Easter Weekend at Roosevelt!

While we were dyeing Easter eggs with Kingston & London.....

The guys were at the Priesthood session in Globe. Kirk looking good as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Marines!

Kari's baby shower

When Kari told us that she'd be able to come to Arizona for Spring Break, her sisters decided to throw her a baby shower! It was fun and we all had a good time!

The two pregnant sisters, only 3 weeks apart!

SISTERS!

Nanna & Aunt Sonja!

Best Friends

Getting there....

We had about a 7 hour drive, so we left around 7am. Somehow we managed to meet up with Bryan, J'net and Rick in Kingman, AZ at the same time. Uncle Rick wanted to have lunch at a good place he found in....Chloride, AZ! Where is Chloride??? and how did he find it???

It was called "Yesterdays" and it was good, they had great sweet potato fries! It was also the only place to eat, so it was a good thing they were open!!

It took us an hour to cross over the dam because of the construction on the new bridge! Lots of traffic and long lines of cars!

Its still an amazing site to see but the new bridge is unbelievable too!

Once its finished, the trip to Vegas will go lots faster!

Other Activites before....

Some of us attended the Las Vegas Temple! I'd forgotten what a big, beautiful temple it is!

Uncle Bryan & Aunt J'net always make things more fun!

After picking Mark up at the airport, he wanted to treat his Dad to a birthday dinner he would never forget! He took us to the Beliogio (sp?) for a wonderful buffet. It was amazing, the food was so delicious and beautiful! HAPPY 60th BIRTHDAY LAVERL!!

We just had to sample all of the fantanstic desserts!

FOOD, FOOD...all we did was eat! We'd meet for breakfast at the Denny's just so we could start our day out eating!! It sure was all good!

Crosby Family Annual Hearts Tournament

Every year the Crosby's get together for a little friendly competition, playing 'hearts' a game of strategy, skill and luck! They are all coveting this- the Crosby Trophy, to keep and cherish all year, displaying for all to see, who the best, most highly skilled player was!

Uncle Dave is holding the trophy, hoping to win it this year, but alas, last years reigning champion, Mitch Crosby, also won the competition this year, with Dave coming in 2nd, Reed 3rd, (a surprize!) and most everyone else tying for 4th! Mark was winning up until the 3 round, but as fate would have it, his luck went bad!

We had a good showing for players, Chad, Uncle Bryan, Reed and new contenter, Tim, Kristina's boyfriend!

Mitch, Uncle Dave, Uncle Rick and Kristina!

Trent, Mark, LaVerl and Jesse!

We stayed at the Fiesta in Henderson, NV where there was plenty of food, movies, and other activities to keep us busy. The basketball playoffs were another interest, but BYU let us down, although there were some UNLV fans there as well.! It was a fun time had by all and we all look forward to next year to see who has honed their skills to try to beat Mitch, who has won two years in a row!! Maybe we need to get a few girls into this!!

Elk--a forgotten post....

I meant to post this last month when it happened, but time has past! I am now getting to it. This picture was taken off our bedroom deck. You can see all the elk, lots of them. We have had lots of snow this winter, so the elk have come down to eat. This is our backyard. After the big snow it looked like a winter wonderland, so beautiful, pristine, so pure and clean! The next morning we woke up to this, a disaster zone! The elk decided they liked our grass and plants, they really like red hot pokers!

After the snow finally melted, we found more proof, this is right on our deck!

Lots more on the patio, all over our front lawn too and the walkways!

We caught a big, lone elk the other morning just eating at our grass. I tried to take a picture through the glass and got mostly reflection. We spooked him though and he jumped right over our 8 ft fence from a stand still, it was amazing to watch. Your Dad has been waiting with his gun loaded with these elk pellet things from the forest service to scare them off, but they haven't been back!

B-day Weekend

Milea turned 3 and loved ChuckieCheese's

Kaemon turned 5...wow! He wanted a superhero cake with a road and a house.
Milea's favorite animated character is Dora the Explorer and she wanted a Dora cake; not bad I must say so myself. I've been peeing estrogen the last couple days.

Our two birthday kiddos were spoiled by their grandmothers and mommy!

Milea sporting her new stylin' sunglasses and playing with her "laptop".

Quiz Results

Good job family on the quiz. Here are the results and the answers that I came up with. Feel free to double check my scoring, or dispute my answers.

1st- Kari- 14.5 + 2 bonus questions= 87%

2nd- Lisa- 15/19= 79%

3rd- Mom- 14/19= 74%

4th- Tied Bret 12.5+1 bonus question= 71% Reed 11.5+2 bonus questions= 71%

5th- Mark 9.5/19..

Correct Answers

1. Cinnamon toast +1

2. "Tis the Season" +1

3. 1978 Toyota Corolla +1

4. Charles Barkley +1

5. Sneezy +1

6. Mutt +1

7. Country Cousins +1

8. Eat it, or wear it! +1

Don't try it, you might like it. +1

9. Tex +1

Misty +1

10. Mom- 12/23 +.5

Dad- 3/11 +.5

Anniversary- 1/21 +.5

Mark- 3/24 +.5

Anniversary- 10/10 +.5

Chad- 12/29 +.5

Bret- 12/30 +.5

Anniversary- 8/19 +.5

Lisa- 8/3 +.5

Anniversary- 6/6 +.5

Kari- 6/6 +.5

Anniversary- 11/14 +.5

Reed- 4/19 +.5

Anniversary- 10/25 +.5

Tami- 4/4 +.5

Anniversary- 5/9 +.5

Total Possible- 19

Bonus questions- Lake Powell or China

Family History Fun!

So yesterday I was asked to speak in church. The topic I was assigned was "Family History". As I sat pondering on the topic, I realized how much learning about my family history really has impacted me. Elder Ballard says, "There is much focus on family, genealogy, and personal family history, providing young and old with a stronger sense of roots, identity, and belonging." Sister Mary Ellen Smoot, a former Relief Society President said, "I am convinced that as we study the lives of those who have gone before us, we are influenced by their testimonies and strength. I know that family stories can become legacies of faith in our lives." Growing up hearing all Mom and Dad's stories about our ancestors helped me do just that; develop a stronger sense of identity and belonging and strengthened my testimony. I was thinking of how awesome my family is, not only my ancestors, but my very own parents and siblings. I decided that I am going to start a binder of stories for my children. In this binder I want to include short stories that can help my strengthen my children's testimonies, help them know who they are, and find worthy role-models. Sooo, what I am asking, if you so decide to do it, is to write some sort of little story about yourself/your family that I can include in this binder. This can be something like a day in your mission, a time your prayers were answered, a time you received a prompting from the Spirit, your testimony, or just about how you and your spouse met. Anything really! I just want something about each of you that I can include in the binder for my children to better get to know you. Click HERE for two examples ( "The perfect cup of hot chocolate" and "Jesse Wentworth Crosby"). Feel free to make your story a page, a paragraph or include pictures. P.S. this includes my brother and sister-in-laws! Won't this be fun?!

First Flight in T-34c

So yesterday was my first flight in the T-34. Obviously this is not a picture of me. Although I was in the front cockpit, I had my instructor in the back (those last 2 sentences are for mom). I got to control the plane in flight, practice some touch and go landings (where you land and then immediately advance the power control lever and take off again) and fly the coastline of Alabama and Florida. In fact we did aerobatic maneuvers right above our house. We did a loop and pulled a couple Gs, some barrel-rolls, an aileron roll and some wing overs. Fun stuff. We stopped at a small airport, gased up and got some lunch on the house. It was pretty sweet. I couldn't believe how uncomfortable the seat got on my hiney at the end of the day. We did 2 flights yesterday and I'll get 5 more before I switch to the helicopter squadron to do my helo flights.

Crosby Family Quiz

Just for Fun

Simple Rules: You must answer the questions BEFORE reading any comments. Once you have come up with your own answers, then you may go to the comments section, and type in your answers, without being influenced by other answers you may see. This is based on the honesty policy :)

1. Complete this breakfast:

Hot chocolate, canned peaches and pears, and ______________.

2. Which Christmas song did dad like to sing year round?

3. What is the make, model and year of the "little car"?

4. What NBA basketball player did Grandma Crosby say our cousin Mitch looked like?

5. If we (the 7 kids) were the seven dwarfs, which dwarf would Chad be?

6. What kind of dog was Chico?

7. What was the name of the Clogging Group that dad toured with, in his younger years?

8. Finish these two common dinner table phrases

"Eat it or ___________"

"Don't try it, ___________"

9. What are two names of Ostriches we had?

10. No looking these up! Give the birthday and wedding anniversary (If applicable) of Mom, Dad, Mark, Chad, Bret, Lisa, Kari, Reed and Tami.

Bonus Question- Where did I (Tami) always want to go on a mission to when I was little? Hint- two locations are correct.

Kiddos

Our 3 kids playing together... Kaemon and Milea before their first day of gymnastics. Milea loves her leotard!

Have you ever seen a cuter bootie?!