What a Week!!!

I had a wonderful Mother's Day. Happy belated Mother's Day to all of the wonderful moms I know and wonderful women I know. Jared woke me up just before 7:00 and had a tray ready for me to have breakfast in bed. It was the first time I'd ever gotten breakfast in bed. It was quite nice. Then Cayden woke up and he and Jared gave me my gift. It was a "Special LOVE Memory Jar". It was full of wonderful memories of our life together. It was a great trip down memory lane. We went to church with my family because my "soon to be" missionary brother was speaking in church. My parents bishop also asked if the Crabb family would sing on Mother's Day so we did. We sang Love Is Spoken Here and we all made it through without crying. After church we went back to my parents house for a bit and then headed out to the Stake Center so Matt could be set apart as an Elder. We took a few pictures while we waited for Matt and the Stake Pres. to come in. Spencer does everything his uncles do. Elder Matt Timmy and Cayden were pretty tired after a long day.

On Monday we hopped in the car SUPER EARLY to head to Utah. I was able to take time off work to drive out with my mom and Matt. Kimmy and Spencer followed in their car so they could stay in Utah longer.We stopped at McDonald's in Rawlins to stretch our legs

Cayden and Spencer wrestling on the hotel bed.

This was Cayden's first time in a hotel. He really enjoyed it. I would have enjoyed it better had he actually slept in the pack and play. But the boys did have a lot of fun running a muck.They really had a grand time splashing in the tub!

And we couldn't keep them away from the air conditioner!!!

Wednesday rolled around and it was time to take Matt to the MTC. It was so much harder to see him go than I could have ever ever imagined. He is so ready to serve but I was not ready to let him go. I know he will be a great missionary and he will dive right in and love doing the Lord's work. (side note: we did already get a letter from him and he said his first day went GREAT. And he was happy to report that his building does not have the "tree of life" showers.)

Matt, Thanks for setting such a great example for your nephews. WE LOVE YOU!!!!

Wednesday night my mom drove Cayden and me out to Stansbury Park so we could spend what little time we had left with Jared's mom. Cayden had a BLAST playing with his Grandma. I had a good time watching them play.

It was a fantastic week. I just wish I didn't have to go two years now without seeing my little brother. But I guess that's life.

Hope everyone has a great week!!

~LOVE TO ALL~

Hospital Visit

Have you ever wanted to go to the Temple but something happens and you can't go. Isn't it amazing how hard Satan works to keep us from doing what the Lord wants us to do. With Matt getting ready to serve his mission it seems that one negative thing after another keeps happening. The latest is my mom having to spend a few days in the hospital. She had really high blood pressure all day Sunday. She made it through dinner and then told my dad he would have to take her somewhere. She didn't want to go to the hospital and was upset when we told her that was going to be her only option at 6:30 at night. My dad called around 8:00 and said they were going to keep her over night. By the time they got to the hospital her blood pressure was 200/120. The next morning they had ruled out a blood clot but said that she had Super Ventricular Tachycardia. Which means that the upper chambers of her heart were beating faster than the lower chambers. The only thing that they are finding that caused it is the fact that she had low potassium and electrolyte levels. She is feeling much better and will be able to come home today. We went and visited her last night because she was getting frustrated that she was stuck in the hospital and wasn't spending time with Matt before he leaves. Cayden had quite a good time visiting the hospital. He looked around for a while then he sat down took his shoes off ans made himself comfy.

Sorry the video is dark. I hate that it shows up darker on blogger. LAME!

We love you mom and are glad you get to come home today. No more scares please!!!!

Elitch Garden's

On Saturday we took my little brothers to Elitch Garden's. For those of you who don't know what that is, its not a garden at all. Its the amusement park here in Denver. It started out as Elitch Gardens. Then it became a Six Flags and they sold it a few years ago and now it's back to just being Elitch Gardens.

Well since Matt is heading to the MTC next week and he didn't get to go to any theme parks while he was in Florida last month he asked if we would take him to Elitch Gardens so he could get his roller coaster fix before he left. A few months ago I won 4 season passes off the radio. So Jared and I used those and we let Matt and Tim use the free tickets we got along with them.

We had such a great time. It was a cold day but the rain held off right until we started our walk back to the car. It was fun to spend the day with my little brothers. We have such a great time together. Cayden even had a blast. Jared rode the kiddie rides with him and every time the ride ended he would say "mo pees" and do his sign language asking to do it again. It was so cute. His favorite ride was the semi trucks. He made a truck noise and honked the horn the whole time. Here are a few pictures from our day.

Cayden's first ride

Cayden's favorite ride

We even let him buy a lollipop

So worn out after a long day

The Boys

Me and my little bros

I love helping my little brothers with things. Timmy wanted a fun way to invite a girl to the Mormon Prom. So we decided to go out and buy a create your own puzzle and he wrote a poem on it and then we put the pieces in balloons. He took it over to her house. He knocked and ran and watched. No one answered. He knocked, ran, and watched again. Still no answer. He decided to text her and tell her there was something on her porch and to look for it when she got home. He later received a text from her saying there was nothing there when she got home. SOMEONE HAD STOLEN IT. Timmy called me at 9:00 to tell me. He sounded so sad. So he and my mom came up with this idea...

He delivered them to her house and handed them to her mom. He received a text about 30 min. later saying she would go with him. So in the end it all turned out ok.

Hope everyone has a great week.

~LOVE TO ALL~

A Day At The Temple

Today was an awesome day. We had the opportunity to attend the temple and share in the experience as my little brother Matt went through for the first time. It was awesome. My favorite part of the day was entering the Celestial room and seeing my little brother with open arms waiting for me with the rest of my family. We hugged and waited for Jared to join us. We chatted for a bit and then headed home.

Matt is such an amazing young man. He is so mature and will make a great missionary. I think the people of Honduras will be truly blessed by the happiness and love that he will bring to them. Because just as he was waiting for me with open arms I know that he will do the same for them.

If it's not one thing, it's another

So we had stake conference on Sunday. It was nice to go to church early and then be able to come home and take a nice Sunday afternoon nap. Cayden slept for 5 hours and would have kept sleeping had we let him. I should have known something was up. Sunday he looked like this...

Annie, who has been our life saver since my mom has been out of town, called Jared Monday and said Cayden looked like this...

Annie said he was happy so I wasn't in a rush to get him to the doctor yesterday until I saw him when I picked him up. I felt so bad for him. So I called and we are going to the doctor today. The rash also covers his head, behind his ears, his neck, and shoulders. Today he is more cranky and has a fever. I hope its nothing too serious.

On a positive note....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our SUPER CUTE niece Alyssa!!!

We hope you have an awesome day!!! We love you so much and wish we could be there to celebrate with you!!!! Eat some cake for us!!!

~Love to All~

Its Spring??? Seriously!?!?!?!

Well you could have fooled me!!!!! These past two days we have just been dumped on!

Friday at about 7:00pm

Both Jared and I had to work though the storm yesterday and didn't even get to enjoy a snow day. However, today wasn't so much fun being all cooped up. I was so glad when it warmed up enough to stop snowing and just rained. I decided then that it was time to get out. So we headed out to clean off the car. I tried to be nice to Jared by taking a turn to brush off the car. It wasn't so easy and he lust laughed at me the whole time so I let him take over.


We went to Wal-Mart just to walk around and then my dad treated us to dinner at Burger King. Cayden really enjoyed that because he thought it was pretty great to play on the indoor playground (even if it was a little too big for him).

It does amaze me at how different the snowfall can be in just a difference of a few miles. I thought we got dumped on here....

Saturday about 12:00pm

but at my dad's house they have about 2 feet of snow in the yard. It is nice that it started raining though because some of the snow melted but left a "snowhawk" on all of the cars.

I'm just really hoping that the snow is DONE and we an finally enjoy our "Spring".

~Love to All~

Easter Sunday

We had a lovely Easter. We had a lazy morning and then went to church with my Dad. We thought it would be nice to spend the day with him since it was his birthday and everyone was still in Florida. It was nice to be in a ward other than our own and I always love sitting next to my dad and listening to him sing. As we were singing I Know That My Redeemer Lives I really listened to the words my dad was singing. It brought me to tears to think of the sacrifice He made so that He could be resurrected and in turn make it possible for us to be resurrected as well. I'm so thankful for that.

Cayden in his Easter outfit

After church

Cayden and Uncle Timmy

After church we headed back to my Dad's house to enjoy an awesome dinner. Dad made so much yummy food and we were stuffed. We were so stuffed that we decided to save Dad's birthday cake for Monday night. Thanks for the great meal Daddy!!!!

The birthday cake I made for Dad


After we got dinner cleaned up we decided to let Cayden have his Easter egg hunt. He was so fun to watch!!! He had fun searching and successfully finding the eggs and putting them in his Easter bucket. Once he found all of the eggs he was pretty sad the hunt was over so he began re hiding the eggs so he could find them again.

"Hunting"

First Peep (he wasn't a big fan)

It was such a wonderful day and we really enjoyed spending time with family.

Happy Easter!

We want to wish everyone a very happy Easter. We love you all so much and hope you enjoy this special day!

BIRTHDAY SHOUT OUTS!!!

Happy Birthday to my Dad. You are such a wonderful Father and Grandfather. You always have the best advice and a great listening ear. Thank you for your love and support. We love you so much!!!!

And a very Happy First Birthday to our adorable nephew Eli. You are such a handsome little dude and we love you very much. We hope you have a great day!!! (Jen I hope you don't mind us borrowing this picture.)

P.S. Cayden is feeling much better today!

~LOVE TO ALL~

Spring Break Contd., Choir, & Easter Eggs!!

**WARNING**

**Long post- lots of pictures and videos**

Since my mom is in Florida I'm trying to keep on the events that are happening here so she can show my grandparents while she is there.

Spring Break

Day Four: We wanted to get out and do something every day of Spring break. We didn't have much money so we decided to take Cayden to the playground at the mall since it was cold outside. Then we found a coupon for a free picture with the Easter Bunny at the mall. We got to the mall and found where the Easter Bunny was. They wanted $20 before we could get our free picture so we decided to just play on the playground and forget about the Easter bunny. Cayden had a blast! The slide was his favorite.

After the mall we headed out to Ideations because Jared had received a call from his boss saying they had a job and needed his help with it. So we drove downtown and Jared talked with everyone about the job and they told him that he would start the following week. Jared is now back to work, at least for a month, and we are praying that they get more jobs so he can continue working. What a wonderful blessing!!!!

Day Five: Just as we were heading out to go to the store we got a phone call from my brother. We had forgotten that we had to take him to a chemo appointment. So our last day of spring break wasn't all that exciting but we made the best of it. We ran around the hospital, took a walk outside, and played in the elevator. The good thing is is that Chris is doing very well on the chemo and feeling good.



As we were heading to bed on the last day of spring break we got a phone call from my little brother Matt. He told me he was coming over to our place. I said ok, thinking I was tired and going to bed and then he said he'd gotten his mission call. He came over and we called everyone and he began to read.....He will be serving in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. He reports to the MTC May13th. I am excited to be able to take him to the MTC. He is very excited to serve the Lord.

Matt with his call (before opening it)

Ok.... CHOIR

The other night we had the opportunity to attend Tim's choir concert. He is in the 2 top choirs in his school. The first choir he performed in is the Jazz choir. This first video is of the boys in the Jazz Choir. They did the arrangement and everything. (the video is a little dark but he is the 4th in from the left, black shirt and red tie)

This next video is Timmy's Madrigals Choir. He had a solo and sung AMAZINGLY well but you can't hear him all that well in the video(with the drums and no mic it made it difficult). It was awesome though and I was so proud of him.

Easter Eggs

Last night we weren't sure if we were going to be able to dye Easter eggs or not. On Friday Cayden started throwing up, had a few bouts of diarrhea, and a really high fever. We got him home and all he wanted to do was cuddle. By bed time the Motrin kicked in and he was happy and ready for bed. He slept through the night but woke up only wanting to be held and had a fever of 103. Thanks to some advice from my dad we took him to the doctor.(Thankfully our dr. is open in the morning on Sat.) The doctor said he had a double ear infection and the stomach flu. Where he got either of those I'll never know but we got a prescription for him and by 6:00 last night he was almost back to his perky little self. So before we left my dad's house we decided to dye some eggs.

Ok That's it for now!!!

~LOVE TO ALL~

MISSION CALL!!!!

My little brother Matt called me at 8:30 tonight to tell me his mission call came in the mail today. He drove over to our place (since the rest of our fam is in FL) to open it and read it. We got everyone on the phone so we all could hear at the same time....

(Sorry the video is so dark, I don't know why it came out that way.)