News

Sorry it's been a while since our last post. I let school, gigs, and lessons bog me down. I recently stopped teaching guitar lesson at B-Sharp to free up some time. I was having a hard time juggling two jobs, gigs, and trying to see my wife a couple hours out of the week. I feel better already.

Baby plans are going well. The heartbeat was right around 155 tonight. It's still pretty high. Does that mean a girl? We'll have to wait and see. Cara has really been popping out lately. It seems like not much progress will be happening and then BAM! Her stomach pops out another couple inches. Cool stuff.




I've been looking around for a new car since our baby news. As much as I love the Geo, it's not really conducive to car seats and strollers. We found a Subaru we liked over the weekend and went for a test drive on Tuesday. Cara started wheeling and dealing and we got them to go quite a bit under the Kelly Blue Book price. It's an '05 Subaru Outback with 58,000 miles. It doesn't have a sun roof or leather, but the CD player and seat warmers are nice. It also has a programmable rear view mirror so you don't have to worry about a garage door opener. I though that was kinda cool. It's going to be weird driving through a parking lot and not setting off car alarms because my car is so incredibly loud. You think I'm joking, but it happened with the Geo. I hope all is well with everyone. Let us know how things are going.

Pumpkins and Spooks

I hope Halloween was fun for all. I finally got around to carving my pumpkin last weekend. It's probably a good thing I didn't get to it the weekend before. It hasn't been a week yet and it's already getting soft. I was thinking about doing something stupid, but I settled on the classic triangle-eye pumpkin face. A good choice, I think.







As a rule, Carroll High School does not allow staff or students to dress up for Halloween. This year they decided to make a fund raiser out of it. Anyone who dresses up pays two bucks, which goes to help pay for the medical bills of a student who had a serious growth removed from his optic nerve. What a great opportunity to help the cause and wear a chicken suit all day. I've been looking for an excuse to wear it to school. My students thought it was pretty cool. I got my fair share of odd looks (from students and faculty), but it was worth it. The best part was wearing my Chucks underneath the chicken feet. One teacher wore her regular clothes with a sign that said "Nudist on Strike." I also liked the art teacher's costume. She's the one on the right dressed as a bag of leaves.



I had another gig a couple weeks ago with the new trio I've been playing with. Dan, the guitar player, is a friend of mine from town who used to play in the Brown Bottle Band and the Trainhoppers. I met Brandon, the drummer, in the music department at IPFW. I have a lot of fun playing with those guys. This is a small clip of us playing Revolution by the Beatles.

Random photo/video

Hey, all. Cara is starting to pouch out a little bit. Other than that, no new baby news. She had her second appointment last week, and everything seems to be going as planned. Here is a picture of me and two other teachers as lumberjacks during homecoming week. Check out those boots! I also took a small video of Tater trying to play with a baby bird learning to fly. Don't worry, nobody gets hurt. Only six more months to go!

Heart Beat

We have a heart beat! Cara borrowed a monitor from a nurse she works with. Click on the video to check it out.

25th Birthday!

Well, my 25th birthday was this weekend and we had a blast! Casey and I were able to have the whole weekend to hang out and do whatever. We started Saturday at Cindy's Diner for breakfast here in Fort Wayne, then headed down to Indy. We decided to go to the zoo for the day. We packed a little picnic lunch and spent the day there. We then checked into our hotel at the circle and headed out for dinner. We met two friends at a local restaurant and then off to the Jazz Kitchen to see The Bad Plus. We had a great time and awesome seats right in front. The next morning we just walked around downtown together. What a great way to spend your birthday! On another note (about the baby), our next appointment is October 3rd. Casey won't be able to be there, but my mom is coming with me. Pray everything continues to go well. We'll keep you posted on any new developments!

Baby's First Photo

We had our first ultrasound on Thursday! We were able to see a big head (just like Uncle Corey), dancing arms, and feet. We also heard the heart beat, a whoppin' 188bpm. It was really cool to see movement; it made things seem a little more real for us. Our next appointment is scheduled a month from now. Cara's doing great. A little tired still, but no more nausea. Tater's doing great, too. We'll keep you posted on any new changes! :)

Count down...

We have 3 days until our first appointment! Casey has taken a half day off from school to be there. We can hardly wait to hear the heartbeat for the first time and possibly even do an ultrasound. My belly is definitely growing. We are continuing to take weekly pictures...Casey wants to make a flip book! Haha! We'll keep you posted after our Thursday appointment! Say an extra little prayer everything goes well! Love you all!