T-Ball

Finally Lane is old enough to play some sports. I don't know where he gets it, but the kid is seriously a sports fanatic. It has been so much fun watching him play. He gets so excited. Every morning he wakes up and the first thing he talks about is how many days until his next t-ball game. I also signed him up for a sports class at the YMCA before I knew that he'd be able to do t-ball. That has been really fun, too.

Every time he got the ball he would get so excited--huge smile jumping up and down--he'd almost forget to throw it to 1st. So cute.

Rocklin, CA

So, our Vacaville dream has died. On to plan B... Jude is buying into a practice as a partner in Rocklin, CA. Rocklin is really nice--much nicer in and of itself than Vacaville, but not surrounded by the cool stuff that Vacaville is. We won't be as close to San Fran or the beach or Napa or all of the orchards and Lake Berryessa (very very sad for me), but we'll be much closer to Tahoe (Jude's happy), and that other stuff really isn't that much farther (45minutes to an hour). Rocklin has great schools, is super family friendly with parks everywhere and everyone is LDS. The practice is right in the heart of Rocklin in the same parking lot as the church. The office is surrounded by protected wetlands that Jude will be able to see while he works. Rocklin is rolling hills everywhere full of nice neighborhoods with great views just minutes from the practice. How nice for Jude to be able to only drive 5 minutes to work everyday. Here is Dr. Jude himself...


The office needs a little updating as you can see, but what a life Jude will have working in such a chill environment. It's so perfect for him. Yay for Jude.

Not a bad view

The doc's office

Sweet 30 year old pictures

Dr. Jude spent a week working in the office while Dr. Peterson was out recovering from surgery. It was great to hear what a mellow environment it was. Such a change from where he is now! Nothing is signed, but I think they have worked out the big details so lets hope it all works out.

Scarlett

It has been forever and the little darling is growing up! So, I thought I'd post a few snapshots. It's so hard to do her justice with a photo--she is much cuter in person--but here are a couple that I thought look like her. There was not a lot of planning that went into these and there is bound to be some sweet stuff in the background.

Scarlett is suddenly little miss personality. She dances (mostly with her head back and forth) and plays peek-a-boo (also a whip of the head). She screeches and spits and makes faces and cracks us up. She is everywhere the last couple of weeks...crawling so fast and standing and walking along furniture. And apparently she is a red head?? People always ask me where she got her red hair. Really?? My little Scarlett with scarlet hair. I did not plan that.

At Dr. Peterson's in Rocklin, CA--our new home (we think)

Pictures of Scarlett

Lisa took some pictures of Scarlett modeling the hats and flowers she made to sell at a Christmas Boutique. Here are a few of them.

Snow Storm

We had a record snowfall here Saturday and Sunday. The kids went sledding in the front yard along with some of our neighbors. Jude even got out his snowboard and took them down the hill. They had a blast! Ivy even started crying saying that she doesn't want to move to California if it doesn't snow there. Sorry sister- there's always Tahoe for the weekend.

Ivy, Brandon, and Lane

Jude and Lane Getting ready to snowboard

Jude and Ivy snowboarding

Ivy and Macy

Poor Lane couldn't see a thing all day

The missionaries came to help shovel on Sunday morning because they know Jude hurt his back. Even with their help, it still took all morning to clear the driveway.

This was fun and all for a day, but I still can't wait to live in California where if we want snow we drive an hour or two and then leave it on the mountain.

Pictures at Stotesbury

The Crutchfields Survive the Swine Flu!

Yes it's true...we had it. The doctor called with the results on Friday--H1N1 positive. It was pretty scary, I'm not going to lie, especially when Scarlett got it--it's always scary when little babies get sick. We had some pretty high fevers and a lot of coughing, but it was just the flu. And probably not as bad as the puking flu. So there you go. We survived it and so can you!