Somebody's GROWING!!!
We just couldn't resist! At two months old, he is having a hard time fitting into any of his 0-3 mo. clothes. :) The kids were dying when we put this on.... this is the outfit he wore home from the hospital that was baggy on him!! At his 2 month appt. he was 12 Ibs. 6 oz. (50%), 40% for height....and get this.... 25% head. Who's kid is this? Never has that happened. Our kids are always 25% height, 50% weight, and 90% head. :)
In fact.... we couldn't even get the hat on him that they gave
him in the hospital just after he was born!
Jackson is getting so cute these days, and showing so much personality!
His favorite spot on earth so far....
The bath! Loves every minute of it!
TRIATHALON 2011
Every year Mark and I love doing this one particular triathalon. It's an Xterra, up in the mountains---and just a sprint!! So it's a fun 1/2 mile lake swim, 12 mile bike, and 5 mile mountain run. This year I was determined, I would have at least 6 weeks to get somewhat in shape and do it just to have fun. Obviously, with the c-section that didn't happen. So....
Josh took my place!! Here he is in his heat waiting to start the swim. We had a big group of
friends do it from the ward. Mark was off biking already so I didn't get a pix of him.
Josh looked strong coming out of the water! It cracked me up.... I was most worried about the
swim- open water, people barreling over each. It happened to be his favorite part.
Mark finished strong- and at the end had a hay day going through the slip and slide! Since Mark is such a grand ol' swimmer, he came 18 out of the water in the first heat. What he didn't realize is that he was now with all the pro triathletes who were going for the purse!!! He got bucked off the trail a few times, and ended up breaking a rib, and even puncturing his lung a little bit (he knew something was wrong, but didn't find out for real until a couple weeks after.) He was so grateful that even after training ( actually training) he wasn't that out of shape-- and there were answers to why he was feeling so bad. So frustrating.
Josh did a stellar job too! It was super hot, and such a long haul- but he finished like a champ!!
Here are some of the guys afterwards that did it. Tyler Keate, Jon Parry, Keith Van Tassell and Mark. Immediately after Mark finished he ran
and got on real clothes. Wasn't loving the tri wear!
The Brown's did awesome!
I ended up going up with Kim Keate, Angie VanT, and Jackson to cheer on our Crowd!! So much fun to be up there!
Labor Day Weekend
and Baby Blessings!
Since Jackson and Jill are only 6 weeks apart, We decided let's bless them together! It worked out so perfect! With Brian and Laura living in New Jersey- we thought it might be easiest to come here (since Laura's family is out West.) It was so awesome--and actually turned into a Family Reunion!!! We definitely felt the LOVE- and loved having everyone here for both blessings!! We blessed Jill on Saturday, and Jackson at church on Sunday. Double the party!!!
The Whole Crane Clan!!
The Crane Grandkids!
Jill in her blessing dress! It was the same dress Laura wore- so cute!
Such a cute baby!!
I love this picture with Laura's sisters, Mom and Mom Crane all adoring her!
Jackson- all gussied up for his blessing at Church! Since Mom couldn't make it-- she sent a
blessing blanket from Nauvoo. It was so nice to have a piece of her there!
Maddie- loves every minute she gets to hold and smell him!
The traditional shot after Mark got home from his meetings!
Throughout the weekend- we partied hard! It was so fun to hang out!
The kids had such a great time with their cousins! There are so many little ones- so it's extra fun!
We even squoze in the BYU game. The projector fan had some issues
so we all crammed into our bedroom!
Jill was super duper cute in her- Jazzercise outfit!! So cute!
Stephanie and Jill- We missed you Paul!
And of course we had lots of good laughs!
Becca made her famous Peach Pie!! Mmmm Mmmm
And we even got to celebrate Jonelle and Hannah's birthday with the traditional
Baskin Robins Ice Cream cake! Oh Ya!
Paul's got the look!!
It was sweet, I didn't even have to ask him to pose....
he was always ready!! Battin' for the front cover of the Christmas Calendar!! :)
Like I said.... always ready. Even the dreamy walking shots!
It was awesome! Kate and Allie harvested the garden for us! Since we have completely neglected it this summer- they came through.... and picked us all some raspberries!! Mmmm!
Such great friends!!
The brotha's had a sensational time playing horseshoes!
Stephen, Jonelle and Carter... So cute!
Raeanna and Hannah chillaxin' on the tramp! Raeanna and Paul
just found out they are having TWINS in March!!!!
Getting ready to hang by the fire pit!!
The kids get so excited for cousins to come and dance with them on the deck!
Here they are groovin' to the tunes!
And just like that.... the weekend was over! One by one everyone left to catch their flight. Luckily we still had Mom, Dad, Jeff, Becca, Steph and Camila around so we decided to rent a boat- and go out on the lake!!
The kids were loving it! Especially Zack and Allie- here they are letting loose in the lake. Mmmm love that lake water! They were in shock that we let them do it!
I guess you do what you have to do!
Josh is new to the whole lake scene, so Mark took him for a ride!
It was such a blast spending the day together!!
FALL SPORTS in Fort Collins
The kids are loving being back in the game!! Zack is diggin' the Gold team-- and loves that they all work together so well. He is up and ready to go at 6am every saturday morning. Even if the game starts at 4! Love it! He's just a little bit obsessed! In fact.... the only thing hanging in his closet is his uniform-- socks and all. Nice!
Here is Allie- Dancing away! She's a real kick! The whole team is totally enganged,
and she's in the back dancing! Love it!!
Maddie is playing on the Jr. High Tennis team and doing a superb job!! Great Job Maddie!
Josh is doing weight training for Bball- he's getting ripped-- weird!
And Jackson-- is their biggest Fan!! He doesn't miss a match, or a game!! I can't believe he is already two months old! Yummy Yummy little boy!! Where does time go?
We are all still fighting over who gets to hold him, sit by him, and who gets to read to him. This time it was Allie's turn! What a lucky little brother to have such awesome
Big Bro's and Sisters who adore his every move!!!
He has added so much spice, happiness, love and fun to our family!!!
In fact the kids said.... can you imagine life without him?
It would be so boring!!!!
