Although she was born in 2005, the big What’s New remains our toddler, Rachel. In case you missed it, click here to see photos and information about the latest addition to the family. For latest headlines on the Oppmann family, click here. CHRISTMAS 2009 (A work in progress) Emily has her national TV debut as part of the “Christmas at Belmont” program! Here’s a close-up (she’s front, second from the left) and a group shot with the Nashville Children’s Choir. We survived Ice 2009! The girls at the last photo op. Emily and Sarah at the Nashville Children’s Choir’s annual Holiday concert. This was Sarah’s debut! Here they are in uniform and here are the proud parents with the singers afterwards. Freeman post-Christmas party in Hoptown: Rachel at the tree; Aunt Pat with new puppy; Emily at the tree; Brian and Katherine watch; Aunt Nancy takes it in; Sarah celebrates. RANDOM SHOTS FROM 2009 Emily’s 10^th birthday: Emily got rollerblades for her birthday. And click here to see Emily’s 10th birthday with her buddies at Holiday World. Emily and Sarah at the Ryman Auditorium after a special performance of the Grand Old Opry. Andrew, Emily and Sarah at the 2009 Father-Daughter Dance done by the Girl Scouts. Sarah and Rachel at a vintage clothing store in Glendale, Ky. The girls before Brad Holman’s Hickory Crawdads played the Bowling Green Hot Rods in August. Andrew and Emily at a Murfreesboro Magazine party. The family at the grand opening of Chuy’s in Cool Springs, the first Chuy’s to open outside of Texas. Sarah behind the wheel of her Uncle Lindsay’s boat on Lake Barkley. Uncle Bobby is in the background with Emily. Photos from Sarah’s 8^th birthday at Disney to come. Emily and Madison at the Murfreesboro Harley-Davidson store. Sarah, Rachel and Bailey at the Murfreesboro Harley-Davidson store. Andrew got to see Fang again on a Rattlers visit. Andrew got a box of Star Trek cereal for his birthday. The girls dressed as 1950s-style teenieboppers for Halloween. Here’s the view from our seats at the Billy Joel-Elton John concert at Nashville’s Sommet Center. Emily and Rachel and the dragon kite. Sarah looks like our friend Jane in this shot. Rachel’s 6^th birthday: Here she is before the cake, reflecting in the glow of the cake, reacting with surprise to the big gift and here she is with her princess beanbag. Elise with the girls on her birthday. Sarah with a scarecrow, two hours before her swine flu scare. Sudden onset, sudden recovery. All fine now. The girls and their Girl Scouts troop crewed for a hot-air balloon at MTSU’s campus. Rachel is the skate queen! We paid our respects to our nation’s war dead at the Stones River National Cemetery on Memorial Day. Don and Kate’s wedding: Here’s the couple at the rehearsal dinner reception. On the day of the wedding, Don painted the town square of the small Georgia town where they got hitched. Storms ripped through Murfreesboro on Good Friday. Here’s Page One of The DNJ’s special reporting. Tennessee vs. Auburn: Andrew and Derrick and Elise and Lauren. Fun times! Tom and Andy at the Titans’ preseason game with the Packers. Emily has her national TV debut as part of the “Christmas at Belmont” program! Here’s a close-up (she’s front, second from the left) and a group shot with the Nashville Children’s Choir. Andrew, Scott and Steve in Steve’s garage after a beer and a cigar or three. Elise planted a garden, for the first time ever, this season. Ellen, Andrew’s old boss, gave the commencement address at MTSU in December. Here she is with husband Ron, MTSU President Sidney McPhee and Andrew. Elise at the 2009 Country Music Awards! Cousin Clytie going to the alter in Austin. The girls with their friends on the 50-yard-line of MTSU’s Floyd Stadium after the last home football game of the year. Elizabeth, Elise and Susan at the pre-game sponsor party before the Music City Bowl. SPRING TRAINING 2009: Return to Florida and a Larger Crew Andy, Don and Matt on the beach in south Florida. Matt, Andy and Cesar in front of the Tailgater, our mobile HQ. Andrew and Andy (Don in background) at the Astros camp. Behind home plate at the Astros camp Andrew, Don and Matt at the Braves camp Andy, Scott, Don, Matt and Cesar walk to the park. Don checks out the Tailgater. Note the “Roll Tide” decals! Matt, Don, Cesar and Andy at the Nationals park. Matt, Don, Scott and Andrew at the Astros camp. SMOKY MOUNTAIN FALL BREAK (more shots to come) Sarah and Emily at the go-cart place. LAST TRIP TO HOLIDAY WORLD IN 2009 The girls in front of the Holiday World sign. Emily and Rachel in the park! Andrew and Emily rode the Voyage. And survived. OUR JANUARY 2009 HOLIDAY CRUISE The girls in a line on the beach in south Florida before our January cruise. Elise at the local brewpub in San Juan. Sarah and Rachel on the top bunk in our cabin. I took this shot with my BlackBerry from the dock at St. John’s, awaiting for the ferry to take us back to St. Thomas. It’s my favorite screensaver. Sarah and Emily in front of our ship in San Juan. TENNESSEE CHRISTMAS 2008 Emily singing in the Nashville Children’s Choir holiday performance. Sarah singing in the Discovery School’s traveling choir at the Publix HolidayFest. Andrew and Elise at the Grinch on Ice. Andrew and Rachel at the Grinch on Ice. Sarah sitting with the Whos. Aspen, Autumn, Emily and Sarah at the Who Table Rachel with the Whos The annual shot with the Big Guy. The girls in their Christmas Eve PJs. Emily with her stocking Sarah with her stocking Rachel with a new outfit Emily and Sarah in a too-rare, touching moment. The girls as Hannah Montana The big gift: We’re going on a cruise after Christmas! A FEW CUTE PHOTOS FROM THIS FALL We dressed up as the crew from Alice in Wonderland for Halloween this year: Andrew as the Mad Hatter, Elise as the Cheshire Cat, Sarah as Alice, Emily as the Queen of Hearts and Rachel as the White Rabbit. Emily and Sarah were flower girls in cousin Lauren’s big wedding in October. Here’s a shot of Emily and Sarah, along with another shot of Emily with Lauren. Emily attended the Wisconsin Black Belt ceremony of her friend Dillon (right) and his brother Ryan (left). Emily with John and Ginger Hammond, one of their two sets of adopted grandparents, in Appleton last November. RACHEL’S THIRD BIRTHDAY (September) Rachel and her sisters. Rachel and her birthday party guests Rachel with her Little Mermaid birthday cake THE TENNESSEAN’S BOX AT THE NASHVILLE SOUNDS (August) The McCarthy kids and the Oppmann kids View from the window GRAM AND PUBBA IN GLENDALE, KY. (August) Here’s a cute shot of the adopted grandparents and the kids FLANNERY IN MURFREESBORO? Two of Dan’s biggest fans say hello SUMMER VACATION (June) The girls by the pool in Panama City Beach Our Little Mermaid Sarah and Kate in Atlanta Elise, Emily and Sarah at the World of Coca-Cola EMILY’S SPRING CONCERT (May) We’re pleased to report that Emily has been promoted to the next level of the Nashville Children’s Choir! Here are shots from the spring concert: Emily singing in the choir Larry and Nana join us in the audience Emily with choir friend Adam EMILY’S NINTH BIRTHDAY (May) Emily, driving the bus at Mellow Mushroom Pizza Elise and Reed help Emily and Aspen (joint party) with cake Emily and Aspen on their big day! EASTER IN MURFREESBORO (April) Sarah and Emily, reacting to Easter gifts The girls in their Easter dresses OTHER RANDOM SUMMER SHOTS Rachel and Sarah in matching Princess nightgowns Rachel in a cute Belle dress The girls decked out in Hannah Montana t-shirts THE TENNESSEE BLIZZARD OF 2008: On March 8, for about four hours, we got out in the snow in Murfreesboro before it all melted away: Emily gathering a bucket of snow Rachel out in the white stuff. Emily and Sarah with the snowman we made. Sarah suited up for the weather SCHOOL TOUR: Andrew, on behalf of The DNJ, toured Emily and Sarah’s school, the Discovery School at Reeves-Rogers. Here’s a snap. MASTER OF CEREMONIES: Andrew did the honors at the annual awards luncheon of the United Way of Rutherford and Cannon Counties. Here’s a snap. DISNEY AND THE DOYLES: We took hundreds of photos. But here’s a sampler from the January trip: The girls unwrapped a sign announcing that this year’s Christmas gift is a trip to Florida. We rang in the New Year with Kevin and Jenny at a great Pensacola restaurant. Emily and Sarah with Winnie the Pooh Rachel, however, ain’t too pleased to meet the bear. Emily and Sarah give Mickey a kiss. The family in front of Cinderella’s castle at night. Rachel and Elise with Aurora (Sleeping Beauty). Emily with Belle The family with the cast of Aladdin The family with Mickey The family with the cast of Monsters Inc. The family with Minnie Goofy and Pluto with the family OUR FAMILY’S TENNESSEE CHRISTMAS! Although the Volunteer State is old stomping grounds for Andrew and Elise (20 years ago, we decked the halls when we lived in Knoxville), this season in Murfreesboro was the first time the whole family celebrated a Tennessee Christmas. Here’s a sampling of shots the eve and day: Sarah was an angel at the Christmas Eve services of First United Methodist Church in Murfreesboro Rachel as one of Santa’s elves Here are the girls in their Christmas jammies, a family tradition. Emily on Christmas Day Rachel on Christmas Day Sarah on Christmas Day Andrew, Elise and Rachel on Christmas Day (photo by Emily) Here’s a Christmas card from Emily Here’s a Christmas card from Sarah EMILY IN THE NASHVILLE CHILDREN’S CHOIR Emily was selected last fall as a member of the Preparatory Choir, one of several tiers within the Belmont University-affiliated organization. Here’s a shot of Emily aglow immediately after her group performed at the choir’s annual Christmas program in December. Halloween 2007 Here’s a shot from the reader-submitted Halloween photo gallery of The Daily News Journal. Washington trip, October 2007 Here’s a photo of the conference planning team (from left to right, Alan English, E.J. Mitchell, Andrew and Jon Broadbooks). Rachel, pointing up at Abraham Lincoln The girls in front of the Lincoln Memorial The girls at the Baltimore airport Emily and Sarah as junior cheerleaders, October 2007 Emily running on the field as an MTSU junior cheerleader Sarah in the air, with the help of the varsity cheerleaders The girls on the sidelines Rachel’s 2^nd Birthday, September 2007 Uncle Don, Elise and the girls crowd around Rachel at her birthday party. Rachel in party mode Another of Rachel in party mode Various summer 2007 photos, posted July 2007 Emily getting the Birthday Sing at a T-Rats game. Elise and Lori at Andrew’s Appleton good-bye party. Andrew, Dan Flannery (a rare shot of Dan smiling), Emily and Andrew Durstin (far left) at the Appleton good-bye party. Andrew with Mary Flannery and Dwight Nale at the Appleton good-bye party. Emily and Sarah with the mascot of the Nashville Sounds, our new minor league home team. Sarah on the Fourth of July. The family (except for Emily, who was at camp) at the T-Rats game for the Fourth of July. Peter Hollister and Andrew with Fang. Mom and Rachel at a July T-Rats game. Rachel, looking cute, at a July T-Rats game. The neighborhood girls together in cheerleader formation. Various 2007 photos, posted May 25 Fran Raley, CEO of the Girl Scouts of the Fox River Area, congratulates Elise on winning the Thanks Badge. Emily at The P-C for Take Your Daughters to Work Day. Sarah and Elise after seeing The Lion King, the Broadway show, which played in Appleton in May. A map of our Grand Chute neighborhood, as drawn by Sarah on an Etch-a-Sketch-style device. The three girls out on a sled this winter Andrew, Emily and Sarah before a Father-Daughter Dance this spring. Andrew with Scott Koehler, a buddy and beer expert Two cute shots of Rachel in a UK cheerleader outfit: One with Andrew, the other hamming up for the camera. Sarah with her old buddy Fang on Opening Day 2007. The kids and mom on Easter morning. Friends Barry and Beth with Andrew at T-Rats, May Rachel enjoying ice cream with Elise at T-Rats, May The whole gang at the T-Rats, May Barry with a 40-ounce burger at Curly’s Pub, the it-spot in the new Lambeau Field Atrium, May The girls at the home of the Green Bay Packers, May. Andrew and Emily, each wearing press passes, May. Sarah with beloved kindergarten teacher, Mrs. O’Daye. Emily with friend Dillon after Emily’s Badger State Girls Choir performance, April. Photos from Sarah’s birthday party, March 2007 Here’s the birthday cake. Sarah being silly at the head of the table. Sarah with the birthday cake (made by Elise). Sarah eating cake! Sarah opening presents Girls at the party Emily at Sarah’s party Sarah closing her eyes, wishing for a gift. Photos of Emily and Sarah with Fang, the mascot of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, March 2007 First shot Second shot Third shot Photos from the girls’ tea party, February 2007 Group shot of guests and hosts Sarah and her guests Emily and her guests Dad, who served as the waiter, with Emily Photo from the family trip to Chicago, December 2006: Emily and Sarah in front of the jelly-bean sculpture at Millennium Park. Abstract-style photo from under the jelly bean. Emily with a police horse. Photos from Christmas 2006: Emily and Sarah with Santa in 2006. Rachel would not have any part of such event (as did her sisters at the same age). FROM OUR ARCHIVES: Here’s the 2005 shot with Santa, with Emily, Sarah and Rachel. Click here for the Santa shot from 2004. Click here for the Santa shot from 2003. The girls await the “Go!” signal to get into stockings. Emily reacts to the array of Christmas presents. Sarah and Emily in the afterglow of opening gifts. Emily atop her new bike. A family photo at our church on Christmas Eve. Emily and Sarah at our church on Christmas Eve. Photos from the Disneyland Vacation in May 2006: The family in front of the Matterhorn bobsled ride. The family in front of Sleeping Beauty’s Castle. Emily and Sarah at the Flying Dumbo ride. Emily and Sarah at Fort Wilderness. Emily and Sarah with California friends (and former Wisconsin neighbors) Maggie and Marimae. The kids and King Arthur’s Sword. Sarah nose-to-nose with one of the Seven Dwarfs. Emily and Sarah with Buzz Lightyear. Emily and Sarah with Snow White. Emily and Sarah with Cinderella. Andrew and Rachel at Mutt Lynch’s, a favorite Newport Beach hangout of Andrew’s when he was a reporter. Other photos from 2006: · Emily, Sarah and friend Manny on Thanksgiving Day. · Click here for very cool photo of Rachel shot at the Fox Cities Children’s Museum First of three new portrait shots of Rachel, marking her six-month birthday. Second of three new portrait shots of Rachel, marking her six-month birthday. Third of three new portrait shots of Rachel, marking her six-month birthday. Photos from Rachel’s baptism in May 2006 Closeup of Elise and Rachel. Group shot, including sponsors John and Ginger Hammond, the Rev. Kent Ingram and Mimi. Photos from Sarah’s preschool graduation, May 2006: Closeup of Sarah in cap and gown Sarah, after getting her “diploma.” Sarah’s class photo Photos from 2005: The 2005 shot with Santa, with Emily, Sarah and Rachel. FROM OUR ARCHIVES: Click here for the Santa shot from 2003. Click here for the Santa shot from 2004. Elise was a gardener and the girls were flowers for the 2005 Halloween shot. Andrew, not pictured, was a gardener as well. · Emily was The P-C’s spokesmodel for its annual “Hang with Fang” reader contest. This photo was in several P-C ads. · Sarah, who followed Emily to the above shoot, also wanted her picture taken. Note she’s wearing a winter coat (there was snow on the ground when the shot was taken). · P-C photographer Mike De Sisti took this photo of Andrew, Rachel, Emily and Sarah at a September playoff game (two days after Rachel was born). · Here’s Elise and Rachel at a September playoff game. Photos from 2004: Formal portrait shot of Emily and Sarah Second formal portrait shot of Emily and Sarah Emily, in costume from her role in Appleton West High School’s production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, posing with Sarah (May) Emily’s first lemonade stand… she made more than $10 selling 25-cent cups! (July) Emily and Sarah with Uncle Don during his visit in August Emily boarding the bus for kindergarten for the first time (August) Emily and Sarah on the porch (Summer) Sarah sitting in Aunt Paula’s chair (Summer) Andrew and Elise at the PGA Championship (August) Elise and the girls at the PGA Championship (August) Emily and Sarah with a friend at the PGA tent Emily and Sarah with Uncle Marshall at Wigwam Village, Cave City, Ky. (October) Emily and Sarah at Halloween (October) Emily and Sarah at Commonwealth Stadium, during the second of UK’s two football wins in 2004 (November) Emily singing in the First United Methodist Church’s Christmas program (December) Emily and Sarah with Santa (December) VISIT THE WAYBACK MACHINE Old images from Oppmann.Com These are old snapshots of our site and many (but not all) of the links to our old photos still exist deep on the Internet archive: Click here for Oppmann.Com, circa 2001, which includes links to photos dating back to 1999. 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