Please stay on the line. Your call will be answered in the order....

Ok, so it's been 3 months since our last post. We're finally getting some breathing room to get some blog updates going again.

Instead of giving you some hold music, here are some hold pictures:

Ellie And Santa - Version 1.0

Ok, to be honest, I kinda wanted Ellie to be crying and squirming to escape in her picture with Santa. But, it turned out to be a really cute picture. Merry Christmas!

Ellie's Mad Standing Skills

Check out Ellie's mad standing skills....even when she can't see.

CrossFit Babies

Back in September, I got certified as a CrossFit trainer and have recently started training some at CrossFit Garage. Sabina and Ellie come with me as well. Now, there is CrossFit for adults, CrossFit for kids, and now I think Ellie is ready to start CrossFit for babies. She seems to have mastered the rings already.

A Christmas Story retold...

All I gotta say is that it was really cold outside...

I really don't think she could put her arms down.
When we went outside, I then put two blankets on her. First time mom right here...

Feel free to stare...

She gets cuter by the second.

Trimming The Tree

Ellie loves lights so we wanted to turn them on as soon as they were on the tree. Plus, the whole having a tree in the house thing was new for her as well.

What Could Be Cheaper Than Walmart?

Well, Home Depot. This amazing tree was $24 at Home Depot! All three of us went to pick out the Griswold...I mean Mazac family Christmas tree. I still can't believe that it was only $24.

Christmas Service At Buckhead Church

Ellie was a little bit more into the Christmas spirit with her outfit for church than Sabina and I were. Maybe she wanted to dress up because she turned 10 months old today.

Unfortunate Incident

A camera was setup to capture Ellie in her natural habitat. Unfortunately, she spotted the camera and eventually came over and took out the videographer.

Disclosure: No actual humans, animals, equipment, or space creatures were harmed filming this video.

A Pick Or A Scratch?

What do you think? Is it a pick or a scratch?



Sorry Ellie. I promise that I will remove it when you get older.

Something Different

Ok, how about some different pictures that don't necessarily have a smile in them?

Ellie's Second Musical Instrument

Oh yeah, that's right, she's already moving on to learning another musical instrument.

This is the special director's cut version of the video. It includes a bonus feature of special commentary from Ellie on how she prepared and trained for the role.

This Isn't Fair

I know, it's not fair to post something that is this stinkin' cute! Sorry.

Ellie's First Pull Up

Ellie's getting stronger! This is her first pull up. It won't be long before she's starting on CrossFit workouts.

Photo Montage 11-13-08

This is just a collection of some recent photos, enjoy!

Little Bo Peep?

"You better not put this on the blog!"

Oui, oui or wee wee?

'Sup?

Yes mommy and daddy, of course I will obey!

Awe!

Ellie's Indian War Chant

Steve's Job Transition, God Style

I couldn't help but include this picture of Ellie. This is the outfit she wore to Watermarke Church on Sunday. The staff put together a reception for me and Sabina between the services since it was my last day (click here for some history on my transition) and invited the whole church. There were two of the largest cakes I'd ever seen. One of them said, "Don't let the door hit you in the ..". Just kidding. The staff also gave me a very cool desk clock with an engraving that said "With Appreciation Watermarke Church".

Then God showed up in my job transition in a big way. He took a Lead Pastor transition process at Watermarke Church that went 3 months longer than planned and a North Point Ministries hiring process which normally takes a year and a half (just kidding) and brought them together within one day. Literally, Sunday was my last day on staff at Watermarke, and I received a job offer from Buckhead Church Monday evening! Wow!

The position I'll be in is the building engineer for Buckhead Church. Essentially, I'll be responsible for the IT network, phone system, security system, HVAC, electrical, and mechanical systems in the building. They are all computerized so my IT background was what they were looking for in this role. I start on the 23rd!

Saweet! Thank you God for providing!

Ok, Crawling For Real

This totally counts!

Ellie - FSU vs. GT

Ok, clearly this is before Ellie found out the final score. Once I told her that FSU lost, she ran into her room, slammed the door, and cried for 2 hours straight. Poor thing.