Sunday, March 18, 2018

January 2018

Sammy, Mason & Thomas Crawford heading out for a (very coooooooold) winter campout

As the boys were headed to a campout, Elise and friends were headed to Nepal! (She'll have to do her own post about that adventure!)

Ezra is cute. That is all. 

Ruthie requires many things when she goes to nap--around 20 books, her ponies, stuffed animals, a sippy cup and a bowl (in case she needs to throw up), among other things

Sammy's favorite chicken, Tiny, the bantam araucana

Teaching the cockerel who is in charge

Stephen read this book out loud to the kids--this was our second time reading it together, but the first time was so long ago the younger kids didn't remember the story. A family favorite!

Changing her baby's diaper. She likes to help with Ezra, too...

<3 <3 <3

Ruthie & Tiny

Stephen & entourage

The pigs are getting bigger!

The true and proper way to handle toast

Sammy had a gymnastics meet in Colorado Springs--where my cousin, Heather, lives! We stayed overnight with her, which turned out to be a very, very good thing, because...

...the car broke down. About 10 minutes from her house and 15 minutes from the air force base where the meet was being held. Heather came and picked up the boys while I sat and waited for the car to be fixed (thankfully it stopped working right at the entrance to a fix-it-up shop). 

Ezra and I hung out in the car shop, totally and completely missing all of Sammy's events. :'( My friend kept me up to date by sending me videos and his scores, and whenever I'd get one, I'd announce it to my new bff's at the shop and we'd all cheer for him together. :)

Sammy, however, did wonderfully well! We actually didn't know the results until a few days later--the level 6's (which Sam is) were competing on Sunday, but Sammy got permission to compete with the level 5's on Saturday, so he wasn't there to get his medals.

What Sammy did when we got home from the meet

My "little" 6-month-old puppy, Captain

Ruthie visiting our neighbor's newest calf

Lincoln earned his Bobcat award!

Ruthie "helping" with Ezra

Happy 3rd birthday, Ruthie!!

Sometimes a rare unicorn will make an appearance at our house and give rides in lieu of our normal camel

Oldest & youngest snuggles

Quite possibly the most cool picture I've ever taken--our tom turkey, Brigham, at sunrise

Pearl giving me loves

It's been cold!

Making slime

Trying to get a cool scar like her brothers

Studying hard

Tuesday twinner day!

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