Mawage. MAWAGE, is what bwings us togetha today!

I haven't forgotten to post photos from October, just behind a little bit....

Reedy kid got married to Natalie on October 24th in the St. George Temple

{my favorite photo that day}


{Lot's 'O Crosby's}



{closest thing we have to a family photo with all four of us}



{Fly baby}



{Grandpa wasn't payin' much attention :) }



{gonna punch you}



{look a likes}



{"hold Lolo?"}

San Diego {part 1}

We traveled to the beautiful land of San Diego last weekend to spend time with Mark and his family. Mark was very organized and prepared an awesome weekend for us. Friday night we split up and went out to eat. Some had Rubio's and the rest of us had Thai {my FAV!}. Once we got home Bret and I played Settlers with Mark and Kirk.

Saturday they went to the temple in two different groups {early birds went at 6am and then had an intense cross training session at a local gym} You can guess I wasn't with the early bird group. afterward we all met at Cafe Coyote for lunch. The restaurant has won several awards several years in a row.

{Rennai, forgive me for drinking this entire horchata with out you}
I also had the Margarita Shrimp Tacos. Best shrimp tacos EVER.


After lunch we headed to the BYU game. It was actually a really good game {Not like today's game}. Everyone was so helpful with our napless kids. Thanks!



Lo ran out of steam and zonked out. {Non-stop eating and chewing wears her out.}

Happy fella's after the big win.

San Diego {part 2}

And now the reason we went to San Diego in the first place was for this little man's Blessing.

{All five cousins together}



Mark and Holly's ward was very pleasant and they prepared a feast of a variety of tacos for us afterward and the best apple pie I think I have ever had. And of course we played Settlers.

Special Thanks

I just wanted to write a quick thank you to Nanna and Pomp for letting us live with them for so long while we waited on our loan approval. It was such a dream at their house and they took super great care of us. We love them SOOO much!

I would also like to thank all of our family for their help and for making all of it happen. We wouldn't have a beautiful house without all of you! We are so appreciative to all of our friends and family and their help and sacrifices towards moving us out and then in and for all the cleaning and storing and packing and EVERYTHING you have done. We are so blessed and so happy and grateful for each of you! -ily!

Ryne & Tami's Reception

I love this picture of them. It shows their funny personalities.
Tami let me do her hair in the vintage Peek-a-boo style. Love!
Families are forever :)
Slooow dancing!
...and best of all it didn't rain!
Shelley {and fam} worked very hard to make the reception as beautiful as it was. Very nice job people!

The Results are In!

The video says enough but you can imagine life here at the Crosby's has become blissful and happy with the great news we received on Friday. Saturday we had some friends over to celebrate this awesome mile stone in Bret's life. I am so proud of my husband for all his super duper hard work. He is so smart and determined! I love him!

Mr. Right for Me.

I know it's a wee bit late but I never got the chance to post about my Valentine surprise. I love every chance I get to brag about my man so prepare yourself because I will be covering every detail.

I asked Bret not to plan anything for me so he could truly focus on studying for his finals (our life story, i know) so when our friend Shye called and had some cookies for me to pick up I didn't think anything of it. She also offered to watch Kingston for the day so I could rest and I still didn't think anything of that. Rennai had planned to spend the day with me so she came along to drop him off. When I got there Shye was acting silly. She magically had all of KB's stuff and his pack n play for his nap. She also had an envelope for me with "My Sweet Lady" written on it with the following letter inside.

"It's Valentine's Day, Did you think I forgot?
Come on now baby, of course not.

Although I've been busy I'm not that lame,
This year you'll be playing a little Valentine's game.

I'm sending you on a hunt all over town,
You'll have to figure out some clues, are you down?

Each place reminds me of what I love about you,
Because I am the luckiest guy to have a love so true.
(insert my tears here)

You might get a little present along your way,
to help you remember and enjoy this special day.

Flowers and chocolates will not be involved,
I'm sure you'll have no problem getting this puzzle solved.

You're now ready for your first clue,
Get to it babe, you know what to do!"

(Bret stayed up till 2:30am getting the following day ready for me and then he spent the whole rest of the day and night studying so you know how much he sacrificed for me. I love him.)

"Clue #1 - I fell in love with your spiritual side, the spirit in you will always abide.
The gospel is taught here, you thirst for more, Clue #2 will be found near the back door."

We headed over to our church building and it took me a while to find my clue. (I had to text Bret) haha.

"Clue #2 - I love how much you like to have fun, You can always make me laugh, even when I think you're done.
This is one of your favorite places to go, ask a D&B employee for the next clue, he'll know."

At this point I had to go home and put some actual clothes on. (You know, like a bra and shoes, haha) So here we are driving to Dave and Busters.

The D&B guy gave me the next clue...

"Clue #3 - You're so smart, I love that a lot, You expand your mind, you don't let it rot.

The next place is close, no need to go far, a bookstore employee has the clue, then back to the car."

This clue came w/ a gift card to D&B yay my favorite!!!! Party time!

"Clue #4 - You've got mad skills, I'm not gonna lie, I love your creativity and your stylish eye. Look somewhere near the cool red door, Take some pics while you're there of clue #4"
I got another fat gift card to Barnes and Noble. I LOVE books! (Twilight plug in the back there)

"Clue #5 - I love how you're such an amazing friend, You never betray, your true to the end. You meet your friends here to share "volva?" I think, look under a table not by a sink."
(recognize the door anyone?)
The Street is where Rennai and I go for BOBA alllll the time so while we were there we of course had to get Boba Smoothies with one of the gift cards that came with my clue.
Can you say YUM!
"Clue #6 - The Greatest thing about loving you, Is I can do it forever because you said "I do." This place makes our marriage never die, I'll meet you there to tell you I.L.Y. (text me when you get this so I can meet you at the temple)"
I loved driving all over town trying to figure out all the clues (good thing you were there Rennai to help me) and getting all my gift cards, but this was my favorite part of Valentines. I met Bret at home so we could get dressed then went to the temple to do sealings. (I'm sure I was a sight to see in my get up with my 9 month belly... The sealer looked concerned haha.) This was one of the best temple experiences ever for me. It was one of the times I've been lucky enough to remember how I felt the day we got married. I was just short of sobbing while kneeling there across from my Bret, thankful for the moment to truly look at him and acknowledge how incredibly lucky I am that he ended up with the likes of me. He is so hot too, sometimes I have to take a step back and really look at him and appreciate how sexy he is. YUMMY YUM YUM. How lucky for me to be sealed to him with the strongest bonds available to mankind. If you're gagging on my corny fairy tale by now don't worry I am done. I just HAD to tell all. Ily baby!

(if there are any miss spelled words it is my own doing and not the reflection of Bret's spelling or grammar, his strengths make up for my weaknesses.)

Happy Birthday Bret and Chad!

We celebrated Bret and Chad's Birthday while we were all in Eagar.
They requested Oreo Ice Cream Dessert. Chad turned 29 and Bret is 27!
Bret insisted on have all 27 candles on his side but Chad was ok with his C.
Earlier that day Lisa and the guys went sledding. There was too much snow to get anywhere but they ran into some people we know on the way so they got a few good runs in.
Bunch of Rough and Tough looking guys!

Christmas!

We had so much fun Christmas day we forgot to take very many pictures. I will still give a brief breakdown...

5:30am- wake up by myself cuz I am big and can't sleep, so I take a bath.
8ish - Wake up again but with everyone else, time to open presents! I was pretty anxious to give Bret all is presents.

Kingston was here and there with all the wrapping paper and presents but he was still cute. We didn't have many presents for him to open anyways because his daddy bought him some educational reading books, dvd's, flash cards etc. I think we ended up putting him down for a nap in the middle of everything.

The gift giving started out great when Barry gave us our own HOT CHOCOLATE maker! I love hot chocolate and milk steamers and the machine he gave us makes both plus lots more. I use it almost everyday now. (Thanks Barry!)

I thought I was going to be the coolest wife ever this year because I worked hard and saved up and got Bret lots of really awesome gifts but as you all know he blew me out of the water with the necklace he gave me with London's name on it. However, he is pretty excited about his P90x collection with the dumb bells and iron gym. I also got him clothes, money for a suit, a new wallet, ASU propaganda, a football and of course the wii. I was taken care of too with some delicious shampoo, my jewelry, new clothes, movies, a poker set (which I begged Santa for) A FREAKIN sweet griddle (which I have already used!) and the Wii fit. We also got some pretty great gifts from Bret's parents. They take good care of us. Chad got me some awesome pink house socks and my new FAVORITE book, Broken Things to Mend by Jeffery R. Holland. Bret and I have been reading it together. It is really a great book to start a new year with. I will be posting from it frequently, I know it.

10:30ish - Big breakfast with snowman pancakes and HOT CHOCOLATE!

afternoon - more wii, poker, and of course another Ping Pong tournament.

7pm - Shelley and the girls put together this most BEAUTIFUL dinner. We ate like royalty for sure.

Then games and movies the rest of the night. Kingston was especially attatched to Barry. He was so clingy and cuddley with him for some reason. SO cute though!

Christmas Eve

Christmas at the Crosby's is like nothing else. Non-stop games, food and fun! I am still recovering....

On Christmas Eve we cheated and opened one of our presents up early. Bret was 100% AGAINST the idea but the Wii ended up being one of our main sources of entertainment that day. I am not a gamer by any means but the Wii opens up all kinds of doors to big fun and some really funny/embarrassing photo and video opportunities. I am hooked on the Wii Fit, I love how it tracks how much I work out on it and it actually made my muscles hurt from using it. (I am such a wuss) Bret eventually broke down and played too, his fav is Mario Kart.

The guys had multiple Ping Pong tournaments. Everything turns into a competition at the Crosby's. I wasn't up to par in the beginning but I quickly became the cometitive type myself.
One of the many times the Family is sitting down to pig out... Shelley makes the best food ever!
me and my shwwweetie! Love him, He loves me...
Tami is the giver of the family, here she is giving me a back rub. I am just glad I do hair so I have something to trade for her soothing massages. (love you Tammers!)
Shelley works hard every year to make matching jammy pants for everyone each year. This year she had 3 extras to make (Kirk, Barry and Kingston). Aren't they so great! Busy Girl.
I stand out like a smurf... and I don't mean my blue shirt :( (note to self NEVER stand next to Lisa in pictures. lol)
Awe, Christmas is so fun when you share it with the ones you love. (specially kids, I can't wait till next year when we will have TWO!)
When I said Christmas at the Crosby's was fun it was a bit of an understatement. I can't picture another group of adults acting this silly, ON CAMERA!
Again, with the competition, the guys had to out do the girls in both height and acrobatics...

This is right before I got on top of the Pyramid. (jk mom)
Cute little treasure trolls.... you know what I am talking about.