The Weekend Fun!

We tried the Hulk costume on the baby to start the weekend off right!

This weekend was great! Blake didn't have to work on Saturday... his first Saturday off in 4 weeks. We went to the Fat Tire Festival, but ended up drinking a couple of delicious brews at Bison Witches instead. You see the Festival was cash only and none of us had cash... So, Ricky and I went on a search for a local ATM. On our journey I jokingly told Ricky about my really bad luck with ATMs. Low and behold, the first ATM was out of service due to construction and the next one was out of money...we walked pretty far down Mill looking for the next ATM and finally called Blake and told him to meet us at Bison Witches to drink a beer and grab a sandwich. We ended up having a good time eating and drinking and repeating movie quotes. They were giving away full sized pumpkins with a Bud Light draft, so me and Ricky both got a pumpkin! It was fun!!!
Today I went to the Race for the Cure, 5k race in Phoenix. At work I am involved in a group called the Health and Wellness Committee and we are always looking for ways to stay active and involved in our community. About 7 of us registered to donate money and run in the 2008 Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. It was pretty great watching the sea of people flood downtown Phoenix for a common cause. The amount of money raised is important but it is almost secondary to the experience of seeing all of the strong women who have fought, are fighting or are supporting a person with breast cancer. I felt good being there. Here are some pics from the weekend.

I finally got my password reset!

Sorry to all... I could not access my blog because I forgot my password, again. Anyhow, things are going really well. William is in Pennsylvania with his Dad visiting Grandma. We miss him so much! I played his video game the other morning just to have the normal noise around the house... sad right?!
Speaking of Will's video game, he saved over $25 this last year and bought himself a new leapster game this weekend. I think buying his own toy helped him appreciate the process of saving for a specific item.
William and Edward have birthdays coming up. We are having a little get together on Halloween to celebrate Eddie's first b-day. It will be so great watching him destroy his first birthday cake. I will take lots of photos to show you all. Eddie is going to the Incredible Hulk, Will's choice, and Will is going to be Harry Potter. Will is so silly, he is terrified of the Harry Potter movies and yet desperately wants to dress like him for Halloween. I will definitely post pics from Halloween for you to see.
William has been making a mental list of things he would like for his birthday. During the morning cartoons it seems like every commercial break is advertising for a toy he 'must' have. So, in order to remember the things he wants, I started a wish list at Target online. I never remember what he wants for a birthday or Christmas gift, this is just an easy way to keep up with his list and it's easy to access for everyone else. I made one for Eddie too...

I will update this every week... so keep checking back... and this time I won't forget my password!

It's been awhile

Here's a family photo we took at the Braves game in August.


Blake and I went to Kentucky a couple of weeks ago for a friend's wedding. Here's a picture of us all dolled up and ready to party.
When we were gone my parents looked after the boys and of course the baby got sick the first day we left and didn't feel better until we got back. My poor little man... and my poor mom.
It was nice to be on a vacation by ourselves, but we missed these cute little men.
Over the last two weeks both boys got ear infections in both ears and were so good even though they felt so terrible. I was so proud of them for being so good at taking their meds too. The baby would even open his little mouth to take his meds. We are so lucky to have these little guys.
Through all the hardships so many people in our country are going through, we know we are blessed to have our family and home and jobs. We are so grateful for life as it is.

My darn little baby

He won't stop hitting his fragile little head! For the last two days the baby has lost his balance while playing with toys at school and hit his head on the hard tile floor. The poor little guy has a nasty bruise on his forehead and because he keeps hitting it in the same spot it gets darker and nastier by the day... Poor little guy! I hope all of this bruising doesn't cause brain damage! Good thing he's cute cause he may need to survive based on his good looks alone =)
William is getting more handsome by the day too... I looked at him today and foresaw all of the Number changes and restraining orders I will definitely have to file due to this little heartbreaker.
A couple of days ago Will was telling me about his future wife, Ms. Monica (his teacher), and I asked if Acacia (his sworn true love) would mind. He stated very seriously that he wasn't going to marry them both at the same time. First he will marry Ms. Monica and then he will marry Acacia after he divorces Ms. Monica... scary!!!!
Anyway, that's my info on the boys today...

Our first blog

Well, I figured it was time to create a place to post pics and stories about the family...
Here it is, the first official Crawford Blog. I feel so hip! Blake and I will try to keep this blog current and keep current pics of the kids up.
I have started working a new shift at work, the increase in pay is always welcome! I am now working 10-7 which allows me time to hang out with the kids in the morning and allows Blake equal time alone with the kids after school. We are all enjoying the change and I am looking forward to the next few months as Blake's schedule allows him to sleep in a little more too.
Will is four and is ready for kindergarten, but Blake and I are worried about him going a year early. Will feels left out, but I hope our decision to keep him in preschool one more year works to his benefit. Eddie (Riley, as Blake calls him) is 9 months and crawling all over the place. He is pulling himself up on furniture and is getting ready to walk. The boys are too cute together, Will helps Eddie play with toys and loves his brother very much. Eddie is a little fighter, he loves to slap and kick us every chance he gets, that will end soon... poor Will, he knows his time as the "big" brother is limited. Last month Will told me he wanted a "little" brother. I pointed to Eddie and reminded him of his little brother. Will was quick to correct me and stated he wanted a "little" brother, like a mouse! It was too cute, but all too telling of the troubles to come.
I will post some pics of the kids and I hope you enjoy them. Take care everyone. We love you!