~Craven a good Time~

Christmas time is here...

2011-12-06T07:48:00.001-08:00

This year has flown by- they seem to go faster and faster. It is Christmas time and we are so excited for the month of December. First things first, Auklin turns 3!!~ He is going to start primary in January! They started taking him into primary half way through and so he can get used to it, I peeked in there the first week they did it and just watched him looking all around in total shock. I cant believe how big he is! Then the next weekend is our Anniversary, 4 years! We were talking the other day and Kasey said does it ever hit you that we are our own little family making our own memories with our kids and stuff? We are putting up our own tree in our own house... Sometimes we are just on cruse control going about 90 mph and forget to realize and enjoy what we have. Then the next weekend is Christmas! Auklin is old enough to realize now that SAnta is coming if he is good and it is so fun~ He is old enough to realize what Christmas is and it is fun to talk to him about Jesus and what what he did for us- I love to watch his face get all serious and he LOVES his little baby jesus from the manger scene Grandma Great gave him. he plays with him all day long. We love December and are sad to say it will go by way too fast. But another year awaits and next December will be here before we know it! Happy Holidays!

YW modesty fashion show

2011-10-05T21:23:00.000-07:00

I would recommend this activity for all to try!!!

So for Young Womens this week I decided to really hit them hard with modesty. In today’s world it seems to be hard for the girls to be modest when they want to be fashionable. They also seem to be afraid of wearing certain clothes because by themselves they are not modest but they don’t realize you can make them modest- SO I planned a Modesty fashion show but the twist was I collected tons of clothes from tons of people who are awesome and over a few weeks I was able to get a huge selection. I was also able to clear with our budget to buy them all new under shirts from down east so they could stay modest. We spoke to them before hand about how to be modest in all different ways and had the bishop take a few moments as well. Then we set all the clothes out on tables and told the girls they were there to make a cute outfit and they would walk the runway and show them to us- we had tables lined on the ground to look like a runway with lights around both sides and a big sign that said “Modest is hottest fashion show”. The fun thing was they didn’t know they could keep the clothes until the very end- It was fun because we kept hearing things like “oh I wish I had this” “I want this outfit now” and “whos are these cause they just lost them!” J It made more and more excited to tell them that they could have them- I had 6 categories they needed to make an outfit for (first day of school, sportie, spunkie/edgy, night out with the girls, date night and formal) they were judged on each category on if it was modest, fashionable, and how well it matched the category- (We had the bishop join us for one of our judges) these points came into play at the end… Well during the show we were able to help them pick out clothes that looked good together and tell the to pick a new shirt cause the one they picked was too small or didn’t look good- (we were fun about it) hehehe. We wanted them to learn how to dress good and appropriately. They got better and better as the night went on. They had so much fun with it and didn’t want it to end. The best part of all is when we told them they could keep the clothes- their faces light up better than if it were Christmas and all gasped and shouted “really” and as they were about to run over to the clothes we told them to be respectful and help each other out so everyone gets clothes that they want. They were actually very good at sharing and picking things out for each other and their were no fights about anything- we thought there would be more girls wanting the same thing and that why we did points for judging so they could bid on the item with their points but it only happened one time and it went smoothly! The best part for me is when one girl came to me with pools in her eyes and said “like I appreciate this sooo much, you have no idea, I just feel so grateful” her dad had lost his job this summer and she never got the chance to go school shopping- That made everything worth it! We had so much help and contributions and it was such a fun activity- I will probably make this an annual thing!

piles of clothes collected all clothes on the left are smalls then the next row is Medium then large and then Xlarge... we also got shoes and jewelry and other accessories!

My Hubby

2011-09-15T20:22:00.000-07:00

So this is my husband Kasey Reed Craven, sometimes you just want to shout from the roof tops how amazing someone is and I did that already but I am still just full of energy just wanting to spill out to tell the world how much I love my favorite person EVER! You are all probably waiting to here some fantastic reason or story behind this but nothing out of the ordinary- My new favorite quote is "It's best when you make the ordinary- Extraordinary!" (I wont reveal where I heard but I am sure some of you know ; ) ) Anyway, Kasey is just like the greatest person ever- he loves me, all of me even the bad parts- and he is the best dad- I love watching Auklin look up to him and run to the door when he gets home and chase him down the sidewalk when he leaves. He works so hard to provide for us- and goes to school to support us for the future- Everything he does is for his family and I just want to thank him for making my ordinary life with him Extraordinary! xoxoxo- Love Love Love you babe!

St George..... Disaster?

2011-08-22T13:22:00.000-07:00

So St George was a blast as usual! We loved everything we did and everything about it... except :) all the injuries and accidents. hehehe this trip caused more accidents than any other I have been on. to start....

this week has been Auklin and mines accident week and I am glad our injuries were not too serious although Auklin had us all scared- I will start with Auklins horror story of the week- we were all swimming out in the pool don’t worry he did not drown… he was going down the slide and loving it so much well he ended up slipping and falling and hitting his head on the cement- it swelled up pretty fast and look so horrible and this was right after his other bump on his head was just going away- in the exact same spot a tennis ball appeared on his head- he actually didn’t cry as long and hard as we thought he would. The bump went hay down and he was himself, we called a know and asked if we should take him in and he told us some signs to look for and if he was acting normal he would be ok- he was right back to himself in no time. And the bump has gone down a ton! Although all the little scrapes and scuffs got worse and now scabbed over and he just looks so sad! Then the next day we went shopping and when Kasey went into the dressing room Auklin followed him, well Auklin shut the door and got his finger pretty good- we are going to probably have to drill it because it is filling up quite a bit- poor thing! I think it hurt worse than his head- It looks like we are the worst parents in the world and we abuse out child. He posed pretty good for the picture I must say.

Well then the next day we were playing ultimate spoons in the pool and as I was diving for a spoon I hit into Kyron either an elbow, a knee, or a fist but I sure got a black eye- It swelled up pretty good but went right down, it just stayed purple. Then we came into make dinner and I was cutting lettuce and on the last cut I sliced my finger and I must say it was pretty deep- I saw purple… : / probably needed stitches but I opted for some super glue and a band aid. I am just waiting for the next major accident to happen. . . Besides the accident when Kyron backed into an expedition in the golfing parking lot! He can join our sad week of accidents! J

(So i wrote this while still in St. George and I am sad to say I spoke too soon...)

But to our dismay this was not even the worst of our trip- on our way home our little Luke had a tumble out of a shopping cart when we stopped at Ikea and at first he was fine and nothing seemed to be terribly wrong- for the next few hours he was doing fine and acting normal, well after a few hours his head swelled up more and more and he started to throw up and we all had learned thats not a good sign so he was taken right in to an instacare and form there he was sent to the hospital and it was there that we heard life changing news, our little Luke stopped breathing and was put on an inhabiter to breath for him and was given a CAT scan and was life flighted to primary children's. On his way there Davis hospital called PC and told them to get ready for Emergency surgery, Luke had a fractured skull and a ruptured artery in his brain. The minute he got there the team was ready and he was rushed in for surgery to fix the artery to prevent more swelling. Well with much prayer and a special blessing his few hour long, life threatening surgery lasted about 45 min and went perfectly. He is recovering good- he is breathing on his own and now we need him to eat on his own so we can get him out of ICU. He is such a trooper and we are so thankful he is ok! Thank heavens for the priesthood and for strong family and friends!

Getting there

2011-07-23T12:46:00.000-07:00

So Kanyin is making up for when Auklin was born and I never felt like I had a newborn cause he was pretty strong and a good size from the get go- he rolled over at 3 weeks and I felt he grew too fast. Well Kanyin barely reached his birth weight at 6 weeks and now is still only 9 pounds at 7 weeks and tiny as ever. he still fits into his newborn clothes and I am kinda loving it! He is perfectly healthy so no worries... So here he is almost 2 months old and cute as ever! He is such a good baby- I really lucked out! Auklin loves him so much and always wants to hold him. I can tell they are going to be such good friends- at least I can hope for now :) Being a paretn is the best thing ever! It really keeps you in check and you learn so much- I just love my kids!!!

Kanyins blessing day

2011-07-06T15:06:00.000-07:00

So Kanyin was blessed a bit early, my brother was from England and I wanted to do while he was here- it was such a special day! The only sunday he was here we had other obligations at the same time as our sacrament meeting so we decided to do the blessing in our home- well we didnt have enough room in our home so we did it in the chapel just at 5:30 and i actually really liked it. I was sad not to be able to do it in church with the songs and spirit there and our ward family so to still have it in the church was awesome- it felt just like we were in church. We sang and the bishop conducted and had it feel just like a meeting. I was so thankful for that! It was such a great day and thanks to everyone that helped make it special!

hahaha i love his eyes!!!

Sweet Big brother

2011-06-12T09:52:00.000-07:00

So Auklin is loving having his brother home- he loves him so much. He is always exciteted to see him when we have him. He wants to hold him all the time. He is so soft with him and always whispering to himself... hold his head :) He freaked out yesterday when my sister was getting all her kids ready to leave my house and she was also holding Kanyin and Auklin said "NO! not taking the baby home" he thought they were going to take him home.. it was so cute. and as we were sitting in the front room the other day he went up to Kanyin and did this all by himself... I had just been taking pictures of Kanyin so I had my camera out. He is my sweet little boy- and he is growing up so fast! :(

Similarities but oh so different...

2011-06-12T09:41:00.000-07:00

So here is a comparison... They look so much alike but so different at the same time!

Kanyin Johnston Craven

2011-06-04T15:18:00.000-07:00

Kanyin was born June 2nd at 7:28 am weighing in at 8 lbs 9 oz and 20.5 inches long. He was born C-section and on his way out inhaled some amniotic fluid and struggled with his breathing for a little while after he was born. I was actually not able to hold him for about 6 hours because he was in recovery. It was so hard not to hold him but he is doing so good now! He is a great little baby- he sleeps good and eats good and only cries when he is poopy :) I realize this will all change when we get home but we are enjoying it right now! :) Auklin is loving having a baby brother actually outside my tummy- he did not want to stop holding him. He kept saying "nana, I get to take this home" :) so cute! and he kept telling us he is going to hold his head up. He is going to be such a good brother- We are so excited to be a family of 4 and Auklin and Kanyin are going to be best buddies. They look a lot alike and we are excited to see them grow together...

First time I got to hold him- this was all I got to hold...

GARDENING

2011-05-25T15:11:00.000-07:00

We are so excited for our garden this year! Auklin loves to garden with his daddy- they are the best of pals! They could both be out there all day everyday! They are just so dang cute- Here is to home made Salsa!!! WOOT WOOT!

Pictures

2011-04-25T11:33:00.000-07:00

So the time has come- we are taking pictures of Matt and Brielle for their engagements and we started round one yesterday... they did so good- lots of cute ones! They are just perfect together we really like Matt, he is a nice addition to the fam- but sorry you two I am now going to focus on my cute little guy. Auklin came along to watch and he was catching on to the posing and with Kasey and Jillisa's help he took over the photo shoot with all his cute poses and he was enjoying it quite a bit. ...

hey Ladies!

Serious Face...

Cheese!

For Brielle...

2011-02-26T22:32:00.000-08:00

So just taking a look back...

Week 8...

Week 18...

Week 32...

also had to cut my hair 6 inches- it was so dead...

Sorry its a little late Brielle, now that your home :) So anyway... only 8 weeks left and the last weeks go so slow- everything is perfect! I love being pregnant! I dont get nauseous or sick or anything so its been great. The only issue I have when pregnant is my bad back- when I get big and there is more weight it tends to hurt worse... imagine that... :) This baby moves a ton more than Auklin ever did- and he seems to be more in my back and up higher too- there are days where I look as big as I did with Auklin but for the most part I am smaller- the Dr says I am a couple weeks ahead of my due date if we were going by just size of the baby- he is already pretty big- just under 5 lbs. but they dont go by that so thats to bad! We still have no names for this little guy but at least we are talking more about it than we ever have. This pregnancy went so fast we havnt really talked names. .. wish us luck! I will update again soon!

There's sNOw family like a snowman family!

2011-02-21T12:44:00.000-08:00

Well last I heard Kasey was taking Auklin out to make a snowman... well when I looked out the window I saw this...

Well I was excited to see how he was going to get this snowman stacked... its huge!

Well he tried a couple times and needless to say he could not lift it up- so he formed a ball on top piece by piece...

It was starting to look pretty good. HIm and Auklin were having so much fun- well needless to say they were having a little TOO much fun because slowly this snowman turned into this...

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Yes I am now a pregnant snowman with lopsided boobs... LOL oh Kasey was having fun and he is so cute- He did a pretty good job and Auklin loved them!

Growing Up

2011-02-17T11:09:00.000-08:00

So Auklin is learning to ride his bike- Yes, HIS bike, I see that it is pink and purple but you cant get too picky when it comes to getting free things... : ) We are planning to paint it- but he actually really likes pink and he loves this bike! his legs are just a tad bit to short when he turns he cant quite peddle all the way so he has to start over but he has gotten the hang of if pretty darn fast.

Just ignore my annoying voice and the fact that I fall!

Baby brother

2011-02-16T08:53:00.000-08:00

So- its been a while since I have updated and this seemed like a cute story to tell. So we went to the dr. yesterday and it was just me and Auklin- Well we were getting an ultra sound and Auklin was doing so good sitting in the chair next to me commenting and saying things like " my brother" and "mom its baby brother" just being so cute- Well, the dr. turned the picture on the screen to the 3D and so its a more yellow antique looking picture and just then auklin says very excitedly... MOM!!! ITS JESUS!!! with a huge smile on his face! hehehe the dr. looked at me and said "did he just say Jesus?" And while laughing uncontrollably I told her yes and she was laughing so hard we couldn't see anything in focus on the screen and we just laughed for a minute and then she said "I have heard a LOT of things but that is the best I have heard yet!" It was so dang cute- I am thinking it reminded him of baby Jesus, over the holidays he loved baby Jesus. It was a precious moment. He already loves his baby brother so much- he got his own copy of an ultra sound picture and he took so good care of it. he accidently dropped it in the car and he said "mom, wheres my baby brother?" and when we got out of the car and he found it he said oh there's my baby brother. : ) He is excited but still doesnt really know whats going to happen... We are excited to find out how our little family will be with 4! Just 16 more weeks and counting...

The BIG 2

2010-12-09T15:39:00.000-08:00

Well that time has come- Auklin has turned two. Our little baby is 2! I cant believe it- He has come such a long way. We could not imagine our lives without him. He loves to talk and he needs your attention all the time. He loves playing ball especially with dad. When Kasey asked what he wanted to do for his birthday Auklin said "basketball" they are one in the same! My favorite thing that Auklin does is randomly during the day whether we are driving in the car or we are playing tag he will say "mom" .... I say what Auklin, ... "i love you" : ) it is amazing the happiness that little face can bring to ones life. He is just so precious and sincere. It crazy the things they pick up and learn so fast, and understand... its scary sometimes. Lately he will come up to ya and slap ya on the bum and say "hey babe" : ) hehehehehe YIKES I wonder where he learned that. He is just so funny and so fun! He just enjoys life and loves to be busy. He gives the best hugs and kisses and he is now 2!

Tis the season!!!

2010-12-07T07:07:00.001-08:00

We finally got our christmas tree up and it is so awesome! I love our tree!!! And it smells oh so very yummy- I wont be burning any candles this year- The tree smell is so strong and so good! Auklin loved helping put up the tree he had to hand me every ornament, he also brought me the lights and put them in a little pile for me. He got to put up his own ornament this year and he was so cute. He was so excited. I think my favorite part though is our tree is right next to a big picture of the Savior and so every time you look at the tree you automatically look at the Savior and remember what Christmas is all about! I love it! I love Christmas- I just love it all!

Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas!!!

2010-12-02T14:10:00.000-08:00

So it snowed a good snow and Auklin loved it! He just wanted to be outside all day to play in it. It was also his first snow suit experience and I dont think he knew what to think... : ) He just loved being outside with dad and throwing snow at him eating the snow, making snow angels and just looking at it. He took his gloves off to touch the snow and Kasey tried to get him to wear his but they didnt last long...

The little things (obviously not this post)

2010-11-10T13:08:00.000-08:00

So everyone is posting stuff they are thankful for to get into the holiday spirit and I think it is great to read everyones thankfulness :) So I thought I would just add on- I am thankful for the little things in life. They are so small yet they have the hugest reactions on leave the biggest impressions. I have always believed that a lot of the time actions speak louder than words and I love seeing these actions in small ways. Like today I have been trying to notice them all and remember them but I am not very good - BUT I do have a couple that stood out. I was at the store and I totally forgot that ealier that day Auklin was in my wallet and was throwing my cards around and I thought as long as I watched close it was be ok and if I make a big deal about it he will think its funny and keep doing it. So I let him get bored of it until I had to run out the door to go to the store before his nap time. Well I was checking out and when I went to get my card to pay lo and behold they were all gone- every single one of them- there are only 3 but still- So for the reason of the story I called Kasey to see if maybe he was on lunch and he said no not yet and I asked if he was going to take a lunch and he said I dont know why- (they ate at work) and I told him what happened and without saying anything else he said "I'll be right there! " It meant so much to me that he wanted to save my day- it might seem like nothing but thats what I love about it- then to make it better I got to spend lunch with him and it was so fun! Then I walked out to the car to unload the cart and just as I finished and turned to take my cart back a man was walking away from the store and said "here I will take that back for you" I and I loved that cause I hate leaving Auklin in the car alone while I go take the cart back (I lock the doors but still-) and as I got in my car I watched this man take my cart back and turn toward the parking lot and walk back toward his car- It was awesome to me cause he wasnt even taking the cart in on his way to go shopping it was out of his way! So small but so awesome! Then I pull in my driveway and I walk around to get Auklin out and when I open the door he has his eyes covered and after a second moves his hands and says BOO- I made a big deal about how he got me and then he goes " I love you too mom" : ) awwwww I loved it. I didnt even say it to him but it made me think he recognizes acts of love and to him playing peek a boo was a little thing that meant a lot- and thats the other little moment was realizing that! Man I love the little things of life! Everyone try to notice them this month and maybe write them down!

Fall time

2010-11-07T20:26:00.000-08:00

so it has been a while since we have gad anything really to blog about. Halloween for us this year was kinda a come and go experience- we didnt really get into it very much. Auklin was a pumpkin and we had a fun time at our trunk or treat and my moms trunk or treat but nothin beat real trick or treating. I am excited for Auklin to get old enough to walk around the neighborhood with us and knock on doors and actually be excited about it! Halloween just isnt the same like it used to be- And now thanksgiving is coming up and I am so excited for it to come- usually it is not the fall holiday I am so anxiously excited for- but somethin in me this year is just jumping with thankfulness cause I can not wait! Weird I know but just sayin... I think it was when I saw my dad eating a turkey dinner with potatoes and rolls... mmmmm. I dont know. Or maybe its the day after thanksgiving I cant wait for! I will admit it I am one of the crazy 4 am shoppers out to see all the excitement :) I think I just get a kick out of watching everyone else and just giggling to myself.... or very much out loud! But regardless of what I am excited for I think the best part is we get to start celebrating Christmas! we put up our lights the other day while it was warm and I want to turn them on so bad but I will wait. And christmas tree hunting i hope will be a success this year- I just love the holidays and the smell outside and spending time with family. Nothing beats it! Well until we have something super exciting to blog about- I will be enjoying the fall weather and family time! Hope you all do the same!

Amanda

2010-10-01T20:49:00.000-07:00

It is Amandas birthday and she is so much crazy fun- its so fun to have her in our family. She is so quick witted and so hilarious. She is a great mom, and so caring for her family. She is so crafty and love to make things for her home and other people. Happy Birthday Amanda we love you!

Derek

2010-09-29T20:01:00.001-07:00

Well its yet another Birthday -I will be done posting birthday after the end of this year... But we have one to celebrate- I am a little late but it was my brother in law's birthday and he turned the big 3-0 it was an awesome celebration. He is so much fun and such a great day! He loves people- anyone! Seriously he can talk with anyone for hours. He just enjoys life and tries to just be happy and make things simple- We love Derek happy birthday!

Blank

2010-09-17T20:57:00.001-07:00

It was Blakes birthday and it was a great day! I love my brother Blake, we have always been pretty close friends- sometimes it bugs him when we were younger that I wanted to hang around him all the time- but we had a great teenage life hangin out together- He is so smart and can read people so well. He always tries to make things better when they go bad- Blake is funny and just plain fun! Happy birthday Blake!

I love to see the Temple (looong post)

2010-09-09T11:38:00.000-07:00

So from the very moment I started taking pictures my most favorite thing was to take pictures of the Temple- I have captured a few shots that are pretty and some that mean a lot to me- A long time ago I was driving around and I saw this picture of the temple and I loved it so much because it reminded me of my brother who is in the air force- well i had taken another cool picture at the same time earlier that day so I was excited about that one so when I got home I was editing the other picture I took first and kinda forgot about this other shot- it was a little while after that I came across it and to be honest my relationship with my brother was not so great- I mean it wasn't bad but we never talk and I had not seen him in forever because he lives out of the state/country and I felt a little bitter that I didnt have anything in common any more with my big brother so I was kinda avoiding this picture but I kept coming across it so I finally edited it and I sent it to him and told him that I took this picture for him and it reminded me a lot of him. I dont think he will even remember this cause at the time he said it looked cool and thats about it- and then nothing else was really said about it. Well here we are 2 years later and I came across this picture again and I decided to re-edit it a little bit and make it personal. This past year I have been really working on my relationship with my brother and we are talking more on the phone and getting to know each other all over again. So again I sent this picture to my brother a few months ago and he had a little bit more to say- we talked about my photography for a while and he finally said to me " you should name that one - For God and Our Country" I teared up a little bit and I knew that thats exactly what it should be called. I respect my brother so much, he has been in the air force for 10 years now and he is very devoted to his country. He has been to Iraq and other places that I cant spell many times and his family has supported him every-time, being left home without him for 6+ moths at a time and knowing that he is doing what he is called to do. He is also strong in the Gospel and his family is so blessed because of their testimonies and activeness in the church. I have been to the temple one time with my brother and sister and law since I have been married and it was a special day- it was the day I told him I was pregnant in the celestial room and he was the first to know. They were going back home soon so they would not be here when we broke the news to everyone. So everytime I am in the temple I hold on to that special day and I think a lot of my brother and his family and pray they are always safe. Therefore this is why this picture is so special to me and the name that Mike named it is so special to me- I love you Mike and thanks for finishing this picture off for me-

Now- the reason I am posting this picture is because I was asked to donate pictures to Auction them off at a fundraiser for my friend (I mentioned it below) So here they are- :)

This is the picture I took that distracted me from Mikes picture- This view is actually gone now- they have built a huge building right behind the temple from this view so this picture can never be duplicated :) hehehe its pretty sweet though!

This one is for you Mike ; )

This one of course had to have a name plate on it... From this picture you cant tell very good cause the flag is blending into the tree but the real print the flag stands out more cause it is red, white and blue-

Kasey helped me make these awesome frames- he is amazing! and a big thanks to Color pro lab, home depot, and burton lumber for donating all the material to make these! And to my dad for getting the name plate for me up on base! :)

Matt

2010-09-08T23:41:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Matt! .....

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Yeah, I got nothin!

;) hehe no, Matt os awesome! He is very smart and very talented. He can fix anything and make a "second living" out of it! :) He is such a great dad and loves to be a kid at heart- and as you can see he is also trying out for the fire fighters gay awareness calendar! We love good ol Matt- Happy freakin birthday! ; )

Projects

2010-09-08T11:05:00.000-07:00

So its a little late but I have been looking for our before pictures of the yard and I still didnt find them so I had to pull one off my blog form last year- So it is not very good and doesnt do the before look justice- but meh... We finally finished our front yard! Kasey surprised me when I came home from Colorado- I came home early to surprise him and boy was I surprised! :) It was awesome! He worked so hard and we had so much help from our families once again! We have the best families!!! Thanks everyone!!!

Before...

the grass before we finally started was totally dead- here it looks ok but it went to pot like seen below :P

During.....

After!!!!! : )

we are still working on the garage door! ;)

My little boy/big boy

2010-09-08T10:06:00.000-07:00

So for the past little while after I get Auklin dressed he goes into the bathroom and gets Kaseys deodorant out of the drawer and has me help him put it on- he wants to be just like his daddy! He holds out his arms and says "arm" so I put it on his arm and then tell him to put it in his armpit so he lifts up his arm and has me put it in his armpit too :) (he also likes to have kasey spray him with his cologne if he sees kasey putting it on ;) hehe ) Well today his deodorant was not there so he looked at me and then looked at my deodorant and then looked at me and I said its ok you can use mommy's :) so he pulled it out took the lid off all by himself and put it on all by himself :) hehehe... oh he is so dang cute!

I love his face!

he is so big!

Successful Labor Day

2010-09-06T22:17:00.000-07:00

So we had a pretty eventful Labor Day- we first started out the day buying some "new couches" kaseys parents neighbors were selling their couches and we have been wanting to get rid of our couches for a while now but just dont have the funds for new ones so when this deal came around we had to jump on it! First of all we know the people selling them so thats a plus and second of all we got the good friend discount :) they sold all 3 pieces for $250. They are pretty cute and so much more comfortable than our other one! We also made some frames for some pictures I am donating for an auction. My friend is fighting Gastroparesis (spelling?) and they are having a fundraiser for her, A spaghetti dinner and auction so I am donating some of my Temple pictures for the Auction so you should all go to this and get a yummy meal and but some cool stuff- its for a wonderful cause- (rushingforrushton.blogspot.com/) so I will post pictures of the frames with my pictures in it soon ... once I get my prints back- then we had someone call us about our wood burning stove we were selling and they came out to "look" at it and wanted it right away :) so they planned to just pay us the money and have us hold it cause they had just picked up another wood burning stove in clinton (so 2 stoves in one truck- cast iron!) and had TONS of other stuff in their truck but her husband wanted to try to fit it cause he measured it out and thought it would fit... well, I will just tell you one thing- they must have been livin right cause we fit it all in... this picture of their truck does not do it justice because there was still like 4 totes that were on our lawn that had not been put in yet, 2 rolls of fencing, the back plate of the stove with the blower on it, and the piping for the stove- how we fit it all in? WHO KNOWS but it was miraculous, truly! and guess what we got our money back that we spent on the couches- it was an awesome day! We were debating whether or not to get the couches cause we really didn't have the spare money and then we ended back even, it was awesome! I mean it would have been cooler to be $250 richer but hey I got cute couches!!! :D I was then able to also finish my little blanket/toy box and I must say it is pretty cute too- so we had like I said- an eventful day and it was just awesome! We were going to try to go 4 wheeling and shot gun shooting but I am glad we got all this done today, it feels good! Happy day!

Kasey was pushing the 4x4s forward so the stove would go into the truck- these guys were amazing, they moved this 600+ lb cast iron stove from our basement to the back of this truck... Amazing!

these people were seriously so awesome! I love the feeling you get when you sell your stuff to great people and you just feel so great about them!

Maela Galbraith

2010-09-02T11:25:00.000-07:00

So my sister had her baby it been a couple weeks now and she is doing great~ she was born on the 21 of August- she is a little cutie and we are excited to have a new little one in the family-

Josh

2010-08-29T19:44:00.000-07:00

Josh is 1!!!! If you didnt know better you would think he was almost 2, this boy is so tall and so handsome. He is super smart just like his sister- He has big beautiful blues and funnest little stare. He eats evrything in sight :) but what little 1 year old doesnt... ;) We love little Josh Happy Birthday!

The Bucket List

2010-08-24T19:31:00.000-07:00

The Bucket List. Place an X by all the things you've done and remove the X from the ones you have not

Things you have done during your lifetime:
(X) Gone on a blind date (chelsi)
(X ) Donated Blood (both)
(X) Skipped school (both)
( ) Watched someone die
(X) Been to Canada (both)
(X) Been to Mexico (both)
(X ) Been to Florida (Chelsi)
( ) Been to Hawaii
(X) Been on a plane (both)
( ) Been on a helicopter
(X) Been lost (both)
(X) Gone to Washington, DC (Chelsi)
( ) Hugged a homeless person (I may or may not have already known them)
(X) Swam in the ocean (both)
(X ) Swam with Stingrays (Chelsi)
( ) Been sailing in the ocean
(X) Cried yourself to sleep (both)
(X) Played cops and robbers (both)
(X) Recently colored with crayons (both)
( ) Ran a marathon
(X) Sang Karaoke (both)
( ) Volunteered at a soup kitchen (both)
(X) Paid for a meal with coins only (both)
( ) Been to the top of the St. Louis Arch
(X ) Seen the Northern Lights (chelsi may or may not have I have attempted twice staying up late and I think I might have seen them but there was lots of trees around me-)
( ) Been Parasailing
( X) Been on TV (both)
(X) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't (both)
(X) Made prank phone calls (both)
( ) Been down Bourbon Street in New Orleans
(X) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose (both)
( ) Fed an elephant
(X) Caught a snowflake on your tongue (both)
(X) Fired a gun (both)
( ) Been to the Opera
(X) Written a letter to Santa Claus (both)
( ) Serenaded someone (sadly)
( ) Seen a U.S.President in person
(X) Been kissed under the mistletoe (both)
(X) Watched the sunrise with someone (both)
( ) Driven a race car
(X ) Been to a National Museum (Chelsi)
( ) Been to a Wax Museum
(X ) Eaten caviar (Kasey)
(X) Blown bubbles (Both)
(X) Gone ice-skating (Both)
(X) Gone to the movies (Both)
( ) Been deep sea fishing
(X ) Driven across the United States (Kasey)
( ) Been in a hot air balloon
( ) Been sky diving
(X) Gone snowmobiling (Chelsi)
( ) Lived in more than one country (Kasey)
(X) Lay down outside at night and admired the stars while listening to the crickets (both)
(X) Seen a falling star and made a wish (both)
(X) Enjoyed the beauty of Old Faithful Geyser (both)
(X) Seen the Grand Canyon (both)
(X ) Seen the Statue of Liberty (Chelsi)
(X ) Gone to the top of Seattle Space Needle (Kasey)
(X ) Been on a cruise (both)
(X) Traveled by train (trax?) (chelsi)
(X) Traveled by motorcycle (both)
(X) Been horse back riding (both)
( ) Ridden on a San Francisco cable car
(X) Been to Disneyland OR Disney World (both)
(X ) Been in a rain forest (Kasey)
( X) Seen whales in the ocean (Chelsi)
(X) Been to Niagara Falls (Both)
( ) Ridden on an elephant
( ) Swam with dolphins
( X) Been to the Olympics (Chelsi)
( ) Walked on the Great Wall of China
( ) Saw and heard a glacier calf
( ) Been spinnaker flying
(X) Been water-skiing (both)
(X) Been snow-skiing (both)
( ) Been to Westminster Abbey
( ) Been to the Louvre
( ) Swam in the Mediterranean
(X ) Been to a Major League Baseball game (Kasey)
( ) Been to a National Football League game
( ) Swam with sharks
(X) Been White Water Rafting (both)
( ) Written a book or screen play-(dissertation)

Our little helper

2010-08-15T21:10:00.000-07:00

So Auklin has always liked helping us clean around the house and I am happy to say we have trained him well! :) hehehe we were cleaning the house the other day and Auklin was so excited to help us- he had to have his very own rag and he was just so willing to help us-

St George

2010-08-12T10:13:00.000-07:00

So another vacation! :) we lucked out this month and had 2 awesome vacations! This last week we went to st george with the Cravens and it was so much fun! We went to Zions and Vegas so there was a couple little trips rolled into 1- Zions was so cool- it was beautiful! we didnt get to hike as much as wanted cause the kids and lack of time but what we saw was amazing! we will for sure be going back to get the hikes we missed- Vegas is always a fun time! it was Brielle and Kyrons first time and they seemed to enjoy it. We were able to make it to fremont street this time and it was way fun! We then were able to do a session in the St george Temple and it was awesome! Of course it was beautiful! And the Brigham young home was also cool, I love seeing things like that from history, we learned a lot about the Mountain Meadow Massacre, I never knew about it and it was such a precious moment that I was able to learn about. Over all it was such a fun time! I love family vacations!!!

Making an Echo :)

we also played Minute to win it :) haha it was a blast!

move the cookie from your eye to your mouth without using your hands!

Landon

2010-08-09T16:10:00.000-07:00

So I have been out of town and didnt get amy internet where I was so I am late- but I wanted to wish Landon my nephew a happy birthday- he is getting so big and is such a good cousin to all the kids. He is so smart and loves school. He makes friends so easy and has such an imagination. He is so compassionate and is just so fun to be with! We love Landon! Happy Birthday!!!

Like father like son

2010-08-05T16:17:00.000-07:00

Auklin just LOVES his daddy, he copies evrything he does. They are just best friends. When Kasey is around Auklin has nothing to do with me and even though its a little sad for me- it is so cute and I love seeing Kasey be such a great dad- they are already so much alike in so many ways!!! I thought I would just post these cute pictures of Auklin helping daddy out in the yard-

look how stinkin cute they are- they even match :D

We surprised him and shot him with water when he was looking at this sprinkler head :) hehehe

Park city

2010-08-05T16:02:00.000-07:00

So I am a little behind but we went to park city for a family vacation and it was amazing to finally get away! It was so much fun- I love park city so much! and Auklin loved the little gondola rides- there was a concert we went to and a farmers market that was so fun- it was raining when we went but it was a warm rain so it was awesome!!! We went to see the olympic park and believe it or not I had never seen it and neither had Kasey- it was really cool! There is a nice little museum up there with footage going and stories and I really enjoyed it! There was great sales at the outlets and so we got just a couple things- oh how I just love park city! Anyways here are just a few pictures of the park city love!

kids in the free shower caps hahaha

we missed you Jeni and the kids!

she LOVED this I promise! :) for those of you who dont know Kasey is 6' almost 5 " and she is almost doubled his height right here! she could have done this all day!

cute little things!

Landon is such a good big cousin- he loves all the little babies and just takes such good care of them! He is always so helpful and the kids just love "LANDON"!!!

MY HERO

2010-07-29T12:13:00.000-07:00

So I have recently discovered my new hero for the moment thanks to my sister Kalli, And I will have to make a little confession to share this story but meh! FOr the past couple years I have been a little bit disgusted and discouraged by the fact that having a male showering in the same shower as mine and getting their nasty dirtiness all over the tub is part of my life ( I love you babe!) and I have a brand new tub its not even a year old and it looks like it is ... well we will just say NOT SO NEW- no matter how hard a scrub it, I cant ever seem to get the groosness to go away completely, I mean I scrub hard and it looks pretty good for about 2 days then its back to square one~ well! Thanks to the new Kaboom foam-tastic cleaner goes on blue, turns white when its clean :D say that 5 times fast! ;) ( I sound like a commercial! ) I wont be getting tennis elbow anymore!!!! It works SOOO good! I LOVE IT! I mean my tub still doesnt look brand new but man o man it looks so much better than it does when I scrub and scrub- and all I have to do is spray and whipe, some spots harder than others but- its amazing! Thanks Kaboom :) hehehe

Katelyn and Mike

2010-07-29T12:08:00.001-07:00

We have a double birthday they are a day apart and they are father daughter- so much fun! Mike is what the world likes to call a computer nerd- he is so smart and is always rescuing our computer problems, he loves to garden and cook and we love his salsa and breads mmmmmmm- he loves the outdoors and is a great dad- Katelyn turned 3 this year and is so into princesses, I love how you can get her to do anything by saying it is something princess :) she is at that age where she says and does the cutest and most funny things~ even though this age is a handful she is such a doll! Happy birthday you 2 We love you! ....

Mason

2010-07-17T21:17:00.000-07:00

Well today is my first nephews birthday and he is 9 this year- so crazy how times flies so fast. Mason lives in England so we hardly see him but when we do it is so fun- he is always full of hugs and smiles, he loves to wrestle and he loves water- He is super smart and pretty much accident prone :) BUt even still he is always smiling! He loves to be outside and just enjoy life! We love Mason Happy birthday buddy!

Jeni

2010-07-16T22:32:00.000-07:00

Well yet another year for my sister Jeni! She is prego with her 3rd and she is such a cute fashionable pregnant lady! She loves doing marathons even when she is pregnant... She is is always in good shape and lookin good! She is busy with her wonderful talent of making beautiful jewelry- she does so good! We are excited for the new little one to join their family! We love you Jeni Happy Birthday!

4th festivities

2010-07-12T15:01:00.000-07:00

So I am a little late but here are a few fun pictures of Auklin going down the huge blow up slide- He absolutely LOVED it he got so mad everytime he had to get off- even though he had another turn he just didnt even want to get off of it, he would try to go back up. He had the biggest smile the whole time even when he biffed it face first at the bottom!

I LOVE this one! :)

Jace is 1

2010-07-11T14:58:00.000-07:00

(wow this pic is when he was 3 months!)

So i needed to just say happy birthday to my nephew Jace who is now one- Such a cute little man! Who loves to sing wo oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh (all the single ladies) :) hahaha oh happy birthday Jace-

BFF

2010-07-08T14:21:00.000-07:00

So before I forget and go ANOTHER day I have to post my best friends birthday- the whole weekend 3 day celebration of the 4th was pretty busy and I keep forgetting to tell Michelle happy Birthday! Her birthday was on the 4th. Michelle has been my best friend for.. drum roll..... 12 years! We hardly see each other any more since she lives a whole 45 min away! We are pretty lame! Well at least I am - Anyway, Michelle is the life of the party and always has a good laugh for anyone there- She ha one little boy named Oliver and he is such a cutie. Michelle is very unique in her own special way and we love just that way! She always is so sympathetic to peoples emotions and needs. She is a great listener and is not afraid to give her advice even if she knows it might not be what you want to hear- if you need to hear the truth about something.. Call Michelle! We have had such great times together and oh the stories we could tell! I love this girl and I hope you have a fantastic birthday!!! MUAH!

2010-07-06T23:00:00.000-07:00

Oh how we LOVE this blessed day! Not only the fun festivities but because our Awesome country is just Awesome! :) All because our Awesome Soldiers of yesterday, today, and tomorrow! I want to say thanks to my brother especially and tell him we love him so much and are so proud of him. I never really appreciated just how lucky we are and now every time I hear that sweet tune to out National Anthem and see the flag waving it gives me chills, Ill admit it, I cry a little ;) and I get to hear it every night at 5 pm as the HAFB plays it loud and proud... its actually pretty cool, as my Sister in Law Brielle says "God Bless America"! :) We truly love this Holiday!

Now the festivities are such a blast, and this year we got 2 days of it all! Hope you all took advantage! Here are just a few pictures thus far... more to come!

This one is for you Mike, we love you!

Thanks Brielle for the great Pic!

Mom Craven

2010-06-30T16:16:00.000-07:00

Today is Kaseys moms birthday and even though she is out of town we want to make sure she is having a fantastic birthday- She is always on the ball and knows everyones favorites things, she tries so hard to make you feel special any day of the week. She is super neat and tidy and and loves to craft and figure out ways to make things- She is super handy that way! She has 3 grandkids and has such a special relationship with them- We love mom craven and Grandma "maama" Happy Birthday!

Brennan

2010-06-21T11:04:00.000-07:00

So it seems like all I ever post anymore is birthdays... :/ o-well!!! I apologize for the ones I have missed as well- but today is my nephews birthday and I have only ever met him once! He is 2 and he lives in England with my brother and his sister in law and their cute little family they came to visit us just a little bit ago and it was so much fun- him and Auklin didnt get along as well as I would have liked but they had a fun time together, they learned to know each other and became friends! :) Brennan is fearless and likes to do anything and everything all the big kids do- He is super smart and has the cutest little laugh. We loved having them here and we miss them- Happy Birthday Kiddo-

PSS

2010-06-10T09:49:00.000-07:00

Kaseys Birthday was technically yesterday but we are celebrating all week!!! :)

HUBBY

2010-06-10T09:47:00.001-07:00

As I sit here and think of all the wonderful things I could write about Kasey for his birthday it struck me that there is one thing that I would just love to say and that is- THANKS! J Kasey is so amazing at a ton of things but mostly he is amazing at loving his family. He does everything in the interest of us and we appreciate him so much! He is working so hard to provide for us, he is going to school, he works hard at his calling, and he is the best dad to Auklin. He is Auklins best friend, he cant wait for Kasey to come home everyday- they are so fun to watch play together. We love Kasey so much and hope he has a fabulous day!!!! Happy Birthday babe!

Dearest Brother

2010-06-03T23:29:00.000-07:00

Well today is my oldest brothers birthday- Mike. I miss my brother dearly and his sweet little family. He is 34 this year... i think... and he is in the air force. Right now he is currently in Kuwait until July or August sometime- wow that is coming soon, not soon enough but we cant wait! Mike has been in the air force for 10 years and goin strong. He is always willing to serve, it has been in him his whole life. He is an awesome dad of 4 children and such a sweet hearted old man ;) He is very handy and loves golf- he is a hard core Bears fan and is such a kid at heart. He enjoys the "dumb" little things in life and loves to make others happy! We love him and miss him and hope you had a great Birthday Mike! xoxoxo

Grace Face

2010-06-01T22:06:00.001-07:00

Our little Gracie is finally 1 :) we have been waiting for this day and counting down... It was such a fun party- Gracie is special to our family, Blake and Amanda were able to adopt her a year ago (well in a couple days it will be a year ;) ). We are so grateful she is in our family- She has the sweetest little spirit and is so happy. She talks so much and is so smart, she has the CUEST little voice you have ever heard. She is always looking so stylish, and loves to suck on her 3rd and 4th finger- so precious! We love our little Grace Face, and her big beautiful blues- Happy Birthday!!!

Laetly

2010-05-25T12:27:00.000-07:00

So its been a while since I posted about my awesome family! My hubby has been so super busy we are trying to get our lawn in so we dont look so white trash, we had an oppertunity to get free sod so in one day Kasey and his dad and the help of many many others, including our families- put out sprinkling system in, rolled up the sod from someone's lawn and laid it in our yard- he works so hard to provide for our little clan, he just finished school for the summer and will be back next semester- he is trying to stay active with softball and basketball, he comes home and is Auklins best friend! Auklin loves when he comes home- Auklin is growing like a weed and talking so much! I copies everything you say and he is actually a pretty good little talker- He loves to dance and lately he likes to grab your hand and bring you to the middle of the floor and dance with you- :) such a cutie, so yesterday we were in the car and he has been sick lately, we found out it was pneumonia poor little thing has been so sad and just out of it- very needy and sleepy. well we were in the car and I was trying to get him to livin up so I turned on the music and said do you want to dance? He of course said nooooo! So then a few min later I reached back and said can mommy hold your hand? and he took my hand and then reached for my other hand, we were parked so I was able to reach back there with both hands and he started bobbing his head and trying to shake his body to dance with me :) it was so precious- it was the first time in a couple weeks he looked that lively- I just loved it! He is much better now, thank goodness! We are just enjoying life and trying to get out in the nice weather when it is here! There is a lot to come this summer! Bring on the summer!!!!!

Austin Mark

2010-05-25T12:03:00.000-07:00

So the last May Birthday has finally come and gone- Our dear little Austin Mark Burningham- His birthday was the day after mine- He is also the newest member of the Craven family- He is super smart and very dedicated to everything he does, mainly school and wake boarding ;) he is an avid wake boarder and will live on the water all summer long as long as he gets his new house up and running. He stays super busy not only with his job at Murdock but his job on KSL... hehe well for those of you that know Austin you know what I mean! He likes to joke around and find things about people to tease- :) He is always finding ways to earn money and provide for his new little family- Jillisa :) We hope you had a great birthday Austin!

Jilli

2010-05-19T08:05:00.000-07:00

So I am a day late due to demoing a house and just not getting my act together- Yet another Birthday in this fine month of May- my dear sweet sister in law Jillisa- She is now of legal age and I will tell you one thing she sure has grown up so much the past little while- She just got married and bought a new house- We all know the stressors in those 2 events, Jillisa has always been worry free spirited and so laid back. She likes to make others happy even if she doesnt get what she wants. She has such an optimistic attitude and is so strong for how little she is! She has her own way of thinking and no matter how bizzar it is it fits her just right-She is going to beauty school and is so great at it! Here is to our happy little Jillisa- Happy Birthday!!!

51!!!! hahaha

2010-05-16T22:32:00.000-07:00

So yet another Birthday this month- Dad Craven is the big 51! He is always there to help no matter when you need it! He is always busy with his calling and work but always seems to find the balance for family time- He always thinks up fun activities on the spot that everyone has to try and it is a blast. He is a great teacher and very knowledgeable- (a great resource for teaching lessons!) ;) he is also the master popcorn maker- he is always doing whatever it takes to make his kids happy! Heres to you Dad Craven... Happy Birthday!!!

Potty training~

2010-05-10T11:38:00.000-07:00

Yes you read it right folks! So for the past month I have been just introducing the potty to Auklin and trying to relate to when he goes poop just so he knows and starts early to know what to do- I have also been making it a big deal when Kasey or myself goes on the potty :) I must say he got pretty excited about it and for the past month he would all of a sudden say poop when he pooped in his diaper and then it moved to saying poop right before he poop so I took advantage of that and thought if I sat him on the toilet when he said poop he would relate the two, he never pooped in the toilet but always after I put his diaper back on, so he was getting the idea! - well I think people thought I was jumpin ahead of myself- But I am proud to say bum bum da da- you guessed it! Today he looked right at me and said "uh- oh.... poop"! So I hurried and sat him on the toilet and sure enough Auklin went poopie on the potty!!!!! WOOT WOOT!!! hahahahaha It was awesome! I was going to take a picture and post it but I figure we have all seen poop in a toilet before ;) He was so excited that he did it! he started saying "daddy" so we went and called Kasey and he was running around with a huge grin- WAHOOOO!!!

Brielle Brielle!

2010-05-09T20:32:00.001-07:00

Well it was Brielle's birthday yesterday and I was out of town so I didnt get to my post yesterday so- Brielle is now 19 and about 13 at heart- she is so much fun and just loves the little things that seem like no big deal and they make her so giddy! :D She is so great with her niece and nephews and loves her family so much! She knows how to appreciate life and is such a peace maker, she is so optimistic and we just love Brielle! We hope she had a fabulous birthday!

(much more birthdays to come!)

Almost!!!

2010-05-04T22:00:00.001-07:00

I just realized I almost let a Birthday get away from me- I try to remember them all but I am bound to miss a few- this one I almost forgot to mention. My dear friend Selina had a birthday on the 27th it was the same day as the wedding so I didnt have any time to do a post that day and then I almost forgot! :) There are so many coming up too so I hope I can get them all in!

So... Selina is a new mommy and is married to Cameron Felt, they are such a great couple, Selina is such a cute little mom! She is very crafty and very talented at being just that! She is a girly girl who loves loves pink and she just loves girl things and she is always looking good, from her hair to her toenails- her nails are always done so cute and she has a way cute house- she is so much fun and we love to be around them! Happy Birthday Selina! Sorry its a late post-

Mindy

2010-05-01T09:43:00.000-07:00

Today is Mindy's birthday, she is my sista from another mista :) she is a busy little bee and always finding new things to do to advance her skills and talents. she loves to craft and just have fun with her kids. She has 2 chillins, one little girl Katelyn who is just as busy... lets be honest she is the busiest little thing ever and maybe the reason Mindy has to stay busy ;) and a little boy Josh just a sweet little guy- Mindy is a great mom and just so much fun to be around. Happy Birthday Mindy!

Happy Wedding

2010-04-29T22:20:00.000-07:00

So Jillisa and Austin got married and it was quite the event- not to mention Auklin looked so super cute in his little suite! The wedding was just lovely! They looked so happy and I often caught Austin looking at Jillisa so sweet- you know the look that you have when you first get married and cant believe your finally really married to this wonderful person! It was precious...It is great adding on to the family and we just love Austin- So here is to the newly weds! Welcome to reality ;) xoxoxo

it was a long day... poor things!

Easter

2010-04-05T00:21:00.000-07:00

Auklin was fun this year for Easter he found his basket all by himself hanging on the door- we made it kinda easy, we actually missed him first finding it- he dumped it all out on the floor and was just wondering what in the world was going on- we had a fun time coloring eggs, Auklin thought it would be fun to try to eat the eggs while still wet with dye and so that was fun :) he really did have a fun time but the picture I got of his face he is crying at the moment... We colored eggs at both grandparents house, had an easter egg hunt with all the grandkids at Christiansen'sand as always a treasure hunt that Nana puts together instead of baskets for the kids in one spot it is all spread out. Then had a race for more reeses eggs at the cravens house- what a fun filled day Kasey won the race just FYI ;) hehehe My camera batt then died so I didnt get the cute pictures of Auklin jumping on the tramp with his aunts, uncles and yes Grandma :) at the craven's, Grandma craven hid our baskets and eggs around the house for all of us to find- The best part about today was Conference, what a wonderful day to hear and learn of the Savior and his sacrifice~ I loved the theme of the talks, they all seemed to be about the family and strengthening and loving them. Never give up on loved ones and nurture your children. SO much has been sacrificed and people went through so much for us to have the knowledge of the Gospel that we have today- we need to drink it up! I love Conference!!! What a happy Easter-

During the Easter egg hunt, this is Auklins idea of an egg! :) buff little boy-

Jillisa gave up seeing how she just had surgery a few days ago- what a trooper!

you can see the victory in Kaseys eyes! Mike was sooo close!... Poor dad his face looks like he thinks he is still in it! haha- and Kyron.... ;) hehehe

Surprise!!!!!

2010-04-04T23:49:00.000-07:00

So we got a nice surprise this week! Hollie and the kids came to town to visit and it has been so great to see them. They all look so fabulous and the kids are growing up so fast! Mason is so big now and such a cuddler. He knows his way around :) he loves books and wrestling with the boys. Carter is so proper and helpful, he is filling in for his daddy while he is gone and he is so good at it. Taylor is just so cute, I have not seen her since she was a little baby, we have such fun conversations. And sweet little Brennan who I met for the first time is such a stud who can certainly stand up for himself :) We are still getting him used to us but he is coming around- We got to hang out with them all weekend for conference, egg hunts, shopping, driving on the wrong side of the road, and seeing store with more than one way to get in and out! ;) hehehe Oh we have had a blast with out little family from England. I am so happy they are here! we have missed them so much and even though its great to have them here we still miss Mike more than ever! Hope all is well brother- xoxoxo :)

sad about that blur- :(

Carter took mommy on a date to the Conference center- we missed him but what a great kid!

Everyone got sunglasses for Easter! Thanks Nana...

Lost and Found

2010-04-02T11:03:00.000-07:00

So Lately I have been finding different things in silly places so I started taking pictures of them- here are just a few things I have found I hope I have not thrown anything away that I have not seen- Auklin is figuring so many things out- he loves getting into the drawers but what little kid doesnt! His new think lately is saying "poopy" and I check his bumb and there is nothing and then he walks into the bathroom and crawls up on the toilet and sits on it (with the lid down- we keep it that way always no ;) dont want to find anything in there!) and says "poopy" Its amazing so I said why not? I take his diaper off and let him sit there with the lid up and we just say "poopy" hehehe he hasn't really pooped yet but I figure if he is interested in it why not teach him. I am not expecting him to be potty trained any time soon but I want him to at least know its ok and we will see if it takes- It is crazy what kids pick up- you hear people say that all the time but man- they sure do keep you in your place! Anyway here are a few pictures of things I run into on an everyday basis- :)

April Fools

2010-04-01T13:23:00.000-07:00

So today is April fools day and I had someone think they could play me today- We have a friend living with us and he thought it would be funny to hide in the pantry- well I saw him go in there but he didnt know so I called my brother over to scare him out- here are some pictures of our adventure...

Well if you didnt guess already out little "friend" is a MOUSE!!! grrrr I am so ticked- not funny little mouse!! First I saw him sneak into our pantry as I was sitting in the living room then when Blake came over he scared it out and it ran under the stove so we pulled the stove out and it was back under our cabinets so we stuck the broom back there and scared him out he he ran under the dishwasher- they are fast little critters! well we didnt want to pull the dishwasher out out so we decided to make out own little trap until we get reals ones- I wanted to keep an out for him to come back. This is our trap :)

There is a little string tied to the hammer hehe just like in the movies ; )

What?

2010-03-29T18:26:00.000-07:00

So Auklin's new word lately is What? :) even though it is kinda annoying it is so dang cute because he totally says it in the right context. I will ask him to do something so say something to him and he will say "what?" I will repeat myself a couple times and then he will do whatever I was saying or asking. Its kinds fun because I feel like I am actually having a conversation with him- even though its only a little one it is so great! I love it- And I think I say no too much by shaking my head no and say "uh uh" because he also does this too when he doesn't want to do something. Right now it really is only when he really does not want to so it is way cute- I just have to work on that before he starts doing it for everything! :) He is just so much fun-

Shal

2010-03-25T22:16:00.001-07:00

It is my friends birthday today and I just wanted tell her happy birthday and you are such an amazing mom- I love all the cute fun ideas you have to keep your kids entertained. They will cherish those moments! Thanks for all the fun times we have as well! :) Happy Birthday!

The cool thing to do!

2010-03-23T15:38:00.001-07:00

Ok! So this is so great and you should try it next time you are thinking of getting your eye brows or mustache waxed or plucking them- it is called eyebrow threading! It is so cool and it works so good- it is so fast and if you wax usually it doesn't take off that layer of skin leaving your skin irritated and red or swollen- once your done- your done and it feels like plucking so I wont lie and say its painless but if you know what plucking feels like- you know its not too bad... it gets all the hair you cant usually see and it gets all the little hair too that waxing seems to miss! I love it- try it out- Best part of all it will save you money!!! You can do it yourself and its way easy! Or give me a call and I will do it!!! You have to try it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bnaon88iFJQ&feature=related

Who needs a girl!!!

2010-03-22T17:42:00.000-07:00

HEHEHE oh we just love this kid- he is starting to bring me his shoes everyday when we are getting ready to leave and I say "lets put your shoes on so we can go bye bye" and he goes and finds them and brings them right to me and sits down and lifts up his foot. Well today I was surprised when he brought me MY shoes, we werent even going bye bye... and he handed them to me and acted like he wanted to put them on- he got frustrated so- we put them on for him and sure enough~ he is a natural!!! :D hahahahaha oh we got a good laugh out of him!

15 Months

2010-03-22T09:12:00.000-07:00

He is so big!!!

OK so I posted a 15 month already but I didnt post a picture- Ryan Thompson took our family pictures and this was our favorite of Auklin, it was a very cold day so even though there was a lot of cute ones of him he had purple lips in most of them :) hehe it was so sad. It was a fun day and Auklin was pretty good for how cold it was-

I NEED MY SISTER

2010-03-18T09:20:00.001-07:00

So this is our new yard! :) I just have to say that I need my sister Jeni to come help me muscle all these clumps of dirt off my yard! We make a great hauling team ;) hehehe

(its kinda an inside joke) But this is our new project. Our lawn was completely fried, not comin back so he had to swallow it and get to work! Its been kinda fun being outside in this great weather- I hope we can get it done for the summer-

The Zoo

2010-03-18T09:03:00.001-07:00

So we have been working so hard lately we decided to get a breath of fresh air... Our friends from out of town stayed at our house and the next day we went to the zoo- we thought we would make a day out of it but those of you who have been to the zoo know it only takes like an hour to be at the zoo and then your done :) well we were there for like 2 hours. I guess it will take longer when the kids are older- but it was such a great time! It was fun just getting out and doing something fun together. The little girl in the pictures is Scarlet- she is just a doll! She is just a couple months older than Auklin so they will be pretty close buddies. Auklin loved seeing all the animals, he went around barking at all of them :) we are working on other sounds but so far he likes dog the best- I think his favorites part was when he could get down and look at all the animals behind glass and be right face to face- We had a great time and it was a beautiful day!

GO COUGARS!!!!!

(there is one in the background)

For Great Grandma

2010-03-16T15:33:00.000-07:00

This is a cute Valentine card that Great Grandma sent to Auklin, he loved reading it! We just wanted to share this picture for Grandma to see- :) Here you go, we love you~

Yard Work

2010-03-15T14:00:00.000-07:00

So we did a little yard work today and as you can see Auklin was hard at work- He loves to be outside and he loved playing in the dirt- He is such a big helper! :D

Peek a Boo!

15 Months

2010-03-08T17:30:00.000-08:00

So Auklin is now 15 months tomorrow and he is so big- he has such a character- He is so dang funny and he knows it!. He loves to laugh at himself and he opens his mouth real wide and just laughs so hard. His new things are; he knows what a doggie says, he knows where his nose, head, ears, and bellybutton are, he loves blowing kisses and now giving Eskimo kisses, he covers his eyes to play peekaboo, he loves to dance to music and he will move his mouth like he is mouthing the words :) hehe so funny! He can catch a ball, when you ask how old he is he can point his finger and say "mon" he needs a little reminder on this one but as soon as you show him once he does it. He throws his diaper away in the garbage, he puts toys away and other things that are around, Kasey spilled a box of screws and he went over and started putting them back in the box, he always gets the broom out and pushes it around the tile floor, he can jump (his feet never leave the floor but he bends his knees and straightens them real fast :) ) One of my favorite things is when he looks at me so seriously and then just gabbers and then after he nods his head a little with this cute face like saying in a way "you got that"! Oh I just love it our little conversations- he now calls his binky nana because when we give it to him we always say "night night", he is pretty good lately at coming over and laying right in front of me when he is poopy and flings his legs up in the air! He loves to be center of attention and it is just so much fun! He got this swing for Christmas and he loves it! He loves to be outside and play like a big boy- I do have to point out his fabulous new cowboy boots! He is so cute in them, its hard for him to walk at first but then he gets used to it...He makes us laugh so much- We just love our cute little boy-

Just to show his cute mouth when he laughs-

Kalli

2010-03-03T19:57:00.000-08:00

Another birthday yet again- Kalli my sister had her birthday yesterday and we hope she had a fabulous day! Kalli is a mom of 3 beautiful kids. She is a busy busy lady and always workin hard. She is a great listener and always has great advise to give. She is a great scrap-booker and very creative in everything she thinks up. She loves movies and games. She loves hangin out with the family. She is always way easy going and very forgiving. We just love Kalli hope you had a great birthday!

Kyron

2010-03-02T16:47:00.000-08:00

So it was my little brothers (in law) birthday yesterday. He is now 15, watch out ladies and other drivers he is on his way- Kyron is quite the little stud well excuse my choice of words- he is a BIG stud! He is following right in Kasyes footsteps to become a great man! Kyron is the life of the party, he loves to make people laugh and if he has to make a fool of himself by doing so there is no limit for him to do so. He is very involved in school plays and he is a wonderful actor and singer. We love to go to his performances and watch- for all you looking for something to do the 24th-27th come to Fairfield Jr high and watch Kyron in the School play as the lead in the play "Once upon a Matress" Kyron is very talented in everything he does, he loves football and BYU- he loves to hang out with friends and family and he is a huge fan of Ice cream (dairy Queen shakes) but who isnt! :) Well we just love Ky man! Happy Birthday-

Birthdays

2010-02-21T21:41:00.000-08:00

Ok So February is the Month for my mom and dad, their birthdays are just a couple weeks apart so we have a big party and celebrate how old they are! :D I am a little late at posting this but I just wanted to roast them- I will start with my mom cause her birthday is first. So my mom is the greatest, she will always be young at heart. She is always into the new trends and wanting be and look cool. All through my mischievous years even. She was what we liked to call the "get away car"!!! She loved being in on all the fun but her famous line was, "if you get caught and cops come to my door I will have no idea who you are!" You should see my mom dance- she can shake that thang! ; ) But I will have to say my favorite thing about my mom is her laugh. She makes things so funny and she laughs at herself and she makes everyone have a great laugh, I love watching her smile real big and then push air through her closed lips making the ppppppppp sound right before she laughs out loud and says "oh my gosh!" hahaha it makes me giggle thinking about it! She is also so talented and involved in so much, play, choirs, singing groups, more plays, being a great Nana... etc. I love you Mom happy birthday. Next my one and only papa bear, my dad is always making everyone else happy. He is the energizer bunny when it comes to work. His slogan in life is always give something back better than you found it. I love that about him. i love hangin out with my dad under the cars or up in the mountains. My dad is also pretty hip i love the way he sags his pants a little or lays out in the back yard ;) hahaha yeah thats right, I wont go into much more detail hehehe... He is so handy and I learn so much from him. He is always there to help his kids. I have the best paretns ever, they are so fun and so sweet together. They make times so fun and I love all my childhood memories that they made happen! Happy birthday Dad! I love you~

Our little Bully

2010-02-18T12:14:00.000-08:00

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So they other day my sister and her little boy Kaden were over over at my house. Kaden is 4 and such a cutie! My sister and me were in the other room and all of a sudden we hear this whimper voice saying "chelsi!" It was Kaden- Kalli and I both looked at each other with one eye brow raised when once again we heard a very sad whimpering voice a little more eager this time saying "Chelsi!" at this moment Kalli sayed back "what do you need Kaden?" ........."Chelsi!!!" so as we both giggled a little I hurried in the other room to find this..................

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You can understand my reaction when I bursted into laughter and had to take a picture before I helped the poor boy out! BY this time Kalli ran in to see what was so funny- Oh man! Watch out kiddos! And for those of you who pick on little Auklin now, well I cant say what he will do to you later! ;) hehehe We will work with him!

Oh and when we asked Kaden how in the world this happened he said "he just climbed right up here and got on me" Auklin probably weighs almost as much as Kaden- Kalli has tiny little chillins :) I have a big one! :) Sorry Kaden-

Kasey

2010-02-11T08:53:00.000-08:00

So I am just home and Auklin is sleeping, usually this is my time to relax, watch TV, scrapbook, laundry, clean the house, etc... but sometimes I rem inis- or how ever you spell it... Kasey and i have been down a long road together and it is so fun for me to think back and remember all the great times we have had together and I just love it! We have tons of hard times but they only make us better. I love Kasey for being able to help me talk through our difficulties together and more calmly than I usually handle it ;) We have been working on our communication a lot over the past couple years, this seems to be the hardest part in a lot of marriages and it can pretty hard but we always figure it out and I love that about us! So while Auklin is sleeping today I just wanted to tell you all how awesome my husband is! :) I just love being married! I just have to thank mom and dad Craven for raising Kasey so well and teaching him how to be great! I am the luckiest!!! xoxo :) Thats my tribute ;) Peace out-

Tubes

2010-02-11T08:30:00.000-08:00

Well Auklin finally got his tubes~ last time he was supposed to get them he got sick and they couldn't do it. It went really well, the tubes are sooo tiny they are like the tip of a ball point pen. They make a small incision in the ear drum and put the tube through there to help drain the fluid in his ears. It take about 10 min or less to do and he is under the whole time with a gas mask. The only hard part is when they wake up- They feel really weird from the anesthesia and they dont know how to react to how they feel so they just cry and cry. It was so sad to see him like that, not knowing what was going on. Kasey made him feel the most comforted! He loves his dada- after about maybe 30 min of him crying we decided to go home and put him in bed, when we got home he was pretty happy and normalish, he lasted a few min and then we could tell he was tired so he went down for a few hours and when he woke up he was normal as could be- He is talking so much he just jabbers all day- Eventually the tubes will fall out all by themselves and we wont even know- pretty cool! So there ya have it- Tubes...

A Post!l

2010-02-02T18:11:00.000-08:00

So it has been a long long while- We have been a little busy lately. We had the holidays and they were amazing and then Kasey started school and we have started demo on our basement. It has been crazy but a fun adventure. We are hoping to have the basement finished by March and that is giving us a lot of breathing room. Depending on our cash flow this should happen! Kasey is working hard going to school full time and going to work full time. Auklin is a walking machine, and growing so fast. He is a little boy now and no longer my little baby- it is quite a bitter sweet experience. :) He is learning so much, it is fun to have him talk to me when he needs things. He is starting to pick up on quite a lot of words. I can usually tell what he wants after a little thinking ;) Today he finally starting blowing on his food. I have been trying to teach him to blow since before his birthday, I wanted him to blow out his candle but he finally did it. It came out of no where, I gave him lunch today and I said "hot, Auklin its hot" and he blow on it! :D I was so excited- Auklin also has been a little sad thing- he has had 7 ear infections this ear well 8 cause he had on in both ears one time. And an eye infection so we have to get him tubes. This will be so good to have him feel relief. It is such a simple little procedure and we hope it works for him. And as for me I have been scrap-booking Auklins first year and I just finished my last page- I will post a picture next time! But for now its just an update. :)

Hollie Sue

2009-12-28T11:01:00.000-08:00

Today is my sister's in law birthday and I would like to take this time to wish her a happy birthday! Hollie is very strong willed and well strong in general! :) She has a goofy husband and 4 little ones that are oh so very cute. They are so intelligent and Hollie works so hard to teach them everything they need to know plus more. They live in England so we dont see them very often and we miss you all oh so very much! We hope you have a fabulous day! We love you!!!

Happy Birthday-

pictures are giving blogger grief... Pic of hollie still to come-

One Year

2009-12-22T21:54:00.000-08:00

Our little boy is one so we went to get some pictures taken at Kiddie so we could get the blocks that say "1" well our experience was not so great and I am just going to invest in some number and letter blocks so we wont have to go back and blow $50 ... BUT Auklin is still so dang cute- we got a couple good smiles but all his faces are so cute I just love them!!! They are small but you can get the just...

The famous look!

I LOVE this face!

That is my foot in the bottom right corner :) he would not sit there unless I held him-

If you cant tell- he is crying in this one!

Happy Anniversary to us!!

2009-12-15T11:26:00.000-08:00

So we totaled our car and we have been looking for a new one and yesterday we finally got one- :D We had the best anniversary! This is our new car...

2 YEARS

2009-12-14T19:26:00.000-08:00

Today is our anniversary and it has been 2 amazing years!!! Being married to Kasey is the best thing that ever happened to me- I was looking back on our wedding day and I came across our video so I would like to share it with everyone! I love it!!! I love Kasey so much-

Happy Anniversary Babe!

Tis the Season!!!

2009-12-10T21:23:00.000-08:00

Well we got our tree up and decorated last week and I am a little slow- but, it was so fun- we cut it down ourselves and I must say it is a pretty cute tree! It has a nice shape :) it is so fun to be in our home for Christmas and to decorate it all up- Kasey put our lights up on the house and they are perfect. he is pro-fesh-in-lllll!!! You will just have to drive by and see for yourself! :) Auklin loved helping Kasey set up the tree, we could not get him out of the way not even to put the tree n the stand. He had to be right there in the action! He actually does really well with leaving the tree alone- he hasnt even tried to unwrap the presents yet... Well I hope you enjoy our cute tree! Happy Holidays!

Picking out a spot for his special Ornament!

The bottom looks tons brighter because it is! The tree was so pokey I gave up on the lights! I started out pretty good and then I could not take it anymore- the rest of them got pretty much thrown on!!! :)

Our little Boy is ONE!!!

2009-12-09T19:42:00.000-08:00

Auklin's birthday is today and it was so much fun! He is so big and it is crazy to think he is 1 ahhh- so fun! For his birthday we got him a car seat and clothes, he got lots of toys and he loves them all so much! He got a little basketball hoop and we stuck it to the fridge and he is already putting the ball through the hoop all by himself- : ) He is so BIG! He loved his cake- at first he was a little scared because lately we have been making a big deal about candles and fire and how its dangerous, he put his hands in the "Freeze" position and leaned back, his cute little face was scared but after the candle was gone he loved it! HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUKLIN...

(Left Handed! )

Gracie Jen Christiansen

2009-12-07T08:33:00.000-08:00

This weekend we had the most amazing experience... We were able to go with my brother and Sister in law to the courthouse and see my sweet little niece become legally adopted to them- then the best part of all, we had the opportunity to go to the temple and had Gracie sealed to Blake and Amanda and to all of us for time and all eternity! It was so awesome! Then Blake was finally able to bless her and it was so sweet! I am so thankful for Blake and Amanda and their patience to have Gracie come be a part of our family, she is the sweetest little thing and I know she has always been a part of our family. She has such a happy personality and we love her so much!!! Thanks to Blake and Amanda for sharing this wonderful experience!

11 Months

2009-12-01T10:25:00.001-08:00

So I am SUPER late on posting these- My computer ran out of memory so I have to adjust it every time i take pictures- we are hopefully getting more memory for it! But I was able to get these on here and share them! Auklin will actually be 1 in like a week and a half! Its CRAZY! time has flown- he is still working on walking, he showed a lot of interest in it a couple months ago and he has taken about 5 or 6 wabbly steps but kinda lost interest the past little while- but we still work with him and when he walks with us he loves it! He will get there- when he is ready. Other than that Auklin loves to talk and whisper to himself. I often catch him playing with toys and whispering gibberish- it is so dang cute! I can tell he is getting smarter and getting the hang of things- I love to watch him figure things out on his own like how to save his binky from under his crib- there was 3 as a matter of fact under there and I was sitting there with him and he crawled under his crib grabbed one and brought it back to me then he looked back under there and said "ooo!" with his lips on this tight O shape and points at the crib and crawls back to get another binky. Then he did it again for the 3rd. it was so funny! He is getting so so big- we just have so much fun. Auklin loves playing outside so I thought I would shoot his 11 month playing in the leaves!

Abu

2009-11-03T12:24:00.000-08:00

So this post is for Brielle! : ) She was unable to see her little niece and nephews for halloween and she asked me to post some of Auklin in his costume... so here you go Brielle! xoxox

He had to have his "toy" my headband to sit still...

Halloween!

2009-11-01T21:35:00.000-08:00

So I didnt finish my costume but i figured everyone would get the idea! Auklins first Halloween was so much fun- we had a blast. Kasey was such a good sport and made such a cute Aladdin-

Halloween!

2009-11-01T21:18:00.000-08:00

Just wanted to share some of our trick or treaters!!! Halloween was so much fun- So i need your help voting for the best costume!!! Everyone please vote!

10 months continued

2009-10-26T11:31:00.000-07:00

So I wanted to post these pictures of Auklin for his 10 months. He is getting so big and has such a personality. He loves to laugh and we can sit and have laughing contests all day. If I look at him and laugh, he will start to laugh and then it makes me laugh harder and then he will laugh harder! It is so much fun- He loves balls, the other day I asked him where his ball was and a few min later he crawled out of the living room an i heard him going down the hall way- I waited a few min and then I heard him coming back and he had a little red balloon that he thinks is his ball every time he sees it he says "ball" :) He went and got it! I could not believe it- he is so big! Auklin has also been learning to walk he has taken a few wobbly steps and can stand by himself for about 20 seconds before he gets to excited and falls down. So he will be walking soon!

Here are my two handsome boys!!!

Auklin 10 Months

2009-10-14T12:29:00.000-07:00

So Auklin has been able to clap his hands for a while now but I have never got it on camera until now~ Also we have been teaching him some other things as well and I caught one of his other tricks and I was so excited! Hehehe it kinda sounds funny to say tricks- he isnt a dog and we dont treat him like on I promise! :) Auklin can give kisses, high five, crawl up and down the stairs and I think he is learning what a nose is. He also bites :) hehe hard too! he has almost 6 teeth- two on the bottom that should count as 4 and four on top but two of them just broke through so you cant really see them very well yet! He is getting closer to walking, he balanced today for a few seconds and he got so excited he started flailing his arms and fell- Auklin has a great sense of humor and he is so much fun! I will post his 10 month pictures soon!!!

Matt and Derek.... SOOOLLID!

2009-10-12T22:13:00.000-07:00

So as you can see from this picture I tend to try and forget about these two lug nuts! ;) but they are my two brothers in law whom I love dearly and given any day of the week I would oh so totally claim them!!!! These guys are so funny especially when we all get together- when we all get together all the guys seem to go crazy and they are all so fun and hilarious! BUT I wanted to spotlight my two in laws because they both had a birthday and I forgot to mention it on here... So I wanted to say Happy birthday to my two brothers and thank them for so many fun memories! They always make family get together's memorable, much like this picture this tends to be "normal" behavior for the two of them! They are both so fun loving and great to be around. Sorry boys for the delay but I have a life and I wont lie I totally forgot about you (as stated before i try to do this occasionally;) hehe JK) :) SOOLLID?!?!?! Love you guys!!!

oh ps Derek is in the back and Matt is in the front and this picture was taken at my nephews (Dereks son) 1 year old birthday party!

Happy Birthday Amanda

2009-10-03T22:31:00.000-07:00

So I have not been on the ball and I am a little late to announce my sister in law's Birthday it was on the 1st. Amanda is the funniest little gal ever. She knows how to make any situation funny. She always has a funny comment to say- she is very quick witted! Amanda also knows how to be serious and is such a good listener. She is everyones friends and gets along with everyone. She is so cute with her little girl (4 month old Gracie) and you can tell they just tell each other stories all day long and they just laugh and laugh together. Amanda enjoys life and knows how to have fun! We love having her in our family- when we go out as sisters we always want her there because she fits in with us so well! We love her so much and love having her around! Happy Birthday Amanda!

9 Months

2009-09-29T10:30:00.000-07:00

Well these are a little late for 9 months but o well!!! I just wanted to get some good ones of all his teeth! :) Auklin is growing so fast, he can clap his hands, climb up the stairs and over the back of the couch. He wants to run around and be a big boy! He waves bi bi and points to what he wants. Kaseys favorite is playing pass with him with a ball and Auklin saying "bal" the whole time! I love this stage of him starting to communicate. Its fun to see how much they learn

I love this face!!! hehe

ohhhhh! he is getting so big!

Blank... my big brother

2009-09-16T14:15:00.000-07:00

Today is my big brothers birthday and he is an old man! So weird we
are all getting so old- Blake and I have always had our differences
but we have always been so close- for a while there he was my best
friend- then he left me for a mission! ; ) Blake always knows when
there is something wrong and finds a way to help it or fix it somehow.
He hates when someone is sad or going through a rough time especially
his family or friends. He has a knack at getting people to open up. He
has always been so much fun! He has a happy medium between serious and
just plain ridiculous. Growing up if you couldnt find him getting in
trouble with the law, sluffing school, or sneekin out he was most
likely on the computer- not doing homework or anything... no its a
thing called warcraft! ; ) hehehe no blake was a good kid these things
only happened a few times! :D I have so much fun with my brother and
it is so sad I live 2 minutes away from him and never see him anymore!
He works soo soo hard and earns an honest living for his adorable
family! He tries to stay as in shape as possible ; ) by playing
softball and just living life- He now cruises around on a motorcycle,
he is already going through his midlife crises! hehe no he looks
studly on it! Well I think i have grilled you enough for today! I
love you Blake, Happy Birthday!!!

Our Big boy

2009-09-06T22:46:00.000-07:00

Auklin loves to swing, so we put him in the big boy swing at the park and pushed him really high... He loved it, he just laughed and laughed-

I just love his little legs in this one! :)

Before's and kinda afters... no pictures yet of the finished- sorry!

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