The Cravens Family

It's been a while...

2010-06-02T12:52:00.000-07:00

Well, here we are...it's already halfway to Christmas almost and also since the last time we blogged. 2010 has been very eventful for us with health trials, but we are making it...and making the best of it. Our kids are at a very interesting stage in life, where they must be entertained 24/7 or there are problems! I have posted just a few pics to overview the last couple of months since I have gotten a new camera. We went a good 3 months with no camera!

A couple of weeks ago, we decided to drive to San Francsico for the day...it was freezing and windy...but picturesque as always.

And just to keep our Memorial Day intersting, we decided it was time to have a birthday party for our dogs. Both of their birthdays are over Memorial weekend....Benny is 12 and Tessie is 5 now! We celebrated with a BBQ and some cake....all of which the dogs partook in.

And, of course, Madison is still a "girlie" girl and still into princesses!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from The Cravens!

2009-12-14T19:27:00.001-08:00

Tis' the Season!

2009-12-02T10:08:00.000-08:00

This year we decided to be more sentimental and cut our Christmas Tree from "the hill" property in Groveland...Lindsay's parents'. It feels much more special the the price was right! Free! Casey loves being boy with daddy!

This year we decided that we would all eat our Thanksgiving feast while the kids were napping. It was much more enjoyable for all. Casey and Madison had their special Thanksgiving meal to themselves. Casey's favorite was the sweet potatoes of course!

Madison enjoyed the pepper for some reason this time....

A few weeks ago, we signed Madison up for a ballet class at our local community center, literally a 2 minute walk from our house...it's great! She is such a "girlie" girl in there too.

Casey enjoyed his visit with Grandpa while mommy and daddy were away for mommy's birthday.

He's our biggest imitator, troublemaker & sneaky boy in the house right now. Take your eyes off of him for just a second and he will be into something dangerous.

And of course, as many had expected, Madison WAS Tinkerbell for halloween. Big surprise huh!

Hope all of your are enjoying the holiday season already! Be blessed!

A great day for some firsts...

2009-10-28T11:23:00.001-07:00

Casey experienced his first time painting with his sister the other day. He enjoyed painting himself, the dogs, and eating it more than anything!

Once he got a hold of the paintbrush, he decided it would be a good idea to stop eating it and start painting, especially the dogs...but they kept running away too quickly for me to take a picture of this.

All done!

Sister paints all the time with grammy. She is a pro!

First haircut from Papa!

Cabo Cruise & Disney! Our ONE BIG vacation for the year...

2009-10-16T21:56:00.000-07:00

Back in February we found out that Carnival had some great deals on their 4 day cruises. So, we decided to use some of our tax return and book a basic 4 day cruise to Catalina and Ensenada. Tim and I have already been on this cruise for our high school senior trip, but we figured that you can't beat the price that we got and Tim's family had never been on one yet. So we all booked for November near my birthday. Carnival, however, decided they would drastically change the dates on us, so they upgraded us to a 5 night/6day cruise to Cabo San Lucas for the same price we had already paid! Nice! Carnival has upgraded since we last took a cruise...of course, since everyone is in school, there was not much partying going on. That was kind of nice...Maddie loved Camp Carnival for kids...we were finally brave enough to leave her on the 3rd day since she was going stir crazy with nothing to do. Casey was such a trooper...he rode in the car 12 hours (thanks to the world's worst traffic) to Auntie Carrie's house on our way down to San Diego, and not a peep came out of him...he sucked his thumb w/ blankie in hand the whole way! He survivied the ship, with nothing for him to do on it, a big bummer since he was under 2 years, he could not even go in the kid's area at all.

Cabo was awesome! Very, very humid! But this tropical setting is exactly what we were looking for. Our goal has always been to find ocean water that is warm and clear, and as you will see in the pictures, it was! Tim and I went snorkeling and took a tour by the famous arch to take pictures just like every other tourist. That is where the sea sickness began for Tim. The catamaran we were on was very bumpy and on the ship that night, the ocean was very rough. It felt as if we were dropping to the middle of Earth at times as I was laying there in bed on our last night. I think everyone was sick that night.

Finally, it was time to "debark" and make our way to Disneyland! 5 days on a ship was quite enough for us! We checked into our roach coach motel...:( Well...it was alright because it was giving us a huge deal since it was Tim's birthday, and we could walk to the park. We met our friends from Washington and spent one day with them, and the next with just our little family of four. Maddie met her favorite fairies in Pixie Hollow ( a new addition to Disneyland this year), but I do NOT recommend going to Disneyland during the Halloween season. Their firework show is completely evil...with ghosts flying around...and chanting the dead. Very weird for a place that is supposed to cater to small children. 2 days in Disneyland and California Adventure was quite enough, especially since Maddie and Daddy got food poisoning from the "House of Blues" restaurant! I had to drive the whole way home with this....and Casey, once again, was a trooper. 7 hours of driving in complete silence and not a peep out of him!

Needless to say, I think we are all Disneyed out for a couple of years now, and definitely will never take our kids on a cruise again until they are much older (although I am hoping that Tim and I can take one to Hawaii for our 10 year anniversary, wishful thinking huh! I will have to do much convincing of Tim, since the last night of sea sickness ruined it for him).

Visit the weblink below to enjoy more vacation pics!

http://picasaweb.google.com/timlincravens/CaboSanLucasAndDisneyland2009#

It's been a while...

2009-10-16T21:24:00.000-07:00

Time has escaped us once again! Here are pics from Maddie's 4th birthday on Aug. 24th! She was in Tinkerbell heaven with her "little friends" and "big kid friends" (teens from our youth ministry). Signing off....

Casey's First Birthday!

2009-06-27T15:19:00.000-07:00

It was a success! Thank you to Tish Gabri....who remembered that parents have no time to take pictures at their own kids' birthday parties.

Visit the link below for the pictures! Enjoy!
http://picasaweb.google.com/timlincravens/CaseySFirstBirthday#

There's a first for everything...

2009-06-24T20:03:00.000-07:00

There's a first for everything in life....these are just a few that we experienced this last couple of weeks. Madison's first sunflowers finally bloomed for the first time. Tim is hoping to get some seeds from them later this summer.

Madison harvested her first carrots...this took forever by the way! Each one she pulled out was like seeing a big carrot for the first time.

She is very proud of what she has grown.

This last monday Madison began her first swim lesson class.

This was also the first time she has informed me (mommy) that she is a supermodel.

We finally saw our good friends from Washington for the first time since they have moved up there. It took a wedding to bring us all together.

And...just to leave you all in suspense, I will post Casey's FIRST birthday pictures next time. I am waiting to receive them from my cousin.

The Perfect Family?!?

2009-06-10T10:12:00.000-07:00

Here is a story of our day at Lake Natoma a couple of weekends ago. We finally had a free day, so we decided to explore a new lake with the kids. A friend from work told me about Lake Natoma near Folsom, so we packed a lunch, swimsuits, a blanket and the kids. What a perfect day for the lake. It wasn't as hot as we would have liked it to be, but it was sunny enough for shades. Casey really thinks he's hot stuff wearing his, and Madison is terrified of getting wrinkles around her eyes because of my answer in the car about why we wear sunglasses.

So we get there and are pleasantly surprised that parking is free and beach access is free. Great for our budget! We find a picnic table in the shade once we realize that the blanket is not going to work since there is loads of goose poo everywhere. We happily eat as we look at our surroundings seeing that there is only a small amount of people there. For a weekend, this was awesome! Finally, Madison insisted that we take her to the water...

She found a rock, which she calls her "island" and forces Tim and I to stand on it for what seemed like an hour. As I am watching Tim and the kids play in the water (you will notice that I did not go in....nor am I in a picture because it is was like Tahoe water and you will never see me in a picture in a swimsuit at this point in my life yet) I glance over right next to us at 2 young families right next to us. They seemed like they were close close friends, both had kids the same age...a boy and a girl...maybe they have been friends since college. Of course the mommies are in impeccable shape, all the while they are nursing their newly born infants, while their husbands were out in a canoe with the boys. Since Tim and I have been married, we have always had a knack for reading each other's mind or just thinking about the same thing. Sure enough, he was gawking at the families next to us as well...

We finished our time in the water and decided that it would be a good idea to burn some calories walking on a trail around the lake. As we were walking, we spilled our guts to each other about what was on our mind. Yep! You guessed it! He was thinking the same thing as me....why does their families have to look and act so perfect!?!?!?!? Everyone is in perfect shape...their kids are peacefully digging in the sand....the babies are napping on the towels....while the blonde mommies sit and veg and chat about who knows what....the dads are daring each other to jump in the freezing cold water. Our family however, during this time....well....Madison was screaming at us to get on her "island", Casey was mad that he had to sit in the stroller...but then decided he didn't like the cold water, Tim and I are of couse are not in shape at all, there is no time to talk, no time to sit as our kids prevent us from doing so....and I could go on! Once we spilled our guts to each other....we felt better and then God reminded us through these pictures that our family really is the perfect family....for us anyway. We may not be in shape yet....but we keep telling ourselves that once our kids are older, we won't be so homebound and can be more active. Our kids are uniquie, full of energy and smart. Their challenging personalities will be great for leadership someday I imagine. They are not content with the average, boring....unactive life. They want adventure and unpredictability and we are along for the ride!

Enjoy the unpredictability of life! It is where the best memories are created! Signing off....

Updates!

2009-05-20T10:57:00.000-07:00

Just a few updates from the last month or so. Things with the youth ministry are busy! We took a trip to Great America with the teenagers for Christian Concert Night!

Madison was excited to see Dora, but had no idea who Diego was. She did NOT like Diego!

But....she really loved Blue!

And...she really love Dancer the miniature horse...

Grandpa Dave helped Maddie plant a garden this spring. She planted sunflowers, tomatoes, lettuce, carrots, pumpkins, squash and zucchini. Here is her first zucchini!

And as always....Casey is a part of our life experiencing new things everyday. It finally dawned on us that he might actually enjoy riding in Madison's old car.

Easter and The Oaks!

2009-04-20T15:17:00.000-07:00

Easter 2009 went by very quickly this year! Madison decided that she would go to the church Easter Eggstravaganza with bling on this year.

Casey was content in his jammies sittin' in the back yard with an egg.

The grandpa's doting on him....he loves it!

Here's our Easter diva...we had an Easter egg hunt in our backyard too. These ones had money instead of candy...thanks grandma...no more candy needed.

The next week after Easter we took a quick trip to The Oaks camp in southern california where Tim's sister lives. We took Madison and her cousin Holly out for the day to Muligan's mini golf, batting cages and bowling. All that Madison cared about was "Cinderella's castle". She was fascinated by this little castle.

Then it was time for mommy and daddy to go on a date...while Auntie Lisa and Uncle Tom watched the kids of course! We took a drive down to Beverly Hills and ate at Kate Mantilini (the restaurant where part of the movie Heat was filmed; Tim's favorite movie). We had just missed Bruce Willis by a little more than an hour. If you look closley in the background (haha), you can see Whitney Port? (from The Hills; don't know about this show, but according to the waitress it was her)

Casey enjoyed himself on the swings once the days became warmer.

Here's a picture of the cousins in Ventura at the Channel Islands Visitor Center.

Finally, it was time to say goodbye.

Three Days in Monterey!

2009-03-09T11:25:00.000-07:00

After a stressful couple of months, we decided it was time for a rest in Monterey. Cannery Row

Pacific Grove Golf (Poor Man's Pebble) He

finished 2 under par! (68)

Daddy Daughter Date at the beach!

She is way too cute to

be our kid!

Playin' in the ice cold water! Kids

don't care.

This clear, cold water will have to do until

we can afford to get to Hawaii some day.

"Dad! Stop taking pictures!"

"Yeah! This Dennis the Menace Park is like

a park on steroids!"

Again, way too cute to be ours!

No, mommy is not taking the pictures. Mommy

was back at the hotel sleeping.

Surfer's Lighthouse Museum in Santa Cruz.

Maddie made it her point to let us know the

entire drive that she has never seen a lighthouse

and that we needed to find one.

A Tribute to Cuteness!

2009-02-23T09:57:00.001-08:00

Last weekend a good friend of ours took some great pictures of "our babies". This is a tribute to their cuteness! Enjoy!

Sorry!

2009-02-17T15:29:00.000-08:00

Okay, I know we haven't posted anything new these days, but we are really busy. Our video camera is broken, so we are afraid to experience any new memories with the kids until we get it fixed. Ha ha! My digital camera is out of battery power for some reason, even though I haven't taken any pictures lately. So, we are in trouble. Anyways, Casey is now 8 months and he is saying "ba ba" and "da da" and he is about ready to crawl any minute.

Madison is getting smarter every day. She is one of only 3 girls in her class, and the other 8 are boys. So, as you can guess, she is taking on some of the language of the boys. She has decided that it is cute to end every word she says with (oh I hate to say it...) "butt". AND...I knew this day would come, but she is finally in the stage where she continuously tries to blow bubbles in her drinks! Sorry, I have no up to date pictures of her yet.

Tim and I are still plugging away at life. Tim is in school and working a part-time job on the side of youth ministry, so we just give thanks that we see each other occasionally. I am working part-time here and there for a catering business. All in all, we are pretty busy, but pretty peaceful.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

2008-12-29T10:17:00.000-08:00

Thanks for visiting to get the recap of 2008 for our family! It has been an exciting and blessed year for us. Our biggest event this year was of course the birth of Casey, our boy! He has fit right in with our family and we can't even remember what life was like without him.

My how the time flies....

This was a big year for Maddie as well! Not only was she preparing to be a big sis' but she also experienced her first trip to Disneyland. Many of you know that she is obsessed with princesses right now, so this trip was like heaven to her.
This was the year of her 3rd birthday as well...so of course that was princess as well...

We had her party at Lake Castaic and Maddie got to ride on a ski boat for the first time on this day as well. It was a very busy and fun day in the sun and wind!

I think she wanted to be a beach bum all summer. Our big family vacation this year was to Southern California where we made it to Aquarium of the Pacific (which I have absolutely no pictures of since it was so crowded and she was running all over the place, I was trying to be a responsible parent), Downtown Disney, Lake Castaic for her party and then to the beach house in Oxnard.

It has now been 2 years since we moved to Sacramento. We are still enjoying our time at Southpointe Christian Center as youth pastors. There is so much going on all through the fall and winter season at Southpointe that we are just now reflecting back on all that we have done. Here are the kids on Harvest Day 2008!
Since I had better finish this blog before Casey wakes up from his nap, it is imperative that I tell you that this Christmas was full of fun and joy for the whole family! I love living it through Madison and Casey's eyes. Here's some pictures of some of the fun family traditions we have done for the first time this year...We picked out our tree the day after Thanksgiving and decorated that night. Then it was time for the first gingerbread house creation...

Then it was time for our first ice skating trip as a family. This was Maddie's first time! She did so good...and really wants to go again.

The skates didn't fit daddy right, so we only have mommy pictures! It was fun watching daddy walk like his ankles were broken though!
Then it was time for Maddie to sing at her second Pre-School Christmas play...

Along the way to Christmas, Casey was dedicated to the Lord on December 21st!

Casey got to open one of his presents early since Mommy really wanted to start using it...

He is officially a cowboy now on his Galloping horse Jumperoo! Plus, mommy gets to eat dinner a little slower now. Finally it was Christmas Eve, and due to Maddies persistence, we let her open most of her presents.

Her favorite present was the Sleeping Beauty Vanity set which mommy and daddy had to search all over Sacramento and Roseville for. It was worth it to see her reaction! This was just one of about 20 presents that family and friends got her. She was very spoiled. She also got a digital camera from Grandma and Grandpa, so we will start adding some of her pictures to the blog too.

Since Casey fell asleep during the present opening time on Christams Eve, he got to open his on Christmas morning. He was a happy camper!
So, that is the recap of our year and Christmas season! Thanks for keeping up with us. We hope that your Christmas was blessed and that your New Year will be blessed even more!

Busy Busy!

2008-12-08T12:55:00.001-08:00

We love this time of year, especially now that we have kids. It's like we get to relive our childhood through them now. The last few weeks have been spent putting up all of our Christmas decorations and and lights inside and outside the house. I just realized that I forgot to take a picture of our christmas tree, so you will see that later. Casey is now 6 months old and weighs almost 16lbs. He loves his time in his exersaucer.A couple of weeks ago we took Maddie to Funderland again, although it was much colder than the last time. I swear that is to coolest, cheapest place to let your kids have fun.
Madison is so excited for christmastime that she loves to wear reindeer antlers around the house and is constantly rearranging the ornaments on our tree. And last but not least, I, Lindsay, cannot stop baking for the life of me! Our youth just held a bake sale and I was much overjoyed to bake pies and cookies! It's like therapy. Who need's the scented candles when you can just constantly bake?!?!? Here's the famous cream cheese pumpkin pies that sold first at the bake sale. Well, soon we will be creating our longest blog yet. Hopefully you will all receive an update and a card this year, but please do not get offended if you do not, because you can find out much more about us here at this beautiful blogsite!

Maddie's School Pictures!

2008-11-20T21:32:00.000-08:00

Here they are!!! Okay, I will pay whatever it takes to get all of these pictures! I just wish I had known that this day was picture day. I would have made her wear a different shirt.

First Family Portraits!

2008-11-19T22:01:00.000-08:00

It's been late in coming, but we finally broke down and did some family portraits. Individuals of Maddie will soon be following. She had some taken at her school. Hope you all enjoy!

First Solid Food!

2008-11-10T11:47:00.000-08:00

Casey experienced his first rice cereal on his five month birthday! He doesn't seem to care for it too much...but time will tell. He has decided that he needs to hold the spoon though.

Happy Harvest!

2008-11-03T10:35:00.001-08:00

Does this picture say it all?!?!?! He wasn't too happy with mom putting her eyeliner on his face, but the little "lion" survived the night in the rain. Our church held its annual Harvest Carnival, so of course what else would Madison decide to be?

Sleeping Beauty in all her glory!

I thought she should have been Snow White (her black hair), but she insisted that she is Sleeping Beauty. Oh well...it's just the beginning I have a feeling.

Here's another of the lion boy! I can't get over how cute he is. Every day is such a joy to spend with him. He is sleeping like an angel (11 hrs a night) and napping pretty good throughout the day. He is the most laid back baby. God has blessed us with two children with very different personalities.

Happy Birthday Daddy!

2008-10-17T00:06:00.001-07:00

October 3, 2008! Happy Birthday to the best Husband and Daddy Ever! Look what you created! How cute!

We love this time of year!!!

2008-10-16T23:57:00.000-07:00

I think Apple Hill is my new favorite place to go. Not only do they have the best apple pie that I have eaten, but it has made me miss the country. It was so peaceful. Anyways, on our way back from Tahoe we made a stop at the famous Apple Hill that people have been telling us about. Maddie loved it! Her favorite was they hayride. I can 100 percent say that the apple pie and apple cider was our favorite!

Their apple juice was like crack! Madison was addicted! This her face after 3 cups!

Funderland at 105 Degrees!

2008-09-06T18:38:00.000-07:00

We decided to meet our friends at Funderland...little did we know that it was going to be 105 degrees! We never have time to check the weather. Anyways, Madison had fun with her favorite friend Lexi. She went on all the rides, even the scary ones!

Look at their red little faces! Maddie is in the middle of Jordan and Lexi.

A day at the Fair!

2008-08-31T08:44:00.001-07:00

Somebody gave us free tickets and parking pass to get in the California State Fair, so we decided to go yesterday. Enjoy the pics!

Maddie on her first roller coaster with dad!

The Carousel with mom!

This is what Casey did...sit patiently in a hot stroller!

Getting a kiss by Cali the Sea Lion! How cute is that?!??!?!

A Corn Box? Yes, it is much cleaner than sand...and seemingly much more fun. I think this was her favorite part of the whole day. Oh, the simple things in life...

Maddie petting a deer. There was a small barn full of deer, goats, sheep, kangaroo things?, and pigs that were just running all around in chaos. The kids could just run around and pet them.

I think this guys is very proud...or he is getting ready to spit!

Three Years Ago Today!

2008-08-24T08:48:00.001-07:00

Three years ago today at 3:55pm, I looked into this little face. I can't believe she is 3 years old already! Where has the time gone? She is more smart than I could imagine, more beautiful than I dreamed, and will definitely challenge us as she grows up. She has a very strong will, which will make her a great leader someday. In some ways I am sad on this day because I realize that I have rushed much of her early years growing up. I was so excited to see the next stage of her life that I didn't always remember to just enjoy where she was at. I am catching myself doing the same thing again now that Casey is here. She much more challenging now that he is here, and I catch myself wishing that she was just a bit older so that she would be more self sufficient and understanding. Now I know that many moms raise many more kids than I do, so I really shouldn't complain, but it is a funny game that your mind will play. Needless to say, I am so in love with my kids. I am starting over with Casey, enjoying every "waking" moment with him, and now appreciating how Madison is growing up.

Happy Birthday Maddie!

Summer Vacation 2008!

2008-08-23T16:38:00.000-07:00

Well, it's here and gone. We had a blast! This was Madison's first real vacation that I think she will remember. Casey was a trooper. We drove down to Costa Mesa first and stayed at the Hyatt in Irvine.

Here's Madison after an exhausting round of jumping on the plush Hyatt beds.

Here's what Casey did after the 6 1/2 hour drive. The next morning we went to Long Beach to the Aquarium of the Pacific for a fishy adventure with Maddie. Maybe I will soon learn how to upload video on this thing so that you all can watch our day at the aquarium. It was hard to take pictures because it was soooooooooooo crowded and Madison was running all over the place.

Here's us outside the aquarium. We asked a young teen couple that was making out to take our picture. Hey, at least we broke up the make out session! Madison has been asking adamantly to take her to Disneyland again, so we decided to take her to Downtown Disney (the next best thing). She really didn't notice much of a difference. This will be the last year we can get away with this of course. Here is Maddie with her birthday sundae at Rainforest Cafe.

Since our hotel was so nice we decided to spend the rest of the evening in our room and at the pool, where Madison proceeded to amaze us with her vocabulary and smart thinking. After having a nice conversation with a couple in the hot tub, Madison decided that she liked the lady, and said goodbye by saying, "Bye white girl." Hmmmm...I don't know how any of you would take it, but to me that sounds like we are instilling some interesting ideas in our child's head, but that's clearly not the case. The couple laughed uncomfortably as they said goodbye, when Tim felt the need to explain her comment. Quite simply put, Madison goes to school in South Sacramento, which is a very colorful part of our state. Most of her classmates are not "white" (i can't think of another clear term), so I think she was just very observant of the fact that this lady was different than what she usually sees. Anyway, we realize we are now experiencing the age that she will be saying some interesting things...pretty much what comes to her mind. Our next stop was to Uncle Art and Aunt Laurene's house in San Marino.

Now onto the big birthday party for Maddie! She has been talking about it for weeks now, especially since she saw her presents all wrapped up in princess paper, and decided it was time to open one early when mommy wasn't looking.

We had Maddie's party at Lake Castaic. Auntie Carrie and Uncle Frank brought their boat and we rode the wakes on a tube and ate lots of cake.

Ummm, I ordered the cake too late so I had to buy what they already had made...Madison loved it because it had princess rings on it.

Of course there were too many presents again...all princess and barbie stuff. She is such a girlie girl. Grammy and Papa got her a BIG WHEELS! Yeah, now she can reach the pedals and do it by herself instead of us always pushing her.

Of course, Casey was in all the action too. He didn't miss the day on the lake! He loved meeting his cousin Holly and Aunties!

Next stop, the beach house in Oxnard for the next week.

Casey is ready for a day on the beach with his sis.

Next stop, just for a few hours, Paradise Cove in Malibu. They say lots of celebrities come here...Matthew McCounaghy and the paparazzi fight with the surfers happened here.

We were gone for a total of 9 days, yet it seemed like just a couple, and as you can see somebody had a great time!

Happy Birthday!

2008-08-11T12:06:00.000-07:00

Madison and her Grandma Etta May celebrated their birthday together this last weekend. Grandma was willing to go with the princess theme. She was in heaven...

She's already got 4 or 5 presents and it's not even her birthday yet! You gotta have a princess sing along dvd...

And a princess horse and carriage with sleeping beauty...

Wait...isn't it grandma's birthday? Oh yeah...we better give her some attention too!

Yes, grandma did get presents too, but apparently I didn't take a picture of her opening hers...since she has been opening presents for OVER 50 years! Sorry Mom! But, I am sure grandma enjoyed watching her on her horse...

Well, that was birthday party number 1...we will going to Southern California for birthday party number 2 with Tim's family this week at the beach. We will have lots of new pictures for you guys to look at when we get back!

Let's try again...

2008-07-29T10:19:00.000-07:00

Here I am trying to upload pictures again...let's see if it works...I feel so stupid.

Here's our little princess...She just got a bunch more dress up clothes from our friends. I can't believe she is almost 3! Where did the time go...She is so smart...mostly thanks to Little Friends PreSchool.

Each week at school they have a different theme...Last Thursday was wacky hair day. If you know Madison, she does not want anyone putting her hair. She likes to look like a rag muffin I guess...so this is the best I could get her to let me do.

And here's little bro...though not so little now...He has to be 11lbs. by now.

I've finally figured it ou I think...

2008-07-29T10:11:00.000-07:00

Okay...so I have been trying to figure out how to add pictures in between my postings...and I think I have figured it out...we'll see...Casey is screaming at me right now...he has a mad case of gas or something.

Updates

2008-07-28T19:04:00.000-07:00

Life is busy as usual! Casey is 11lbs. by now for sure...Madison still likes to be the princess at the center of attention. Enjoy the pics!

Casey's 2 Week Dr. Visit

2008-07-08T13:32:00.000-07:00

Casey is now 9lbs. 6oz.! I can't believe it...he almost grown out of his 0-3 month clothes! He slept 7 hours straight last night too! We are so blessed. Anyway, that is just an update for everyone that checks in with us. Enjoy the pics.

He's what?

2008-07-01T11:39:00.001-07:00

Casey is now 8lbs. 6oz.!!!! In one week he gained over a pound. This blog is somewhat lame right now...but I promise I will have it better soon...I can't figure out how to get the pictures bigger and in between the wrtings that I post. Any advice would be great!

Madison

2008-06-26T09:14:00.000-07:00

Madison has been getting so much extra love from grandmas & grandpas! She has been having a lot of daddy time in the pool too!

Casey's 1st Week!

2008-06-26T08:52:00.000-07:00

I am typing this one handed because my other is holdin' little bro. He says it's time to nurse again. He is now 1 week old as of today. Casey is definitely the more easy going baby. The first week went by soooooo fast. Last night he gifted me with 4 hours of straight sleep! I fed him once and he slept for another 3 hours! What a blessing. Madison is being a good big sis as long as she can wear her dresses anytime she wants.

He's Here!!!

2008-06-21T09:29:00.001-07:00

He's Here! Casey David Cravens was born on June 19th, 2008. He weighed 7lbs. 9oz. and was 19 inches long. Enjoy the pics!

Finally...

2008-06-18T12:16:00.000-07:00

The official news is that on Thursday June 19th, my doctor will induce me. Hopefully pictures will be coming shortly after. We are not as technologically advanced as some...:)

Waiting...waiting...waiting...

2008-06-04T11:11:00.000-07:00

That's what we are doing...waiting. I am dialated to 3 and almost all the way effaced (whatever that means). My painful contractions stopped on Monday and haven't felt a thing since. We are so ready...The doctor said that if nothing happens by next week, she will induce on the 17th probably. That's the latest!

Baby Shower!

2008-05-24T10:42:00.001-07:00

Our church gave us a baby shower! What a blessing. We got everything we needed. Here's some pics.

Pool Time!

2008-05-24T10:36:00.000-07:00

Here's some pics of Daddy and Maddy in the pool. It's been 100 degrees for the last two weeks, until today...now it's raining. Anyway, she is in love with water as you can tell.

Baby Casey!

2008-05-12T20:35:00.000-07:00

The expected due date is June 23rd! We will keep everyone posted...and hopefully be adding pictures not too long after.

Here we go!

2008-05-12T20:21:00.000-07:00

Well, this may not be myspace, but this is a big step for us to make this site. So, now family and friends can see updates on our life more quickly. We will try to keep up with it, but you know us, we are bad about this kind of stuff. We still have all of Madison's second year of her life in our camera! Below is some pics of Madison's first trip to Disneyland and CA Adventure. She is a princess freak, so of course that is what it was about all day!