The Crawfords

More house pics

2008-09-13T09:32:00.001-07:00

Here are some more pictures of the house. There was no electricity on so no lights...so some of the pics are a little on the dark side.

Our New House!!

2008-09-13T08:46:00.000-07:00

After wanting a bigger house since we moved out to our property, God gave us an answer this week that we had never thought of before....a bigger manufactured home. So, this week, we bought a 2500 sq ft. home that will be on our property within 60 days. It has 4 bedrooms, pantry, family room, kitchen, covered porch room, living room, dining room, laundry room/mud room. It is awesome and we feel so blessed!

Wedding Pictures 2

2007-09-10T13:43:00.001-07:00

Wedding Pictures 1

2007-09-10T13:15:00.000-07:00

Here are a few wedding pictures from Catherine and Dave's wedding, but I realized that Mark and I had 1 on our camera :) How funny is that. These are from Mike's camera.

More Summer Pics!

2007-09-10T13:10:00.001-07:00

Some assorted pictures from our summer holidays at Shawny Lake for our parents spread out all over the globe :)

Emma's Second Birthday

2007-09-10T13:02:00.001-07:00

These pictures are badly out of order, but these are from Emma's second birthday party at Shawnigan Lake with the Crawford side of the family the week before Catherine's wedding. It was also a great time for us because the whole clan was together...Mom and Dad C, Mike, Al and Kaya, Dave and Cath, Auntie Sharon, and Mark, Emma and I. The girls just loved Grammie and Grampies fairy garden and riding in the boats on the lake. It was a great holiday and birthday for Emma.

Rod Run 2007

2007-09-10T12:50:00.000-07:00

We had a great weekend at Rod Run 2007, Long Beach WA this last weekend. It was maybe the best weather at the coast ever! The cars were awesome and we had a fabulous time with our great friends Ben, Teri, Rexl and Kendall. Emma loved the water as usual, and by the second day at the beach, she has stripping off all her clothes on the path to the beach because she was getting ready to go play in the water. No fear of the cold Washington coast for her. We were once again reminded of what a beautiful part of the world we live in and how blessed we are to have such wonderful friends!

Our Crazy August

2007-09-02T18:23:00.000-07:00

August in the Crawford family was crazy busy and wonderful, with a bitter sweet ending. It started with the whole family coming together in Victoria for the wedding of Catherine and Dave. Then Dad C. moved to Abu Dhabi for a 3 year contract working as a superintendent of schools for the U.A.E. government, while Mom C., Michael, Alison and Kaya came down to visit us here in Washougal. After a great week together, we said good bye, knowing it would be a lengthy time before we see eachother again. So, we have awesome pictures to remember our times spent together. Here's pictures of Emma and Kaya having fun together...for grampies in Abu Dhabi who didn't get to be with us.

More Enchanted Forest Pictures

2007-07-27T14:24:00.001-07:00

Enchanted Forest- Salem, OR

2007-07-27T14:14:00.000-07:00

This week, Roni and I took the kids to the Enchanted Forest Amusement Park in Salem, OR. It was so much fun, and Emma loved hanging out with her cousins and doing the choo-choo ride. We even got to go panning for gold and got some neat rocks that are Emma's new favorite treasure.

Emma's Visit to "Oak Bay" the Seal

2007-07-20T13:10:00.000-07:00

Last November, Mark and Emma visited Victoria and went to see the seals at the Oak Bay Marina. Mark named the seals "Oak Bay", so now Emma thinks all large swimming animals are "Oak Bay." We took a family trip to see and feed the seals when we were up for Canada Day. It was a lot of fun and one of the highlights for Emma.

Fourth of July

2007-07-20T13:06:00.000-07:00

The Crawfords had an eventful 4th this year, without any fireworks due to Emma's terror towards them. So we ended up just having a fun BBQ with our friends Ben and Teri and then went home and put down our baby for a peaceful nights' sleep. Oh the changes we go through when we become parents.

Canada Day Pics!

2007-07-06T14:17:00.000-07:00

More Canada Pics

2007-07-06T14:15:00.000-07:00

Happy Canada Day!

2007-07-06T14:08:00.001-07:00

We spent Canada Day (July 1st for you Americans) up at Shawnigan Lake with Mark's parents. We had a great holiday, in more ways than one. We left Emma with Mark's folks for the weekend because of our good friends', Jamie and Joyanne Cook's, wedding in Campbell River. These pictures are from grandpa of the fun they had at Shawnie Lake.

Tim and Faith Concert

2007-06-25T21:55:00.001-07:00

On June 13th, my friend Robbie, Megan and I went to the Tim McGraw and Faith Hill concert at the Rose Garden. It was such a good concert...maybe one of the best I've been to. We had a great ladies night out!

Our Trip to the Zoo!

2007-06-25T21:38:00.000-07:00

Megan, Nathan, Emma and I went to the Oregon Zoo in May and had a fabulous time. It was the perfect day because all the animals were out, and Emma loves the animals, especially the giraffes, elephants and zebras. Emma was a real trooper considering it was very hot. We'll definetely be visiting the zoo alot this summer!

Happy Easter 2007

2007-03-19T13:45:00.000-07:00

Emma helps get the eggs and tend to the animals every day. Yesturday, it was the cutest thing ever as she was determined to carry the egg basket all by herself (with about 13 eggs in it). Mark grabbed the camera and we got these cute shots. How appropriate for the time of year we are in. Have a wonderful Easter!

Our Beach Trip February 2007

2007-03-19T13:20:00.000-07:00

One crazy Friday night in February, we decided to escape to seaside for the weekend. We had a great time! Since we had the dogs with us, we needed a dog friendly hotel, so we stayed at the Best Western right on the beach. Emma played in the sand and loved riding on the carousel. We had to be careful though, because all Emma really wanted to do was go swimming in the "big baa" (the Pacific Ocean). We walked town, played in the arcade, ate lots of yummy food and candy, fed the seals on the boardwalk, and overall, just had a nice change of pace.

Emma Around the House

2007-03-19T13:05:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone!

Sorry it has been so long since I posted a new blog. I thought I would share how Emma is doing, as she is now 19 1/2 months old. Emma loves reading books (she always has)! We sometimes read 30 books a day, and sometimes the same book multiple times. Mark and I get a bit tired of the books, so I think that Emma and I are going to start using our library card. She also loves anything that has to do with animals, probably because she is surrounded by them. She can officially say "Kokanee", our dog's name and a Canadian beer. Mark is so proud. One of her favorite toys is her Po-Knee that my dad got her for Christmas last year. She is big into her "neigh!"

More Pictures

2007-01-28T22:03:00.000-08:00

More pictures of our favorite girl!

Happy 2007!!

2007-01-28T20:44:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone,
Sorry I have been a lousy blogger-updater in the month of December. It was a great, crazy holiday for all of us. The start of the New Year has been good as well, with a couple of snow storms, Emma's first swim lessons (she's an official "starfish") and Mark's 29th birthday. Our Seahawks didn't make it very far in the playoffs, but their #1 fan Emma cheered like a pro for them when they lost to the Chicago Bears. All of the animals are doing well in this unusually harsh winter and we actually are considering getting a cow in the spring. (Pray for our sanity.) Mark is working on some remodeling projects, while we await the house business to have a busy comeback :) I am working one day a week for my sister, am an offical options-stock trader, manage my parent's affairs, am Emma's mommy, Mark's wife, farm assistant-manager, help with weddings on the side, and trying to lose weight so we can have another baby. Again I ask you to pray for our sanity. Life is good on the Crawford Ranch and we wish you all a very happy and blessed 2007. Oh yah, Emma is saying lots of words but her cutest new one is her word for her favorite thing on earth, balloons, which are now known is "bungs."

Emma's Ponytail

2006-11-05T13:05:00.000-08:00

It is such a big deal when your baby has enough hair to do something with. Mark wanted to put it in a ponytail last night after her bath and it was pretty cute. Here are some pictures of the different styles we tried. Cheers!

Halloween 2006

2006-11-05T12:32:00.000-08:00

We had a wonderful Halloween 2006, even though it was very stormy outside. Emma was a ladybug and loved holding her bucket to collect candy. We went to our old neighborhood and filled up the bucket with candy and then we went to wish baby Nathan a Happy Halloween (since it was too cold for him to go trick-or-treating). Emma wasn't sure about trick-or-treating until she realized she was getting candy, and lots of her favorites, M&Ms.

Hockey Night in Washougal

2006-10-07T12:09:00.000-07:00

Mark and Emma had a blast wearing their hockey jerseys this past Wednesday night as the NHL season kicked off. Hockey is big in the Crawford household and always requires some funny pictures.

Rod Run 2006

2006-10-07T12:00:00.000-07:00

The second weekend of September, we went to Longbeach, WA with Ben, Terry, Rexell and Kendall. We had a great time and on Saturday night we captured these awesome pictures as the sun was setting. Emma loves the water and did not understand why we didn't let her go swimming.

Emma and Katelyn at the Park

2006-09-20T15:00:00.000-07:00

A couple of weeks ago, Emma and I met up with Jay, Kathy, Katelyn and Georgia for an afternoon at the park. It was a lot of fun and Emma loved the swings and the slide. She is such a little dare devil already.

Our Family Pictures

2006-08-15T13:00:00.000-07:00

Last week our cousin Christina took our family pictures in honor of Emma turning 1 year old. It was a lot of fun and Christina posted the pictures to her blog (so I am stealing from her.) I am always advertising for her, but if you need pictures, she does the most amazing job!. Her website is www.byclassicimages.com

Emma's First Birthday

2006-08-14T12:21:00.000-07:00

We had a wonderful weekend celebrating Emma Crawford's first birthday. There were so many friends and family there to share the time with us; it was a real honor and blessing to have the love outpouring for Emma.