Let it snow, let it.....ugh let it melt!

hello friends, welcome to the Miller Family Chronicle, Christmas Edition...... It's Saturday, the 17th, and we have just gotten about half a foot of snow dumped on us. Needless to say, we havnt done much this afternoon. We did catch the third installation of the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy, and were left a little confused by the multiple plots and exchanges. Anyhoo.... Christmas is coming, like it or not, and we're getting really excited to see family again. Mabri is growing and learning new skills all the time. We now are high fiving, giving kisses, and punching teeth through those stubborn gums. She's also very excited about the new first cousin that's on the way. December has been a busy month already. I had the opportunity to travel to Ennepetal, Germany with the band Disciple and play Christmas Rock Night, an annual 2 day Christian music festival that's held the first week in December. I had an amazing time, met lots of nice Germans and Dutch, and did my first ever crowd-surfing. There's numerous videos on Youtube, just search Disicple CRN 2007. Anyway, I was very glad to get back home to my ladies, I missed them very much. We are currently searching for a house to buy. We've looked at several, and are planning on looking at 3 more tomorrow after church. The whole process can be a little intimidating, but we're hoping that it will be obvious which house we're supposed to be in... anyway, consider this the Miller Christmas card, enjoy some good food, family, and friends this holiday season, and have a great new year.

time for pics!!!!!
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Slow down, kiddo!!!

Hey guys, Brian here. Yet another issue of the Miller Family Chronicle. We're sitting here on a lazy Monday evening. The kiddo is in bed, and I have about 40 minutes to get this updated before Horatio Cain and his CSI: Miami team come in to my living room and take me away to sunny Miami for an hour. So here goes: Life is great. Mabri is developing new skills ridiculously fast. She's pulling herself up on anything within reach, and as you will see in the video below, she loves her new walk-behind toy. It's awesome to come home from work and see her light up when I walk in the door. As you can see, she's getting a mop of curls going as well, sooooo glad she got mommy's hair and not mine. Brooke and Renee thought it'd be hilarious to dress the girls up over the Halloween season and took some pictures. Enough rambling. Life is good. Be blessed.
B

October?! Already?! SHEEESH

Well, this year is flying, many pictures have been snapped, teeth and hair and growing, as you will see, and yes, it's possible. She gets cuter every day. I know, you're thinking, "they're biased." Nope. It's just plain simple fact. See for yourself.










































Hey, give her a break, going potty is hard work.....







Apparently we have a future plumber on our hands......

What a week!

Here are a few pics of Mabri when we went camping the other weekend. It was early in the morning, and Daddy and Mabri were sitting by the fire . . . We had an awesome time despite the torrential downpour and can't wait for next year's trip.



































Ok, seriously. I know that people are always saying that "they grow up so fast" but I think I was hoping that Mabri never heard them so that she wouldn't. So much for that idea. So, in the last couple of weeks of our lives, our little girl has sprouted 3 teeth, with another on the way, and she started crawling! You can see the lower ones in one of the pictures. She's got one big one through on the top, so we've been affectionately calling her "snaggle-tooth". It may not sound like a big deal to some of you, but to me she is changing right before my eyes, and way too fast! She also has been sleeping in some very strange positions that we caught on camera which is hilarious.





























Until next time, it's those crazy Millers, B, B, and M!!!!

We have tooth!

No, there is no grammatical mistake there, we only have ONE tooth. Mabri has finally sprouted her first tooth, and just this morning I noticed we can see another one just under the surface. It will probably be poking out there by tomorrow. She is becoming much more mobile, getting close to crawling, and it brings me to the realization that I might be a terrible housekeeper, because she can find the junk on the floor that the vacuum or broom may have missed. I'm sure it has nothing to do with the person operating said cleaning instrument.
So, I'm pretty sure that I just missed the entire month of august. Wow, things have been down right nuts. We are looking forward to a more relaxing october ? . . . maybe. Not a whole lot of anything new, for those of you knew about it, we finally got the jeep back after a month and a half out of commission. We had to replace the motor. I don't really even want to talk about it, I'm just glad that saga is past. We have begun the search for a house. Maybe by this time next year we'll have news on that, as it is probably going to be a long process. Throw a prayer or two up for us about that if you think about it, we could use it. Wow, I thought about doing a recap of August for you all, but I am having trouble remembering it all, so I guess I'll just throw some pics your way. Love and blessings from the Millers!



























Thanks to Renee with re:defined photography for this pic!












. . .and so good night to all and to all a good night!

July What?! Already?!

Hey everybody! I truly cannot believe that July is nearly at an end.
Tomorrow we will be taking Brian to the airport to fly to Washington
State to play another show for Disciple. No, Mabri and I do not get to
go this time. So me and the little munchkin will be on our own this
weekend, and we will miss daddy very much.
Everyday Mabri is growing and changing and making new weird noises that crack me up. She started one this week that makes her gag, but then she smiles and even laughs at herself. She had her first bananas the other day and made terrible faces and even had a full body gross shiver, and then proceeded to eat the rest of it happily. Still won't take a bottle, but we are working on the sippy cup. She just likes to chew on it right now. She is doing some teething, but nothing is poking thru yet. She is pretty much sitting up by herself now, with a few tumbles here and there. Well, that's all I can think of that you've all been dying to know. Life is sweet. My little girl is sweet.
*SIGH* On to pictures . . .

If this doesn't make all the cold-hearted people in the world melt, I don't know what will . . .














. . . And here we have our first bath in the kitchen sink . . .



. . . and this was amazing. She actually fell asleep in her exersaucer. Shall we rename it the "exersleeper?" (ugh, I'm so lame)















And last but now least, the hat. I fell in love with this hat, and on her it was even better!











Well, that's all for now. This is Brooke for the Millers' signing off. Much love.

busy, busy, busy

Hello all, and welcome to another issue of the life and times of the Millers. So, wow, a month has passed in the blink of an eye, and life continues to get busier and busier. We had a great time down in Tennessee this past weekend at our good friends Paul and Jordan's wedding. Lots has happened in the last month. I got the opportunity to fill in at guitar for our good friends in Disciple for three shows in late June, and I'm flying out to George, Washington in a few weeks to play one more for now. Not sure if I'll be doing any more, we'll have to see....















Anyway, we all know the real reason you're at this site, and that is to take another gander at this bundle of laughs we call Mabri Quin. It's amazing how much she is growing and changing everyday. She's at about 18 lbs. and 27 1/2 inches long now. She is doing alot of talking and some of her new sounds that she is making are dangerously close to "ma-ma" but I suppose we can't count it since she doesn't know what it means. We are having so much fun seeing her personality beginning to really show. Sooooooo, here she is!
TAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!














First real photo shoot, we're taking more this week!!!




























First attempt at rice cereal.... So far, mixed reviews

June 11th: 4 months old!

It's hard to believe that our little pumpkin is four months old already. She is now weighing in at a whopping 16lbs. 12oz. and is about 27" long or so. She tends to wiggle when I try to measure her. She is doing great. Sleeping thru most of the night nearly every night.
We are discovering just how much she really is daddy's girl. She LOVES the TV. If it is on, you may as well forget getting her attention. She just stares at it. This first pic I thought was appropriate: apple and tree. Sometimes I will turn on cartoons for her during the day, and she will squeal and talk to them as if they are having a conversation. She is really loving the fact that she has found her voice and likes to experiment with it.
Yesterday I was giving her a bath and as we were all done and I was draining the water, she decided that this was the moment she had been waiting for all day: She pooped in the tub. She then made eye contact with me and smiled. I think she got that from daddy too.













Here she is sitting in her new chair. She likes to sit up so much and take it all in, so often she will sit in her little "throne" on the table while we eat.

















Forced to be together whether they like it or not!













So I bought this unbelievable little bathing suit for Mabri and decided after church that I was going to try it on her. Needless to say it became a photo op. She is looking very Hollywood these days!




Well, that's about it for today. Bed time is approaching. Have a fantastic week everyone. God bless!
Brooke for the Millers

Happy Memorial Day!!

Well, here we are, Memorial Day 2K7. First of all, we want to say thank you to the men and women of the Armed Forces who sacrifice their lives every day for our freedom. It's amazing how much more I appreciate this now, because of the fact that I had a first cousin and a good friend both serve in Iraq for close to a year, and many of Brooke's family has served or are serving at this time. Brooke's grandpa, Buzz, is a Bronze Star winner. I know not everyone agrees w/ all the reasons for being in Iraq, but for the record, I just want to say a public thanks to all these people for being willing to serve.

Now on a lighter note, here's some updates as to what this amazing little girl is doing now... With a little strategic postioning, she can roll over, barely... but she did it!!! She has also really found her voice the last few weeks, and will now lay on the floor, or in her swing, and just chatter away, squealing and giggling. It's awesome! She's sleeping really well; we put her to bed at about 930 and she usually sleeps till around 5 or 6. She continues to amaze us every day...

Also, I just want to announce that we have a DISHWASHER!!!!!!!!! It's amazing... note to whoever knows my brother: tease him about how long it took him to put his in. 3 DAYS!!!!! Mine was hooked up and running in 2 hours, including a nice cabinet around it. And then he's probly going to say something about a fluke golf round a while back, just dont pay any attention to it.... hee hee......

enough babbling... enjoy the pics, have a great holiday everyone!!!

B and B and M
































Mabri and Addy: friends for life? or mortal enemies...... hmmm















Mabri Quin Miller: America's Next Top Model

Good to be back, Plain City

Hey guys, well, in the process of attaching the pics to this post, I managed to delet most of my text. So, where was I? Well, the reason for the length of time between posts was because we have moved to good ol' Plain City. We have a great 3 bedroom apt, and Mabri has her own room now, which she has taken to amazingly well. She's doing great, and we are all loving being this close to Grandpa and Grammy and also being 3 minutes from work. We are feeling really good about being here and feeling like we are right where we need to be. To those of you who are seeing this blog for the first time, we're sorry we havnt gotten hold of you for sooo long, but enjoy the pics!!!

ps. We'll have pics of the new place up as soon as we put all of our crap away!!!!

Brian

Proud papa? yea, that's me

hey guys, it's Brian here with a few more pics of our totally awesome kid... Just wanted to fill you all in a little on what's going on in Brooke and I's lives. I have been at my new job with Mark Troyer Remodeling for a month now, and so far it's going really, really well. We are on the prowl for a new apt in the Plain City area; we have a few options, still thinking and praying it through. We will be moving hopefully at the end of the month. We're going to be looking for a house to buy in the next year, Lord willing, and can't wait to be in a home of our own. As some of you know, I sliced my thumb pretty good a few weeks ago, and it has healed up nicely. I took my stitches out a few days ago, and I'm constantly amazed at how the body can heal itself. Sorry, I dont have any gory pictures to show you all. Anyhooey, that's about it, enjoy the pics, and feel free to comment away!!!

Brian