Gordon -My little teddy bear

Gordon is the sweetest little boy. He just always smiles so sweetly and pats my cheek with his fat little hand to tell me that he loves me. Hiram and Esther can't stay away from him, they always want to help and play with "tubbie" and "Do-Do Bee". They came up with those nicknames all on their own. He is 8 mos. now. He weighs 22 pounds, has two teeth on the bottom and just got his top two teeth. He pulls himself up to stand in his crib, and when he is on the floor he rocks back and forth on his knees. Mobility is just around the corner. I can't hug him and kiss him enough.

Kids Are So Random

Hiram and I had the funniest conversation as we were laying in bed the other night. It went something like this... I feel something wet and squishy in my ear. It can't be water from the bathtub. It's kind of soft and sticky. I know it couldn't be a gummy bear...

ME: How do you know it couldn't be a gummy bear?
Hiram: I didn't eat on.
Me: Oh. (of course) Then I told him about this thing called ear wax.

Here is another one from Esther. We had the missionaries over for dinner the other night. E. Casper was teaching about the atonement and asks Hiram a question " Why do you think the Savior suffered for us? " Hiram is thinking, we are waiting, Esther pops up off the floor and gets right in Elder Casper's face and says "SQUISH!". and then runs away. It was the timing or something and it probably doesn't sound funny to be read but it was hilarious. Talk about RANDOM!

Apple Pickin' and Halloween

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The Mac Truck Cake

TA DA!

Hiram's 5th Birthday

Hiram has been dreaming of having a "Mac Truck" birthday party since his birthday last year when he had the same plan only he got sick so it didn't happen. So I made a Mac Truck birthday cake (into the wee hours of the morning), and a bullett proof Mac Truck pinata. (Chad finally put it on the ground and whacked it with a golf club). The kids raced little hot wheels on a pine wood derby track and we ate our family favorite...white chicken chilli. He was the happiest 5 yr. old ever!

Our little family is growing. A friend of mine put it well when he said, "before I had kids I had fun, and now I'm happy". We are happy and we try to have a little fun here and there as well.

Laural Hills Hike

This is my once every 2 year post. The Crossley's are doing well. We just got back from an a vacation spanning 3 states (Utah, Idaho and Colorado). The kids had fun meeting lots of cousins and experiencing new places.