Yahoo, Mountain Dew, Time to Get Up!

::You are all invited::

2011-09-05T16:37:00.000-07:00

2011-05-07T18:36:00.000-07:00

Am I the only one who puts pictures on here? Here is Kody with his prom date and his truck, I'm not sure which one he likes better. :)

One year later :)

2011-02-22T12:38:00.000-08:00

In honor of Macey defeating crazy odds and being alive one year later! Love you Macey! Da-Fib stands for the "defibrillator" she now has.

Levi's 16th!

2010-12-12T18:25:00.001-08:00

Practicing parallel parking for Levi's driving test Monday!
Success.
Meet BuFord. (Beautiful Ford)
The "new and improved" way to blow out your birthday candles.

Awww feel the love
Gift cards...McDonalds, Subway, Circle K, Burger King, Alibertos, iTunes, he's got it all..
Levi's Bee-U-tiful cake! 16 candles and all. Happy Birthday Levi!

~Cortlee

And so it begins...

2010-11-30T15:01:00.000-08:00

Another year of snow and bitter cold. Whoopee.

First "official" snow of the year. 8 degrees on the way to school and ice everywhere. Good start to a white Christmas :)

~Cortlee

Cindy Lou Who!

2010-11-04T22:31:00.000-07:00

Morgan wanted to be Cindy Lou Who for Halloween...last minute costume Saturday afternoon but it came together cute (I think)...Kolten was a pre-teen - too scary to post a picture! :)

Kody's Homecoming pictures

2010-10-02T17:37:00.000-07:00

For those of you that know anything about Kody's personality these pics might be hard to believe, but yes, he did ask a girl to Homecoming! :) They took pics with the guns because they went shooting on their "day" date.

::Zander::

2010-08-31T11:35:00.000-07:00

Just thought I'd post a few pics of the newest Crockett grandkid - (not for long though, right Audrey!)

The Happy Dad!

Aunt Katelyn & Uncle Ben

Grandpa, Briggs, & Zander

And I thought I'd just add a fun little picture of Jacy & Mckay

with some of their favorite cousins!

AREN'T THESE HAPPY TIMES?!

2010-08-28T13:42:00.000-07:00

Harvest time!

Because no one has blogged for a while, I thought I would share with all what is just now coming out of our garden. We have had a plentiful harvest this year regardless of late snow storms, frosts and a major hail storm a little over a month ago that stripped most of our plants back to just the vines. Shone above are; beets, broccoli, bell peppers, 2 types of zucchini, and green beans. Exciting times for this former farmer!

2010-07-06T11:17:00.000-07:00

Morgan was asked to sing the National Anthem at Benson's 4th of July celebration. We were very honored that she was asked and a little nervous, too. She was asked to sing right before the fireworks presentation started. We didn't know where she was going to be, or really what to expect, so that made it a little harder on the nerves. Okay, so mainly it was just me who was nervous, until we found out that she was going to have to wear these big headphones - then Morgan was a little worried, too. It was totally dark when she sang so our video picture is not great but at least you can hear it. We think she did a great job and are proud of her for being so brave.:) We had some people tell us that they stayed home or were watching the fireworks from a different spot and they could hear her. I guess between the breeze and the great sound system her voice carried. After it was over a couple came up and told us next year they would make sure she was up on the big screen while she sang. I said "next year? she's not doing it next year." But they had other ideas...
She is still hoping to get an award or prize from the mayor for doing this...so far no luck! :)

Before and a little nervous:

After, back to her normal self:

2010-06-12T13:59:00.000-07:00

Lynzi's graduation pictures!

She graduated in the top 10% of her class of 725.

She also was awarded Excellent Student from the American Legion, voted on by all the teachers.

We are very proud of her and all of our kids! :)

Summertime fun or Bored 'cause your brother's on the Trek?

2010-06-04T18:54:00.000-07:00

Since nobody has posted for quite some time I thought I would again...... Big brother's been on the Trek since Wednesday and little sister is a little bored, so she had her mother snap some photos.

I'm not sure if the tattoo is because she's bored also or if she gave in to some peer pressure.

By the way, it's starting to turn to spring in the mountains!

Springtime in the Mountains?!?!

2010-04-21T21:10:00.000-07:00

Some of you, those who actually look at this blog, may be asking yourselves, "Why are the Pinetop Crocketts posting pictures from last winter?" And the answer is..... It's not last winter it's tonight, the 21st of April 2010. Oh the beauties of living in the White Mountains. You just never know what you're going to get from one day to the next. So much for Cortlee's home track meet tomorrow!

Hackberry Poppies

2010-03-28T20:11:00.000-07:00

We spent a couple of days out at Hackberry Ranch this past week. There are poppies everywhere. Thought you might enjoy a few pictures of them.

2010-03-09T14:52:00.000-08:00

We love Grandma!!!

I know, they're pretty much the same picture,
but I love Jarret's face in the first one!

Here's to Macey!

2010-03-01T21:01:00.000-08:00

What a week! I thought it'd be nice for everyone to write a little something to/for Macey. I know she is in all of our thoughts and prayers, but this could be like an ecard or something. :)
So if you have a minute drop a line!
We love you Macey!! (and you, too Lynzi:) - I couldn't crop you out, so I guess you get to share the spotlight - a little :) )

I love Macey. She lets me play with her American Girl doll and all the cool stuff with it. I love to play with her pink poodle with babies and she even let me take them home. Thank you. I hope you get all better and get to come home soon.
Love, Morgan

Macey, I hope you feel better. I am praying for you in my prayers. I hope you get to come home from the hospital soon.
Love, Kolten

Macey,
We are so happy that you are starting to feel better. You are such a good example to all of us - I know our kids look up to you. You have been such a sweet, good girl since you were just a baby. Your talents and abilities in school, writing, art, and more, always amaze me. You continue to be in our thoughts and prayers. We love you.
Uncle Brad and Aunt Alliene

Girly-girls!

2010-02-24T10:09:00.000-08:00

Well, the Fultz's are back in town! (Half of them anyway.) And my girls are way excited. They just LOVE Christiane and Jarrett. They invited them to stay the night last night, and after the movie Jarrett decided he'd rather sleep at Grandma's, but Christiane stayed. (Thank goodness, I would've had two sad girls to deal with!) Just in case you were wondering why they like Christiane so much, I will show you!

She paints their toenails,

And does their hair all cute,

And she plays Polly Pockets with them, or hide-n-go-seek, or does whatever they want to do. What's not to LOVE?

Cousins DO make the best friends!

Gila Valley Temple Video

2010-02-23T20:36:00.000-08:00

Better late then never?

2010-01-28T10:49:00.000-08:00

Okay for those of you who missed it and for those who didn't here are some pictures of the fun time we had at our family Christmas party. It was really a good time and I'm glad we can still get together and make some memories. Since I took like a gazillion pictures I will do slide show(s). :)

Here are some from the Temple Service Project Saturday morning.

Okay so I didn't label these pictures. A) Because I didn't have time, B)Because you should know who they are, and C) If you don't know who someone is, then you might want to come to the next family get together and get reacquainted with us!:)

Ditto from above...

So I only had a couple pictures left and I couldn't leave these out! Especially the pie eating contest one!! (The last one) Ha, ha...it just looks like we were having a pie eating contest!!:)

2010-01-22T18:39:00.000-08:00

Round 3? Nah, we just skipped right ahead to ROUND 5! Our next-door neighbor was worried his roof was going to cave in so he shoveled the roof while we plowed his driveway.

Bif, our neighbor, likes to shovel (before we snow blow for him) to see how high he can make the pile alongside his driveway. I figure it's about 10 - 12'.
This is our driveway. After a few hours of rain and wind and power outage last night, it turned to snow at 2 or 3 this morning and snow it did!
If you look at the other post you will see our back deck with the patio table. This is it this morning after last night's snow.
To say the least, I'm a little disappointed in all of you. I thought for sure someone would want to come up and enjoy the fun with us! By the looks of the back deck (north facing) we should have snow back there going in to spring. Let us know if you'd like to come up.

2010-01-20T16:58:00.000-08:00

Round 3??? Stay tuned!

Just because I think it's cool to throw a picture of wildlife in....

Round 2
Round 1

Elder Fultz

2010-01-05T14:27:00.000-08:00

Allison got a nice note and this picture of Brock from a lady in his ward (well his ward up until transfers!) She had the picture on her blog - if you want to check it out here's the address:

http://wiggintonfamily.blogspot.com/

Now we need some Beals missionaries on here! Btw, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Dustin, Lynzi, Michele and Bridger...and more to come but these are the ones the first 6 days of the year!

2009-12-24T10:53:00.001-08:00

Grandma's FAVORITE grandkids!

You don't come to our house and think you're not going to be put to work....

Icicle sword fights!

Looks like Grandma Lost!

Thanks for spending some time with us Grandma!

Merry Christmas!!!

Grandma Praying, Flying, Wishing she was in Pima!

2009-12-22T16:19:00.001-08:00

Today, December 22, 2009. Grandma has been here since Saturday afternoon and now I think she's dreaming of flying out of here? The snow started about 1:30 this afternoon.
Is she praying for snow? Is she praying for the snow to stop? Or is she asking what in the world she's doing in Pinetop in December???

2009-12-10T16:07:00.000-08:00

I will apologize right off for not letting Grandma stay on top for very long, but I know many of you have been extremely concerned about us up here in the pines. Monday night around 11:30 our power went out. We woke up Tuesday to a 50 degree house, snow to blow and neighbors to help. Needless to say, it was a very long day. We had to drive around the neighborhood just to get warm. Long story short, we are very thankful for a warm house, electricity, warm water, and very good friends who took us in, fed us, let us warm up and gave us a place to lay our tired heads. Last night around 7:30 we got our power restored. It did take about 3-4 hours for the house to warm up to our sleeping temperature, but we were able to sleep and wake up to warmth and a nice shower.

The following pictures are just a few to show you what it looked like Tuesday.

Won't be using the Jacuzzi for a while.

Our neighbors tree. One of many bent and not snapped. Many, many more around town that did snap. Trees on power lines, trees snapped in half and a few trees on homes. Not a pretty sight. Well, it is pretty but not a fun thing. Well, it is fun, but not good. Well, good for skiing and moisture, but..... Well, you get the idea.

But, through all the "anguish", Cortlee and Levi still manage to have a little fun!

If any of you are planning to have a party in Pinetop again in the winter time, let's not! However, the summers are beautiful!!!

Grandma Jacy's Sugar Cookies

2009-12-09T10:56:00.000-08:00

Grandma called yesterday and invited the kids over to decorate sugar cookies. They were delighted! Grandma said that she remembers Grandma Jacy inviting her over to do the same. It's a wonderful tradition to pass on!

Notice Brittlee's green mouth and fingers from eating green sprinkles!

Briggs really enjoyed the cookies too!

He wanted more and more and more . . .

Some more fun memories!

Grandma wants all of her grandkids to know that if they come and visit she'll make more just for them! (She specifically mentioned little miss Halle & Luke, seeing as how Briggs liked them so much!)

Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!

2009-12-07T21:23:00.000-08:00

Pictures by Cortlee after school at 2:30.

Pictures by Cortlee at 9:00 tonight. Cami stuck the yardstick in the snow on the deck and it measured 13 1/2"/ Still snowing. More tonight. Updates in the morning.

Just because Marcus has been on top for too long!

2009-11-15T19:53:00.001-08:00

It's starting to get a little cold in Pinetop. Cortlee and I decided to run over to Woodland Lake park yesterday and try and catch a sunset photo through the "broken" clouds, but the clouds never broke so just a few for fun.

14 deer in the neighborhood last Sunday. Kind of cool to watch the deer eating in the neighbors back yard, but for me it would have been a lot more exciting to have seen some bucks with all the does.

He's Back!!!!!

2009-11-04T18:04:00.000-08:00

Yes Marcus made it back home safe & sound. And EVERYONE is so happy to have him back! He got in at 11:00 - right on time. After a few tears and hugs, he got his luggage and we were outta there! We had a nice welcome home party at Carrie's with lots of yummy food - Fenn Tacos, bean burritos, jellos, chips & salsa, then homemade ice cream and cake and brownies. Sorry you missed it!:) He looks good, seems normal:), and for the most part is glad to be home. (I think he wants to be home and in Argentina!) Morgan was pretty much attached to him the whole day - it was funny at the airport, Carrie hugged Marcus first, then Mark, then Morgan ran up before anyone else had a chance!:) She is super excited and so happy to have Marcus home! Thanks for the great example - Well Done Thou Good & Faithful Servant!
Here's a FEW pictures!
The sistas! (And Jaron - I couldn't keep him out of the pictures!:)

There he comes! Wow he aged!:)

I couldn't get Carrie to stop hugging and look!:)

The Dad & Marcus

Morgan & Marcus

Wow! Kolten's tall!

Right before Halle starts to reach towards her mom!

Luke: "Who are you?"

The gang!

So happy to have him home...

Sorry Beals'...:( But these past two years flew by, so Jordan & Sarah will be home before we know it!:)

Halloween!

2009-11-03T14:50:00.000-08:00

Clarice told me that I needed to put our pictures up from the 5k we ran on Saturday. We weren't very fast, but we ran the whole time and finished, which was our goal. It was actually pretty fun, or at least I thought so. :) We want to run another one and try to improve our time of 32 minutes. Anyone care to join us?

And I thought I'd just add a couple pictures of the cutest little punk rocker ever! We tried to put his hair in a mohawk, but it wouldn't stand up - it kind of just curled over to the side. Oh well. I think he still looks awesome!

The family that hunts together...

2009-11-03T10:54:00.000-08:00

eats venison together? At least we made some memories! Brad and Kolten (oh, I guess I did, too):) got drawn for a white-tail deer hunt. They took off Thursday and hunted opening day on Friday. Then they came back to get me & Morgan to join them in the fun! Saturday morning we woke up super early so we could get to a place Brad wanted to be by sun-up. As we were driving along just after daylight, Morgan spotted a deer down in a canyon. The deer started up and ended up crossing the road. Brad & I could tell it had horns, so he was on the move!:) All I remember was telling him to drive faster, because I really didn't think we had a chance of getting to it before it was long gone. Brad stopped and jumped out of the truck and took off. I wasn't in any hurry getting Kolten & Morgan out, but then I heard a shot! I still am thinking - no way, he must've been shooting at air.:) So we caught up to him and he said the deer was just about to run out of sight, range, etc. when it just stopped. Brad already had his gun on it and took a perfect shot! At this point Kolten & Morgan are soooo excited - not to mention Brad is, too!:) Morgan was so excited that she was the one who spotted it! "I spotted it and dad shot it!" - she kept saying. We started down the mountain/hill and found the blood trail. Sorry for you squeamish ones. We followed it a ways and then sat to wait -to give the deer some time to you know - expire. Well we sat for what seemed like forever to Kolten & Morgan when we got up and walked just a little ways and there it was. Yes, dead. Brad made a nice shot through the lungs. (Didn't blow his brains out!):) So Kolten & Morgan got to be in on all of it - the hunt, the blood trail, the gutting, the carrying it back up the mountain to the truck, the skinning and cutting up the meat, and eating some the other night for dinner! Yes, they were happy!:) (This will make Grandma proud, Kolten even took a heart sandwich to school for lunch the other day):) Unfortunately Kolten or I never even saw another buck, but we were happy for Brad, who is very happy to have shot his first AZ whitetail!

First Snow of the Season!!!

2009-10-29T21:25:00.000-07:00

Our first snow of the season.

What does everyone think about coming to Pinetop for our family get-together????

Time for a Change!

2009-10-26T09:00:00.001-07:00

If you didn't notice, I (Jackie) changed the layout for Grandma's blog. I think it was time. Hope everyone's ok with that!

Carrie's Memories of Dad

2009-10-22T17:17:00.000-07:00

1-- I remember getting a spanking because I was jumping on my bed! He drove in and saw me through the upstairs window, don't know how he knew to look up!

2--I also remember the trips to Phoenix hauling pigs but I remember leaving at night and coming back in the morning in time to go to school and being very tired.

3--I remember watching cartoons on Sat. mornings until we saw Dad drive in and we would jump up and turn off the tv and pretend we were working.

4--When we lived in CA I drove over with the kids to visit and Dad drove back with me so I wouldn't have to go alone, he stayed a few days and then he flew home.

5--He would try to come to the our kids games and he was always so friendly with others, introduce himself and find out their names and many times find that we were related or that he knew someone they knew.

6--After Marcus was born he and Aunt Millicent came to Temecula to help me, they were there when he got a serious eye infection and had to have a shot every day for awhile.

7--He also came when Brady was born or when I had surgery, not sure which one it was.

8--He loved his Grandkids--Audrey would cry when she would see him in his cowboy hat but as soon as he took it off she was fine. Always sang the dee-dooty-dah-doot-de doot-de doot song they all loved. I sing it now. He taught them to go AHHH after they would swallow a drink--I taught Halle the same! Fun traditions.

-Carrie

8 more things

2009-10-19T13:28:00.000-07:00

1. I too, feel nostalgic at this time of year when the cotton starts to turn white and the pickers start going up and down the fields. Since mom was working, Dad would call and have me bring him a sandwich or a green chile burro or whatever I had. He always wanted me to bring Jordan or someone up to ride with him for a little bit and then he would call and say they were ready to go.

2. For my sixteenth birthday, Dad said I could invite a friend and we could go to El Paso with him and Mom for a Swig meeting. It was the first time I had ever been so close to the Mexico border. We stayed in a fancy hotel and ate all kinds of good food. I remember we had some ice cream dessert that had some alcohol in it. I was a little afraid to eat it but Mom and Dad said the alcohol had all been cooked out. Hopefully, that was right.

3. Dad drove up to Colorado all by himself after Sarah was born. He said he hadn't even stopped to get anything to eat. This was right after he had found out he had diabetes. A few days after he had been there he was laying on my couch, moaning and groaning. I asked what was wrong and he said he felt like he was having a baby. He was having kidney stones again. So Mitchell took him to the emergency room and we took care of Dad for a few days until Mom got there.

4. When I was in Tucson waiting to have Katelyn, about once a week I would end up in Labor and Delivery. Except for the time Carrie showed up, Dad was the one who just happened to show up. He would come and find me and say, I just felt like coming and visiting you today. Most of the time, Mitchell didn't even know I was there. I was very grateful to have Dad there.

5. While we were living in Tucson whenever Dad and Mom would come to visit, they would always stop at the Quik Mart by our house and get a bag of M&M's for Nicole and Michele to bring to them. Dad always had M&M's on the mountains, too. I can't hardly go there without a bag of them.

6. Remember the Christmas morning when Dad and Mom made "the rounds"? They started out at our house, then headed to Willcox, Benson and on over to the Mesa area. Talk about dedication!! I'm not sure where you were at the time, Richie. They were sure worn out when they returned home.

7. Back in the olden days, when we would eat dinner after the Proms, Dad would invite whoever was in my group to come over for steaks, baked potatoes, salad and homemake ice cream. It was midnight and even I was tired, but he acted like it was twelve noon instead of midnight. He loved being a part of his children's lives as well as his grandchildrens.

8. Another fond memory are the weekly cook-outs at our house during the summer. Hamburgers, homemade ice cream, homemade rootbeer sometimes, guitar playing and our family and friends. Songs like "I see the moon, the moon sees me....., You are my sunshine... , Gladys, Cool Water, and others always remind me of Dad. I rarely remember Dad not being cheerful , patient and serving someone. I think of his example often, in hopes that I can grow up and be just like him.

Now it's someone else's turn! Cheri

8 Great Memories!

2009-10-18T20:48:00.000-07:00

I, too have been thinking about dad today and am grateful for him and for our family.
Thanks Michele for the tag! Normally I ignore or avoid those silly tag games:), but this one was definitely worth the time!

1. I can't think of dad and not think of dinners at Casa, Mattas, & the Tiki. Ice cream at Tastee Freeze, Nielsens, & Swensons. I mean if Swensons was good for a scorpion bite then it (ice cream) must be good for all ailments!

2. When I was the last one at home dad would make me fresh squeezed orange juice for breakfast - sometimes like a smoothie with banana, too - and bring it to me in the bathroom, while I was getting ready for classes at EA. When I didn't think I had time for breakfast he always made sure I had something.

3. I love the memories I have of dad driving to pick me and Kolten up to go visit Cheri in Tucson while she was in the hospital before having Katelyn. We would talk the whole way there & back (oh the things I learned!:)), then visit with Cheri, then he would lay down on the floor of Cheri's hospital room and take a nap while Cheri & I visited some more & Kolten played with the bed and tv switches. We would stop for a little "bite to eat" on our way home. I cherish those memories.

4. Dutch oven cookouts, homemade ice cream and rattlesnakes under every board, table or whatever he'd lift up. Skinning the rattlesnakes for the missionaries and then cooking it up so they could say they had eaten rattlesnake. Yes, it did taste like chicken! (Maybe because it was fried in the same Dutch oven as the chicken...hmmm...)

5. When I received my YW Medallion, they asked the fathers to talk. Dad gave a really nice talk and shared his love for me. Ric Mattice had said something about Mitzi and having a special place in his heart for her - the oldest child, then dad got up and said the same is true for the youngest child. Sorry everyone else!:)

6. Of course the pig trips to Phoenix is a fun memory. It was so neat to have that one on one time with dad. Who knew it could be so fun getting up SO early, taking smelly pigs to be butchered, sleeping on some relative's floor, and driving back home again!?!

7. One of my best memories is when dad held Kolten at the altar, when he was being sealed to Brad and me. I didn't know ahead of time that I needed to ask someone to hold Kolten, so when the temple worker who was helping me came to the dressing room to ask me who it was going to be, all I could think of was "dad, of course". I'm so thankful for that memory and the reminder that families really are forever.

8. One time at a Daddy-Daughter Date in Merrie Miss, (For those of you youngins, Merrie Miss was like the Valiant 12 girls primary class.) the fathers got on their hands and knees on the stage behind the curtain. Then the girls were blindfolded and had to walk along and feel the different hands and try to guess which were their dads. I knew dad's immediately. Even as I write this I can picture his hands - the way they looked and felt. Sometimes when I think of that it reminds me of something I heard once about how familiar our Heavenly Father will be to us when we see Him. And then of course what it would be like to feel our Savior's hands and have Him touch me. Thanks to dad and mom for their teachings and examples and helping me to have my own testimony.

2009-10-18T18:39:00.000-07:00

My thoughts of Dad/Grandpa (in no particular order)

1. Of course one of the first things that comes to mind since Levi and I just went hunting are the hunting trips we went on. One in particular, just grandpa and I were hunting up Tripp Canyon. We came around a bend in the road and there was a deer up off the road about 30 or 40 yards. Grandpa told me "go ahead, you take it." That deer rolled down into the road and we had to move it so we could drive by and then load it in the back of the truck.

2. Deep pit BBQ. This time of year always reminds me of putting meat down and enjoying great BBQ from the freezer for quite some time.

3. I, like Michelle, always remember this time of year with the harvest going on. Long hours. Early morning til late at night. (Not necessarily fond memories!!!)

4. Trips to Mount Graham and cutting wood, spending time at the cabin, fishing (or putting our poles in the water hoping to catch something) at Riggs Lake, and picking raspberries.

5. Homemade: Rootbeer, ice Cream, chickens, turkeys, & pigs. Those darn pigs! Anyone remember the SMELL?

6. Dutch oven cooking. I have to say.......... Yes, I got Grandpa's talent!

7. Church service. My Patriarchal Blessing tells me I may be given an opportunity to serve as my Dad did. Just today, as I sat on the stand for Sacrament meeting I couldn't help but think that the blessing I received has/is coming to pass. How grateful I am for his wonderful example of church service.

8. Heritage. I thank Dad and Mom, Grandpa & Grandma for the wonderful heritage they created!

~Richie

p.s. Thanks Michelle for the reminders.

8 years & some memories

2009-10-18T13:51:00.000-07:00

I'm home with sick kids today, and with it being Sunday I've had time to sit and think. And I just wanted to list 8 things I remember about Grandpa. And then I want to tag the rest of you! These aren't in any particular order.
1. Tractors! He used to take us kids for rides on the tractors. Of course Ethan was his favorite partner, but that's okay!
2. Cotton & Cotton Pickers, this time of year always reminds me of him, I love it!
3. Lunchtime - Grandpa used to come by for lunch & a break. He'd lay on our floor after eating & pat the back of his neck and say "Chelly Whelly." Then I'd rub that leathery neck of his!
4. Games- I remember he and grandma coming to the majority of my vb games, home & away.
5. Scriptures - before Grandpa & Grandma left on their mission, Grandpa had Joni & I take his old mission scriptures and some colored pencils and remark his new scriptures exactly the way his old ones were done. They were color-coded and even had specific designs!
6. Mission - I remember writing them letters and my mom sending them green chilies while they were in Argentina. What a great example for us!
7. Casa - anytime any Crocketts came into town, we met at Casa for dinner. And Grandpa always let us have his olive!
8. Tastee Freeze - Grandpa frequently took us to get an icecream cone after helping him.

It was obvious that he loved us! I am so grateful for the heritage that he and Grandma have left for us.
K- now I want to hear your memories!
I don't have any pictures of Grandpa on my computer, so would someone else post some?

2009-10-17T21:44:00.000-07:00

Well, as many have said, "He blew her brains out!" This was Levi's first Elk hunt. He was drawn for a juniors cow tag. We went out south of Heber early Friday morning and he had her down by 11:00. The elk was laying down and the only shot he had was her head and her head is what he hit!

Warning: For the faint of heart you may not want to view the following pictures. For those who like to hunt, enjoy the following pictures.

2009-10-10T17:50:00.000-07:00

Dallin's birthday, a rare moment

a not so rare moment!

another not so rare moment!

another one!

Lynzi's homecoming night

Wild Homecoming Week @ Blue Ridge

2009-09-30T16:40:00.000-07:00

Spirit Week! Huh? Is this when all the strange spirits come out and take over the bodies of our young? First you start in the bathroom by teasing and using lots of hairspray.Ok. Looks high and poofy enough! (reminds me of the neighbor girls hair, but hers is like this all the time)
Next, outside to spray some stuff on it; some stuff I'm sure is not all that good for hair!
Then... the finished product and the "spirits" carry her off to school. Can't wait to see what happens when she actually gets in high school! (not!)

Angel Moroni

2009-09-22T11:26:00.003-07:00

I was on my way to Wal-Mart to exchange an item (which I forgot!), and as I came to Central I saw an awe-inspiring sight. Workers were placing the statue of Moroni on the spire of the Gila Valley Temple. I pulled off to the side of the road, and watched. I became overwhelmed with gratitude and emotions unable to express in words. The beautiful sight gave me lumps in my throat, tears in my eyes, and goosebumps on my arms. As I realized the culmination of a dream come true. I left the car with my cell phone and asked someone (who I didn't know) to please take a picture for me. As I became acquainted with the Clonts' I learned that they had heard about the placing of the statue in a round about way. I truly feel I was blessed to go at that time, even though I forgot what I was going for. The Lord works in mysterious ways, His wonders to perform. This couple (mother and son) asked me if I wanted my picture taken. I said, "yes, of course." I will go by Clonts Jewelry and pick it up later. If it's good, we'll blog it!

I called Cheri and told her what was happening and she, Michele, Ben, and the kids all came and took pictures also. A memorable experience on Halle's birthday!

2009-09-14T18:17:00.000-07:00

For Andy and Michelle's sake.... here's the "finished" product. Of course we still have to stain, to completely finish, but quite an improvement from what it was. Great way to end a birthday!

"A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief" Special Number

2009-09-09T18:03:00.001-07:00

HEY FAMILY, so with my dad being in the bishopric when he asks me to do stuff I can't say no because then he just says well I'll get the Bishop to ask you. Well he asked me to put together a special number for church and in stead of saying no way and getting the Bishop ask me (where I couldn't say no) I decided just to do it. So just click on the link below to see the video of it. The piano arrangement is by Jon Schmidt and is of "A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief" and I arranged the violin parts to go with that (my very first arrangement! :) ) .

Hope Ya Like It,

-Levi

http://faziolifanatic01.blogspot.com/

Financial Advisor of all trades!

2009-09-08T17:20:00.000-07:00

Not really, but it has been fun doing a little remodeling on the house. The siding above the garage was in a state of disrepair, so we decided to rip it down, put up new directly above the garage and then add stone to the sides. Hoping it turns out. Cami's especially hoping it turns out!

Angle's Orchard

2009-08-26T18:30:00.001-07:00

So I've been teaching Brittlee the letter "a" and thought it'd be fun to do a little field trip up the mountain to Angles Orchard to pick "apples". I invited my mom, Nicole (who didn't come, but sent her kids!), and my friend Tiffany. We got up there about 10:30 and to our complete disappointment it was closed! They don't open until 1 p.m. on Tuesdays, just MY luck! But we made a trip of it anyway. We had packed a lunch, so we just drove up a little farther and had a fun picnic on the mountain. It ended up being really nice. The kids had a great time playing in the creek and hiking around. So, aside from coming home with no apples, we had a splendid time. Grandma's are the best!

I so want to put this rock in my backyard! It's such a good climbing rock, and the kids had so much fun on it.

Moral of this story: check out the website before making the drive! http://www.angleorchard.com/

P.S. So, just wondering, when was the last time any of you were at the cabin? Is it time for a family reunion on Mt. Graham? It's absolutely beautiful this time of year, and my mom says that she "just aches" to be up there!

2009-08-24T21:01:00.000-07:00

And now some pictures from Luke's party! I can't believe that he's 1! Jaron and I are so happy to have Luke in our family. He sure keeps us entertained! Anyways - this is the totally rockin' cake that Clarice made for Luke. She did a great job. This is the "before" picture.

Here are a couple of "during" pictures. Luke didn't really go at the cake like I thought he would. He started off just eating the frosting a little bit at a time, but he made it down to the cake and really just ate like a gentleman. Well, like a gentleman who eats with his hands.

And the "after" picture. This was the easiest way to get Luke cleaned off. He was a mess! But he sure loved his cake (thanks Aunt Clarice)!

Now on to the presents. Luke wasn't very interested in opening the presents in the first place, but after he saw what was inside of the wrapping paper, forget it! He played with his new toys while his cousins opened the rest of his presents.

Aunt Jackie was pretty proud of herself for getting Luke a toy that he liked so much, so I thought I'd post a picture of him playing with it. :) Thanks Aunt Jackie!

2009-08-24T20:49:00.000-07:00

Okay, this is Audrey. Still don't know exactly what I'm doing, but I was told I needed to post pictures from Alliene's suprise birtday fiesta and from Luke's first birthday party, so here they are. First, a picture of the Three Hermanas in Sombreros. I just made up that name for our "band" but I think it rolls nicely off the tongue. Jackie made up a song to the tune of "The Macarena" and she sang it while Clarice and I danced in the background. Great way to start off the party!

Here's another set of sisters - a bit older than the first set :), but just as cute!

And finally, a group picture. We had so much fun at the party and we're glad Alliene decided to stay and eat some good food and celebrate with us! Happy birthday Alliene!

2009-08-12T21:17:00.000-07:00

Since Michelle got after us all for not posting, I will take some time to show off our recent trip to Oahu. This is an evening dinner on Waikiki Beach. It was actually our last night there, but it's the first picture so you get to see it first.
The problem with Hawaii is, I can't pronounce or spell half the places we visited, so this is another nice place!
Our day long stay at the Polynesian Cultural Center. We all thought it was a pretty neat place. We had a guided tour, a luau and finished the evening with a brand new performance; "HA! The Breath of Life". Very entertaining and very educational.
The world's largest human maze at the Dole Plantation. Imagine having your daughter take off running as soon as you enter and not see her for at least 10 minutes. She finally called and sheepishly asked where we were. I think she really wanted to find us.

We went to church at the Honolulu Stake Tabernacle. Pretty awesome building. The sign by the door said, "Maximum occupancy: 949 persons". They didn't quite fill it, but it was close. They have 2 missionaries from the McCully ward serving in our mission here. Maybe we will get to meet them someday.
The Laie Temple. It has been under construction for 8 months and will not reopen for about another year. They are doing a major remodel clear down to the electrical and plumbing. We went to the visitors center and I heard a family talking to the missionaries and overheard they were from Arizona. So I went over and asked where they were from and they said the Phoenix area. I told them we are from Pinetop and they said, "Do you know Bishop Merrill?" Their son had just married our Bishops daughter a couple of months ago. Small world.
I hope you enjoyed our little get-away. If you would like to see more, you can visit us at http://crockettsinthepines.blogspot.com.

Tea Party and . . .

2009-08-12T07:21:00.000-07:00

This is a little late, but we had a lot of fun at my mom's surprise tea party. Sarah did a great jobputting the whole thing together. My mom was really surprised, especially to see Alliene & Carrie there. I didn't take a picture of the food, but wow! We had some really yummy finger foods. Zucchini brownies, little lemon muffins, veggie bars, all kinds of good stuff! It was really fun to just enjoy an evening eating and visiting with each other, with our English Accents. (Okay, so Sarah's the only one who had one, and she was so cute too!) Carrie & Nicole

Dawn & GailAlliene & Allison. Briggs got to come too. Andy has dubbed him "relief society boy" because he goes with mom (me) to all her girly parties! So, we really miss having Christiane and Jarrett here. Beckie & Brittlee had a lot of fun playing with them. I'd take them all swimming & Christiane was so good helping them, especially when they all wanted to go off the diving boards. Plus she painted their toenails, which they love, and was always just a good little mom. K- so really I miss having them around!

Here's some pictures of Jarrett & Beckie playing "chef!" Aren't they cute?! I love that Jarrett was able to get past the fact that it's pink and play along.

Painters Needed

2009-08-10T12:08:00.000-07:00

Well, the little picket fence is all up! Now we just need some painters to come and finish it. Doesn't it look good? Jordan did a great job with Grandma supervising.

(Sarah did help enough today to get to be in a picture!)

Just think, in a little over a month Grandma's going to have to find other grandkids to help her with her projects, Jordan only has five weeks left - so watch out!

Oh, and Beckie, Brittlee, & Briggs are looking for friends to come join them on Grandma's trampoline!

Just an update on Sarah, all she lacks for her papers is an interview with the Stake President, then we'll be waiting for her call. Pretty exciting times we live in!

Jordan's going where?

2009-07-19T18:08:00.001-07:00

If you haven't heard, Jordan got his mission call yesterday (Saturday the 18th) and the little turkey took it and went out into the wild and opened all by himself. But he took a vidoe camera and videod himself opening it (so we thought!). Then Saturday night when my Mom got home from Mesa, we all gathered around the TV to see and then he didn't even say on the video!

He turned it off and told us in person. Which was just as good I guess, except that we sat and watched the whole video for nothing! SO, if you're still wondering, he leaves September 16th to the foreign mission of Hartford Connecticut SPANISH SPEAKING!

We're so excited for the little twerp!

Grandma's House

2009-07-19T17:56:00.000-07:00

It's summer and it's time for you to come and visit Grandma! Come and see the new things that are going up all around her house. There are some beautiful flowers, a thriving garden, and the latest project is her new little picket fence! Grandma would love to show these things off to you in person, so PLEASE come and visit! She loves you all!

Grandma has good helpers!

Aren't these gorgeous?!

Just needs a little paint and it'd be first class for sure! (The fence, not Grandma, she's already first class!)

Girls' Camp!

2009-07-12T18:18:00.000-07:00

So this last week my parents and I (Clarice) had the opportunity to go to St. David Stake's Girls' Camp. My parents served as cooks in the kitchen all week and I was a youth leader specialist. Anyway, I just wanted to post this video so you all can see a side of my dad you've probably never seen before! The stake young women's presidency put together a dance and made up new words to the song "Thriller" that went along with the camp theme, "Keepers of the Light." This video is a group of us dancing to it. The men in the back are the funniest to watch. Especially my dad and his brother Paul. Enjoy!

Summer Fun!

2009-07-08T09:54:00.000-07:00

We have been having a fun, crazy summer. As I think most of you have been, too! We have been busy keeping up with our (actually growing & producing this year) garden! It has been a lot of fun & very rewarding!! We have been eating LOTS of yellow squash & zucchini, green beans, & corn. We had beets -mmmm! We also have tomatoes, carrots, cucumbers, spaghetti squash, butternut squash, cantaloupe, watermelon, chilies, bell peppers & strawberries. More corn & sweet potatoes. What FUN!!!

Jackie & I picking green beans. I should mention this is her garden, too!:) Brad just happened to pick the one day she was working in it to take a picture!!:) Ha, ha!!

We took a trip to San Diego and visited Sea World, Legoland, & the beach. We were so excited to finally see Wicked last week, and loved, loved, loved it!!! Morgan sang along almost the whole time!:) Just thought we'd say hello & post a pic! We are off camping next week and can't wait to get to the cool White Mountains!! Thanks to the Richardsons for their posts, now it's time to hear from the rest of you!!!

2009-06-27T23:15:00.000-07:00

Richardson's trip to Utah. Todd Black's kids with our kids, Porter 15, Houston 17, Mariah 13
They have a beautiful view from their back yard. It looks fake!
The Oquirrh Mountain Temple open house. The Temple is beautiful.
On top of the conference center.
Us with Grandma Black, (she did not recognize us, but was happy to have visitors). :)

Brady's Bobcat Quilt

2009-06-21T21:33:00.001-07:00

I (Carrie) made this quilt for Brady for graduation using some of his t-shirts from his high school years. He said he looked in his closet, drawers, dirty clothes and in the laundry room trying to find them, but he never asked me where they were. It was a good surprise. I quilted it on my quilting machine. I have the templates if any of you quilters out there want to borrow them! The bottom picture is of the back of the quilt; it shows more detail of the quilting.

2009-06-08T08:32:00.000-07:00

My friend Carlene is the lucky lady who is in London as I type...and she got to see the wonderful Elder Fultz!!!!! Of course, that was my one and only request and it did help that he was in London at Hyde Park for a Conference Saturday and Sunday! So being the great friend that she is, she took a picture, gave him a package from us, and emailed the picture to us!! And all my boys can say is that his companion is really short...(like we have any room to talk!). Hope you're enjoying your June!!

--Allison

2009-05-28T18:40:00.000-07:00

Lynzi and Macey went to girls camp last week and had lots of fun. Lynzi was a fairy in her skit and Macey was Cher! Lynzi's group of YCL 2's kind of ran the whole show, and she loved being the center of attention, surprising isn't it? :)

Morgan and Halle

2009-05-25T16:15:00.001-07:00

We've had these matchy-matchy dresses for Morgan and Halle awhile now but it's been too warm to wear them, so last week when the weather cooled down a little from the rain I told Alliene we should take some pictures of them in their dresses. These are just a few I snapped, Alliene was the real photographer!

Elder Fenn

2009-05-25T08:07:00.000-07:00

Hola a todos. This is Elder Fenn in Argentina. Seeing how

everyone is blogging I thought I would too. As you can see I am very happy to be on a mission and I'm loving it. I recommend it to everyone. Well thats all, love you all. Elder Fenn

Thanks!

2009-05-17T15:18:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to say thanks to everyone for all your prayers in my behalf over the past few weeks. My surgery went well and I am just about fully recovered. I am so grateful to have such a supportive extended family. You guys are great and I love you all! By the way, this is a picture taken right before I went into the operating room. My mom did take a picture after the surgery, but I look pretty awful and out of it so I'm not posting it :)

Happy Mother's Day Grandma!!

2009-05-10T19:35:00.000-07:00

After hours of frustration with this getting uploaded...(happy mother's day to me!!:)) it is finally working!

Happy Mother's Day Mom!! The video isn't the best, but the little girl singing it is!!:) We hope you had a GREAT day!!

We love you! Happy Mother's day to all you other GREAT moms, too!

Cortlee's track championship in Payson 5/6/09

2009-05-06T20:49:00.000-07:00

Cortlee's 5th-8th grade track championships were in Payson today. She competed in 4 events; 100 meter, 200 meter, 400 relay and the............. shot-put. Last week her coach needed someone to throw so he had them line up and throw. Hers was one of the longest so he had her do it in the qualifiers last week in Round Valley and today in the championship. She threw 22'11" last week and took 3rd today with a throw of 24' 1 1/2". She actually tied with another Blue Ridge girl but her other throws were shorter so she got 3rd. She got 2nd in the 100, 2nd in the 200 and 1st in the 400 relay with her running anchor. Pretty good day for an 80 pound 5th grader!

Happy Anniversary!

2009-04-26T21:05:00.000-07:00

Well Mom was here is Benson today and when I saw her at church I forgot about it being her & Dad's anniversary. I actually bought a flower/plant for her yesterday and was planning to give it to her today but then she left and I didn't know...so I guess this will be my Happy Anniversary mom!
Remember the song Allison wrote a few years ago...I think it went like this:

"Years ago back in '57 dad took him a wife
They shared new love and in-laws, too,
And they promised more than life..."

Isn't it great families can be forever? Aren't we lucky to have the gospel and the knowledge of the Plan of Salvation? I am truly grateful for mom & dad and that they will be together again. I'm thankful I have an eternal family! So even though some of the years have been apart, 52 years is something pretty special! And forever is really something great! Happy Anniversary!

This & That!

2009-04-20T08:10:00.001-07:00

Here are a couple of pictures from our latest happenings...Morgan's birthday, Easter and the Reid Park Zoo trip last week. We hope everyone is doing well! We are on the countdown to the end of school and can't wait!!! 22 days!!! Yeah!!!! Keep posting!! Happy Blogging!

Zoo Fun!

2009-04-13T17:02:00.000-07:00

(This is Michele) So, first I have to say congrats to Jarrett! We're so proud of you! Looks like we missed the fun, we really wish we could've been there! Oh, and speaking of which, Jackie and I were wondering what you did eat? (Since Alliene said Allison made something really yummy!)

Anyway, here are a few pics (okay, a lot of pics!) from todays quick, but fun trip to the Tucson zoo. Thank you Audrey, Jackie, Carrie, & Alliene for joining us. The kids had a GREAT time! And I really enjoyed it too, so I hope everyone else did too. Here are the cute animals that we got to take home,

and still need to bathe! :) The baby elephants! :)The classy Peacocks!Oh, maybe those were monkeys!The Future Zoo Worker!These our the little chipmunks that run wild,

please don't feed them!

Here we have the mother (elephants?)

with their sweet, but big babies! We hope you enjoyed your visit!

Please come back soon!

Easter Fun!

2009-04-12T22:14:00.000-07:00

Yesterday some of us were able to attend Jarrett's baptism which was very nice...we even got to hear Brock talk! We had lunch after at Jim & Allison's (btw the food was REMARKABLE!!) and then the cousins had a little Easter egg hunt! Here are a few pictures and this was actually BEFORE all the SUGAR!!! If Katelyn hadn't been there, there wouldn't have been a normal one in the bunch!!:) (Notice Brad's having a good time!:)) I guess we can't blame all the weird behavior on the in-laws' sides of the family - every family has at least one goofball! Poor Allison, she has more than one, AND she has Josh!!:) Happy Easter from the Millers! Oh and this is the Pinetop Crocketts...I will have to fix that tomorrow. This is the Millers, that's why I said Happy Easter from the Millers!

Fenn Family Easter

2009-04-12T18:32:00.000-07:00

Happy Easter!! Love, the Fenns

2009-04-11T19:08:00.000-07:00

We just wanted to let you all see our Easter weekend snow today. Have a very Happy Easter.

2009-04-05T21:09:00.000-07:00

Hey we thought we would show you Lynzi's evil twin! She did her hair red for the musical she is in. It really was just an excuse, she's always wanted to go red!

2009-04-05T12:15:00.000-07:00

Cortlee's first 5th through 8th grade track meet in Springerville in the Round Valley dome. She ran the anchor for the 400 relay and the 100 meter and won first in both. Some of you may remember Polly Gapmeyer(sp) from St. David. She's one of the high school track coaches and already has her eye on Cortlee.

2009-04-05T12:08:00.000-07:00

Levi's new found friend on our recent trip to the Grand Canyon over spring break.I think he thought he was going to get something to eat... the squirrel that is!

Of course, getting "tourists" to take your picture is not as good as what I would be taking, but that's the only way I can get in the family picture.

Cortlee had a friend too, but I think he figured he wouldn't get anything out of her since she doesn't look like she has any extra herself.

And, Of course, I have to put in one of my favorite photos, maybe because I'm not in it or maybe because I took it and really like the photo. Evening time at the Grand Canyon; priceless. For everything else there's Visa or Mastercard!

2009-03-26T17:31:00.000-07:00

Hi Mom!! This is the Richardson's. This is a picture when we went up past Payson to the snow in February. We are so glad you are our Grandma and Mom! Hope you like your blog. Remember Grandma Rocks? Well you rock! We love you!

We are so blessed!

2009-03-26T15:44:00.000-07:00

Our family is so blessed to live right by Grandma!

And here are a few reasons why:

1. We can walk (or ride the fourwheeler) to her house!

2. She always has sugar, cream cheese, or other things our mom forgot to pick up at the store (just be sure to check the expiration date!)

3. She always saves us a place at church, so it's okay if our mom doesn't have us all ready on time, we still get to sit in the chapel!

4. And best of all, Grandma is able to come to our plays, dance recitals, house for dinner, FHE, etc. on a regular basis!

We love you Grandma!

Beckie, Brittlee, & Briggs

Hi GREAT-Grandma! (Because you're a GREAT grandma!)

2009-03-26T13:13:00.000-07:00

Hi Grandma and everyone, it's Halle. I just thought I would let you know my "latests and greatests"---

1. I turned 6 months last Sunday.

2. I weigh 17 1/2 pounds, which is the 75th percentile (I had to ask my mom how to spell that) and 27 inches long, putting me in the 90th percentile! I might grow up to be as tall as my dad!

3. I can get up on my hands and knees, but then I just rock back and forth.

4. I like to make little girl screams, even though I'm not really mad or scared. I do it for fun.

5. I like to touch and taste everything I see. I'm eating a sock right now and it's really good.

6. I can put my toes in my mouth and suck on them--can any of you do that?

Well, I'm getting kinda fussy and tired now, so I'm gonna go take a nap. Love you all!

Sword Fight

2009-03-26T13:05:00.000-07:00

I've never even done this before, but Clarice told me I need to put this video of Luke on here for all to see. Oh yeah, Jaron's in the video too. But it's Luke who is the star. That's pretty much how it is in our family, too. Our world revolves around Luke. But that's the way it should be, right? This is guaranteed to make you laugh!

It's a Family Blog!!

2009-03-26T08:53:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Mom/Grandma! In honor of you and your birthday and because I would like to be more in touch with everyone, I have created a BLOG for you! Now this is not just about you:), but it is for all your children and grandchildren to post on so that we can be know what's going on with everyone. So to my brothers and sisters and to my nieces and nephews, this is up to you to make this work! So get to work!! In a perfect blogging world what I envision happening is every week or so people (you/us) posting about what is going on in their lives. Info about missionaries, school, jobs, sports, exciting news, not so exciting news - whatever you want! Now I would like mom to be able to post on here, too, so that is going to require help from someone, Michele or Uncle Keith or someone (thanks,...I owe you big!!:)) And then we were thinking that if children or grandchildren would like to post a question for grandma - like family history stuff or whatever, then grandma could answer them on the blog. Then we could call this our family history - a journal! So everyone let's get blogging! Check your emails for information and please forward to all your children!
I also took the liberty of adding Uncle Keith & Aunt Katy's, Jackie's, Michele's and my blog to the list of blogs, so you can just click on those to see what's happening there. Uncle Keith's is a little behind, so I don't want to see any of that slacking on our blog!!:)
Here is a picture of just 2 of Grandma's cute grandchildren!! Everyone else get on & post your cuties, too!!