William David Crookston

William was born November 28, 2009. He weighed 7 lbs 2 oz and was 20 1/2 inches long. We named him after my Grandpa and MacKay.

Christmas Day 2009

Baby William with his stocking and blanket from Grandma Jean.
My mom with most of her grandchildren. James and Ariel were with us earlier in the day. Plus there is another on the way. Congrats Terah!

Update

So a month ago we found out we are having another boy. We are beginning to think we are destined to have only boys. Now we just have to agree on a name. Also, two weeks ago Singing in the Rain ended. It was fun, but I am grateful it is over. Eventually I will get some more pictures off my camera and on to my computer.

BYU Graduation

Last Friday April 24th, I finally graduated. Okay so really I finished in December, but my ceremony was a week ago. My degree from BYU is Home and Family Living, which is great because I get to stay home with my two wonderful little boys. I have had a crazy week so once things around here calm down a bit I will add a few pics.

Years in the Making

Some of you know a bit about my family's history. For years my parents' marriage really hasn't been one. They spent the last year and a half separated and are now going to be getting a divorce. The fact that they are getting divorce is perfectly fine with me. My mom has spent over 30 years taking care of everyone besides herself, and now I am so happy to finally say she is starting to take care of herself first. Those of you that really know my dad or what my family has been through understand that in a lot of ways it would be really easy to just not have my dad in my life anymore. However, no matter how hurt I am by what he has done, I do still care about him. He has struggled with addictions and mental illnesses my entire life, and those have done more harm to me than people know. I don't know how I will deal with everything that is in the near future, but I hope that I can find it within myself to find room in my heart and life to still let my dad be a part of my family in some way. I don't usually ask people to do much for me, but if you could all please keep me and my family in your prayers and hearts for a little while I know it will help. I have always struggled with forgiving and the closer it is to me the harder it is. Thank you and God bless.

Becca

It was just really cute so MacKay video taped it.

Feb. 2009 we traveled down to St. George for a weekend. We spent a couple days exploring the red rocks. One day we went to Zion National Park and took the boys on a 1.5 mile hike. The boys were such troopers. Ethan hiked probably about 85-90% and Myron 75-80%. They absolutely loved it. By the time we were done we were all muddy, especially Mymy who went rolling in the dirt. Ethan came out with battle wounds. He's quite the adventurer. Stay tuned to find out what park we will visit next.