What a Fun day!

In our church we have a tradition. Every year they give the 1st graders new Bibles. Each child is called one by one to go up and get their Bible from the Pastor and have their picture taken. I have been looking forward to this since the first time I saw it a few years back.

Caleb got his yesterday! The video is a little bouncy at first. And yes, that is my child that tossed his Bible in the air not 5 seconds after he got it. Sigh....


We also had Sister's Sunday this week. I really love my Family Life Group. They are such a wonderful group of women! It was so nice to sit around with these great women and chat about life, husbands, kids and all kinds of other things. The apple pie and cupcakes were a nice addition too!

Some more pictures from this year.

Sam's first trip to church at 6 days old. He's the one in the Orange sling. ( and if you are an avid babywearer and think that I'm wearing him too low, I am. It's just that he really seemed to like it that way. LOL)
Caleb started 1st grade!
Paige & Caleb. I can't believe how big they are getting!

Rhys and his best friend ever watching a 4th of July parade. What will we do when he moves away soon? : (

Trying to catch up after a year off of blogging is hard. Here's the latest with us.

Rhys started Voluntary Pre Kindergarten (VPK) this year. Caleb is in 1st grade and Paige is in 5th grade. Both boys will be in Teeball again this Fall. Go Rangers! Clif will be an assistant coach this season. Yay for Coach Clif! Paige is in cheerleaing and seems to be loving it. I'm still working ( on maternity leave right now) and Baby Sam will be staying with my stepmom when I return to work.

Adventures in Babywearing: The Sakura Bloom Triathlon

Adventures in Babywearing: The Sakura Bloom Triathlon


What a great contest to celebrate International Babywearing Week!

Welcome to the newest Craven!

Yup... it's been a long time since I've blogged. January 2nd to be exact. I have an excuse though... I was pregnant.

So without further ado.. Introducing SAMUEL PAYNE CRAVEN!

He was born August 24th 2009. 8lbs and 8 ounces.

The last 2 pictures were created by a wonderful local photographer. Her website is www.kfeldmanphotography.com

Cardboard Testimonies

This is what my church was doing the day my husband was baptized. Have I mentioned before how much I love my church?


Cardboard Testimonies from FBC Middleburg on Vimeo.

No one called me....

Yup, no one called me to ask what the big news was.

So, if you haven't heard yet. Here you go!

Any family reading this?

Hey.. We've got big news to share. If you call me (or Clif) today, I will tell you. Otherwise you have to wait until tomorrow. This is a test to see if any family member is actually reading this.

Random pictures from December

Paige at church



Painting handmade ornaments

Yup.. It's been a few weeks.

What can I say, I'm a slacker. I haven't updated since Nov 24th.
Oh well, here you go.

Clif was baptized on 11/30!


Caleb lost his 2 bottom teeth.


Our dog Bo got hit by a car but is doing fine..




Exciting times around here... right? LOL

Gator Games & Knitting!

OK.. That's a weird title for a blog post huh? I thought it may catch your eye.

The boys went to their first Gator game this weekend. They loved it. Rhys fell asleep at the end of the first qtr and stayed asleep until we left near the end of the 3rd qtr.





As for the knitting, well I just wanted to say that I'm getting really close to being obsessed about my new hobby. It is so much fun!

Things I hear from the backseat.....

Yesterday as we were driving home, Clif and I started listening to the boys argue from their carseats in the second row.

Rhys: Quit hitting me!
Caleb: I'm not hitting you, I'm bopping you.
Rhys: I'm going to punch you,
Caleb: Well, I'll give you a knuckle sandwich!
Rhys: I'll give you a Ham sandwich!

Clif and I were about to die from laughing so hard!



By the way, if you are curious about my previous post and you don't know why yesterday was so awesome, call me or email me. I'll be happy to share!
: )

AMAZING DAY !!

I just want to say that it has been an absolutely wonderful day here!!!!


Seriously...... Best Day ever!


OK, That's all I have to say about that right now.



: - )

Lots of costumes!

All 3 children with Pastor Ralph and his crazy hat!

Momma's sad little Lion

Fireman to the rescue!

Rockstar Diva!

Paige's Report Card!!

Woo Hoo!!

Miss Paige had straight A's and Perfect Attendance!

Caleb's First Progress Report!

His first progress report from school.
Here's a few excerpts from it.

Letter Naming Fluency: Caleb was given a page with letters and asked to name each one. This measure helps tell us if Caleb is likely to struggle or be a successful reader in the future. Caleb's score of 51 correct letters named in 1 minute is well above the score of 8 that is expected at this time of year.


Initial Sound Fluency: Caleb was shown a page of pictures and told the name of each picture. ( Examples: dog, bicycle, house, tree). Caleb was asked to point or name the picture that begins with a certain sound. He was also asked to tell the beginning sound in a number of words. For example, we might ask Caleb to say the first sound in the word " fan." This test tells us if Caleb is aware of the different sounds in words. This is called phonemic awareness. Caleb's score of 23 initial sounds in a minute is well above the score of 8 that is expected at this time of year.

Woo Hoo!!! Go Caleb!!!!

Perfect Attendance!

Caleb's first school award! Kindergarten doesn't have grade awards yet so he received the perfect attendance award. Woo Hoo!! Congratulations Big Boy!

Life with 2 dogs.....

Just be glad you can't hear it too...... LOL




Don't worry.. No puppies were harmed in the filming of this. LOL

Brotherly Love and a small injury....

OK y'all have got to see this. I had started off taping the boys because I was so impressed with how sweet they were being. Rhys was trying to ride Caleb's old bike and Caleb was "helping" him. Super sweet stuff... really!! Caleb is going to make a great Daddy one day!

You know that old saying, It's all fun and games until someone gets hurt..... and then it's hilarious. Well, that may not exactly be true.

Take a look for yourself.







Rhys is fine and sporting 2 very cool band-aids now so he's a happy camper.

Meet Jake.....

Yes, we must be crazy. We are now a 2 dog house!

Silly Sock Day!

Caleb has silly sock day tomorrow so of course we were creating silly socks at 8:30 the night before. I try to teach procrastinating early.. LOL

The boys had a blast with this! I decorated one sock and both boys shared the other. They didn't argue once! As if that wasn't enough... they even helped each other! These boys are so much fun!!!




Yay for Silly Sock Day!