* Ice Skating *

Drew chose to go ice skating for his birthday. We were ALL first time skaters it was a pretty funny site. Drew invited his best friend Daniel to come with us too. Drew pushed himself with a bucket until he got the hang of it.

Just giving Drezden a ride on his buchet. He was having a hard time getting the hang of it. We got him smaller skates & finally he could go around carefully & stay close to the edge. We had about 30 minutes left & what do you know Drez falls & hits his 2 front teeth & they went clear through his bottom lip:( So blood was everywhere. Poor kid we feel so bad for him;( He was a trooper. He tried so hard & was finally just gettin the hang of it & BOOM it was OVER!!

Me trying it out for the 1st time. I was kinda nervous about it.
B snapped a pic right when I was passing him to say hi. I'm a cheeseball!!

Drew & his best friend Daniel. Thanks Daniel for being part of Drew's special day.

All of us trying to work together. B broke his foot awhile back & didn't want to chance hurting it again so he sat out & took all these pics for us. I loved ice skating & I want to go again sometime soon. Thanks for choosing ice skating Drew it was a blast!!

DrEw HaLsToN CrOwThEr

Happy 11th Birthday Drew. We love you so much!! I can't believe you were ever this tiny. You have grown up way too fast. You still like to scream like this:) I have always loved staring at you no matter what you were doing. (crying, sleeping, smiling, laughing) I love it all. Thank you for being such a great kid.

Drew & Daddy reading a carburetor rebuild manual. You loved looking at dads vehicle books & magazines. Your dad is such a gearhead. Your bedtime story from dad was all about engines & vehicles. You will forever love chevy's now:)

One of our favorite pics. You were just a chubba lub. I loved to squish your cheeks & thighs. You were the happiest baby boy & always had a smile on your face.

Drew 3 1/2 years old. You started to be a little shy at taking pics, but they always turned out cute!! Nana Kay & G'pa Kim brought you & Drezden matching outfits from Hawaii. You look adorable in it.

You are such a great big brother. Drezden looks up to you so much!! You have always been a leader. You are a great example to your friends & family. Can you please quit growing up so fast. We can't believe you are already 11. We hope you had a great birthday & we LOVE you so much.

Love,

Mom & Dad

**HaPPy BirTHdAy MoM #53**

Today was my moms birthday. She turned #53!! All the family came over for dinner & a yummy icecream cake for dessert. My mom thought she would be sneaky & put the candles on backwards. She wishes she was #35:) My niece Zoey is so cute she wanted to help her blow out

the candles. My dad & Drew look like they are so in to it too.

Besides all the grandkid chaos we hope you had a Happy Birthday!!! Thank you for all that you do. You are a great person. We all love you very much!!:)

Drezden's Baptism 12.29.09

Drezden's baptism went great. B & Drezden were so excited. They both looks so cute in their white outfits. We are so proud of Drezden for making the decision to be Baptized. We just can't believe he is 8. We want to thank everyone that was part of his day & a big thanks to G'pa Fred & G'pa Kim for their talks. Congratulations on your baptism Drez.

Us on our way out the door.

Happy Drezden & one proud Dad:)

Drezden's BIG cookie from bishop Mitchell. He promised him a big cookie & he wasn't kidding:)
Drezden was so nice to share it with his big brother. It was so cute they took it to Drezden's room & dipped it in milk.

After Drez was baptized cousin Langston came over & gave Drez a big hug. Such a sweet little boy. We were so happy he could be here for it.

*ChRiStMaS*

Drew's most FAVORITE gift of all. Let me clear my throat. Drew is almost 11 & he decided that he wanted to see if Santa Claus was REAL or NOT??? So he decided that he would ask Santa for a mini pocket bike for Christmas. What do you do in this situation? Needless to say Santa brought him his request:) What we will do for our kids.

Drezden's most FAVORITE gift of all. He has been asking for a DS forever!! Santa finally brought him one. He was so HAPPY!! I wish they stayed little forever. I'm sure in know time he will be asking for the BIG stuff.

The boys opening their presents


The fam on Christmas:) We had a great Christmas this year.
The boys always look so beat up on Christmas. I can't believe Drew has 1 shoe on. Drezden had a big wod of gum on his front teeth so I had to retake a pic. You can always count on one of us to make a picture goofy.


I haven't seen B smile like this in a long time. He was oh so happy about his new I-pod. He's been stuck with a 4GB I-pod for about 3 years & those that know him, know how important music is to him. Thanks to his mom & dad he now has a 160GB:) & for me I hate pics of myself so I will write my favorite gifts. I got money & a new CHI hair straightener:)

"FAMILY PARTY"

Drezden celebrated his 8th Birthday yesterday. We took him to dinner to celebrate. Drew, G'ma Gina, G'pa Fred, & Nana Kay all came along (we missed you G'pa Kim). He chose a new restaurant in town. "The Bent Fork". It was YuMmY. Then all the fam came over for cake & ice cream.
Blowing out the candles.

Goof ball. What's wrong with using a fork?

Scored!! This boy is obsessed with BAKUGANS. Thank you G'ma Gina & G'pa Fred.

Waiting patiently while I took pics. He got everything he wanted & then some. Thank you everyone for being part of his special day, & thank you for all the presents. Some favorite things he received.....

New COLTS jersey (Manning). From-Nana Kay & G'pa Kim

Playstation 2 Games. From-Dad & Drew

Terminator Salvation & Crayola 3-D set. From-Mom

Money $$$$

BIRTHDAY PARTY!!!

Drezden had his friend Birthday party at karate. Mr. Wilson ROCKS!!! He did EVERYTHING for the party. Pizza, drinks, cake, treat bags, invitations, games & all the entertainment:) We just had to let him know who was invited. He gives the students their 1st Birthday while being in Karate FREE!! Seriously I couldn't believe it. It was a BLAST!!!
He got to cut his cake with Mr. Wilson's real Samurai Sword. He couldn't wait for this. It was so fun for him. Thanks Mr. Wilson!!!

Opening presents from his friends:)

The party gang.

(Drew, Jaden, Megan, Matt, Carson, Bryce, Zachary, Drezden, & Mr. Wilson)