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Picnic in NY

Sacred Grove

Onto Kirtland

After Notre Dame it was on to Kirtland, Ohio. It was amazing to see the first LDS temple. I know one day my kids will appreciate coming here!!



Arn't my kids just the cutest


Saw Mill in Kirtland


We didn't stop to see anything in Pennsylvania, but we had a nice time driving through it.

Road Trip

First stop on the Crowther family road trip was Notre Dame.





Touchdown Jesus

Abby's Baptism

Sweet Abby was baptized a few weeks ago. We were so thrilled to be able to share this special day with so many friends, church members, & family. She was so excited the whole day, she kept saying, "I am so happy, I am so glad for this day." Really it was the perfect day. We were so thrilled to have Grandma Riley & Grandma & Grandpa Jim fly in for the occasion. Thank you to everyone who came & supported her & thank you to so many of you who sent her cards & care packages.

5K

While Derek was running the 5K we were the water girls & the cheerleaders for our church Boy Scout fundraiser.

Webelos Graduation

A few weekends ago we went camping with Grayson's Cub Scout pack. All was good, we didn't have to drive far, no rain, only sleeping in the wilderness one night I was totally prepared…then we got out of the truck & the mosquitoes started swarming & the girls had to go to the bathroom. Oh things were going so well inside of the truck. We found the outhouse…oh gross & there was no lock & about 1000 cub scouts wandering around. (You should note that Derek is sitting in the truck rolling his eye's at me.) I asked Gray to be outhouse security & turn away any scouts in need of the restroom. After our fabulous potty break I GENEROUSLY spray all of us with OFF!!! After a great day & a yummy dinner they had a graduation ceremony. A very LOOOONG graduation ceremony. So many cub scouts so little time.


After graduation we had a bonfire & all the dens performed a skit. Good times!! The next day was pretty much eat, pack up, & go. While Derek packed up the kids & I found some friends.

We touched frogs, toads, & turtles OH MY!!

New Glasses

A few of you have noticed that Abby is wearing glasses a lot more in photos. We took Lindsey in for her Kindergarten check-up & decided we should take Abby to get her eye's checked seeing as how it had been a few years. I have never worn glasses, so I didn't know you should take your kid in every year to get a check-up if they wear glasses. Yes, now I know & I will be more on top of this. Anyway, much to Lindsey's dismay she has perfect vision & did not need glasses. Abby on the other hand has quite a severe astigmatism, which wasn't diagnosed a few years ago. Our new doctor said that she needs to be wearing her glasses 24/7. She has been awesome about taking care of her new glasses & remembering to put them on. Yeah, Abby. The day's following our visit to the eye doctor Lindsey kept telling me & anyone else who would listen that, "I really do need glasses, everything is so blurry." Then she would wave her hands in front of her face like she was blind & couldn't see what was in front of her. Listen to how clever I am. When we went to pick up Abby's new glasses we secretively had the lady punch the lenses out of her old glasses & gave those to Lindsey. We didn't fool her, she figured out right away that they didn't have lenses, but she still wears them. Problem solved.


We bought Abby two pairs so she could switch things up a little bit & if something were to happen to one pair, then she has a back up.


Look at my cutie-pies!! Love those girls.