Happy Birthday Mom!!!

Okay, so my mother might hate me for posting a picture of her, but I wanted to stop and say Thank You to her!

Happy Birthday Mom! May you have a wonderful day! And I'm not even gonna say how old you are!! okay.. maybe like Grayden said this morning.. 29 again. :) naaahhhh. :)

I want you to know, how much I am blessed by you and how much I appreciate all that you do! For taking care of my WHOLE family... even as we've grown, you have gracefully helped (even if I do have to sign a contract to have a date... I don't mind, I understand.) hee hee. :) I love you very much. You've taken your time and love and not only given them to me but to my children, over and over again. Thank you for all that you do. I appreciate it very much and I'm blessed by God for having you in our lives!

Could you not look into these eyes for the rest of your life!?!?! Seriously! He's growing up sooo incredibly fast! Way too fast! This picture is from a mini photo shoot that a good friend of ours took. She blessed us with her talent of taking pictures and managed to capture the essense of Grayden. Which very few can get on camera. So we are blessed by the time she took and the wonderful pictures as well. :) Pictures are worth a thousand words...

Matthew 10: 13-16
People were bringing little children to Jesus to have him touch them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this, he was indignant, He said to them, "Let the little Children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. I tell you the truth, anyone who will not recieve the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it" And he took the chldren in his arms, put his hands on them and blessed them.

Two sickos don't make a well person...

A Note from the Crowleys... please keep us in your prayers as we have unintentionally envited our first cold of the season to pass through our household! Yep, Brian & I have a lovely head cold that has taken over our bodies and is playing with our heads! Please pray for our quick return to health and my parents as they watch our kiddos during this time, so we don't spread it further.. especially to baby Emma.

Thanks so much, Cari.

ps.. I would send you all out a hug... but don't want to spread the germs.. hee hee. :)

Sleepy Heads

So this week, I started back to work. I thought I would share a few of the photos from "Lazy Hound baby sitting service inc." - Aka - Grandma's and Grandpa's House. The kids get up every morning at 415 am or there abouts and go back to bed at my parents. Theses are few shots of them sleeping. One day they slept in til 945 am.... I only dream of sleeping that late! And they get their royal treatment there, breakfast to order... pancakes one day, french toast the next. Oh the life! :)

Above photo is Grayden, sleeping on his belly/side as always. He's getting to be soooo long! Emma - Aka "Princess Two Fingers" - yes.. you read right. She is affectionately called that, cause instead of sucking on her thumb, she sucks on her two fingers... always! And last but not least, Johnnie, with his bum in there air sporting his dinosaurs pj's :) and don't forget, he's got "Dog" and "Pooh" is death locks close by! :) He goes no where without them!

Happy Anniversary!!

Hello ALL! - DO you see this Handsome Chef right here!?!? - That's my Hubby hubba! :) It's hard to believe but we have been married now for 9 years coming up this week and I wanted to stop and take a moment to tell you all how much of a wonderful man he is! Okay so like his father, he might have a rough exterior and you might think he's a bit of a grizzly bear, but if you take the time to know him you would find he's the world's best Teddy Bear! :) He's an awesome husband and wonderful father/daddy! God has blessed our marriage ten times over and I am so greatful for that! THANK YOU LORD!!! We've now known each other 10 years and hope and pray to spend many more decades together, old and grumpy on the porch watching our crazy grandchildren play in the yard! Okay a bit of day dreaming there. But I am blessed to have a husband that loves me as much as the first day we met. I love you Brian Crowley! Thank you for the last 10 years and here is to many many more!