My brother, the missionary

I just wanted to post this neato picture of my little brother. Isn't he a stud? He is in South Africa and doing such a good job. He's really an example to all of us and keeps us spiritually on our toes. We love you Elder Crockett!

Mountain Raspberries

This last Monday I tagged along with my wonderful mother and Gayle Bryce and went on the hunt for some raspberries on Mt. Graham. It was so much fun. Gayle had never been raspberry picking before, but by the end of the day she was a true professional. For those of you who have never gone berry picking with my mother, I guess you could say she is ALMOST obsessed. It is so fun to watch her shimmy down precipices and crawl through brambles where a rabbit wouldn't go, all in the hunt for "the Granddaddy of all Raspberries" as Gayle so eloquently put it. Mom gets on the hunt and it is truly contagious. We had to pry ourselves off that mountain because we were all convinced that we were not going home until every raspberry on Mt. Graham was safely in our buckets. I think we're planning on making some raspberry jam with them. I'll keep you posted. I just want to tell those fun ladies "Thanks for letting me tag along! I had a grand time."

Something Exciting is Going to Happen

If any of you haven't already heard... Drumroll please...

WE'RE PREGNANT!!!

We found out on September 1st (ironically Labor Day) and we are so excited we couldn't keep the secret very long. I'm about 5 weeks along and we're due sometime in May. We are so excited we can hardly stand it and I have a feeling that its going to be a long 9 months waiting.

Here's some pictures of us telling Mom and Dad, and then Grandma and Grandpa Crockett. We didn't get any pictures of us telling the Claridge side. My brain wasn't with me...

I had these letters in the bottom of an early "birthday present" for dad. It didn't take him very long to unscramble them.

Grandma had them unscrambled pretty fast but we had told her that she had to do it for one of Olivia's class projects so she was staring at Olivia waiting for her time before she caught on... It was sure fun!

Pima's First Game of the Year

Pima Football has officially started! Yeah! Can I just tell you how much I love this time of year?! I think my family crossed the line into being MEGA-UBER-FANS last night. We drove to St. David to watch the football game and Evan wasn't even playing. We just all wanted to go watch the Roughriders faceoff with the Tigers. It was a fun game and we ended up winning 42-10 so the younger kids got to play as well. It was killing Evan not to be out there but hopefully his shoulder will be recovered to play next week against Veritas. Evan ended up coming home with us and we stopped at Wendy's in Benson to get a frosty and headed home. Here are some pictures I took and just maybe Evan will be in some of them next week.

 

 

 

 

Emily's Photoshoot

I am taking a Photography class this semester and I kidnapped Emily for a photoshoot the other day. It was pretty fun and she was a superb model. Here are some of the pictures...

Yet Another Wedding

This past weekend we embarked on yet another journey to experience another loved one's wedded bliss. You'd think weddings were in season or something... This time it was on my side of the family. My cousin Heather, who is six months younger than me so we've been pretty close growing up, got married to a wonderful guy and I couldn't have been more happy for her. It was fun seeing all of the cousins and Aunts and Uncles that we don't get to see alot because my dad's family is pretty spread out over the country. Anyways, here are some pictures of the lovely newlyweds with an added sprinkling of assorted family members. Enjoy!


Heather and Kevin coming out of the temple looking completely blissful.

Awwww!

The families. Shumways and Sandalls all mingled together.

Grandma and Grandpa Crockett looking as sweet as ever.

My wonderful Dad and Heather's Grandma Shumway

Chance and Megan's Wedding

Saturday we traveled up to Snowflake to be with Collin's cousin at his wedding. It was such a sweet ceremony and the couple couldn't have been happier. Our party was supposed to consist of Collin and I, Debbie, Grandma Norton, Tricia and Aisley, but due to circumstances outside of anyone's control, it ended up being only Collin, me, and Grandma Norton. It was sure a fun trip though. Thanks for putting up with us Granny! We met Russ and Janie, and Tammy and Sarah, and Wade, Amy and Gentry at the temple. We were few in numbers, but the quality was fantastic! Anyways, here are some pictures of the newlyweds and family...

Megan was such a beautiful bride (her dress was GORGEOUS!) and Chance was so handsome. They were both positively beaming. Congratulations!

I love this picture of Grandma. She looks like she is deep in thought about something. I wonder what?
I found this little arbor over looking the valley on the other side of the temple. I made Collin go and take a couple of pictures there. He looks pretty happy considering he is a hostage...
Half of our family at the wedding- Tammy, Sarah, and Grandma.
Janie, Russ, and Collin. (I think Russ just said something smart alecky if I remember correctly.)
Amy and Gentry. We are sure happy to finally have them in Arizona! Wade seemed to be missing in action for all of the pictures, but let me assure you he was there.