It's time to open presents. I think Ella and Ave were far more excited than Maya. They thought she needed all the help she could get.

She got her first baby doll from her Aunt Mardi. It's kinda funny looking, but those are the ones that seem to become favorites.

Everytime she sees her new doll she just screams or grunts and grabs it close to her face (Iwonder if she thinks she looks like her). We have been keeping it in her crib so when she wakes up she has something to play with. You can hear her in there forever just playing with her baby.

This is how "Miss Maya" spent the rest of her Birthday. Kanab Cowboy Football game, Cowboys lost 22-19 to the San Juan Broncos.

Ella and her new hair cut on her first day of FIRST GRADE! She was so excited. I came home from the gym and she was dressed and had already ate breakfast. She said "while dad made her breakfast she fed Tootsie and then she ate the best sausage ever." She combed her hair, brushed her teeth and did her chores all before 8:00. What a good Girl!
When Ella got to her classroom she had to find the desk with her name on it. She sits in the very back corner on the last row next to a window. (I guess her teacher is not worried about her loosing concentration, I'm wondering now why I was always on the front row middle section????)
This is Ella's Teacher Mr. Willardson. (I think they both were a little nervous.) She came home so happy and excited to go back, she said he sang a song about all the kids in the class and they were all laughing their heads off. It went something like this... "Ella is so Cool, Rosita is so Cool and so on...

The entire time she was gone I just couldn't stop thinking how much she has grown up! Tears are swelling up in my eyes just typing about it. Ella is an amazing little girl! She is always there to help me or her brother and sisters. She never throws fits or gets in trouble. She does think she is about 16 but other than that we'll keep her. I love watching her mature into such a little lady. If she could stop picking her "wedgies" she would almost be there. We love ya lots Ella and hope you have a wonderful First grade!

Looking back at Ella....

This is Baylee and Ella on their first day of Kindergarten standing by their lockers. They were both a little nervous
Mrs. McFadden and the girls, Ella just loved her!
Ella on her Second day of Kindergarten
This was Ella's first day of Preschool 2006. Her last year before she went into Kindergarten.

Another look at "Maya Papaya" and her funny faces.

I'm seeing a funny resemblance between these two, maybe this is where she gets it from. (something has to come from the Crosby side)

Maya has the funniest faces... she is really starting to show her personality.

Looks like she made it! Yummy, Yummy! Grandma always has the "Good Stuff!"

Here she goes... off to grandma's house to eat a chocolate ice cream. (I wish I could run around in my swimming suit like that)

Today we ran up to Lumber Plus in a mad dash because Grandma Carol called us and said "You can stuff a five gallon bucket full of anything you can and it is FREE!" (sounds a little to good to be true, well it was) Long story short we ended up with four bright red True Value baseball caps. This is Ava wearing hers in hopes it would keep the rain out of her face.

BFF's Forever!

This little tiro is something else. (left to right) Mirandah Ott aka "Randa", Chloe Collins aka "Toey" and Ava Hafen aka "Aba." Everynight before Ava goes to bed she pops her head up and says "Momma, tan I pay wit Toey and Randa tomawo?" As if she hasn't seen them in forever, and everyday they play and play and play. Some have suggested that we outline a "yellow brick road" from house to house to house because they seem to roam the neighborhood without any suppervision. If anything thier spirits are Free and thier imaginations are Wild! I have a feeling that these three will be friends for a long, long, long time.

Madonna and Justin ( I mean Ella and Drew) singing 4 minutes...

Playing the "air guitar"

I decided to move the computer up stairs so we could get a little more use out of it, ever since our kids think they can hang out on iTunes all day and jam to the music. Drew has formed a love for Rock n Roll and Ella is a little more into what ever seems to climb the charts of the top 20. Either way we have it blasting through our house 24/7. At least they are getting some exercise!

Fantasy Football

Ok, I hope you all can see what is wrong with this picture.....? I'm not in it! Do you think I can ever get him to dress up like this for me? Fat Chance, all i see are Kanab Cowboy Football T-Shirts they come in a wide variety of Red, Grey and well red and grey. Tyler had to dress up so he could go to the big "Draft" for his fantasy football league. All I have to say is he better win some big bucks because this football thing seems to last six months out of the year... I think it's about time I come up with hobby of my own. :) Actually He really loves it and we don't mind it either, it gets us out of the house five nights a week to run around and play at the stadium.

If you only knew how much fun they were having!

1 2 3 Jump!

Little beauties wouldn't ya say!

Oh to be young again....

The other day I came home from work and this is what I saw.... six crazy girls just having a lot of FUN! I'm sure they were doing a lot of babysitting right girls? :) They couldn't wait to go around town and strut their stuff!

If you look close you can see some Crosby jeans, or maybe it's because they are both looking a little tired.

These girls are just waiting patiently until they can go for a swim... it's like 8:00 in the morning..