We feel like God is calling us to look for a few key characteristics:

• We want to meet with believers who follow the Bible as God’s inerrant, infallible word. So far, we seem to be batting 1.000 with the churches we’ve visited.
• We would love to participate in open-format meetings, rather than sermon-centered services. There’s nothing wrong with sermons, we’re just looking for something a little more spontaneous. We’d like to see how Christ moves through all the people in the room sharing and teaching (women and men participating equally). Also, we’d love to make lunch or dinner a part of our weekly meeting.
• We want Nathan to participate with us in the meetings as much as possible. This means that we have to be a okay with a certain amount of baby noise and baby wrangling.

Perhaps Donna can blog or comment about this and add or clarify how God is leading us right now. If you know of anything like what we’re looking for in Northwest Tucson, let us know.

We hit up the Magic Kingdom in some bite-sized sessions the other week. Each day, after Nathan woke up from his morning nap, we would head over to the park and spend a few hours walking around and riding a couple mellow rides. We’d leave each day to meet up with friends or family for dinner.

Disneyland is kind of the old standard for family entertainment, while California Adventure serves as the proving ground for all the crazy new ideas that Disney has cooking. The lagoon-thing in California Adventure is full of construction equipment as they install some new-fangled water light show. Mulholland Madness is going away to make room for… something that I can’t remember. This is a bummer, because I like the old-school, state-fair vibe of the ride.

We met up with Donna’s junior high friend Robin and her husband Dave for dinner after one of our theme park afternoons. Dinner was awesome, but the best part was watching the European Cup Championship game that Dave recorded. It was the first full football match that I’d seen since the World Cup in 2006.

Our last day of Disney craziness found us meeting up with a Tucson friend that relocated back to SoCal. Her kids are older than Nathan, so it was kind of like an afternoon of preview for the next 4 or 5 years.

Nathan is Chewbacca

Ben Stiller bounces from one comedy actor to another, showcasing their accents and comedic timing. Stiller has a few funny parts, but he isn’t as central as the first movie. Amy Adams plays Giselle, er, I mean, Amelia Earhart. She spends the movie saying bouncy things like “jimmy-jacked”, as well as waxing poetic about how wonderful adventure is.

Don’t expect any kind of character development or plot twists. Do expect Hank Azaria to deliver several funny bits with a hilarious lisp. 3 stars out of two possible thumbs up.

Nathan recently completed six months of life, and we took him to the doctor to ensure another six months (and hopefully more). We learned that he’s a whopping 18+ lbs., and 27 inches long. The doctor had plenty of positive feedback for us about his development. We’re on track to feed him more solid foods and even some dairy. We’re also expecting a tooth any time now, based on the incessant drooling that keeps all his clothes soaked from his chin to his belly button.

We also got Nathan up to Grammy and Grandpa’s house for Easter. He was good as gold, smiling and playing with everyone around. He even got some sleep before making the drive home.

Of course, for the lifetime view, you can simply check out the slideshow.

• Some friends from work are headed over for game night.
• I’m pretty sure we’re the last house in the neighborhood with their Christmas lights still up. At least we’ve unplugged them.
• I need to change the oil in my car.
• A long time ago, I used to skateboard. On a day off like this, there was no question where I’d be. Maybe I’ll try to roll around the neighborhood.
• We should take Nathan for a walk, too. That guy is pasty like his dad.