Crawford Chronicle

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Watch Out Bad Guys!

The new Crawford hobby has got out of control! Russ and Rustin both got guns for Christmas

(not that we didn't have enough already!)

We had fun at this outdoor shooting range that was littered with shotgun shells. They were everywhere!

McKenna found something interesting

Grandpa helping Sloan and one of the Uncles helping Alex and Liv.

Sophie and Sloan punishing some targets!

Liv nice and toasty

Enough already??!!!

Sophie and Liv learned how to load their own magazines for the .22

Very helpful!

Here they go!!

My camera broke a while before Christmas so I had to leave it in the shop while we headed to the "Washington Crawford's" house for Christmas. So, we were left with Chloe's little camera that was on the wrong setting for most of these pictures. This is all I've got but hopefully after Marisa sees this post she will email me the pictures from her nice camera!

On Christmas eve we had a nice program. Chloe and Tess each played a song on the piano, Olivia and I sang a song as well as all the girl cousins. Rustin read the story of Christ's birth from the scriptures while Sloan, Rylie and Alex were dressed up as wiseman, Mary, and a shepherd. I think Baby Jesus is an American Girl doll.

Chloe, Tori, Jim, Olivia and McKenna hanging out in the living room. You should have seen all the presents around that tree! Enough for 4 families!

Twin Cousins, Chloe and Tori

Jami and Rylie

Chloe likes the flower headband I got her at a cute boutique

Rustin got a hatchet, Mt. Dew and a Spongebob shaving kit from Tess for Christmas. It was pretty dang funny!

Cute little Sophie!

Christmas Photo Shoot

Thanks to Russ's brother, Jim, for being our photographer!

These were taken in his back yard.

Seattle, Washington on Dec. 23, 2009

Just a few days after our 17th anniversary!

Still in love!

Tallest to shortest but NOT oldest to youngest!

Rustin, Tess, Chloe, Olivia

They love their brother!

We love them all!

Tess, Sweet 16

Rustin, sour 14 (haha!)

Chloe is 12

Olivia is just 1 week from turning 10

All the Crawfords!!

Jim and Marisa

Russ with his parents, Russ and Jan, and his brother, Jim and sister, Jami.

Jan and Russ

Grandma Rain with her grandkids!

Jim and Marisa's children, Sophie, Tori, McKenna, Sloan and dog, Tucker.

Jami and her hubby, P.J. and kids

Alex, Rylie and Will

Saturday, January 2, 2010

Guess who's a decade old? Olivia!

On Dec. 30, 1999, just two days before the new millenium, Olivia Jane Crawford made our family complete.

From day one she has been full of spice and vinegar and we couldn't live without her!

See what I mean?

On her TENTH birthday she enjoyed her favorite breakfast

(french toast with peanut butter and syrup)

IN BED!

She got a triple bunk bed and darling homemade bedding for her American Girl dolls.

There are no pictures of the bunk beds because the company messed up our order and they are still in the mail!

Liv unrolling a wad of cash

(I accidentally put more money in than I was planning)

A few days later she and Chloe went in on an iPod touch.

Jan 2nd is the big party day!

We are heading to Fiddlesticks with 6 friends to ride go-karts

(that's her on the cake driving one)

bumper boats, trains and more

"Hurry mom, the sun is burning my eyes!"

Another darling cake if I do say so myself!

Finally, at the party with Penelope giving Olivia a ride. The attendant said she wasn't tall enough to drive herself which was frustrating because last time she went she WAS allowed to drive but she had fun being a passenger.