Joanna was in a Christmas concert

at school on Friday night.

Alyssa didn't get to sing, but

she still wanted to match Joanna. ; )
What sweet little angels...
...and this is what it was really like
trying to get them all to smile at the same time!
There she is in the front row! : )
It takes lots of concentration to ring those bells...
especially when you're wearing
an itchy ole' Christmas dress! ; )

Joanna and Carter dressed up

as Bible characters for Awana.

Can anyone guess who they are? : )

On April 18, 2009, Joanna made the decision to put her faith in Christ. She trusted Him to forgive her sins, save her from the punishment in Hell, and take her to Heaven when she dies.

On October 11, 2010 she was obedient to the Lord's command to be baptized as a public profession of her faith.

Six other children were baptized that night by Pastor Schlagel, our Senior Pastor. The picture below shows Joanna waiting patiently until last to be baptized by her Daddy, which was her special request. : )

White Sox Game

Vacation at Wisconsin Dells

Fun In Michigan

Carter turned three on March 30th.

Things have been quite busy around here since then! Alyssa came home from the hospital on Carter's birthday. We celebrated with dinner at "Choo Choo Johnny's" and then went home to open presents. We got behind on blogging, but still wanted to share some pictures from around his birthday.
Better late than never! : )

Alyssa Joy Estep

March 28, 2010 ~ 8:45pm

8lbs. 4oz. 21in.

Alyssa just barely waited until we got to the hospital to make her appearance. We got there at 8:30 and she was born 15 minutes later. We are very thankful for a healthy baby!

Nathan didn't get to see Alyssa at the hospital, because

he had the flu. He loved having her come home! : )

It was wonderful having Bethany's mom here

for the week, but I think we wore her out! : )