Utah

We've had a busy couple weeks at our house. My mom came out for a visit and to help us get ready to put our house on the market. She was incredibly helpful, and I don't think I could have done everything without her. The girls had a great time with Grammy (and unfortunately I didn't get any pictures!). Rachel also turned seven months while she was here. I can't believe she is getting so big! time has just been flying by and it seems like every time I look at her she is learning new things and getting older. We love having her in our family.

Three days after she left, we flew to Utah for a week for Andy's brothers wedding.  We had a good time with Andy's family- and this time Rachel didn't cry every time Grandma Sha Sha looked at her, so that's definitely some progress!

Ben and Ashley's wedding was beautiful and Eden loved being a flower girl. She took her title very seriously and was so excited to have a new dress to match her cousins'. We're very happy to have Ashley in the family now and we hope she enjoys being a Craven!
The big girls at the temple.

The bride and groom.

Our own happy little family.

The big girls with Grandpa.  They had such a good time playing together!

Happy Mom's Day!

Happy Mothers Day to all you moms out there.  Here's a special shout out to my own mom, who is the best mom a person could ask for.  She is a wonderful example to me and I hope I can be a good of a mom to my girls as she is to me.  A shout out to my mom-in-law as well, who is the best mother-in-law a person could ask for.  She's also a great example to me and did a fantastic job of raising her son to be a great husband.  I couldn't ask for better women in my life. 
Yesterday was a gorgeous day here in Omaha.  The weather was perfect and we had to get outside to enjoy it, even though we should have been inside packing boxes.  Andy had the day off and we had to get outside on the grass enjoying the breez and spending time together as a family.  As any proud mother would, I have pictures of my cute girls to show off.  I just can't resist these two!  I'm so glad to be their mommy and they have blessed my life so much!

Giggles

I was feeding Rachel the other night and she got a case of the giggles.  I wasn't doing anything unusual but she seemed to think I was very funny and was laughing at everything I was doing.  I had to take this little video of her because I love to hear her laugh.  Please excuse the baby food all over her face!

May Day

Happy May to everyone! It's nice and sunny today (although still a little chilly) and our flowers are cheerful and blooming. Sunshine, flowers and little girls dressed up for church are too much for me to resist so I had to take a few more pictures today.

I had a great birthday this week.  Andy and Eden surprised me with breakfast and I was once again spoiled with gifts and love.  Andy surprised me by getting a babysitter for the girls (thanks again Howards!) and taking me to see Les Miserables that evening.  It was a lot of fun and I don't mind turning a year older if that's how it's going to be!

Today in church someone was telling a story about a little girl who told her dad that he was her best friend.  Eden looked at Andy and said, "They must be talking about you and me!"  It was really sweet. 

Not much else going on here right now.  We met with a realtor this week and are probably going to be putting our house on the market on May 19th (3 years to the day of when we closed on our house).  If any of you know someone in the Omaha area looking for a house, point them in our direction.  We've loved living here and hate to leave this house that's been so good to us.  We started packing up a couple boxes this week as well- things we aren't going to be using for the next few months.  We're looking forward to moving on, but sad to be leaving so much behind.  Hope everyone is doing well today!