Hoe Down

I have talked about how the Med School here has a little club called SAA. SAA is a group for students' significant others. It is a LIFE SAVER for many of us! This month they put on a Hoe Down. Babysitting. Food. Karaoke. Dancin'. It is SO hilarious to see these med students gettin' jiggy wid it. I provided free "couple photos" for many of the couples. But I still managed to miss many of them. I love these guys and never wanna forget how much fun we get to have. Med school is hard, but it def. has it's perks...little moments like this make it all worth it.

"blogworthy", I should say so! Matt and Kenz. win cutest little couple for my "couple photo" contest.

tyler and aimee...they're alive! (haha, sorry you're so shiny and bright...don't be mad!)

sarah and ben know how to strike a pose from across a room.

tyler and kyle karaoke

Ian and Michelle.

Monica and Aaron.

greg and angel.

sarah and benny.

yeee hawww

Mike and Allison. these guys are sweetie pies! If you ever need to borrow sugar, They've got it pouring out their ears they are so sweet! love these guys!

Kyle and Chelsi A.

It came down to kyle and I Best dressed...and I think we know who won...No, not me...him! Can I compete with a stash like that?

Daniel and Meagie poo, ahh...so young.

Tyler and Chels R

Tyler and Mike...might as well be a couple. You know they're talking about school.

Ryan and Lisa A.

Mark and Jenny B.

seriously?

Joe and Nat S. they came up with their own poses...

aren't they cutsie wootsie?

g & a just had baby #4 but it's like they are on their honeymoon...

maybe a bit crazier.

Nauvoo take two

Mike is now the Young Men's Secretary for our ward. So when he got his first meeting in Nauvoo, the boys and I hitched a ride. Mike and I were married in Nauvoo and NEVER dreamed we'd be in it's stake. After the two hour ride and One $108 speeding ticket (mike's not that perfect after all), the boys and I dropped the clan off for their meeting and set sail for tourism.

Turns out that winter isn't really a hot time to be touring Nauvoo. We found the Smith Cemetery where Joseph Smith Jr., his wife Emma, and his brother Hyrum are buried. It's a peaceful place. However FAR too cold to be posing for pictures.

Cemetery overlooks Missouri River

Smith Cemetery

Cranney Fam. stayed at this lovely home for our wedding.

Mike's personal tour of the cemetery

Being here in the winter really helped us realize what a horrible journey the saints had when thy left Nauvoo. Bloody footprints in the snow. We are so glad to be warm and have many modern amenities.

Happy Fifth P Diddy

We had a SMALL gathering for Port's Bday

Dan and Meagan played the Balloon popping game with the kids, cause they're still too young to sit and relax like adults...(plus it was punishment for getting Porter a whoopy cushion)

Andrew L.O.V.E.S. his dad!

Batman Cake this year...wonder what next year will bring..

Andrew, Jackson and Porter checking out the BATMAN CAVE

AND...possibly the best parents ever...after Porter babysat Dan and Meagan's fish, Betty over the break, Mike thought he could handle the responsibilities of a fish of his own.

Mike: "what are you gonna name him Port?"

Porter: "Rob"

OK...

New Years in Missouri

the fam.

A and T arguing again.

Jason, Madie, P Did, Scotty

Odee, Logan, A

M and A

G and A

Holla. Well, Christmas knocked our socks off! We had a great time with our friends. Pretty much hung out with Smith Fam. EVERY DAY of the break. Went to St. Louis. Look for pics on Mike's bloggerooski. It was an Awesome time! And I'm so glad we got to have such a fun, relaxing, peaceful two week break. That's so much more than most people get...maybe you already knew that.

Had a quiet New Years Eve with friends. The kids played the Wii and were glued to it the entire night...so it seriously was a "quiet" new years. Adults played apples to apples...and you'll never guess who won both rounds...MIKE. yeah...his head was nice and puffed up for 2011.

Hope you all had a great time without us...We miss our friends and family dearly!

Christmas Break

We are having a very relaxing Christmas here in Kirksville, Mike has two weeks off and we're just living the dream. Sittin' on our butts relaxing our lives away. We've taught Porter old school Mario. He is fascinated and I am on a qwest to save the princess before the break is over! It's a sad sight when Porter and I are just gaming all day in our jammies. Mike and Andrew have been neglected a bit.

We have also watched TWO seasons of Discovery Channel's EVEREST: beyond the limit. It started to be so much EVEREST that when we would cough or go out into the snow, it was like we were on the mountain again....enough said.

Next week we're on our way to St. Louis. Mike earned quiet a bit of money tutoring last semester and we've decided to enjoy a getaway to the paradise known as "the arch".

Missouri is so cold that the extra holiday money that santa got funded some pretty warm coats for the boys. ps...don't even get me started on our fancy new camera that takes blurry pictures...My blood pressure goes up every time I try to capture my precious angels being....precious angels and it turns out a blobby mess. Did I build this camera myself???

Weekend before Christmas

We threw Manda a surprise bday party for her 16th celebration. Mer had the idea to make her an awesome tee shirt "Need a moment? II" it's from the twix commercial. Inside joke...had to be there....blah blah...anyway, it made her cry! Mer is such a good gift giver! :)

Clayton, Leia, Mom, Porter, Mike, Manda, Justin, Mer, Bumpy, Andrew, Jenn, Renee, John.

John Goode and girlfriend Renee met us out here from Washington State. They drove all the way on a whim! We haven't seen John in years and had never met Renee. They are both awesome people and It was so fun to see them again. Justin is Monica's BF....talk about "Boo and Mojeh" all weekend long. He's pretty great and takes good care of baby Leia! We had some good times practicing for a potential flash mob, shopping at the antique store/thrift store...lots of funny pics there...too bad I'm too lazy to post them. and Scategories...I WON....that's RIGHT! JENN CRANNEY=scategories champ 2010.

Adventures of Andrew

Andrew is such a nerd! He has been having a rough go the last month. He's being a big fat grouch. So when he is happy and playing like a normal one year old I love it so much! He and this tupperware cabinet have become very close.