Reese's 6th birthday!

I was so glad that Jessica and dad took a few days out of their busy schedules to come up and help me out during Ryan's surgery. I wouldn't have been able to make Reese's party as cool as it was without Jessica's help!

Reese had been asking for Minecraft party for forever! He is totally obsessed with Minecraft right now! He was in heaven!

Minecraft pancakes

He asked for a Seahawks football. I think Carson asked Reese to ask for a Seahawks football :-)

His birthday fell on a Sunday so we just made the traditional Crandall family Sunday dinner Reese's birthday dinner too. He asked for spaghetti and meatballs with extra meatballs. Easy! I loved it!

We played kill the creeper and stomp the enderman.

Interview:
Q: What is your name?
A: Reese

Q: How old are you?
A: Six

Q: What is your favorite color?
A: Green and red

Q: Who is your best friend?
A: Jay

Q: What is your favorite animal?
A: Bunny

Q: What do you want to be when you grow up?
A: Same thing as Dad.

Q:What is your favorite movie?
A: Big Hero 6

Q: What is your favorite book?
A: Harry Potter

Q: What makes you happy?
A:  Watching movies with my brothers and sister

Q: What makes you sad?
A: Carson hitting me

Q: What is your favorite food to eat?
A: Ice cream

Q: What's your favorite song?
A: Everything Is Awesome

Q: What games do you like to play?
A: I like to play video games, Minecraft

Reese has had this song stuck in his head this morning so I made him sit down (you can see how difficult sitting for two seconds is) and let me record him. Such a sweet little voice! Love this boy!!

Reese Recited

"Look! Gwen is a Lamanite!"

Reese Recited

No, Gwen! This isn't video games this is Flint's poop!

Ummm.... really?? ....

reese recited

Mom, is santa real?    
What do you think?   
I think he's just a human.

Preschool

Reese's first day of preschool co-op.

Isn't this picture awesome?! 

It pretty much sums up my day, everyday.

So blonde and tan. Gotta love summer. 

This preschool has been fun because of all the field trips. Already they've been to a bee museum, a pumpkin farm/animal feeding farm, and hands on art. Lots of fun places to go to!

These are pictures from Prairie Home Farms. Such a cute little farm where you can feed animals and buy pumpkins and squash. Also an awesome location for photoshoots!

Kids in his co-op- Reese, Brenden Garrett, Britton Ethington, and Bracken Kiracof.

Reese has been here...

I wonder what he's going to be when he grows up...

Reese Recited

I can't find my trick-or-treat bag! Can you help me find it? I feel my feelings say it's downstairs. 

Reese Recited

While eating rainbow sherbet

It's like a party in my mouth!

Where did he get that??

Reese Recited

Look! I'm a very tall giraffe!

I think he looks a lot like Carson in that first picture!

Reese Recited

A pirate came along and helped me make some peanut butter bars. Cutest little pirate that I've ever seen!



Reese Recited

Look it's a sword fish!

That boy is so clever, flared-nostrils and all!

Reese Recited

Daddies go to work and Mommies make quesadillas.

Reese Recited

Gwen started getting a fever last night and woke up sick this morning. Reese noticed that she was sick and said that he wanted to give her a "blessing." Gwen and I were snuggling on my bed so he climbed up with us and started saying a prayer... "Thank you for this day, thank you for our blessings. Thank you to give Gwen a blessing. Thank you to Gwen because she has a fever. Thank you for this day. Amen."

He is so sweet! He's going to make a great dad someday!

Reese Recited

Wow, Reese, you're a big eater!

Yup, I'm getting to be as big as an elephant.

Pointing to his chest, I'm almost getting to have hair right here!

Reese to the Rescue

I just want to start off be saying that I love my kids. I wouldn't trade them for anything in the world. I'm so grateful to be a mom and that I have three beautiful, healthy, smart children who have so much personality and zest! Seriously, my kids are awesome. Carson has been difficult for me though. It's probably because we're both stubborn but we're constantly clashing. I get really frustrated with him sometimes because he just doesn't really want to do things for himself or fix his own problems. But lately Reese has been taking on the big brother role.  For example, Carson was telling us his experience when his cousin soaked the other three boys with the hose. Carson said, "...and then the other four of us were soaking wet!" Reese replied, "You mean the other three of us were soaked?" Reese will help and teach Carson how to do things like how to do a somersault or how to climb the tree a different way. And then just now, Carson was on the toilet having a meltdown because there was no more toilet paper. Reese to the rescue! Reese came running into my room, "Mom, Carson needs toilet paper!" I yelled at Carson that there was some under the sink. Carson started freaking out even more because there's childproof locks on the cupboards and he couldn't open it. Reese runs back to Carson, "I'll show you how to open it! You have to push that little lever down. No, you have to push it harder! There you go! You did it!" Reese taught Carson how to open the childproof locks. Those are just some recent examples and I'll probably add more as they happen. I'm not trying to make Carson sound dumb because he's not. I'm trying to make Reese sound smart because he is. I think that kid is just really smart, almost too much so for his own good. And I'm realizing that everyone in our family has a role and a place to fill and I think Reese's role (at least for now) is to be the mediator and example. I feel like even I'm always learning new things from Reese. I'm not sure why he came second in our family because I feel like he takes on more of a an oldest child personality but in any way, I'm glad he's in our family. I'm glad that we can work together and make a great team.

Reese Recited

I'm awesome. I have great eyes for finding. I have strong teeth for eating lunch and dinner.

Reese Recited

If you go into a cold hot tub, it will drown all your ouchies away!... See, I was right!

Ryan was teaching the boys about why we celebrate the 4th of July. Reese totally got it.

It's so we can be free like the genie on Alladin! 

Reese Recited

"Geez, Reese. You sure have ADD today."
Carson asks, "What's ADD?"
"It means you're scatter-brained."
"What's scatter-brained?"
Then Reese responds, "I think it means when you turn into a fossil."

Reese Recited

I've been looking and looking and I can't find Lost Vegas anywhere!