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Showing posts with label crouse family. Show all posts

Thursday, July 1, 2010

country living...

maddex and i flew home for a couple of weeks at the end of may. i didn't want to pay for maddex starting the end of june- and i wanted to be home for memorial day- so it worked out. the only thing was- tanner couldn't come... but he was great- and sacrificed to stay.
on the way to the airport- i was all giddy with excitement and nerves (ihateflying). we were almost there when out of nowhere- maddex starts throwing up... he vomited 3 times everywhere on the plane... and then every night for about 7 days of our trip. other than that- we had a great time. we spent lots of time with family- my cousin came down with her two little girls for a visit. maddex was sick most of the time- but he was still great for me. he's my best buddy.
when i look at the outside of these homes- i see the inside.
i can visualize exactly what i'd do to them.
(i sat on that porch swing 3/4 of my trip..)
maddex was terrified- but i threw him on it and about 15 seconds later-
he was in heaven. he still talks about pappy mowing the grass.
we call him... "dramaddex"... and "madditude" for a reason.
he's on the verge...
is he not the most beautiful thing ever?
eatin' off the cherry tree...
brinlee and maddex
yah- you read that right- there
is a diner by my house called- "road kill cafe"
my cousin kenton has a peacock... im not a huge bird fan..
if you can't tell by my face.
you have to know me to love this picture... :)
miss you gram.

Monday, May 24, 2010

Trip to HB...

(taken with iphone)

we enjoyed a nice relaxing weekend in huntington beach, ca. justin and michelle went with us and we had so much fun. thanks to jana and leroy for letting us stay at the most amazing beach house ever. we layed out, ate out (sanchos i miss you), had a bonfire on the beach, took a long bike ride on the coast, went to church, biked for donuts in the a.m, and even did some shopping (michelle and i convinced the boys to drop us off at ikea for a "pit-stop" on the way home- we only had a bit but could have stayed for hours..and hours.). biking in hb is one of my favorite things ever- we loved it so much that when we got home we got some biking stuff and have been riding. i get sad when i leave, actually more like depressed for a few day- i am such a beach life type of person.
as we were packing to leave maddex strolled his suitcase outside and stood at the curb- it totally reminded me of the day i got upset with my family- packed my bag and went to the bottom of the driveway- (mom said good luck- considering about 2 cars a day drove past our house) ha. 
i whooped justin in tennis.. :)
maddex loves riding bikes... he is obsessed. he would ride from morning to night if he could. the other day he chose riding bikes over ice-cream... that is when you know he is in love.
*tanner picked him up a bike the other day and he has been riding it non-stop (more like sitting on it and trying to move)... he loves it. he tries so hard to turn the pedals- he is starting to get it. it is in the -pimp my bike- shop right now- :) but when its done we'll post pics* 

i only took a few pics... but michelle took a million so look her her blog.

Thursday, April 22, 2010

more...

i found a few pictures from easter at justin and michelle's house... i didn't get many because the camera failed on me- but here's a few.

i don't know what is going on in this picture... but i love m's face. 

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

OBX 2009

Outer Banks 2009. I think it is safe to say- this is one of our best vacations yet. For one, we love the beach. Two, It was Tanner and Maddex's first time in Outer Banks. Three, the 4x4 beach was awesome! And four, we had a great time with my family. You know you are on a true vacation when you leave your beach house/beach one time the whole vacation. We went out to eat at a crab sh
ack one night- and the boys went to a movie one day, but other than that we did nothing but lay and play in the sand. Ah, it was pure relaxation. I miss it.. I can't wait to go back. I was skeptical of the whole driving on the beach with horses idea, but it was so awesome! We had a great time... Thanks Mom and Dad for everything. Maddex loves the beach/ocean- he would run full speed into the ocean.. he had no fear. Now I on the other hand... di
dn't want anything to do with the ocean. It was so wild- Hurricane Bill gave us some killer waves and major rip-tide. I was fine with that though- I didn't mind laying out the whole time. Speaking of Hurricane Bill- We got hit by it on the way to the OBX. Thank goodness Tanner was driving... I had like 5 anxiety attacks on the way there. It was the worst rain storm I've ever been in, in my life! Here are some photos we snapped:
it's all fun until someone gets hurt. the best part about the picture below is that maddex is pointing to maddie.. i wonder why?

that would be shauna running. 
i love this pictures just because what we are doing. cant you tell- 
i'm pulling in my fish. 
m fell asleep eating an oreo. love it
brody had some weird obsession with the teapot