We're Back! Christmas Time Post.

Christ is Born! Glorify Him! We all had a really busy Christmas visiting our family. Noah had a great time singing Christmas songs and learning about St. Nick/Santa. We are all healthy and well and thankful for all God has blessed us with this year. May the Lord keep guiding us and leading us through the new year!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Pascha 2014

Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen!

What a wonderful Pascha (Easter for our protestant and Roman friends) the Chases had. Our celebration started with Great and Holy Friday. On this day we remember the Lord's Crucifixion and Death on the Cross for our Salvation. 

Dad was the reader at the Passion Matins in the morning. Mom and Noah joined dad for the Ninth Hour at the foot of the cross in the afternoon. 

Noah and his buddy Gabriel during the service 

Holy Angels Church

Fr. Matthew, Nett, and Noah 

We worship Thy passion, O Christ. We worship Thy passion, O Christ. We worship Thy passion, O Christ. Show us also Thy glorious resurrection. 

On Holy Saturday, mom had to work so dad went to church for Jerusalem Matins and grandma and grandma watched Noah. Then we went and celebrated Aunt Ashley's 29th birthday. 

On the Feast of Feasts we got up early and went to Church for Paschal Matins and Divine Liturgy. We drove up as the procession around the Church was just getting started. It was very moving to sing, "Christ is Risen from the dead, by death he trampled death, and to those in the tomb he grated life." 

Mom and Noah after Liturgy

The empty Cross

Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen

After Liturgy we went downstairs to the social hall for the blessing of the Paschal baskets. 

Fr. Robert (our spiritual father and pastor, whose last day is tomorrow), Fr. Matthew (our new pastor), and Fr. Deacon Artur. 

Later in the afternoon we went to Aunt Ashley's for Easter dinner and an egg hunt. 

Looking for eggs. 

Noah had a long but exciting day. Glory to God for His Son.

Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen!

Happy Easter,

Nett, Nelson, and Noah.

Happy 1st Birthday!

Guess who turns one year old today?

Noah at Eleven Months

Noah is eleven months old now! One more month until his one year birthday! Janette and I could have never imagined the joy that Noah has brought to our lives. 

Here are some pictures we took before we went to church this morning. 

I'm a big boy!

Fish lips.

A very serious standing pose.

Daddy's cheeks. 

Sleeping Blog

It's been a while since we had updated our family blog. We've been sleeping. Stay tuned for more updates from the Chase family.

Noah at the Zoo

Grandpa Chase, mom, dad, and Noah went to the Zoo, while dad was on vacation. It was Noah's first of hopefully many visits to the world famous San Diego Zoo.    

Noah seeing a goat for the first time at the petting zoo.

Noah is looking at the goat and wondering, "what is that?"

Grandpa's favorite animal, a meerkat. You can see dad's and grandpa's shoes reflected in the glass.

Grandpa, Noah, and mom. (Dad is taking the photos)

Just a couple of monkeys on the monkey trail.

No trip to the zoo would be complete without a visit to the orangutans. (mom's favorite animal at the zoo)

Noah and dad looking at the orangutans.

Grandpa and Noah. Two peas in a pod.

"This is a tree Noah."

Mom, Noah, and her friend the orangutan.

"Say hi Noah."

We sure had fun with grandpa at the zoo. Afterwords, we meet grandma for dinner at El Pollo Loco. We are very blessed to live so close to Noah's grandparents. 

Guess who is ready for Halloween?

Hello Friends and family,

It has been too long since our last post. Noah is now almost seven months old and is getting ready for his first Halloween! The decorations are out and the house is ready for "spooky time," as dad likes to say.

Noah the Duck Commander

One of mom and dad's favorite television shows is A&E's Duck Dynasty. Dad loves to wear his Duck Commander t-shirt around the house. Nett loves to say "Jack" like uncle Si. We really enjoy watching this wholesome and entertaining show.  It makes us "happy, happy, happy."

Noah has taken to liking ducks or as we call them the "quack, quacks" (after the sound they make). Usually, he plays with two small rubber ducks when he takes a bath in our kitchen sink. Well, tonight Noah saw his new duck bath tub. (after daddy, with an assist from mommy, blew it up for him) He loved sitting in his new big duck!

Noah the future Duck Commander. He is "happy, happy, happy" in his new duck. 

Noah is five months old!

It has been a while since we updated the blog with some more photos of our little Noah. He has grown so much over these five months! 

A big adventure that we have been having is trying to get him use to sleeping in a crib, away from mom and dad. The first two nights were a little tricky for us but after that he took to sleeping in his room just great! Still, he does end up in our bed in the wee early hours before dad goes to work.

He has turned into a rolling pro. Our eyes are never off him when he is on the ground, couch, changing table, or our bed, since he loves to roll from his back to his stomach. 

Before we know it he will be crawling all over our house.

Though not all of his first have been great. He has caught his first cold.

Still, we couldn't be more happier with our little man. 

See you all soon! Come and visit anytime! 

Noah at Three Months

Noah just wanted to say hello! He is now three months old and has decided that he likes to get up at 5:45am....much to mommy and daddy's delight [insert sarcasm here].

Who me? I don't get up that early? :-) 

He loves his bouncy chair. Or as we call it, the poop chair. (it helps him go #2)

He is also turning into a stylish "little monster."

He likes to blow bubbles with mom.

And to stand up with daddy.

He likes to hold hands. Here he is with little Evie.

Dad is getting baby wrap training with a stuffed dog.

Come over and see me...I am always ready to smile! 

Some recent photos of Noah

Noah is getting so big! He is almost three months old and every day he is smiling more and more. Here are some recent photos of him.

A few weeks ago our friends Heather and Mike came over. They are getting married next summer and Heather asked Janette to be a bridesmaid. Janette is excited! Noah, was very happy too, well when he was awake.

Noah and Heather

Mike, Heather, and the sleepy man

Noah is also learning how to sit up. 

Look at his smile. 

We are constantly laughing at his silly faces

He is getting long...

So far these three months have been the best. 

I love my snail toy! 

Look I can hit it and it turns on! 

I can look at it for hours! 

Mom, dad and Noah are learning that everyday is an adventure when you are a baby and first time parents. :-)

See you later!