PARTY is Julie Kaye's Middle Name

And was it ever obvious at her 80's Golden Birthday Party.

Mindy (very pregnant) with her sister Meg were hilarious.
Mary Ann made Julie Kaye a promise that she would be here on March 31st to celebrate her 31st birthday. Mary Ann met her commitment & spent the week planning, & preparing for this big event. Travis is such a patient sport & supports Julie Kaye in all her dreams.
Laughter was plenty as everyone stepped back in time to celebrate the birth of my party animal of a daughter. Dressed to the hilt in 80's apparrel and dancing like idiots to the 80's music.

Angie & Bear are always decked out!

Mindy, Aden & Alan came all the way from Arizona!

Becca Crockett was in her prime.

Hauni said dressing in 80's was like putting on an old glove.

I hardly recognized them & burst out laughing when I did.

Mindy & Meg still have all the moves too!

Kara, Julie Kaye & Angie look like they lost their hair dresser's licence.

Jenny with her friend & Mark her stud.

The cycle of life!

This is called, "Meg Madness!"

I thought I was going to split a gut.

Julie Kaye & Laura.

Laura had several outfits thoughout the night.
Now anyone that knows Julie Kaye, knows when she is around.....

Fun is always present. Thank you Julie Kaye for teaching your mother how to play.

Where Did December & January Go

Sending Elder Kris McIntire on his mission to Madagascar!

We hope he never looses his funny side.

Our ward has 3 missionaries in Africa now. 3 of the greatest guys ever!
Alex Madsen, (we still claim him), Jake Seastrand, & now Kris McIntire.
This great young man has been Shauna Lynn's best friend & co-heart for the past few years.
They have had soooooooo much fun together.......it is going to be hard for them being apart.

But one thing for sure! Kris will have a most diligent, sensitive, & dedicated letter writer while he is out. Shauna is the Queen of "GOOD LETTERS" and fun ones too.

She'll keep him up dated on "Ultimate Frisbee" news & all the neighborhood games.

We too will miss Kris, at the same time we have had enough experiences with missionaries that we realize what a great gift he is giving to the people of Madagascar and to himself by serving this mission.

This little princess is David & Becca's youngest: Isabelle Delight! We hate it that since they have moved to Spanish Fork, we don't get to see them as much. Thus....Izzy hardly knows us.

Becca Jane is a delightful Mom. It has been hard for her to make this transition down to Spanish Fork. Even though they all LOVE their new home, Becca lost her sister living with them (she stayed in Orem in their old home) and David had to get an extra job due to the economy & to subsidize for all the little extras he wanted in their new palace while it was being built.

(Davy's not afraid to work hard for what he wants........Becca just misses him being around in the evenings......and so do the kids. None the less.....they support him!)

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I remember that the first of January, Julie Kaye, Sydnee & I jumped on a plane & went over to Colorado. We couldn't pass up $25 tickets each way. Besides.......I had to see my cute Dayton & go with Elle to her new dance classes. She's was so cute. The teacher asked each of the little girls their names & favorite color. Pink, pink, purple, ORANGE, purple, pink. Elle claims her uniqueness!

My cute little Dayton played with us & always said, "Grandma" when I would go, "I......Love...."

but then they got him a tiny basketball standard to put in the kitchen. Now all's I hear is "I love ball!" Just like all my own boys, I got the shaft for a stupid basketball. Oh well, I was top dog for a while, anyway!

I was glad to see that my son-in-law Ryan had taken G-R-E-A-T care of my Mary Ann when she had to have her Gaulbladder taken out. Another miracle in her behalf. She scratched death's door and didn't even realize it. Such blessings HAVE to be recognized.

We left Candice, Cooper & Allie to take care of Grandpa. They did a SUPER job. These three are my weekly regulars taking out and bring in my garbage cans. Sweet Blessings!

In December we got to journey down to Spanish Fork (where David's family lives now) to see Samantha be apart of her Pre-school nativity scene with song. I've said it many a time..... but this little princess melts the hearts of many. I can't say her preschool was very organized......but I can say, us being there along with G & G Valentine, made the event a big one for Samantha.

Can you tell who is the queen student?

Grandchildren make life full of sweet memories. Tim & I are so grateful for each of our children. The way they have chosen to choose & support their companions, raise their families, and honor their faith. Each day we pray that they can "Press Forward" in faith, that their children with obey & honor their parents and that a protecting hand will cover them.

So far ......... so good!

Somewhere in the blur of the past two months, there has MUCH going on in the Crockett home.

Mr. Max came over for a couple of visits and he is a delight. So much like his Dad, he's into

quiet pretend & video game. At Grandma's house, we don't have video games, so Max loves to find the Woody & Buzz toys out of the toy box and then put on Toy Story 2 & flies with buzz through the family room. (The video up loaded at the end of this entry.....at the bottom!)

This Handsome Brown Eye happy boy is always excited to come, cries when it's time to go, but loves preschool & his favorite friend Samantha.

Christmas showed up one day. These handsome reindeer flew in with Santa's sleigh.

I think they hit a chimney or something, they were a little more than dazed.

(Konnor, Kris, & Kori McIntire)

Our Christmas theme this year was centered around how the children perceived the name "CROCKETT" out & among the community. This sharing time is my all time favorite thing about Christmas. I love hearing the feelings of each of the children & their personal perspectives.

Travis holding Sydnee who is dressed in "Ma's P J's" and Nana's Christmas's robes.

Julie Kaye whispering in 15 yr. old Chelsie's ear. It's so hard to believe that Chelsie will be 16 years old this spring.

Tim has been noted for bring music into our home. So this year, Shauna's gift to her Dad was practicing & memorizing a piano piece to give back to her Dad. We had to go over to Scott & Candice's piano for her to perform. (Since Abby has Grandma Price's piano at David's home.)

The sacred gift of "SELF!"

Note the Green toast. This was a "Grandpa's funny" along with a Jester's hat for Ben.

Can't you just feel the love between these two?

And nothing means more to a Mother than to see love passing forward to another generation.

Sydnee Sage, along with all my other grandchildren, are very lucky kids. They all have parents who honor themselves, their rolls as parents and the privilege it is to be parents.

After returning from Branson (just prior to Thanksgiving) Tim & I just hadn't had enough entertainment and what's Branson when you know Miss Wilde! So we went to the Mt. View High School play. What a performance!!!!

And Mary Ann (her mom) sewed all her beautiful dresses.

This video is Max & his Buzz Lightyear Passion.

Well......December & January are gone.........sweet farewell to 2009 & a hearty welcome to 2010.

November Trip to Branson, MO

3 Neighbors met every other week for 2 months planning this great adventure to Branson

Home of Great Entertainment
From when we would leave, airport lay overs, flight times, cars and where we would stay.
Len & Kris Hoffman, Dennis & Carla Hammond, and Tim & Syd Crockett

We flew out November 8th......Kris McIntire was our shuttle service to and from

the airport. Service to help pay for his Madegascar Mission Service coming up!

We landed in Kansas, rented cars and drove straight to Branson where the boys went

grocery shopping while the girls went to see the Oakridge Boys Performance

Early the next morning, we were off to see the comedian, Kohov

Out to eat was a common event.........I mean you need to feed the hungary!

And of course ....... one must have fun! Right, Conheads!

7 full days together...........can we still be neighbors and friends after 7 days?

How wonderful to meet up with our Park 1st Ward Ward clerk.....Arnold Knudsen

You learn in Branson.....never to get down in the mouth!

Which snow man is Tim?

Visiting Silver Dollar Cit gave us a completely different angle on things!

And finding a cute bear for our "Bishop Hank" at Grand Village, helped us from going off our rocker!

One time fee gave us two days in Silver Dollor City where the lights are
beautiful, the shows inside are great & the hot chocolate keeps you warm

Inside the bar where we were entertained while cracking peanuts
and drinking "Snowball Hot Chocolate" This is what having fun looks like!

Talking with the delightful Brett Family after their show

Mother Brett wrote the most tender tribute to our Military Service men

Ready for the show to start at the Moon River Theater where we got to hear 82 year old

Andy Williams who still has a golden voice!

Driving north 30 minutes to LAMBERT's.......home of the "throwing rolls"

Whether they're close or far away, if you want a hot roll, you hold your hand up

and they chuck it clear across the room to you!
Delicious Prime Rib to go along with it! YUM!

M-m-m-m good company.......and Good rolls!

Visiting with the 12 Irish Tenors

Happy and Gay! Now to the best show of all......."SIX" alias the Knudsen Brothers

Four generations of Knudsen's

"Fred & Susan" socializing with the brothers

Powerful voices and magical rhythms

Jack embarrassed us in the audience

Attending the "Miracle of Christmas" theater

Wonderful Stephanie........Arnolds friend

Let the show begin!

Flying into the Great Salt Lake........There is no place like HOME!

Especially when Candice had cracked all the buckets of nuts for us!

WOW! Now that is pure love.

The Christmas Tree at Silver Dollar City