Fall 2012

Fall fun...soccer! Calvin loves soccer and begged to play this year. We made a deal that if he works really hard each week in school and with his homework that we'd sign him up. He has really tried hard. He has played so well and has loved the entire season. We are so proud of him!

More exciting news, Brook is concert mistress for both orchestra's she is playing in. She is thrilled! She has wanted to be the first chair in the Jordan Youth Symphony since she started playing in 3rd grade. She went yesterday for the first rehearsal. She said it took a min to sink in but she is elated! She is the concert mistress in her orchestra class at school too. She had to try out for the advanced orchestra last spring and was accepted into the class. She had the opportunity to try out for first chair at the start of the school year. Her teacher told her he had never put a 7th grader as concert mistress. He explained the duties and leadership skills required for the job. She was worried that she was in way over her head. She made it! She is so excited for the opportunity.

Batter's Up

Croy's first lesson in baseball or "b" ball as he calls it.

A great time was had by all thanks to Uncle Alan and Grandpa Fagergren!

Easter 2012

Easter with family is always so much fun!  We spent time with Brian's family this year.  We had a fabulous dinner and then an egg hunt with way too many eggs.

We start oldest to youngest.  Baby Jeffrey went first but I missed the picture of him heading out. Grant is 9 months old and 2nd to head out for the egg hunt.

Croy was 3rd with the help of Uncle David.

David was great with him.  Croy LOVED hunting for eggs once he figured it out.

Uncle Alan and Aunt Ashleigh with their new baby Jeffrey.  He's 2 months old and the sweetest baby ever.

Brooklyn with Aunt Megan.  Calvin was too fast for me to get a pic of him running out the door.

Grant got a few eggs and was content to explore his basket.

It wasn't hard for him to figure out how to bust open an egg and devour whatever was in it.

We were fishing out candy as fast as he could put it in. 

Croy was a hoot to watch find eggs.  He always had something to say when he found an egg. 

Cute little boy!

Calvin scored big with the egg hunt!

Brook even joined in the fun.  Your just never too old for a good old fashioned Easter egg hunt!

Cute baby J chilling with his mama!

Grant with Grandpa after he did some damage to his candy.

Uncle David and Aunt Megan

David and Megan helping Croy open his eggs.

Brook checking out what was hidden in the eggs.  Grandma and Grandpa fill the eggs with money.  It's always fun to see who gets the most.

Calvin busting into his eggs.

Grant hanging out with his daddy.

Aunt Megan helping out Croy.

Uncle David helping Calvin count his loot.

Calvin with Uncle David.

Brooklyn counting her little bit of lolly.

Croy with Uncle David

Baby J with Grandma

Baby Grant with his teddy bear from Great Grandma Becky.

Baby J and baby G planning their escape.

Baby J

Moments from my day

I let Grant feed himself this morning. I stripped off his clothes, not wanting to ruin them and gave him some macaroni and cheese. He loved being able to pick it up with his chubby little fingers and put them in his mouth. I forget sometimes how mesmerizing it can be to watch a little child learn about his world. I decided it would be easier to give him a quick bath to clean him up. I put him in the sink so I didn't have to kneel at the tub (kills my knees these days, I told you I'm getting older:). I love watching him play with the water.

It's joyous to watch! I've enjoyed being able have young babies again. I definitely appreciate more this time around.

When Croy was 5-6 months old he was playing with a toy. I watched him pass the toy from one hand to the other and try to coordinate his hands so they would meet together. He was studying his hands and the toy. You could almost read his thoughts.

I was sitting with my dad that day while my mom was at work. The reality of my dads disease hit me really hard. My baby, young baby had more coordination than my dad. I felt like someone socked me in my stomach. It was so hard to not cry. I can't even imagine how hard this must be for him. He is a wonderful dad and a great example of enduring to the end. He continues to work everyday on his family history. He has a great attitude.

I feel very lucky to have the technology that we have today. He can text me and give me his lunch order. I can send him pics of my kids from my phone. I have three messages on my phone that I have been saving starting in Aug 2009. The first is in Aug 2009, he had called to tell me what he would like for lunch. He sounded fairly normal maybe a little aged. The second is Dec 2009 when he called and left me a message to return his call. That was the first we noticed a real change in his voice and the struggle to speak. The last is Aug 2010 when all he could say was "this is your dad, call me." You could tell he was struggling to talk. It was strained and very slurred. It's heart-wrenching to me to listen but it's also the last vocal recordings of him.

I didn't mean to go off on that. I guess watching Grant study the water brought back tender memories. I love my babies and my parents deeply!

Dinner and a Show

Dinner time is very entertaining at our house. Grant is so dang funny! He makes all sorts of faces and then laughs at himself.

Life is good...nope, great!