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Christmas Newsletter for 2014TRANSCRIPT
Hello Friends,
Our last newsletter ended
with the announcement of
our first child :)
John Lee Morrill was born
July 1, 2014. We are hap-
py to report that he had no
complications and neither
did Casie. He has done
remarkably well and con-
tinues to fill our hearts
with joy and our minds with
amazement at his progress
physically, verbally, and
mentally.
Casie is happy to report a
quiet first 5 months. Yes
he sleeps well for the most
part and is a paci baby; he
loves that thing!!!
His first Christmas will be
an experience as we plan
to drive to California and
visit family.
Lil Morrill Hits the Scene
Oh yea, the House too! We purchased a house just
about the same time we
found out about the baby!
It has a pool that Nate fought
with for a while, but still made summer an enjoyable sea-
son!! Nate’s mom came to
live with us for a few months
and she lovingly painted, up-dated the hardware on the
kitchen cabinets, and created beautiful landscapes in the
front and backyard.
We owe a lot of the aesthetics
of the house to her, because Casie was forbidden to handle
such things as paint or heavy
lifting ;;)
Volume 1, Issue 3
December 2014
MORRILL REVIEW
This special issue of Morrill Review is full of pictures that document
John’s journey thus far.
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The first 5 months have flown by!!
Volum
Pictures Are Worth a
Thousand Words
First week home
First weekend
away
Months old
First time to enjoy tummy time
First Thanksgiving and meeting great-
grandparents for the first time!
The State Fair’s prize Jack-o-
lantern!
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emails, Facebook, parties, phone calls,
gifts and prayers! You helped her contin-ue to feel blessed and ultimately ready to
welcome our sweet baby boy into the world! Without your love things would
have been very stressful!!
Other special moments of course include
beating Lufkin! And making it to the playoffs! A moment we are anticipating is
John’s first long car ride to spend
There have been many special moments in our lives since last Christmas. The
experience of pregnancy and birth of course tops the list. Nate continues to
say that our lives are changed forever and he’s right. He still talks about the mo-
ment they put John in his arms with sweet
tears in his eyes. It was very special to Casie that you all poured out your love in
the many varied forms that you did: cards,
Christmas with Nate’s family and friends in
southern California. Keep a weathered eye on Facebook for the photo bomb I’m sure is to
occur during our stay. We can’t thank enough those who are already willing with wide open
arms to take us in and let us have a magical
first Christmas with our sweet baby boy.
Along the way we plan to stop at as many fami-ly and friends as we can. We are kinda excited
for him to meet the people in our lives that
have helped us along the way.
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Nacogdoches Dragon
Football
Special Moments
Dragon Football has come a
long way in the past 20 odd years. And for the second time
in a row, something that has not been done since 1930,
1931; We beat Lufkin AGAIN!!! It was a nail biting game that
went touchdown for touch-
down answered and replied by the Dragons and Panthers.
Our season ended in the first playoff game against Marshal. Nate has
taken a break from coaching varsity foot-
Letting God lead the way! We are just along for the ride!
We beat Lufkin
AGAIN!!!!
The Golden N shines again!
508 Esther Blvd
Nacogdoches, TX 75964
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The Tale of John Lee
John took almost 6 hours to make his arrival at
Nacogdoches Medical Center. He was delivered by Dr. Glymph. Casie was induced by 7:00 am
and yes she had the epidural! Nate was very calm and collected throughout the process. John
did not want to center up so the birth was slightly
assisted but no Caesarean
was necessary. People present include of course Casie and Nate, but also her mom Lisa and his
mom Sherry, Cristy Sorrells, and Miranda Little. Casie’s Dad Billy came off the rig and joined the
family 3 days later; the same day the small family were released from the hospital. John was born
with LOTS of hair and continues to have lots of hair! He stayed in premie clothes for a few
weeks. He is a very pleasant and content baby. His major meltdowns are mostly for food (go fig-
ure!) He has come a long way from touching his hands together (since the minute he was born) to
staring a hole in your head, laughing, rolling from his back to his tummy and back again and just
recently eating off a spoon. He continues to amaze us by mimicking us and growing big and
strong. We also believe that teeth are on the
horizon!
Wishing you all a Merry Christmas!