I don't know what to name this thing!

HELLO

2011-11-20T13:44:00.007-07:00

A lot has happened in the last year:

Dave got a job in Carson City, NV as a Project Manager

We moved to Gardnerville and bought a house

We had a BABY GIRL, Carissa Lynn born June 30, 2011

Everyone had a birthday this year, crazy huh, so we are all a year older (and wiser too)

Here are some recent and not so recent pics:

Carissa 4 months ago (above) and now (below).

Carlie's 3rd birthday with a special appearance by Barbie!

(Thanks to Heather)

Carlie is our little princess - but sometimes her wand doubles as a light saber.

Boys will be boys....

Lake Powell

2010-09-13T14:21:00.006-06:00

We spent a fun filled week at Lake Powell with Danelle's Family.

There was Tubing...

Wakeboarding...

Jumping...
and

Triple Jumping... (That's Ted at the top, then Danelle, then Michelle)

Sand throwing...

Floating...

Kayaking...

And lots and lots of FUN!!

Soccer!

2010-09-12T17:31:00.003-06:00

The boys have been enjoying their first season of Soccer!

Here is Colby celebrating after a GOAL!

Cooper at Soccer practice.

Colby scores... again!

Here is Colby during his latest Soccer Game, he scored 7 goals!

Rope Bridge

2010-06-30T14:52:00.004-06:00

Dave and the boys made a rope bridge in the back yard and it was SUPER FUN!

Once they crossed a few times it wasn't challenging enough for them so we would shake the ropes to make little earthquakes.

Carlie and I couldn't let the boys have all the fun...

I must have forgotten I had a blog...

2010-06-30T13:57:00.006-06:00

Carlie is growing up way to fast. She can pretty much talk in full sentences! She is such a silly girl and makes us laugh all day long (well, when we are not yelling at her brothers). She just got her first pair of glasses a few weeks ago and has been so good at wearing them - of course she broke them the first week, but we kinda expected that.

Cooper was on his first T-ball team! He really enjoyed it and got pretty good at hitting off the pitch.

The boys got in some sliding practice on the slippin' slide.

Cooper learned to ride his bike with out training wheels a while back and that has been so fun!

He also learned to do the monkey bars and pump on the swings.

We figured since he knows how to pump we better teach him to jump!

I think they got the basic idea!

Colby really loves to swim and is not afraid to take a dive under the water.

Cooper is preparing to be a great little Missionary...
luckily he still has a few years.

Carlie is now a "Big Girl" but she is still as sweet as can be.

Summer... where did it go?!?

2009-08-14T14:12:00.002-06:00

We spend the 4th of July Camping in the Ruby Mountains with Dave's parents and his Aunt and Uncle. We had a great time hiking and playing in the river.
Cooper and Colby were great little hikers.

Carlie is the happiest little girl. Her brothers love to play with her, even when they are being a little rough, she just laughs and loves the attention. Luckily they haven't tried to include her in their wrestling matches yet.

She loves to pose for pictures by resting her head on her shoulder.

Camping!

2009-06-05T14:57:00.004-06:00

We spent most of Memorial Day weekend camping. The kids had a great time even though it rained and rained. They didn't seem to mind getting wet and muddy. We went to this great spot in Spanish Fork Canyon. There are lots of trees and even a little stream.

Cooper is ready for the races. He handled the little quad quite well. I was pretty nervous at first but he is a really good driver.

2009-05-05T16:47:00.006-06:00

We spent a few days down in Carlsbad visiting Danelle's Grandmas. We were so glad to discover that the boys love the ocean as much as we do!

Dave built the boys a little fortress. Here is Colby standing guard as the waves approach.

Colby loves the sand....

He even washed his hair in it...

And rinsed his hair in the nice clean ocean water...

He is quite the beach "bum".

Cooper loved running in the waves...

He showed no fear...

Well, maybe a little fear, when the waves got a little too big.

2009-05-05T16:26:00.005-06:00

Carlie had her surgery on her eyes, and everything went great! It was very hard handing her over to the anesthesiologist before the surgery. Carlie did great, and so did the surgeon! She woke up easily but was not very happy, she screamed for 45 minutes or so and never opened her eyes until she had calmed down. But I had made Carlie a deal, that if she woke up from the anesthesia she could scream all she wanted and I would hold her and try to comfort her, so she was just fulfilling her part of the deal. She wasn't quite herself the rest of the day, but the next morning she woke up laughing and our little Carlie was back!

Before surgery, poor little eyes.

After surgery, eyes much straighter but pretty red from the surgery. Her eyes don't turn in anymore and she moves them both together. The redness went away after a couple weeks and now you would never know she was cross-eyed. The Dr. said he couldn't have hoped for better results, although he did say she could face more surgeries in the future. Her brain was not putting the 2 images from eyes and making them one. With her eyes straight now and moving together we hope her brain will learn to use them properly.

Carlie in her Easter dress.

The boys were modeling their new Easter clothes from Grammy as well.
Colby, lookin' good!

Cooper's growing up so fast.

2009-05-05T16:12:00.002-06:00

The boys seem to find endless entertainment on the stairs.

They've jumped off them, slid down them and thrown various toys from the top of them.

It's all fun and games until someone gets a scratch on his bum.

Poor Colby.

Carlie and Daddy all dressed up for church.

Mommy doesn't own anything pink,

so Daddy wore his pink tie to match our baby girl.

Tennis Lessons

2009-03-02T13:05:00.008-07:00

The little guy has pretty good form!

He loves playing tennis, we even play inside when it is too cold outdoors. Nothing has broken yet but I am sure it is only a matter of time. I know we are only setting ourselves up for trouble later on by letting the boys play ball inside, but it is just way too much fun.

He's actually watching the ball, that doesn't always happen.

Here is a video of our little Tennis Pro.

Here we have lazy-boy-tennis...

The Super Hero Interview

2009-02-27T19:53:00.003-07:00

Playing with Carlie

2009-02-22T18:28:00.006-07:00

The boys were all ready for church.

Carlie loves it when her brothers play with her. She gets so excited and laughs all the time.

They take good care of her.

More of the Kids

2009-02-20T15:29:00.005-07:00

We had a visit from Dave's brother's family.

This is their youngest of 4 boys, Peter.

He and Carlie are only a couple months apart.

Here's our happy girl. She enjoys eating, sleeping and laughing.

We found out this week that she is going to need eye surgery, she has some muscle issues and her eyes are always turned in. She is our little cross-eyed Crossman. She can still see and focus on things and the Doctor said the surgery will straighten her eyes.

This is how Cooper shows his BIG muscles.

Colby learned to "flex" his muscle from watching his brother.

Cooper loves riding his bike and when it is too cold outside he enjoys "training" on his Smart Cycle. We thought he showed pretty good form, but I think he needs to shift into a harder gear.

Death Valley

2009-02-20T15:01:00.004-07:00

We made our annual trip to Death Valley with the Paterson family.

It was a little colder than usual (60's which still felt very nice after leaving Salt Lake)

so Carlie had to sport her beanie while she was outside.

Cooper's cousin Kara taught him how to climb trees.

Colby is quite the little fish and loves going under water!

2008-12-08T13:34:00.000-07:00

We made an attempt to get some family photos! It worked out much better to have them take photos individually.

Family Dance!

2008-12-08T11:33:00.001-07:00

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

November

2008-11-30T20:11:00.006-07:00

Carlie was blessed today by her Daddy.

Such a pretty little lady!

Is it just me or should Colby be a model!?!
I probably am biased but he is such a cutie!

Cooper informed us he isn't cute or handsome
he is "awesome". But we think he is cute and awesome.

Carlie fresh and clean after a bath.

The boys love to swim and the hot tub
feels real good now that it is getting cold.

We had some excitement the other morning... Cooper was running and tripped and hit my knee with his face and bit all the way through his tongue! It was pretty nasty and after a trip to the hospital we discovered there was nothing the doctors could do. After a couple days it healed up pretty good and Cooper was able to eat and drink again without much pain. Poor kid!

Great-Grandma Paterson sent all the kids snow-outfits for Christmas! We can't wait for it to snow so we can go try them out and build a snowman.

Halloween!

2008-11-01T15:05:00.003-06:00

Grammy came to visit our new little pumpkin, Carlie.

Cooper as Buzz, Colby as Woody and Bullseye

and Carlie as a cutie pie.

To infinity and beyond!!!!

No tricks just a sweet little treat.

Happy Halloween!

Baby Carlie!

2008-10-19T14:35:00.001-06:00

Carlie all fresh and clean after her first bath.

She was born Oct. 15th at 5:07 am.

She weighed 6 lbs. 14 oz. and was 20 in. long.

Colby being so soft with his new sister (these moments are rare so we cherish them).

Cooper loves having a baby sister, "Baby Pink" (as he calls her) will be well taken care of. He says he is going to fight the bad guys to protect her (her poor boyfriends will be in for it).

The whole fam.

2008-10-14T13:04:00.000-06:00

SUMMER FUN!

The pools in Mexico. Cooper is trying to fly.

Colby is quite the little swimmer.

Colby and Cooper rafting in Spanish Fork Canyon.

Cooper's first bike! He is a natural and can already do "tricks".
Sometime he crashes trying to do wheelies but always jumps
right up and says "that was awesome!"

First Snow of the Season!

2008-10-13T20:05:00.001-06:00

The boys had fun making a snowman. The trees weren't too happy becasuse they haven't lost their leaves yet.

First Blog

2008-10-13T19:22:00.001-06:00

Well, this the first blog for this Crossman. It will be followed soon by an update with our newest addition to the family.

Here are a few of our recent activities. Cooper pulling Colby on the sled on a rainy day with the Jeep.

Cooper practicing some sweet tricks.

Duke vs. Cooper's Jeep.