Little Orioles Fan..

Wyatt already loves baseball, just like his daddy! On Monday we took Wyatt to his first baseball game at Ranger's Stadium. We normally would have on Ranger's attire, but this night they were playing the Orioles. If you know my husband, you know he loves the Baltimore Orioles. Last year for his birthday I took him to Baltimore to see them play at Camden Yard and our dog is named after a Hall of Fame Oriole - Cal Ripken Jr. So here is Wyatt decked out in his Orioles outfit, sitting in his first stadium seat! He loves to be outside, and he was so content the whole game! He was so interested in all the people and what was going on over head on the score board. It was kind of ironic that we sat two rows from the field next to the Ranger's dugout, but next game Wyatt will wear some Ranger's gear.

Wyatt and his daddy! Both avid baseball fans!!!

He LOVES the camera!

So towards the end of the game he was knocked out!!! All the craziness of the surroundings wore him out. It was such a good night and fun for us to take him to something we love so much. I can not wait until he can truly enjoy it like we do! Oh, and P.S. The Orioles won 10-9!!!!! ;)

Wyatt also had some of his favorite people come to the game with us.... Grandmommy, Grandaddy, Uncle Abe, Uncle Ry, Uncle Stevo, and Lauren! He was very excited to have all them there! He loves you all soo much and he is so lucky to have you in his life!

He has RISEN!!!!

I love Easter! It is normally such a happy day, full of bunnies and candy, and most importantly worshiping our Father in Heaven. Do not get me wrong, it was a great day in the Lord, but the weekend was a little emotional for me. I struggled this weekend wishing my mom was here to experience Wyatt's first Easter. The pain of not having her here will never fully go away on special days like this. I did a lot of thinking this weekend and reevaluating who I am in Christ. I was amazed at what the Lord taught me.

But he said unto me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecution, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

- 2 Corinthians 12: 9-10

All I need is the Lord. HE is enough for me even in the hardships. I took time to thank Him for all the blessings he has given me. My mother is with the Lord right now and I know one day I will rise to see her again. That brings joy to my heart that only God can give. It brings joy that not only does He hold me in times of need, but in my weaknesses he makes me strong. He has risen and I am to celebrate this wonderful gift. The best gift of all.

Here are a few pictures of The Crawford Family Easter

Sweet Friends and some Strollin'

This weekend Andrew went on a guys weekend for one of his best friends birthdays. Since he was gone, I had some of my best friends stay with me. I can not explain this first picture just yet... but know the pictures that go along with it are soon to come. This is just a little example of the mischief we got ourselves in. We are Jr. High teachers and last weekend we took on the role and behavior of our students... hehe! We were driving around town and "saw" someone we were not supposed to see. We almost blew our cover from the picture above. So we decided to make a sad face. Turns out our cover WAS NOT blown. We are sneakier than we thought.. ha!

One of our fellow teachers, Christine has had a tough year. Her son was diagnosed with epilepsy and they have been struggling with getting it under control since August. His name is Jake, and he is one of the cutest kids I think I have ever seen. On Saturday at the Zoo there was a "Stroll for Epilepsy." We took our TOPS/Umoja Kids to participate and show our support. It was such a fun time and we wanted Christine to know we cared about what was going on in her life. I am truly amazed at her strength and trust in the Lord through all this. She is an amazing lady. To learn about Jake, go to http://all4jake.blogspot.com/ .


Strollin at the ZOO. (Really riding the turtle! ;)

Ashley, Kelan, Me and Deighton
("Enid, Estella, Edna, and Eleanor") ;)
We like to call ourselves "Theee.5" It is a silly joke and does not mean anything really. I love these girls so much. All three of them have taken the time to invest in my life and to help me go through some of the struggles I am been dealing with. It is great to be able to work with people who not only care about things that go on at school, but truly love you as a person and are willing to take on your life issues with theirs outside of the classroom. We have connected so much this year and I would not give up any of them. Thank you girls. You have a special place in my heart. I love that we can be 13 again when we are together. I look forward to soo many more "EXCELLENT" times to come! hehe

All in all, it was a wonderful weekend with sweet friends. I have not had that much fun in a really long time. We have a fun weekend trip planned for May, so look forward to seeing some crazy pictures of us. LA here we come! ;) Oh and if you are curious, a description of our mischievous behavior is soon to come. MUUUAHHHHAAA.....

I hope to be this woman...

" Be the kind of woman who, when your feet hit the ground each morning, the devil says,

"OH CRAP, she's up!"

A friend sent me this qoute today and I fell in love with it! What a great way to start out each morning. I want to be so in love with the Lord and so willing to follow Him, that the devil freaks out as my feat hit the floor running in the morning. I hope to live this way!

Wyatt is 4 Months!

Man our little guy is growing so fast. I guess "little" guy is not the right word, more like big, chunky guy! He went for his 4 month check up and now weighs 18pounds 9 ounces and is 27 inches long! I can not believe how big he is. Wyatt is such a happy baby and so easy. I could not be more blessed. He has the laid back personality of his daddy, he takes everything as we go along, and has the silly personality of his mommy. He likes to laugh at himself a lot! The doctor said he has the motor skills of a 6 month old and he is already sitting up by himself. It does not last a long time, after a minute or so he leans forward, but the doctor was shocked at his abilities! He never stops talking and making noise and is the happiest after his belly is full! You can just look at him and he gives you a big smile. He can brighten up your day in one second! Hope you enjoy the recent pictures of him!

Yeah for the new jumper!

At his Me Maw's (the sweet lady who keeps him) house during the day he has learned to love the jumper. Andrew and I went and got one for him and he goes crazy! The expression on his face says it all!

He is so cute in his hat! I pull out the camera and he is ready to smile!

Sweet Sweet Boy!

I love this pic. It looks like he is saying "ROCK ON MOMMY!!!!" Man we have a genius! He He! ;)
Wyatt and I wore green on St. Patrick's day to celebrate! My fingernails were even green!

One night after eating cereal! It is all over his nose! Also, isn't his shirt great? "I YELL AT MIDNIGHT TOO!" We are brainwashing him early!

Wyatt started eating food this week! He was not so sure about it at first, hence the squash all over his chest, he literally spit it out. But now he gobbles it down and does not want me to stop until it is bone dry!

Hopefully I will get back into blogging. I took a break from everything over Spring Break!

SWAGBUCKS are ADDICTING

So I saw this on so many other peoples blogs and it is addicting. I search google ALL the time for school related articles and new interesting things to teach my classes. Sometimes I even google silly things. I am a google-fanatic. So now I am going to become a Swag-fanatic. I have already gotten tons of points. It is kind of fun knowing the more you search the more you get back. It is fun watching your swagbucks go higher and higher. All you do is enter your email and start using their search engine. ;) Try it out!


http://swagbucks.com/?cmd=sb-register&rb=383374

Wyatt's Dedication Day!

Make a Smilebox scrapbook