis. They are going to be spending the week with us. We had a nice dinner out tonight, but I don't have any pictures, yet. I will hope to add more this week. In the meantime, here are a couple of pictures of Natalie that my mother forwarded to me from her camera (I realize I've been adding a lot of Natalie lately, but I have family that tells me I can't have too many pictures:-)