Six months of baby photos in a single post...

Alright, back by popular demand ... the monthly portraits! Here is January through June, all in one gulp!

7 Months old:

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8 Months:

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9 Months:

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10 Months:

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11 Months:

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I can't believe I am (was) One Year Old!

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Christmas Day with the Muellers

Some of the best shots from LAST year's Christmas

Uncle Joey ... fulfilling his lifelong dream of becoming a surly woodsman...

Nolan's uncle Chad in one of his less-extreme haircuts...

Uncle Adam gets his first Nolan-sighting...

The first Christmas morning in Grandpa Jack ("Jackpa") and Grandma Char's new place...

What can we say, the kid's a sucker for bows...

Cousin Alex teaches Nolan how horse-rocking is done...

Christmas Eve with the Gustafsons

Nolan's first "un-Christmas Morning" with Grandma 'Nae and Grandpa Steppie...

He even got to hang out with his Great Grandma (G.G.) Shirley, too!

Nolan 6 Months Old

I know what you're thinking .... "Those guys are still alive?" But we are, and we're determined to bring this site up to date. Although we have been big fat blog-slackers, we nevertheless are still trying to document each and every month for you, our loyal friends and family. Get ready for a photo marathon.

So with no further wait, here is Nolan at six months...

Here he is going for the Jim Morrison look...

"If I eat my own feet, will I still get bigger ... or disappear?"

Christmas with Grandpa Ray and Grandma Debbie

Nolan also got to celebrate his first Christmas with his Grandpa Ray and Grandma Debbie.





Although he still lack's verbal skills...








...we're pretty sure he was trying to communicate his solidarity by matching the colors of his rings to the Windows logo on Grandpa's shirt ... thus beginning the eternal debate ... Mac or PC?








All in all it was a wonderful visit...











...And a great first Christmas!

Irwin Family Christmas 2008

Ah, the wonderful, unpredictably strange festivity of Irwin Family Christmas! We couldn't wait to introduce Nolan to the tradition!



First, Great Grandpa Ross reads his annual pseudo-holiday email aloud during prayer time...



Nolan is counting the days until he gets to take over this task...







Next comes the traditional (and downright embarrassing) Santa encounters...







Luckily, Nolan wasn't alone in his mild humiliation. To join him, he had mom...





...dad...





...second cousin Cory (note, that IS underwear inside the wrapping paper)...





...and even one of Ross's students, Ryan (so the memories can be relived in class, again and again)...







Then came Nolan's favorite part ... presents!





This was followed by a mildly inappropriate game of Nazarene-family dice rolling and ball passing ... the details will remain confidential ...



However, we were getting worried that Nolan was playing the whole thing a little too straight-laced. Would he really fit in with these rambunctious Irwins?



Clearly, our fears were unfounded...



It's all in the genes...