Wednesday, March 1, 2017

the month of March in the year of 2017




Who doesn't love Dr Seuss and Things 1 and 2?!



this girl loves all animals, but esp of course her Maya.  it was storming pretty hard and Maya was shaking ...
"Maya it is okay. It is just rain and it outside. You don't get wet."



small group GNO to Snug in downtown Canton, so much fun!



Abbys, Lyla, Chloe, Mari




Sat, 3.4. - First baseball game of the spring 2017 season!
Ryan Chase, #2, of the 9/10 Macedonia Braves!
First pitch of his career!!!
He faced four batters in his first inning :
1) Strike out
2) walk
3) ground out to first (runner advanced to second)
4) strike out.


Cooper E, one of Ryan's best buds, is on the same team.  This is not only super fun, it's also super convenient for the parents :)
Like this night, when Cooper's parents had a work party, and we were able to take him to the game and Las Palmas.  Ryan has met his match!!  These two put away some tacos!!




aren't they just the most adorable little things?!?!!
Wednesday, 3.8.17 - Alice, Couper, and Chloe
I just LOVE these sweet little preschool best friends!  We have had a few after-preschool playdates and they're so fun.  I hate that they'll all go different directions next year :(




Pajama Sunday and a very light volunteer day, thankfully we found some adults to sing, but these two were willing :)


we love Kayla and Kinsley!

Grandpa!




Monday morning carline free time :)
"Now can you send that one to Daddy?  I'll get ready for the next one"
And be sure to check out the hand on the hip!
[No, I don't have four pair of sunglasses!  I have one.]



Love my Friday mornings with this girlie!!


Happy St. Patrick's Day!


Three of my favorite ladies - Alyson, Sarah, and Sonia
celebrating Alyson's 40th!


Sunday, 3.19 - our den used our popcorn dollars to purchase items to fill smile bags that we'll deliver to Scottish Rite in April!




it was a dark and stormy night
seriously, it was really bad!  the power went out, and we ended our small group early when babysitters started calling with crying kids :(  I took Abby in late the next morning, and there were so many tardies because of the late night, that the principal didn't count them!



Addie rides to speech and preschool with us on Mondays and Wednesdays.  We jam to "the Elsa song" on repeat Every single time.  I know I'm going to miss this time next year!



the Chase family woodworkers
Ryan's red table for his Cub Scout badge, which inspired us to build this bench for Grandma's birthday


Couper and Chloe
Abby was giving "free" piggy back rides.  Couper's mom said he [the oldest in his family] was probably in Heaven with the big kids, but honestly, both Ryan and Abby seemed to really enjoy having him around too!
 Couper the 4yr old t-ball player ...
"step back everyone, I'll show you how it's done!!" 
Ryan was very patient with Couper, I was very proud of him :)




Headed to Grandma's for her 60th birthday!

 Friday morning bike ride with my kids and my parents, not a bad way to start the day!
Coleson was already in Orlando for work, I picked him up that afternoon
Saturday - Nine riders and two stowaways in my trailer :)
Aunt Lucinda and Uncle John surprised Mom by showing up for brunch on Saturday morning!


Mom's surprise dinner!!

the birthday girl with her grandbabies

Laura catered dinner at her house Saturday night, yumm!  Eleanore and daughter Linda and DIL Tina joined us, the surprises keep coming!




Sunday, February 5, 2017

February Break 2017

we made it to Florida!
helping Grandpa with Thursday morning breakfast

Grandpa's new golf cart!

lots of fun at the playground
Ryan loves Henry!
everybody had fun trying out the zip line!
 
this girl is 100% monkey


Thursday also included an afternoon swim and dinner at the Luksiks' house!



Friday::
Grandma took the girls swimming on Friday 
And Grandpa took Ryan to a spring training game


which meant a date walk to McDonald's for ice cream for us!!  Thanks Grandma and Grandpa!
and a sandhill crane selfie, too bad I decapitated him

very very surreal having your nine year old drive you up and down the cul-de-sac, eekk!



Saturday, Gasparilla race
bright and early for my 15k
 I swear there's nothing better then a hot cup of coffee after running!
Thanks to Grandma and Grandpa for getting our three guys up and ready so Coleson could come down early with me!
After my 15k, the whole Crouse family walked the 5k together - well, Ryan took off at full speed!  He finished in 29 something minutes!  And that includes walking with us initially and then running circles around Daddy before taking off.  I wish he'd actually run with me and train, he's so fast!



love this one with my sissy and Emily
I bought race pictures!  I paid for the digital rights to my 5k bib number
this is the main reason I ordered my pics, I really wanted this one of the whole family :)
the Crouse running ... err, walking ... crew!


Saturday afternoon 
Clearwater Marine Aquarium to see Winter
thanks to Grandma, our favorite Hanger employee, for the free passes!




Sunday morning brunch at the Oxford Exchange in downtown Tampa before our drive home.
A Christmas gift from Aunt Lucinda, thank you!!





Saturday, February 4, 2017

February of 2017


yay Chloe!

Chloe wanted to stay and be Kenley's babysitter :)
Saturday, 2.4.17 - quick trip to South Carolina.  
We loved meeting Kenley and hanging out with family!! 
Kenley Marcella


Ryan's basketball team!
Grady, Brayden, Spence, Aiden, Ryan, 
Jackson


this girl is the family staring contest champion.

the stomach bug claims Chloe :(
Chloe caught a stomach bug and was sick for four days.  Poor thing!!!  she's soo pitiful, it breaks my heart!



Ryan, Abby, Seth, Nickolas, and Henry
Sunday, 2.12.17 - Cub Scouts Blue and Gold Banquet, hosted by the Bears.  Yep, we're Bears this year.  It was a great event if I do say so myself, but soo relieved it's over!!
Danielle Shakespeare, me, and Jennifer Gilmore - even though party-planning is NOT my cup of tea, these ladies were so great to work with!!
we hired a balloon artist.  and had it catered by Waffle House.  and had a photobooth and a cake contest.  I must say, we set the bar pretty high for next year's third graders, hehe :)




 Monday, 2.13.17 - Daddy/ Daughter Valentine's Day at the school
She was so excited waiting on Daddy to get home from work, I thought she was going to bounce off the walls!
love these two!  she's got a great Daddy!


this guy is playoff bound!!  woohoo!!

Zoey, Abs, Gracie, Chloe, Hannah
a wonderfully warm and sunny Sunday of yardwork followed by grilling out with awesome neighbor-friends.  The girls all squished together on the same side of the table :)  Ryan enjoyed eating by himself all the way on the other side of the porch, poor boy!



love lazy mornings!  Hooray for February break!

I'm all about this early spring!




 Monday, 2.20.17 - GNO with Alicia and Christa and our daughters!!
Fun dinner at Cinco's
Abby, JJ, Chloe, and Elli looking so grown up!


Kayla and Kinsley joined us for a morning walk :)

Carlynn, Brittany, Katie, me, Sarah
Tuesday, 2.21.17 - Valentine's Day small group social [a week late because so many people were sick!]    Love, love, love these ladies!