Birthday Wishes

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANGIE AND MADDY!!!
We love you guys and hope you have a very special day! Wish we could be there to celebrate with you. Our baby moved today in my belly and on your birthday. Make sure my brother spoils you lots!

Love Kristi,Cyrus,Connor and baby

Stan Bell

I have been keeping up on the updates of Stan. God is a good God. It is amazing to think how far Stan has come with this horrible disease his body is fighting. The only explanation is God. What a blessing and comfort to be a Christian. No matter what we go through in life just to know that we have Christians all over the world praying for us is awesome. I cannot imagine not being apart of that. It is awesome and inspiring. Whenever you are having a rough time in life just remember how many people around the world love you. That should lift your spirits, it does mine. Have a great week.

Love Kristi

Ultrasound Pictures

Here is our precious little baby. It was so exciting to watch our baby kicking and moving its arm and waving. We got to see the little beating heart. New life is so beautiful and truly an incredible gift from God. Connor was excited to see the pictures. This is our second child and I am still in awe of it all. I can't wait to hold this precious baby. Thank you God once again for blessing us so richly!

Love Kristi

Family Picture

This is our family at the castle in Arundel. Our cute boy with his tongue hanging out.

Twelve Weeks

I think pictures make you look bigger than you really are. Hee! This is my twelve week pregnancy photo. I am finally over the nausea phase. Ya!!!! We had our ultrasound today. Will post the pictures tonight and tell you all about it. I only posted this for my families sake. Bye for now.

My Talented Husband

My husband has amazing talent. Everything he does he is good at. He made these sandcastles by hand with no pails,shovels or tools. It was amazing to watch. This was done while we were on holidays in England. If he entered a sandcastle competition I know he would win.

Love Kristi

Bedouin Boy

We had a great time visiting in Sussex. Down on the beach one evening Kristi and Connor were having fun before sunset. I came to get them for bath time and took a few minutes to take pix of them having fun on the beach. We have been blessed to live in a beatiful part of God's creation (well, what part isn't).

We were spoiled for 5 days. It was a blast. Having someone else cook was a big treat for Kristi. We slept in. And in general had a very relaxing time. It was over far too soon. We look forward to returning to Sussex for another visit next year. Hope you are enjoying your Summer. We are!

Birthday wish

Yesterday was our niece Alexa Close's birthday. Happy Belated Birthday Alexa! We love you and hope you had a very special day. We miss you!

Love Auntie Kristi,Uncle Cyrus,Connor and baby

Holidays

We just got back from a holiday in England. We were there for six days. Cyrus has relatives there. They live right on the ocean. It was so much fun. They spoiled us, cooked amazing meals(all safe for Connor and his allergies) and pampered me(the pregnant one). We spent lots of time on the beach making sand castles. Cyrus made some amazing ones just using his hands. He is so talented. We took pictures so I will post them. We went to a town called Arundel and toured it. It has a huge castle in the city center that was really amazing. Cyrus,Connor and I spent alot of time at the park in Arundel. There was lots of birds to feed. We saw baby swans,ducks and their mommy's. We played at the playground too. After that we went to a tea house and all had a nice snack. the trip was so refreshing and relaxing. We were all sad to leave. Hope all is well with you and yours.

Love The Crook Family

God and his angels watching over us

We had quite the day yesterday. On our bus ride home from church I was sitting beside the window, and my friend and her one year old were next to me. All of a sudden we heard this terrible bang and I immediately bent over sideways and covered Lisa and her son. When we looked up there was a hole right through the glass and fine pieces of glass were all over the seat and us. The glass was in our hair and on our clothes. We come to find out that some boys threw a rock at the bus. Thankfully nobody was hurt and the rock did not hit anyone. Cyrus, Connor ,Lisa's husbsand and their other son were at the back of the bus when this occured. Lisa's husband ran back to find the boys. He brought them to the bus and made them apologize.They seemed pretty remorseful and were quite concerned about the baby. We all waited until the police arrived. God took care of everyone on the bus and I believe his angels had a part in it. We were all a little shaken up and joked that from now on we would be riding on the top of the bus. In Scotland the buses are double decker. God is a good God and I am thankful for all he does for us. God is watching over us. What a comfort that is!

Love Kristi