Through the Eyes of a Three-Year Old: GREAT Grandma's

Braden & Kaybrie with their Grandma, Betty Crow on 2/13/2010, and yes, she is a great grandma!

I was pulling out cards on Saturday & going through the massive pile that I bought at Christmas time because I always stock up on cards for the year to come. I ran across the birthday card that I purchased for Mamaw Crow, and showed Jason and the kids. A little later, Kaybrie goes to Jason and says,"Who will get Mamaw's card since she lives w/ Jesus?" Jason told her. "Probably no one." She replied, "How come not Grandma?" Jason told her, "Grandma is not a Great Grandma." She said to him, "Grandma is too a GREAT Grandma!" Through the eyes of a 3-year old!

This Post is in Memory of Mamaw, Ruthie Crow: Braden & Kaybrie's Great-Grandma who went to live with Jesus on January 12, 2010! She just loved sitting and watching them play and play. My children are so blessed to have been a part of her final days.

(the picture above was taken 9/19/09)

The Princess Turns 3!

The Crow Princess started partying it up on January 25th w/ a party at the Bouncy Barn w/ 10 of her BFF's, sure glad that we did, due to another Winter blast that decided to sweep Northeastern OK! Kaybrie has yet to have a birthday without SNOW!!!

Here are the gifts she received from Mom & Dad. A pink princess Bible, that she calls her God Book, she carries everywhere, gotta love that!

She got her dollhouse, the ONLY thing she asked for, funny how 3yr olds start asking!

These are the cookie suckers that my friend Morgan and I made for her friend party, aren't they the cutest! I want to start a business, what do you think?

Here is Kaybrie and her BFF Faith opening gifts at her friend party!

So, I was gonna try to make a elaborate b-day cake for her actual b-day on the 31st, but she decided she just wanted pink cupcakes w/ purple sparkles and only 3 of them! So here is what I came up with! LOL!

Awww, Brother and Sister Love....

....yummy cupcake love!!!

Happy 3rd Birthday Baby Girl, I Love You!!!

Superbowl 39- I'm not even gonna try the Roman Numerals for that One!

Our Engagement Picture

Five years ago this weekend, my wonderful husband hid an engagement ring in the grocery bags that I brought home from Wal-Mart, he waited patiently while I put them away, and then when I found the box, he dropped to his knee and became the happiest man ever when he made me the happiest woman ever! I love SuperBowl weekends! And yes, I always check for hidden treasure in everything!!

Catch Up Time!

Hello... Blog World, Family and Friends! Have ya missed me? Well I know several of you have, because I have read and heard your comments while I have been on my brief, over 45 day, hiatus from keeping you posted on all the happening around The Crow's Nest! So, the last post you saw was Braden turning 9! And with that change it seems he just keeps getting taller, mouthier, and has decided that school lunches are not his thing anymore, so now he/I packs a lunch every morning! Fun! Fun!

Now I'm not gonna bore ya with reading story after story of ALL the great happenings, but I am going to give you a brief synopsis in picture/caption style!
My cousin Destiny was married December 19, 2009 to Mr. Kris Darbison, aren't they a beautiful couple!

On December 21, 2009 Jack Michael Chernisky was born. He is the little brother of Kaybrie's BFF Faith and of course on of my BFF's Stacye! Faith stayed two nights with us while patiently awaiting the arrival and homecoming of her little brother!

We delivered our annual Christmas Eve gifts this year to 12 of our neighbors, the kids did not get to do it w/ the wagon this year (As you can see Braden wasn't very happy about that, LOL!) We actually delivered them, in a closed door Chrysler Sebring and did I mention that I got it stuck, yeah didn't get pictures of that little ordeal or the mud flying everywhere! Big thanks to my neighbors Red and Steve for getting me out!

Braden & Kaybrie put out Skim milk, Crow-bars, and 8 carrots for Santa and the reindeer...

...they must have been good kids in 2009 because they both got bikes!

'Twas the Night Before Christmas and ALL through the State of Oklahoma a Blizzard Warning was issued and boy did we get snow, it stayed on the ground for over a week and the kids had a blast playing in it during Christmas break! We didn't get to go to Nana's house until New Year's Day for Christmas, but we still enjoyed a wonderful break!

Had to share this picture of Mr. Hayden, he turned One! His birth was shared on this post!
Happy Birthday Baby Hayden!

Chocolate Birthday Highs!

Happy 9th Birthday to Braden! We actually got to celebrate his birthday party on his birthday, December 12, this year! We did this by hosting a birthday brunch at his Grandma's house! A birthday brunch? Yep, and it was delish! My MIL made Chocolate Gravy, Sausage Gravy, Hot Biscuits, Bacon, and Sausage! (She really outdid and overdid herself) Chocolate Gravy, you ask? What is that? Well, that was the main reason for this birthday brunch, you see, Braden has been bragging to his friends and teammates about this cuisine for quite a while and therefore we decided to introduce them to a little southern delicacy, and guess what- they loved it!

The birthday boy chowing down!

The guests chowing down, I do see one empty plate....shame on that boy!

The temps reached above freezing at a balmy 35 degrees, so the kids need to play outside ;)

The cake, didn't my friend Morgan do a great job?

Christmas Cookie Fun w/ Kaybrie & Her Bestie!

I can only tell it the way Kaybrie told her Daddy when he got home from work. "Daddy, Daddy, come look.... Mommy made cookies, then she put green icing on them and then me and Faith put lots of sprinkles on them!" She did not even try to take full credit for making them herself, LOL!

Here is Kaybrie putting her Sprinkles on...

...and Faith

...and here is the finished product! We had lots of fun, the girls were really afraid they were making a big mess with the sprinkles and I had to reassure them that it was no big deal, it was such a cute and fun project for the two year old girls!

WooHoo! BA's Danny Cahill Wins Season 8's Biggest Loser

Alright, alright so I have known for a little while that Danny was a finalist, okay September 22 to be exact, but had to keep it on the down low! Remember the boot camp I did this summer, or better yet remember the one I didn't complete due to breaking my ankle three days into it! Well my trainer/friend Miranda has been training Danny while he has been back home in Broken Arrow! How totally cool is that! Several of my friends have met him and say he is such an inspiration to be around. I mean really he lost 239lbs and is down to 191lbs, and now he has taken home the title of Season 8's Biggest Loser, I am inspired! So proud of you Danny! For those of you who haven't read or would like to re-read my story on Miranda go here! I am really hoping to do a follow up story on her journey w/ Danny soon!

Start It Out Right Sunday- Week 15

I know, I know you haven't seen a Start It Out Right Sunday in a looooong time.....Kind of sad when your own MeMe gets put on the backburner, but realistically when Sunday's are your only family day during football season, the last thing you want to be caught doing by your DH is blogging! So, I'm getting this one done on Monday morning and gonna backdate it, with a promise to my readers to start trying to continue them on Sunday's for now on!

After church we ran by Family Dollar to get Braden's party favors for next weekend. He picked out Bible word searches. I asked him, "Are you sure all of your friends are Christians?" I realized immediately WHAT I said to my son. Here he is expressing himself and his beliefs to his friends, a moment any mother should be proud of and here I was getting ready to hold him back over something as simple as a $1 party favor. I apologized to him immediately and told him how wrong I was.

How often do we do this in our daily walk with Christ? Do we question what we say or what we do as Christians for fear of it offending the "non-believer"? I for one this week am going to Start It Out Right by making an effort not to hold back, to let ALL see Jesus in me!

How do you participate in Start It Out Right Sunday's? Please email The 4-Crow's, you'll be added as a reader, then just play along! All you have to do is is grab the button, sign Mr. MckLinky, and share how you are going to Start It Out Right! It can be from the sermon at church, the diet you will start, the house you will clean, the amends you will make or just anything to Start It Out Right! I look forward to reading each week!

My Son the All-Star!

In a past post, I told you that my dear 8 year old son had been chosen to play in the Sooner Classic All-Star Football Tournament in Muskogee. We wrapped it up this weekend. Secretly, I am so glad, but then again, I can't believe I'm gonna say this- I really enjoyed football this year, and I might, just might know what is going on before his senior year, LOL! The All-Star team consisted of players from four teams, Braden's team, BA Black, BA Silver, Pryor and Union. These boys only had two weeks to practice together and come together as a team. And, they did! They played a total of 4 games together and came in 3rd place in the tournament and let me tell you the last two games they played AWESOME! My son, know as "Hutch" on the team or by Mom as the "B'ster" or "Baby" actually scored an extra point on a pass, made two first down's on two passes and tackled like a mad man! I am so proud of him. And I might add I did miss his extra point, because I wasn't looking for it, tournament rules let him actually touch the ball where regular season rules didn't- I know BAD BAD Moma! (I'll get the video later!)

Here are the All-Star's

Only a True Football Player could take pride in these bruises.......

.........and this one from a helmet.............

.....honestly, his parents spent $30 on arm pads to protect our baby boy from these blocking bruises, but according to the Coaches and the other players the more bruises like this you have the more evidence that your doing your job on the line! Oh dear, sure hope DHS is not called on me! But a blog is a blog and it is to document these important moments in our children's lives and the B'ster is so proud!

Leaves are Fun!

I don't even think I need any words for the following pictures of Braden and Kaybrie and their leaf work/fun!

WooooPigSoooie!

Our Annual Arkansas Game November 7, 2009! We Beat South Carolina! Great Game, Great Seats! Loved it! Way to go Razorbacks!