Christmas 2009

This Christmas was wonderful. Cody, Crosby, Poppy and I ate crepes with strawberries Christmas eve morning. I love them and growing up loved when my dad would make them. So, I decided that would become one of our Christmas traditions. Crosby was a little confused.... he only wanted syrup on them. I think he thought they were a pancake and syrup goes on pancakes. Then we opened our presents and headed over to moms where we ate lunch and opened presents. Then that evening we went to the Christmas Eve service at Oslo. After church we went to dad's and opened presents. While there Crosby got his train track that he carried the box around everywhere. We didn't get home until 10:30 but we had to put together the train track (I did it along with instructions.) He played on it until midnight. The only way Cody got Crosby to go to bed was tell him that the train needed to sleep. Then the next morning Santa came and brought Crosby a big tractor with a grain cart. Then we went to Amarillo where we had Christmas at the nursing home with Mamaw. It was a lot of fun and Crosby was so tired and exhausted when we left.

Kynlee and Crosby in their matching pajamas.

Kynlee and Crosby with Mamaw.

Crosby saying HoHoHo which usually sounded like Ho-O-O... kind of like he was laughing. One day Cody was going to Guymon. He told Crosby to get a hat and go with him. Crosby chose the Santa hat.

Oslo Christmas

Last night we had our Oslo Christmas. It is one of my very favorite days of the whole year. It is like having one big family Christmas and it is only about once a year that we all get to see each other. We missed Paul and Barbara (she was having shoulder surgery that day.) We also missed Luke who is in Costa Rica, Chad and Andrea. We had a fun time anyway. I have put some pictures on to show us all. Each year we take a picture by the fireplace. It is crazy that none of us has aged... we still look the same as the one 5 years ago. Well... maybe we have changed a little and there are definitely more kids now. I put the picture of Charlie and Crosby in because I thought it was so cute. Even though Crosby doesn't get to see Charlie very often when he does... he loves Charlie.

Sweets

Christmas can't be Christmas without sweets. So, yesterday Randi came over and we cooked all day. We made carmel popcorn, decorated sugar cookies and made Kaycee her peanut butter balls. All of it was very enjoyable. I had to do something I am not good at doing and I just had to let Randi and Crosby make the cutouts and decorations as they liked without me hovering. Crosby loved cutting the cookies out and the decorating was fun... but I had to tell him we don't put the whole thing of sprinkles on one cookie. He would put tons on the cookies then the ones that fell off he ate. The picture of Crosby rolling his hands together he really learned to make them into balls.

Update

It has been forever since I have posted anything. It has been busy around here. We try and go to the basketball games which keeps us really busy. We had both of our families here at Thanksgiving. It was wonderful.... and we have so much to be thankful for. We have been getting ready for Christmas. I love this time of year. It makes me so happy. Lately Crosby has been really into coloring. I put a picture of him on here coloring. Also, he loves Santa. Crosby thinks Santa is good for candy... oh if he only knew. Cody brought Crosby up to the school because Santa had stopped by to take pictures with the kids. Cody said when Crosby walked in the door and saw him he ran to him to give him a hug. Then he was able to see Santa again in Amarillo at Bivins when he went out there to see Mamaw. What a wonderful day for a little guy. Oh and did I mention we are now an underwear wearing boy. He even can wear them through the night which doesn't always make for peaceful sleeps when he comes in at 2:00 in the morning to let me know he needs to potty. Oh well... at least he goes:)

Pancakes

While we were in Colorado for our 5th anniversary we did some shopping. While in Williams and Sanoma we found these cool pancake molds along with the pancake poorer. We got the animal molds. So, Sunday morning we made them. Crosby helped stir while I put the ingredients into the bowl. Crosby thought they were cool but didn't just want one... he wanted all the different animals at the same time. He got upset when he only got a lion and monkey. It was fun though.

Costume

This year Crosby was a cowboy for Halloween. Cody had wanted him to be Spiderman but how could I pass up this costume? We found it while in Colorado so I had to get it. The day after Halloween we had to go to Guymon and Crosby wanted the baby horse (the costume) to ride in the back seat with him. I was glad he liked the costume. Kennedy is one of Crosby's bestfriends... she was Hannah Montana but had lost the wig by this time.

Dogs

Well, we have been so busy so these pictures were taken about a month ago. As some of you know, Cody got me a puppy (I know, shocking for those of you know that really know me and know that I am not a dog lover) but Harley was wonderful! I got Harley when Cody and I had been dating for a year. Well, Harley died earlier this year. In September Cody came home with... another schnauzer. I had wanted my next schnauzer to be a toy and he found one in Amarillo. Stills, yes that is the new puppies name, may end up not being a toy but he is a wonderful puppy. Him and Crosby are so cute... well, I think Crosby annoys him more than anything but it is cute to watch. You are probably thinking what a weird name Stills is. Well, let me explain. I don't know how many people have asked us if we named Crosby after the band... No, we did not. I hadn't even heard of them until we had Crosby. Since everyone asks us that we decided to name our border collie Nash and our schnauzer Stills. So, we did name our dogs after the group. And at times in the backyard we have Crosby, Stills and Nash. So, this is a picture of Crosby, Stills and Nash :)

One day I looked in the backyard and Crosby was pushing Stills around the backyard in his dump truck. I thought it was so cute... I'm sure Stills didn't find it so cute.

Sat. night

Saturday night we went to Erika's. Crosby played really good with Pratt. It was fun sitting around and visiting. Not many from our class showed up but it was fun anyway. It was even better because the kids were so good. As you can see Crosby loves Erika.

Class of '99

I know it is hard to believe I am this old but we had our 10 year reunion last weekend. Just kidding I know I am not that old. It was a lot of fun. 19 of the 32 classmates (actually 31 because one guy didn't graduate) showed up. Charlie and Luke did not come which saddened me but those who did show up we had a good time! It was fun catching up with everyone and I really enjoyed meeting spouses. On Friday night we went to Jason's house which is funny because he lives in Brent and Julie's old house which is where I spent my majority of high school at.

Football Game

My favorite team is the Denver Broncos. Cody's favorite teams is the Dallas Cowboys. Last weekend they played each other in Denver. Poppy has season tickets so we were able to attend the game. The seats are really good too which makes the game even better. They are on the third row in the behind the goal post. Only one touchdown was not scored in our end zone. It was a great game that came down to 9 seconds left... but the Broncos came out ahead...yay!!! We had a lot of fun!
While there we stayed at Granny and Bob's. There are a couple pictures of us with them and at their house.

Ducks

When Cody was little his border collie was trained on ducks. Ducks naturally heard. So, since we got a new border collie puppy we now own ducks. The picture shows them when they were little... they are not so little anymore. They are in a fence in the back yard... not running wild thank goodness. I can't find the picture of the ducks but I will put it on later.

Garden

For 4 years I have had a garden. The first two Amy and I had one together at her house... she only lives 268 steps from my house. Then two years ago I wanted one of my own. Becky and I have it together... it is nice to have someone helping and to talk to when you are picking weeds:) At the end of the season I took a picture of what we grew. I thought it turned out pretty.

Our New Niece

Yesterday we were exited to be able to meet our new niece Kaytlee Scott Jesko. She was 8lbs. 12 oz. I think that is so big considering how little her mom is. She is so chunky she is cute. Crosby didn't even get upset when I held her. That was weird. Of course, he was so excited to get to play with Kaytlee's big sister Kynlee. Crosby and her love to play together.

Lake

Last weekend some of our friends invited us to the lake. It was a blast. Crosby was unsure of the boat for most of the time. He did let Sammie hold him while Cody and I tubed. When we went to the little beach Crosby was then himself. Wade took him up on the sand and they found seashells. Crosby thought they were neat. Then he loved just running in the sand. We buried his feet in the sand and played in the water.

Carnival

A couple weeks ago there was carnival at the fair in Guymon. We took Crosby. We thought he would love it. So, we got him the wristband. Well, in the beginning he rode the airplane and you can see how happy he is. We thought we had made a mistake buying the wristband. THEN we saw Kennedy in line to get her wristband. After that they went on rides together...and went and went. It was cute. Crosby ended up having a ball and going on at least 20 rides. I think the little train and the slide were his favorites. I am already looking forward to Pioneer Days when he will get to go to another carnival.

Muffins

As I was getting ready for the school year I made muffins. That way when Cody or Crosby is hungry they are already made in the freezer ready to go. Also, it used zucchini from the garden which is so plentiful. I made 144 muffins... I thought the picture was cool. I have a great recipe for these if anyone wants it.

Sunray Pool

Yesterday was a sad day. It might be the last time this summer we get to go to the Sunray pool. School starts this week (actually I had inservice last week) so we won't be geting to go. We went with Aubryn and Kambry. Aubryn is 6 mo. older than Crosby. They like to play together so it was cute. It is nice too because they don't fight!!! They both talk well so it is fun listening to them talk. They can say the funniest things. They had a ball on the "lellow slide" as Crosby calls it. It was really nice too because the new fancy Dumas pool opened so the Sunray pool was not busy at all. I can't believe summer is over. It went by so fast... it makes me very sad!!!

Working Cattle

Last Sunday after church we ate at Sammie & Wade's. Then we were off to ride a horse and work cattle. At first Cody and Sammie just took off to gather the cattle... Crosby just got to watch and then he had to be quiet in the pick-up so that he didn't scare the cows. This was the most difficult thing the whole day... being quiet. Then Crosby got to ride the horse. He loved it. Then he watched as they worked the cattle. He had a great time!!! As we were leaving we weren't even to the highway and he had fallen asleep. I had given him a sucker... as you can see in the picture he fell asleep with it in his mouth.

Brunch

Yesterday we had a brunch... the mom's got to visit and the kids played. It was nice to get to spend time with friends. This summer has just flown by and I haven't done a lot of the things I said I wanted to do. So.. last minute we had brunch. Crosby absolutely loved it. He is always asking... where's Charley... or every morning he says "I wanna see Betty and Tenedy (which is Becky and Kennedy... or he asks for Jacque... well yesterday he got to see them all at the same time. It was cute how excited he got. The other great part about yesterday is we actually got rain. Everyone else seems to get rain and we don't but yesterday we did. It was beautiful.

Summer Fun

It is the end of our summer and I actually post more... I figured I would be able to keep up this summer but I didn't. Cody and Troy have been playing a lot of tennis the last week. So... being Crosby who loves most all sports... he has been playing. It is pretty cute. He tries to hit the ball... sometimes he succeeds. He knows that the ball is supposed to come from across the net so he will tell you to get on the other side then he will throw the ball to you. The other night Cody and Crosby came in kind of late. Cody said Crosby just sat and watched 4 games. I was amazed Crosby would sit that long. He loves to play. Also, there is a picture of Jacque (our neighbor). She is older than Crosby but since he was born they have big buds. If we don't see Jacque and Amy for a couple days Crosby is asking me... I see Amy... I see Jacque. So, we go over and let the kids play while we visit. They only live a block away which is wonderful. Today Amy and Jacque rode their bikes over. After visiting for a bit we went on a bike ride. We went over a mile and Jacque peddled herself the whole time. So... of course the kids had to have a popsicle when we got home.

1st Sleepover

I know... it is crazy that Crosby is 2 and a half and has never stayed a night without his mom and dad. There are times Cody is on a trip or I am but he has always had his mom or dad. So, we decided that he needed to stay the night without us. We called our Randi and Sydni (and Tonya). Crosby loves them and they are great to him. Since Crosby has been born they have babysat him all but twice. They didn't babysit him then because they were out of town. When I picked Crosby up this morning he was telling me about how they fed the ducks and ate ice cream. It also rained so he played in the rain. That is what one of the pictures is of. The only time that he cried was when they told him he had to take a bath. All in all I think he had a wonderful time. He was still talking about it on the way home... especially the ice cream. I am sure Crosby is already ready to have a sleepover with them again. You are probably thinking... how did she take pictures if she was gone... I left my camera with them.