UFO SIGHTING

OK...Natasha and I have been reluctant to release these photographs, but we have concluded that the world MUST know, and it is not our right to keep them from the general public.

These pictures were taken on our way back from St. George over Thanksgiving break. They speak for themselves, thus they need no explanation. You be the judge.

The Story of a Boy

I would like to share with you a story about a boy who wears glasses. His name is Jordan. Jordan had a pair of glasses, and these glasses allowed him to see. But one day, while he was cleaning his glasses off, one of the nose pads suddenly broke off! Jordan was sad, but he soon discovered that he could still wear his glasses with minimal discomfort, thus all was not forever lost.

Soon after this, Jordan and his dear wife Natasha went to Costco and picked out a new pair of glasses. They found the frames they liked and ordered them, only to discover that it would take a week for them to get in. This, however, was just fine because Jordan still had a functioning, yet mildly uncomfortable, pair of glasses.

But the story does not end here. The outlook seemed bright for brave little Jordan, but then tragedy struck. A few days after the glasses were ordered, Jordan was doing his school work. He had just finished a paper and was looking things over when Natasha came in to see what he was doing. Jordan had placed his glasses on the table in front of him, but Natasha did not notice this. As she bent over to look at the screen of the computer she placed her elbows on the table to brace herself, and SNAP!


Oh No! Jordan's glasses were wrecked beyond repair! Natasha was very sorry and Jordan was also sad...


Luckily, only a few days passed until the glorious arrival of Jordan's brand new glasses.


Again, Jordan could see, and he and Natasha lived happily ever after.

The End

Natasha's Every Night Prom Hair

Now that things have settled down since Christmas, I thought I would take the opportunity to post some things that I have been meaning to post.

I present to you, the thing on top of Natasha's head every night before we go to bed! (Did you catch the rhyming?) Every night (before she cut her hair) Natasha would put her hair up in preparation for bed, and this was the result. We (meaning I, Jordan) have come to the conclusion that it is a cross between a sort of prom hairstyle and a small Caribbean octopus, wouldn't you agree? Needless to say, its gorgeous.

PREGNANCY PROGRESSION: WEEK 28

Week 28 of Natasha's progression towards motherhood comes on the heels of not one, but two haircuts...on the same day. Wow, that is a sweet haircut. (Actually, this was taken during the time between the first and the second, so if you think this one looks good, just wait until you see her now... HOLY COW!)

PREGNANCY PROGRESSION: WEEK 25

After a temporary hiatus from the blogosphere, the Cullimores RETURN. Without further adieu, Natasha at 25 weeks. Lookin' good!

Where shall he lay his head?

So, my wonderful boss gave us her bedding and decorations from her last baby. It is really cute stuff. I am excited, because I wanted to go with an animal theme and that's what she happened to have and the big bonus was that it was free! (Please notice the cute hanging animal mobile at the top center of the above picture).


Pictures for the walls and cute inquiring animals for the headboard of the crib.

They are stuffed animals and they like it (see the smiles), so this isn't inhumane.

PREGNANCY PROGRESSION: WEEK 22

PREGNANCY PROGRESSION: WEEK 20

IT'S A BOY!!!

The ultrasound was on Monday. Our little one fooled pretty much everyone. The general consensus before the ultrasound was that the baby was a girl. Apparently, we and those we know and love don't really have a sense for this sort of thing. It seems pretty obvious from the physical evidence that we are having a boy...but we'll let you decide based on the evidence provided.

Jordan is of the belief that he can only produce males...I guess his position holds for now. He was beaming when we left the doctor's office. I believe his words were something to the effect that he was going to tape the ultrasound pictures to his chest and strut around campus. (I took the pictures with me).

It was a really incredible experience seeing our baby. Words really can't express the feeling. The Nurse Practitioner reported that all of his parts were developing properly. He was an active little one during the ultrasound. At the time, I was 19 weeks 5 days and he was measuring 20 weeks 3 days. They don't change the due date if it is within a week though. Jordan is happy to know that he is measuring big. Thank you, by the way, to all of those who have offered to help in the fattening process.

Here he is in his Halloween costume: a skeleton. I have been working on it for five months.

PREGNANCY PROGRESSION: WEEK 18

In comparison to week 16, she has made some progress. However, now is the time to buckle down and pull out all the stops. We need a large child, who will be able to hold his or her own on the playground, and based upon the size of the child at this point we have some work to do before it emerges triumphant from the womb. Rally around the banner and join with me fellow citizens in promoting the enlargement* of the Wife!

*All donations will be graciously accepted, including, but not limited to: cake, chocolate, ice cream, various baked goods and tasty morsels with a sugar to other ingredients ratio of 10:1. If you decide to contribute to the cause please ensure that you deliver two plates, the first with twice the amount of the second, as her "weight coach" will need to consume the first plate in order to determine proper quality and quantity. Thank you.

Can you feel the power and prestige?

This picture is in no way relevant to any recent event either I or Natasha have experienced, but in browsing through the pictures on our computer, I concluded that this one would do most to contribute to the power and political legitimacy of our blog. Thank you (VOTE CULLIMORE 2028).

PREGNANCY PROGRESSION: WEEK 16

As you all know, Natasha is pregnant with my man child (or woman child?). As per Tiffany's request, we will periodically post pictures of Natasha on her journey to fatness. Please note that she is already developing a nice little pooch. She is supposed to be gaining a pound a week, so if she looks a little skinny next time you see her, make sure to feed her something healthy and get on her case for not gaining enough weight.

Sweet Action Shot

For a couple semesters now, my mission buddy Ryan Kacher has organized a Slovenian Flag Football team. It has been a great way to keep in contact with everyone, and we get to have a ton of fun playing football together. This semester our team name is "Nimam pojma", which essentially means "I have no idea." I feel it was definitely an inspired name compliments of Ryan. Unfortunately I have only been able to make it to one of our three games so far, but I am hoping to make it to the rest. Anyway, this is a sweet action shot that Natasha took of me during the game. It almost makes it look like I know what I am doing out there. Fake it til you make it; a life motto to live by.

Something New

Due to Scott's request, I have created the post: "Something New." I am not completely sure why he wanted me to post this, but I don't usually ask too many questions of Scott while he is up on the Big Rock Candy Mountain. The answers are just too strange.

The Heartbeat

Last Tuesday, we had a doctor visit and were able to listen to the baby's heartbeat. The heartbeat was really fast and strong. The Nurse Practicioner said that it sounded healthy. We have since been informed that boys generally have faster heartbeats. However my parents seem to be convinced that the baby will be a girl. I suppose that all baby heartbeats sound fast anyway. Only 8 more weeks until we will be able to find out the truth via ultrasound.

Announcement

Natasha and I have a picture that we would like to share with our readers today. If you have any further questions or comments please call.

In Our Defense

Due to the criticism that our blog lacks content, I will now increase the content of our blog. I just got done looking at Tiffany's blog and decided that in order to consistently post interesting articles that people will want to read, you either need to have children, or live in Alaska. These are my excuses for the lack of content. Cindy, David, and my parents, however, seem to have no excuses, so I will expect great things from them as they attempt to live up to the standard Tiffany has set in Cullimore family blogging. By the way Tiffany, thank you for taking the "high road" with your comments about me and my choice of dress, you are most gracious. (I think I have proven my point, you all wish that you hadn't wasted your time reading this, don't you!)

The Beginning

Now that I have finally got all the settings right, I can begin the BLOG OF THE CENTURY...(imagine an echo effect trailing off in a grandiose manner). Well, now that the blog has begun, i'm not really sure what to say. Here is a picture of us, enjoy.