Time for an update!!

WOW! So, things have been crazy around the Vann household!!! I promised that our next post would be an update on our lives and not just pictures, so here it goes!

God has definitely been good to Carissa and I, blessing us with a beautiful and healthy baby girl is what we are most thankful for. However, we are also extremely excited to be joining a new church. We had both felt God calling us to change churches for a while and as we prayed about the decision, there was only one church that would come to mind and that church was Crossbridge Community Church. So, our first Sunday was last Sunday and from the minute we walked in the door we knew that this was where God wanted us. Carissa sang on the worship band at Crossbride in high school so we knew the worship pastor(Tim) and his wife(Melanie). They have two beautiful girls and one baby boy who is a couple of weeks older than Eden. They invited us over for dinner last Friday and we told Eden all day that she was going to have her first date!! We had a blast with them and are so excited about getting involved at this amazing church.

Eden is developing quite a personality! When you put her on her tummy she squeals, squeaks and laughs until she has had enough, then she definitely lets you know she is done! We are pretty sure she is beginning the teething process. She is CONSTANTLY drooling and chewing on her hands. When we go out, her outfits are usually soaked before we get to our destination from all of the drool!! It's hard to believe that she is already four months old!! Time is flying by so fast. Here are pictures from her four month photo shoot. (Didn't Nick do a great job with these!!)









We have two new babies arriving soon. Collin and Kristin, Carissa's brother and sister in law, and Carissa's best friend Hayley and her husband Alex are also having a baby. Both are due in January within a week of each other. When we found out we were pregnant we kind of felt alone in the process as most of our friends had decided to wait a couple of years before they began the endeavor, so we were incredibly excited to find out about the new babies!! Collin & Kristin and Hayley & Alex both find out today if they are having a boy or a girl. So far we have heard from Hayley and Alex and they are having a BOY!!! Possibly Eden's future husband? Are arranged marriages legal in the US???
Check out Collin and Kristins blog to find out what they are having!!

(Collin and Kristin)


Last but not least Carissa turned 24!! WAHOO!! On August 1st my beautiful and amazing wife turned 24! She said this was the first year that she wrote her age on the calender and felt her heart skip a beat!! We spent the evening celebrating with friends and family at the Cheesecake Factory. It was a great time!! I am so blessed to have her as my wife and partner in parenting. She is the most incredible Mom and it has been a true blessing to watch her with Eden.



We both feel so thankful to have found an amazing church, been blessed with a beautiful baby girl and have friends and family to go through the trials of parenthood with. God always provides for us exactly what we need and we are so greatful to have someone much bigger and sovreign then ourselves to trust in!
Beyond Blessed- Nick and Carissa (this post was a joint effort) :)