Crane

New ways to add the church into our daily life!

2012-02-13T10:10:00.000-08:00

This year I made a goal to make sure we were thinking about the savior and what he did for us all year and not just at Christmas time. So I decided to try what I found on a friends blog from thanksgiving. I made a bunch of hearts and put them in a bag. We named our door for the month Crane family conversation hearts. Then each night after we read scriptures we asked the kids what they learn then we added it to a heart. We look at this door every day. We pass it several times a day. Its has been such a great reminder to always keep our savior in our day to day life. Tomorrow we will have a nice family dinner then take the hearts down and read what they all have to say so we can get ready for next month which will be Our Lucky family! We will cover the door in shamrocks. It takes time getting ready for each month but my kids love to read them and love to tell us what to write on each one. I love the daily reminder. Its a small thing that I hope makes a difference in my kids life. I know it has changed mine as I have focused on getting to know my savior better.

I love Bountiful Basket

2012-02-13T10:00:00.000-08:00

Jon and I have wanted to eat healthier. But the cost of produce is so high. We found out about bountiful basket and decided to give it a try. Lets just say I am in love. You go on to there site on Monday and order your basket then you go pick it up on Saturday. This is just one weeks. You can not buy all of this for 15 dollars. I wait until we get our produce for the week to make a menu. Then I cook according to what came. We eat it for lunch dinner and some times even breakfast. My kids are in love. They never get turned down when they ask for fruit. This also has helped us to eat healthier. Which was a big goal for this year. I am also able to try fruit and veggies I would not have other wise got at the store. I also have found many great recipes that I would not have tried had I not been looking for new ideas to use certain veggies. I feel healthier and I am looking better. Its a small start that seems to be working!!!

Christmas

2012-01-18T11:32:00.000-08:00

Rylee, Kam and Lilly Christmas morning.
Little Miss. Rylee she is getting so big.
My handsome big boy. He is now potty trained. Yeah for Kamers.
Lilly was the happiest girl ever when she found her baby she wanted nothing else.
This cat still drives me crazy. It sounds so real. But she loved it.
Kam loves mario its his new thing. He was so excited for this.

Yes this doll is bigger than lilly and yes she carries it around and yes it is so funny.
Christmas eve at my parents.
My sister came in from seattle. I was so excited.Christmas was fun this year.
My mom and dad. Love them!!!!

My brother made bracelets for everyone this year.
The picture on our Christmas cards this year. I love my cute little family.
My brother and his family. My nephews are getting so big.
Jones family christmas party.

This year was a year I will never forget. We had so much fun that I did not take as many pictures as I would have liked. I wish I could have slowed down time for a while. We spent Christmas in salt lake and were able to spend time with my sister who came down from Seattle. We spent lots of time with family and a great time. We all got the flu which was no fun. but other than that I would not have changed a thing!

The kitchen

2012-01-18T11:24:00.000-08:00

My little stink pot climbed up on my counters.
yes this is a gas stove and yes I was deathly afraid of it and now I love it and would not go back to a electric stove again.

this is really dark but it one of the things that sold me on the house. I loved the windows in the kitchen. We still have things we want to do the kitchen, but that will come with time. I love all the cabinets and I love the color. It was a ton of work getting the house ready to move in in just two weeks jon spent hours painting while I cleaned and packed the apartment. Thats why it has taken so long to up date the blog. We love our first house and love the area. We are excited to get our hands good and dirty this spring and work in our yard.

2012-01-18T11:16:00.000-08:00

The wall with the TV. We had to move the kids books out of there room. It kinda looks nice.
The top of my book shelf. It will stay this way for the next year. I love you Dougie!!!
I love this little cut out in our wall. I can do dishes and watch the kids and its been fun to decorate for the holidays.
My favorite wall in our house. Jon did an amazing job hanging them. He used a level and his measuring tape and made sure everything was equal on each side. It took him for ever. Its a good thing he did it cause I would have looked at the wall and said that looks good there and put the nail in the wall.

Our bed room and bathroom

2012-01-18T10:17:00.000-08:00

It was tons of fun picking the color for our house. My bedroom and bathroom are one of my favorites.
The nice big tub. Love it!!!!
The mirrors that I hated when we got the house but am slowly starting to like them.
The double sink is the best. We also have a stand up shower. I love our room. It is big and with the master bath its even better. Our house is starting to feel like home.

The kids rooms

2012-01-18T10:09:00.000-08:00

This is Kams shelf in his room. He has his own room and loves it.
The fan in Kams room.
The shelf in the girls room. Rylee loves to hang things on it.
The fan in the girls room. I love it. A big thanks to cousin Cheri. The fans belonged to her kids when they were younger. We were happy to accept them. We love how much they added to the kids rooms. Its been fun putting there rooms together.

The sweet sounds of my little man

2011-07-15T07:01:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was a really hard for me. I have had very little sleep the past week with all three kids being sick. We also have had a lot of little things to do for the house so that the bank had every thing it need before we left for a week. I was trying to get ready for our trip to salt lake and trying to make sure that Jon had everything he needed for his work trip to DC. Needless to say I was so tired and was not in the mood for a complaining kid. So after many failed tried to get kam to take a nap I left him in his room crying. A little while later I walked passed his room and found him on the the floor playing with his cars making the sweet little car sounds that only a little boy like him can make. I sat and watched him for a few minutes then asked him what he was doing he said I am driving my cars to grandpas house. Then went back to driving his cars. I took a minute and sat by him to play he handed me a car and told me I could play if I made the car sounds. So together we drove the cars to grandpas house. This sweet little man reminded me today that life goes by way to fast and sometimes you just need to take a few minutes and make the car sounds.

Four of July

2011-07-07T10:20:00.001-07:00

Our nephew Ren is a such a ham when he sings. This his him in the parade with the group tavaci. They sing and Dance. I love it.
This has got be the coolest thing I have seen. This is there high schools drill team they had a routine they did all the way down the parade.
This picture is for my Rylee. She love purple.She is now asking for a car just like this one.
The kids watching the parade.
The F16 that flew over. I was crying during this so it is not the best picture.
This is what made me cry. With Doug leaving any one in uniform like this makes me think if him.
Throwing snapits at uncle charles before the parade. The kids had a blast.
Lilly was cute at the first of the day. By the end she had pulled her hair out and was nasty from a slurpee and candy and dirt.
The cute girls eating there slurpee
This was a fun morning. The parade is not that long so the kids were amazing. They had a ton of fun before it started thanks in big part to Jons great idea to bring the snapits and charles great idea to walk around the corner and get a slurpee. And then they enjoyed all that the parade had to offer. I think I am liking this small town of events.

The kids rodeo

2011-07-06T11:07:00.000-07:00

Kam and the chicken he got. He was so excited. I on the other hand has a ton of fun watching him not so happy he came home with us. He did not last long however.... the next day we found out he was a rooster so he went to heaven. He was ok with that after he found out that his cousins bunny also went to heaven.
Rylee also got to chase them. It was so funny watching a bunch of kids chase the animals. I have not laughed that hard in a long time.
The poor bunny. He stood no chance with these kids.
Kam loved every minute of it. He was laughing the entire time.
The flags to start off the rodeo. The kids rodeo is just for kids. They have many events and the kids are the ones that are the show. They love being apart of it. We had a ton of fun watching our kids. We hope to make this a family tradition as the kids all talked about what there plans would be for next year. If you have never been you need to look it up and come next year. I promise you it will be night you will never forget.

The Jeep!!

2011-06-27T14:20:00.000-07:00

Lilly thinks she is bigger than she is!!!
Rylee and Lilly so cute!!
Such a good big sister. Always taking care of her!
Rylee and kam. They play so well together most of time!!
Kam even drives the jeep by him self!! My Brothers kids out grew the jeep so they took it to my parents for the grand kids to enjoy there. My kids love it. They are so good about taking turns with it. And they always have so much fun with it. It is something they look forward to now when they go to salt lake. And grandpa always makes sure to have it charged and ready for them when they get there.

Aunt Colleen and Uncle Jays 50th

2011-06-27T14:12:00.000-07:00

My aunt and uncle on there 50th wedding celebration
Jake, cherie, rick, and jean. a rare picture!!
My cousin Jake and his cute girlfriend Aubry.
My mom and Aunt with some of there cousins. I can see where the red hair comes from now. This was such a great night. We had tons fun getting together and celebrating such great people. Not many people make it to 50 these days. I am so glad that I have such great people to look up to. My aunt has always been a big part of my life. She has never missed any thing in my life. She is such a sweet lady and I am so glad I got share this day with her.

Rylees 5th birthday

2011-06-27T14:02:00.000-07:00

My favorite 5 year old!!
Kam did not want to get out of the swing. He was a little mad at me!!!
Lilly loved the swing. She thought she was a big girl!!
For rylees birthday we headed to the park in the morning with cousins. Than we went back for lunch and more playing with the cousins. After Jon got off we had cupcakes. The next day we head to salt lake to celebrate. Rylee loved every minute of the entire week. We made sure she had tons of fun and that she was the center of attention. Its hard to believe that she is five years old. Time has gone by so fast. We love her and are so glad she is apart of our family.

Lilly

2011-06-27T13:49:00.000-07:00

If I smile really big maybe I won't get in trouble for this.........
yes this is me throwing rocks into the pond after I was told no!!!!
I'll run to grandma she thinks that I can do no wrong she will save me!!!!
I tried to escape but mom caught me just in time!!!
This little girl is more work than I can handle some days. She is more on the go than my other two ever were. I keep telling people that if I had her first there would not have been any more. She keeps me going all day long. Its a good thing she is really cute cause it makes it harder to get mad at her. Some days are really hard with her but I would not want her any other way!!!

Rylee is 5

2011-06-14T07:56:00.000-07:00

In less than 24 hours I will have a five year old. Time has gone by way to fast. Rylee is such a sweet little girl. She is so positive about every thing. And is always so excited about each step she takes in her life. She loves to learn. And soaks every thing in. She remembers everything. Sometimes a little more than I would like. And just when you think she was not listening to your conversation she pipes up and says something about the last conversation you were having. She is such a big help with Kam and Lilly. She loves that she is the oldest and bosses them around. Sometimes a little to much to my liking. I am so proud of this little girl. She teaches me so much every day. I love her out look on life and I hope that it continues. I am so not ready to send her off to school. I enjoy having her around. But I am excited to see what life has to offer her. I know that she is going to do amazing in what ever this life has to offer her. We love you Rylee and are so proud of all you have done. Happy birthday!!!

My american Hero

2011-06-10T09:16:00.000-07:00

In just a few short weeks my brother Doug will leave to serve our country for a second time. I have known it was coming for about a year now. But as the time has gotten closer it has been harder and harder. My brother is one of the most amazing people I know. He never does any thing little. His motto should be go big or go home. He has always followed his dreams and accomplished them, failing is not in his vocabulary. He has a great personality and is loved by everyone that he meets. He has always been very supportive in everything that I have done. And has been there for me when ever I needed him. He has an amazing love for the flag and our country and it shows. I am so glad that I have such an amazing person to look up to. I hope that one day I can be half the person he is. As I get ready to send him off. I send him off with many prayers and so much love. I will miss him more than he will ever know. He is and always will be my american Hero!!!!

Counting my blessings

2011-06-09T09:51:00.000-07:00

Last night we got the news yet again that they did not except our offer on a house we had fell in love with. Again I was frustrated. Last time we were to low on our bid. And this time we were to high and they took the one that paid cash for the house. I just could not figure it out. What did these people want from us. I ran to my room like a little girl and cried. Jon trying to be supportive came to try and help. But for those of you who know me know that sometimes I like to just be left alone. Jon said to look at the things that I did have and that things could be a lot a worse. But again I did not want to hear it. I started to cry as I thought of how far away I was from family and friends. And then I started to cry as I thought about next weekend and the thought of knowing it was the last time I would see my brother Doug before he left for a year for the military. Then I cried again as I thought about my sister Melanie leaving for three years to support her husband as he finished school only to see her a few times a year. The tears seemed like they never would stop. As if on cue Lilly started to cry and I went to her room to see what I could do. As I covered her up and patted her back I started to cry again this time happy tears. I have three great kids who make me laugh every day. I have a husband that love me. And looks beyond a body that I hate and tells me I am beautiful. He has a job and supports our family. I get to be at home with my kids. We have a nice place to live. It may be small but it is ours. The list went on and on and before long I fell a sleep. Today has been a much better day I woke up ready to start over. I am glad for my trials as they make me take a step back and look at things differently. I love my family very much and I am glad that we moved to vernal. It has given us so many chances to grow and learn. I know that one day we will have a house of our own. Its just going to take more time.

Things did not turn out the way I though they would

2011-05-05T20:19:00.000-07:00

Its hard to believe that Jon graduated with his masters a year ago. Back then I thought that we would be in a house some where in the salt lake valley, Jon would be celebrating his year mark at his new job. When we left the village I told everyone that there was no way I was ever going to live in Vernal. When we are in school we often dream bigger than I eyes can see. I was one of those people. The lord must have known I needed to be humbled cause he gave us a curve ball when come the end of July we still did not have a job and needed a place to live. We moved into my brothers house and I was given one of my biggest blessing the chance to see my brother and his family every day. During this time I gained a best friend. My sister in law. Over the next few months Jon looked none stop for jobs. This was very hard and depressing at times. But again the idea of moving to vernal come up . After many hours of prayer and lots of fasting our prayers were answered and we began to plan the move to vernal. We had a house with an offer on it by the time we moved and we were excited for the next adventure. But the lord thought I still was not humble enough so he gave us a curve ball and we decided the house was not right for us. I was heart broken. In the mean time jon settled into work and I settled into a routine with the kids. And right now that is how things sit. We are still in a small apartment with three kids not any closer to a house and three hours away from salt lake and Jon had been at his Job for three months and not a year. Nothing how I thought things would be a year ago. But there has been things that have changed. I love Jon more now than I ever thought I would and he has taken care of me just like he said he aways would (and I believe him) We go out on dates more ( cause we have the time) and we do more as a family(again cause we have the time). But one thing is the same and that is that I am just as happy to today as I was the day he graduated. The sky is the limit for us and our future is bright as ever. Things did not turn out as I thought they would ........ they are better. I may not be as humble as I should be but I am more humble now than I was a year ago.

Sunday Drive to flaming Gorge.

2011-05-02T07:37:00.000-07:00

This was on top of the dam looking down at the green river.
This is were most people start there water rafting trip down the green river. We were told it has some of the best rapids.
Inside the dam looking that the machines that make the power.
At the bottom of the dam looking up.
At the bottom of the dam you can feed the fish. They are huge.
When you drop the food. The fish are jumping all over each other trying to get the food. It was so cool.
a look at the dam from the top.
The green river again.

The back part of the dam. It was so amazing.

Flaming gorge. So amazing.
The bridge going to the dam. I thought it was cool.
We were just going to take a small drive and ended up at flaming gorge. For those of you who do not know. It is only 42 miles away from our house. It only takes like a half hour to get there. I have never been to flaming gorge and all I can say is I loved it. It was so amazing. and we only saw a small portion of it. The dam tour was free so we decided to go on it. the kids need to get out of the car any way. They loved feeding the fish and they loved looking down at the river. Jon just kept saying I need to go fishing. So I am sure a trip will be planned soon. The drive up there is so cool. I wish I would have taken more pictures. But I just enjoying looking at everything and sense it so close I am sure we will be going again soon. It was so nice to get out and see what is around us here in vernal. There is so many places that you can go hiking and there is three lakes that are with in 30 minutes of us. I am excited to see what this summer will bring for us as we go and enjoy the great out doors. And they say that vernal is the arm pit of america. If this is the arm pit then I must like arm pits cause this place is so beautiful. I am sure this summer will hold many adventures for us. I love that Jon works normal hours so that we can go and do things like this.

Sunday Drive

2011-05-02T07:30:00.000-07:00

I love the wild life that is always around. My kids get so excited to see it.
This was taken up by stineker. Not the best picture. But I love it up there.
This is again by stineker. It is so amazing up here.

More wild life. I love that every thing is so close to us. This was about ten minutes from our apartment. The area up here is so amazing. This drive was so cool.

Rylee playing soccer

2011-04-27T10:12:00.000-07:00

Lilly is my little go getter so sitting in one place is not something she likes to do. In this picture she is trying to get out of the stroller.
Lilly and kameron watching sister play soccer.
Rylee is number 15.
We put Rylee in soccer this year for the first time. She loves it. She is getting good at kicking the ball in the net. and has a good kick. She is now some what understanding the game and loves to play. they over 250 kids in her age group playing this year out here so there are 30 kids on her team. They practice a skill for the first half hour then divide the kids up and play a game. Rylee has really enjoyed it and jon and I have loved seeing her excitement. We want our kids to active and out going people so we felt this was a good way to start with her. If she wants to play next year we will put her in again. Or we will let her try something new. This summer we are going to try swimmer lessons so watch for posts of her first lessons. We love you Rylee and so proud of all of your hard work. We are so glad that you love soccer. We know you can do any thing as long as you put your mind to it.

Easter

2011-04-27T09:51:00.000-07:00

My cute girls playing together!

Look how big my baby is getting!

This year for easter we packed the kids up and head to grandmas for the weekend. We had so much fun. We stopped at the village on our way into town to see some of our friends. We had a ton of laughs and lots of good conversation. It was good to sit back and remember all of the good times we had up there. Then we headed to grandmas for the rest of weekend. We got together with my family on saturday for a easter egg hunt and BBQ. It was so good to see everyone. I only wish I would have taken more pictures. But I was so caught up in just enjoying my nieces and nephews that I did not take as many pictures as I would have like. We spent Easter morning and afternoon with just my parents. We had a great breakfast and a great lunch. We got to spend time just talking with them. And playing with the kids with out the distractions of every day life. it was a much needed break for all of us. On our way home Jon and I were able to just spend time talking something that is hard to do these days as we have three kids that demand a lot of our attention. We were able to enjoy each other and enjoy the views of the mountains. I love the drive to vernal so the three hours go by fast. This weekend was so needed. I am so glad we got to spend the time we did together. I love all of my family so much. They are not just my family they are my friends. I love you guys!

Annies wedding weekend!

2011-04-05T14:08:00.000-07:00

Jons grandparents are going down hill really fast. So we decided while we were there to take a picture with them. I have grown to those these people so much over the years. They have been such a great example to my family. I know I will cherish this picture as it just may be the last one I get of them.
This is the only picture I have of all three of my kids on this weekend. And no matter how hard I tried Kam and lilly would not let go of there blankets. But I still love it and it makes me smile just looking at it now.
As you can tell I need a new camera so this one is a little dark. But it is the entire family.
This weekend was one I will never forget. I am so glad that I got the chance to meet Jons sister. I was super excited to see Mark and hope that he will come down again soon. Jons family has not always been close. But for the first time in years there was not fighting between. It gave us all a chance to get to know each other better and to build lasting memories. The best part of the weekend was when Jon requested the song we danced to on our wedding day and we were able to dance together. I fell in love him all over again. I love Jon more than words can express and am glad that I got to be apart of this great weekend. Welcome to the family Rod. We love you and are so happy to have you apart of our family. Thanks for a great weekend.

Dancing at the wedding!

2011-04-05T14:00:00.000-07:00

Kam Had to dance with his daddy. Such a sweet picture.
I hope there are more pictures like this Rylee dancing with her daddy. So sweet.
The kids had a ton of fun dancing. They were out there almost the entire time. So cute.
Even Gramps got in on the action. Here he is out on the floor shaking his groove thing. I am sure we will never forget this one. He had us all laughing.

Nick was also baptized this weekend.

2011-04-05T13:54:00.000-07:00

all of the kids after Nick got baptized. Well except Lilly she was off walking around.
This little guy was Lillys age when I started coming around. I have had the pleasure of getting to watch him grow up. Nick is such a good big brother and love to help his mom out with all of his little brothers and sisters. I am so proud of him and the choices he has made.

2011-04-05T13:47:00.000-07:00

Jons brother Mark lives in Oregon. I can count on one hand how many times I have seen him. So needless to say I took as many pictures as I could of him and his little boy Andrew. One of the other shocks for the past weekend. We did not know he was coming down until a week before.
I did not have a picture of Jon and Mark until now!
I love this picture this is Jon with two of his brothers. I now have one of these as well I did not have one before.

Jons half sister

2011-04-05T13:38:00.000-07:00

Jon has told me about her several time. But no one in the family has had contact with her until this past year when she contacted Jons sister Annie. We still were all shocked when she showed up to his sisters wedding this past weekend. She knew she was coming but no one else did. That last time Jon saw her when she was about 8 years old and it was in Harmons. We were all super excited to meet her and were even happier to find out that she wants to be in contact with the family. We are all super excited to get to know her. And look forward to building memories with her. This was just one of many shocks this past weekend.

Its been a month!!!

2011-03-28T09:14:00.000-07:00

We have been in vernal now for a month. Time has gone by so fast!!! There has been so many ups and downs. We backed out of the house we were under contract with due to the fact that it had way more work that needed to be done than we wanted to do. That was really hard for us as it was the house that we had been dreaming about for weeks. With any new job comes stress. Jon has been under so much stress. At times I feel like he does not think he is going enough for the work. But for those of you who know Jon know that this Job can not suite him any better. He loves people and loves to help people and he loves to talk. He knows what he is doing he just has to believe that he is really that good at what he does. The kids are getting frustrated being in such a small place and not being able to run sense we have people below us who love to complain. This has made for long days for me. Fighting with them is so hard some times. But in all the move to vernal has been a very good move for all of us. I love having Jon on a normal working hours. And I love having him home on the weekends. The house hunt is coming along very slow. I am hoping that something comes up soon and we can get settled soon. I think it will be good for all of us. In the mean time it is just learning to take things one day at a time.

Have you ever......

2011-03-22T16:49:00.000-07:00

The past three weeks with my kids has been really difficult. They don't seem to listen to any thing I have to say. They are always fighting with each other. Someone is always teasing someone. ( Yes even Lilly can tease and it drives her brother and sister crazy) They are always getting into something they are not suppose to. Someone always feels like they need to back talk me. Needless to say I have been really frustrated. There have been times when I have sat down cried and asked my self what was I thinking in having kids I can't do this. What am I doing wrong? What can I do to help them. Will it ever stop? I am sure there are many who have felt this way if not you are mother of the year and I need your book. Today after another long battle with the 4 year old and putting back together yet another cabinet that Lilly had to pull every thing out of. I made a call to my mom.( My mom can still fix every thing) After letting it all she just said " No one has perfect kids, no one has a perfect house when they have young kids and every mom cries when they have times like this. Your kids are just normal. Give them a hug and kiss from Grandma" That was the end of the conversation I got off the phone still a little confused. then little miss Lilly pie came and wanted to be picked up. after a quick hug she was off and running again. Thats all I needed to feel better. My kids were normal what more could I ask for!!!

How we celebrated 6 great years!

2011-03-13T11:34:00.000-07:00

So cute! I love this one.
The day could not have been better. We spent the day hanging out with my parents and our kids. We went to the Dino Museum here in town, the we went back and played the WII with my parents. We had a lot of laughs as we watched my dad play mario cart. He kept saying I think I can keep up with Jaydon( my 8 year old nephew) on this game. Then Jon and I took off to celebrate by our selves. We went to this great mexican place for dinner it is on your way out of town heading to flaming gorge. It is only like ten minutes from our house. It is so good and will be one place we go when we have family come to see us. It was a great night. I love this man more than any thing. I am so happy to be married to such a great man.

Dinos Number Two!

2011-03-13T11:29:00.000-07:00

I was so excited I found something that was not a kid that I was taller than!
My new little walker! She is such a cutie pie!
Baby dinoes for Owen!!
The kids got to dig for dino bones. They loved it.

The dinos in our town.

2011-03-13T11:21:00.001-07:00

My parents come for the weekend. The kids were super excited!
Kam had to pose just like sister for all the pictures as well!
This one is for you Owen. I picture of a big roar Just for you!!!
They were such troopers as mom had to have pictures even with the sun!
This weekend was a blast. One I will not forget for a long time. We had so much going and looking around town and seeing what was out there. The Kids loved the Dinos. This is a great place. I hope Jon and I will go back soon just the two of us and spend some real time there there is so much we can learn about our new town. It was great to have my parents here as well. I really have missed them.

2011-03-10T19:33:00.000-08:00

Lilly just wanted the boxes. Note to self just give her boxes next year!
Rylee is a girl at heart. And Grandma knows just what to get her.
Daddy is so excited that Kam loves to play ball. This was his favorite gift this year.
My nephews always make me laugh. This was no exception!
Christmas eve is spent at my moms house. We all get together and eat way more than we should.And spend the night playing games. It is also a tradition to wear pajamas. this year I think all the kids thought we were crazy as we sang songs from when we were School. The night was tons of fun. Just looking back at the pictures makes me miss them all so much. I am so glad that I come from a family that is so close. The time we spend together is always so much fun cause we really do love being together.

The kids with Santa

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Kam was not a fan this year, but mommy wanted a picture so there was no candy until he did!
Rylee could not have been more excited. She even colored santa a picture!
Little miss lilly pie did not know what to think. But mommy still got her picture!

Crane family Camping trip.

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The things a dad will let there kids do when mom is not watching!
This is my cute niece savannah. I love this picture of her.
I am sure there will be many more pictures like this. Daddy and son fishing so cute.
Rylee loves to fish as well. This is her and the first fish she caught!
I will never forget this trip. The mountains and the lake were amazing. But more than that I got to know my father in law. We made so many lasting memories on this trip. Pictures can not tell the story as well as the memories do. Three days of lots of laughs and lots of hugs. I hope there are many more like this.

My new place to hide!

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I came out of the bedroom today and Lilly could not be found. Just as I started to ask the other two where she was she poked her head out of my cabinet under my sink. This is her as she is climbing out of it. Needless to say I had a got a good laugh when she started laughing at me when I told her it was a big No No to play in my cabinet. This one just may give me a run for my money.

our first weekend in Vernal

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It was still hard to believe after so many years that jon had the weekend off. Jon is like my dad in so many ways and always has projects to do. so he spent the first half of the changing the oil on the car. Then he helped my brother in law Charlie take something off his honey do list and put a fan up in there bed room. It only took them 5 hours but the fan is in and my sister in law is in heaven. I got to go shopping with my sister in law. I love having her around to talk to. The next day we celebrated my Savannahs birthday. The kids had a blast as you can see. Brant was the hit of the party when he played horse with the kids. And I got to eat pesto for the first time in a long time. It was so good. As you can see our first weekend was a blast. I am really starting to like Vernal and I am enjoying the time I get to spend with my brother in law and his family. But most of all I am enjoying the time I get to spend with Jon.

We have moved

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I have not blogged in a long time and so much has happened. So over the next few weeks I will get up dated. We just moved to vernal almost a week ago. It was hard to say good bye to family and close friends move three hours away. But my family promised they would come and see us and we plan to come home as much as we can. (by the way I plan to hold you all to your promise) This picture of my mom and Lilly brings tears to my eyes. My mom is one of neatest people I know in my life. She taught me so much and has helped to give me the courage to take this step in my life. With my parents and the love of a great husband I could not have done this. It makes me happy to see Jon loving his job for the first time in years. He is a great therapist and will do so much for the town of Vernal. We are still adjusting to our life and are in the process of buying a house. so things are really crazy but we are excited for all that this town has to offer us. And for all that is ahead of us. We want to thank our parents and family for all the love and support as we start this new journey in our life.

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Today the men took over the primary so that the women could all attend relief society together. It was a fantastic hour. I don't think there was a dry eye in the room after the meeting was over. It was so what I needed to hear. We watched a clip on Emma Smith and all during the clip my thoughts kept turning to the past 3 years and how much Jon and I have grown together. I found myself thinking about the trials we have faced while in school and then being reminded about the growth that came from each one. I could see how much my testimony has grown and the friends I have made while being here in the village. I could see the times where one of these sisters touch my life and help me continue on when I felt like I could not. I was reminded today that I am stronger than I think am. And that I will be ok when we leave the comfort of the village and move on to the next stage in life. The gospel no matter where we are in the world is the same and just knowing that should bring us the comfort we need to keep pushing forward.

Baby Lilly can smile!

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While celebrating mothers day with my mom We took some pictures of Lilly and my new niece Kaitlyn. Lilly decided this was a great time to show off her cute smile. I loved it. She seemed so little to me until I had her next to Kaitlyn. She has gotten so big.

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Jon graduated on May 6. Jon has worked so hard over the past 6 years to get to this point in his life. He has worked full and gone to school full time. This has meant that he has had many late nights. But he very rarely complained about it. Jon loves helping people and being a social worker he will get to do just that. Jon always thinks of others first. Often putting his needs last just to make sure that other are taken care of. I know he has chosen the right field. I am so proud of him and all his hard work.

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This year we spent Halloween with some of our court friends. we started the day off with a trip to officers corner for a little trick or treating. Then we headed home for naps. Later that night we all went back to a friends house for a potluck dinner with just the girls as the men headed off to the football game. We then took all the kids to trick or treating. We had so much fun. It brings tears to my eyes as I think of much I have depended on these ladies over the last two year. They have become more than friends they are family. I know that I can call any of them for help. Life away from the village is going to be a hard adjustment. I feel so blessed to have gotten the chance to get to know such great people. You have help make me into the mom and wife I want to be. You are amazing I love all of you. Thanks so much for a great day.

2009-10-19T20:22:00.000-07:00

With Halloween around the corner I have tried to do some fun things with Rylee. We made puppy chow one day with her friend and then made puppets. I also let her sticker up pumpkins and today a friend of mine dropped off a bag of monster parts and we were able to build this cute little monster. She had so much and is loving all our little projects. She is so excited for Halloween this year and all her parties she gets to go to. She is also just like her mother and loves her chocolate. I don't think she is going to share this year.

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My little man is growing up so fast. As you can tell I have my hands full. He loves to climb on everything and with him walking now I spend my days chasing him around. But the kid can make any one smile. I love this little boy so much. His looks are priceless.

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KAM HAS DECIDED IT IS TIME TO WALK!!!

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I am happy to announce that Kam is walking. He is now 13 months old and has had no interest in it until this past week. Now he is walking all over the place and is getting better every day. It is fun to see him walking, but sad cause my little man is growing up so fast. He is also trying to talk more and has learned to scream like his sister. His favorite thing to do is to bug his big sister. He is the biggest tease around. I can not tell you how many times a day I have to tell him to leave his sister alone. With Kam on the go now we sure have our hands full.

2009-10-15T20:06:00.000-07:00

The past month has been very hard for myself and my family. With Jon back in school and me being sick most of the time it has been a difficult adjustment for all of us. There has been several days where I hop in the shower to try to hide the crying from Rylee. But I have a very smart three year old and she often comes in the bathroom to tell me every thing is going to be OK. Today while getting my second set IVS I had the chance to spend sometime by my self. The room was quite and the view out side my window was amazing. While I sat and prayed for strength to get through the next few months I was filled with a sense of peace as I felt the love of my heavenly father. My testimony grew as I relised that he was carrying me and would help me get through this. While I wish I could say that things were going to be better from here on out. I now know that I can get through what ever is ahead of me as long as I turn to my loving heavenly father for help. I am so greatful to the Benson family for all there help with Rylee it has given her a chance to go and play and not see me so sick. It makes it easier for me to send her knowing that she is cared for so well over there. I am so greatful for a ward family that cares so much and is always so willing to help. It makes things so much easier. Our life may be crazy right now but I am so greatful for the challenges that we are facing that are only making us stronger.

2009-09-07T13:05:00.000-07:00

Its so hard to believe that Kam is a year old. The year has gone by so fast. We had lots of fun at his party. He wanted nothing to do with his cake. However the cake did not go to waste, the cake fight between jon and I and company was tons of fun. Cute little Jovie raddon was hit at the party. Everyone loved her. Could not have asked for a better day. Thanks to everyone that came out celebrate with us.

Kams First Birthday Party

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My beautiful baby girl!

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My handsome baby boy!!

Starting to Blog

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Yeah I did it. I got my blog up and running. Now I just have to keep up on all our adventure to share.