More pictures.................

We got some really good pictures of our whole family!!

All of Lisa's siblings!

Mom and Daughter!

All the boys!!

the Wedding Luncheon

The Keime family put on a really nice luncheon for all of us after the wedding! All in honor of the 'bride & groom!' It seems all we did is eat! We got in some more visiting too.

Lisa and her bridesmaids!

Now we celebrate Lisa's wedding on June 6th along with Kari's birthday and Pomp's birthday!

Here's some of Barry's sisters responsible for putting on this really nice luncheon

I can't remember everyone's names of his family, but that's his grandma Keime!

June 6, 2009 Lisa & Barry get married!!

It was a happy day for the Crosby family!! It was an almost perfect day, the weather was not to hot, unexpected family and friends showed up, everything was well planned and organized so no major problems to tackle, & we got some great family pictures! The wedding ceremony was wonderful and the sealer gave them some great advice and council before marrying them "for time and all eternity". I'm sure Lisa will post some really good pictures, these are just some I took that aren't that great! Lisa was a beautiful bride and Barry a handsome groom!

The Bridemaids all looked so cute! Sisters- Kari, Tami, & friends- Monika & Ann

Reed flew in from Michigan for the wedding! He's back there selling Security Systems for the summer! Doesn't Kingston look cute in the bright green vest I made him?

Mark and Holly showed up for the sealing and surprized us all! Holly is only a few weeks away from having her baby and Mark wasn't supposed to have any more time off, but somehow it worked out that they could come. Lisa adores her oldest brother, so it was a very happy surprise to see them walk in!! (ps.....that is not a mohawk haircut, just a palm tree!)

This is the Keime family, all of them I think!! Barry has 5 sisters (a set of twins) and 3 brothers, he is the youngest! They have been waiting for this big day!

The Rehearsal Dinner June 5th 2009

The almost married couple, Barry & Lisa!!

This is Barry's mom, Evett, son Rustin and

wife Denae,

Kirk bought this whole outfit for Kari for her birthday and I think he is amazing!! What good taste he has, I admire his shopping skills!

Bret & Becki looked good together too!

The Rehearsal Dinner was really great. We got to meet almost all of Barry's family and found out they are all very nice!! We had lots of good food, I made BBQ meat and my mom made a great potato salad. We had watermelon and pasta salad along with an awesome ice cream bar with lots of toppings. Bret was the emcee and introduced everyone, we had lots of entertainment, Boyd (a cousin) sang, then Kirk and then a friend of Lisa's, Lauren and all were so good! We got to view their wedding video, which was so fun to watch!Barry's brother Trent gave a nice toast and then Lisa's dad gave some good marriage advice. We all visited and had a wonderful time together!

Update

Well as most of you know Natali came out to Michigan about a week ago to visit me and it was great. We had a good time just hanging out. When I went to Az for Lisa and Barry's wedding I got a bunch of questions about us and what was going to happen so I thought I would just give you all a little update on our situation so that maybe it will be a little easier to understand.
First of all Natali and I have been dating about 7 months now. We have had some great times going to St George and Eagar and just recently to California together. I have grown really close to her and love her a lot. But the sitiuation gets a little complicated because she dated a guy for about 4 or 5 years before he went on his mission and he gets back at the end of June. I knew about him from the start so I knew what I was getting myself into. We have talked it over many times and I am the one that is pushing her to see what is going to happen with her misisonary. I don't ever want her to have any "What Ifs."
To help everyone understand a little bit better, the day I got back from my misison Katie told me she was getting married. Nowthe ironic thing is that when I tell people this story the usual reaction is bad feelings toward Katie. But now Natali is in the same position and I am pushing her to be here like she said she would be when her "missionary" comes home. The funny thing is that now the bad feelings are towards Natali for "waiting" to make a decision. What is a girl supposed to do in this situation? I feel like this is the right thing to do and that Natali at least owes it to him to keep her word and I support her. I hope that everyone can understand a little bit better the situation and just know that what is best for everyone will happen. I have learned a lot from Natali and our relationship and am very greatful for the last 7 months with her. She is my best friend and I wish her all the happiness in the world. Hopefully someday everyone will get to meet her personally and love her for the fun, amazing, smart, beautiful person that she is.

TAMI'S WEDDING RECEPTION!! May 23, 2009

Tami and Ryne spent a week on an Alaskan Cruise for their honeymoon then came home for a week so we could get ready for the big wedding reception in Eagar!! It had rained all week and the weather looked bad that day with thunder and lightening all around. We were blessed and prayers were answered as it "Didn't rain on our parade!" It was a little cool as the sun went down, but it was still nice. As soon as we got all the decorations down, it started raining!

Tami looked beautiful in her dress and Ryne couldn't take his off her!








The adorable couple!!

The cute couple cutting their cake! No smashing cake in each others faces for them!! They were very polite!

We set up about 12 tables and 100 chairs, but with the weather, no one really sat outside for very long. Quite a few were in the house while eating their ice cream! Tami had real flowers in the little pots that I could plant later, wasn't that thoughtful of her?

She wanted a pasta bar, so we made chicken alfredo sauce with 7 cheese tortellinis and penne pasta with marinara sauce. We had a great green salad and garlic bread and of course, an ice cream bar with lots of fun things for the toppings and homemade hot fudge and carmel sauce.

It was a great time, thanks to all who helped and came!!

Bret gets his Masters Degree in Accountancy!

On May 16th Bret graduated from the Masters Program at ASU in the JP Carey School of Accountancy! He also recently passed all 4 tests and got his CPA! He has been one busy boy going back to school and working and raising his family! We are so proud of him!!

! We had to wait quite awhile for over 300 graduates to file in.

Here's Bret getting his diploma and his name and picture on the big screen TV! Bret's little family, Becki, Kingston & London!

LaVerl and Shelley, the proud parents!

Here's the "man"! He worked hard and 'DID IT'!!!

My life feels like a whorl wind

Whorl wind, freight train, what ever you call it, its coming fast and furious. That is, my life and all the things happening in it. I just jump trains is all.

I have had so much going on that I haven't been able to stop and smell the roses along the way. It just been coming at me.

I am the bug and life is the semitruck on the freeway. I've learned the hard way the semi truck WINS
I JUST NEED MORE TIME!! Planning a wedding in 3 weeks is a funny JOKE that life is playing on me. I haven't been able to sleep (yup check the time) because of all the anxiety of
$$$, flowers, cake, colors, bridesmaids, groomsmen, food, tables, rehearsal dinner, music,pictures,reservations, what to wear on the honeymoon, marriage license, i need a tan, i need to work out, I need a hair cut, my dress isn't done, I have no shoes, decorations,don't know if anyone is coming to my shower, haven't gone to the womanly doctor , I have endless pimples on my face and rarely shower...........haa haa just kidding kina

AHHHHH I am going to explode. Why can't I be more like the other party involved right now. Barry doesn't worry about a darn thing and hasn't lost a wink of sleep over this wedding. Why by default is all the planning up to the GIRL. eh? I SERIOUSLY wish we would have just eloped because this is ridiculous. The most important moments are in the temple anyways!!

FAM/Friends I need a little pick me up cuz I DON"T want to do this anymore. I need a little more faith not to worry.

I am stressed out.

I, Lisa ReNae Crosby, graduated from Dental Hygiene School!! Believe it or not

It has been a LONG road for me. I ate, drank, and breathed dental hygiene. I had no job, no money and no social life. NOT KIDDING> The MCC dental hygiene program was TOUGH and there were times I wanted to give up and just be done. There was lots of tears, frustrations and trials as I learned new skills and crammed TONS of information in my head for the numerous tests and quizzzes for example, I had to learn what a pleomorphic ademona is and explain the disorder of chondoectodermal dyspasia is and how it appears in the mouth along with every microscopic bacteria by NAME that causes periodontal disease, I had to write a research paper on GENTICS and how they are corelated to disease of the gums, along with knowing EVERY SINGLE bone, vien and nerve in the head and neck, and know every cateogoy and action of all the drugs, just to name a few things i did --hhaaa haaa wink!!! There is a LOT more to dental hygiene than most people, including myself, realize!! It is a lot of hard work! I had to meet patient requirements for school (meaning a certain # of levles of difficuly) and PASS- meaning higher than a 77% -3 National board exams a 350 question written 8 hour test, a clincal board with a very very difficul qualifying patient, and a juris prudence exam. I made it trough with help from my amazing fiance- Thanks Bear Bear!, my mom and dad and my Nanna & Pomp who let me live with them because I am so poor!! THANKS SO MUCH

You can now call me Lisa Crosby RDH!!!!

.... now all I have to do is FIND A JOB and pay back all the people who have forked out money so I could survive!

Lisa's special day! May 6th, 2009

Lisa had her special day on Wed. as she received her endowments in the Mesa, AZ temple! It was extra special with alot of her siblings being able to attend with her. Barry & Lisa, WOW!!

Here she is, my beautiful daughter!

Mom and Dad are always so supportive of all our childrens special events!

Becki, Lisa and Tami

Another day to cherish with our kids!

Vacation at the Lake

With everyone coming for Tami's wedding, we decided to get together at the lake for a little family fun. Most everyone came, Mark & Holly, Kirk & Kari, Lisa and Barry, Tami, & Reed. Chad had to be flown into PHX on Friday night because of work, Bret was finishing school and Becki was getting ready for a big craft show. They let us have Kingston, which was great. Barry has a nice boat and the water was perfect for wake boarding!

We had J'net and Bryan and Uncle Denny and Nan come on Friday and we have fun on the big plantoon boat.

Kirk and Kari had the longest drive from Utah and they beat us to the lake on Wed.

We had to get a picture of all of us there!

Reed playing with his nephew, Kingston!

Mark and little princess, Milea!!

Kaemon and Gpa having chips and salsa!! Yummy!

I was under orders to keep Kingston in a life jacket at all times!

Marks family having fun on the tube, they loved it!!

Three of my adorable grandkids having fun at the lake! Bubbles!!