Introduction

After a lot of thought and discussion Sydney and I decided that this would be the best way to keep all of our missed and loved family up to date on our every day lives. We plan to keep this as up to date as possible with everything that is going on in our lives right now. We plan to upload all kinds of photos and different things to this blog to keep everyone informed and aware as to what is going on in our lives. We miss everyone so much and every day we think about all of our family back in California and spread out everywhere else. We hope that this will pull us all just a little closer together.

On another note anyone who wants to set up a video call with either Micah, Sydney, the kids or all of us we are more than happy to do so. There are more than enough ways to reach out and see each other using this method and it is often way underused. Please just let us know by either texting, calling, or emailing us. Any of these forms of communication can be retrieved easily by reaching out to us on Facebook or Google +.

I hope that you all will utilize this blog and check back for info and picture updates when you can. Thanks for checking in and taking a look!!


~The Crossley's

Trey

Trey is sprouting up VERY fast and is increasing his vocabulary more and more every day. We are constantly amazed as to what he can understand and say. Sydney and I both think that Abby stays up at night to teach him new things. Some of his favorite words and phrases include "What happened?", "NO!", "YA!" "LOVE YOU" and "BYE BYE!" He still loves to watch his favorite shows but even those are changing with time. He is starting to watch shows geared towards slightly older children. We just recently took him and Abby to see The Lorax in 3D and they both enjoyed it very much. Some of his new favorite things to do up here are; The simming pool, Chuckee Cheese, Voodoo Donuts, riding his quad out back, and tearing up the house. He certainly keeps mom VERY busy cleaning up the trails after him.

Its a very bittersweet transition for us to see him move from infant to toddler and now to a little boy. It's hard to watch but we love every stage of life and cannot wait to see what he learns next! Along with the rest of us he is also VERY excited for the new baby and keeps mentioning "Baby Col" =] it is pretty cute. He loves to video chat so anytime you want to see him just let us know and we are happy to get it set up.

Abby

Abby is adjusting to her new school very well. She has made a lot of friends as well as learned to count all the way to 100. We just got her first report card and it looked very good! she is performing very well and adapting to the newer style of learning. In addition to counting they are teaching Abby basic math skills such as addition and subtraction. She is constantly chasing Trey around and keeping him on his toes. Abby is learning fast to play with cars, trucks, and some other boy toys so that she is ready for TWO brothers. Some of her favorite new things in Portland include; Chuckee Cheese, backyard soccer games, the Zoo, and of course artwork. She is also anxiously waiting to be a big sister for the second time and cannot wait to hold baby Colin. Below are some pictures of her. She LOVES to talk on the phone so please feel free to call her anytime. Sydney and I are thinking about getting her a line of her own so that she can talk to her family whenever she wants.

Micah

Well, it has definitely been an interesting transition for me as I was so used to working in such a small town and now work in the very heart of a relatively large city. It is very fun though, everyday getting to be in the city and have everything so close. It's great having the opportunity to work for such a great and appreciative company here in Portland. For those of you who don't know we moved up to the Portland-Vancouver area back in February and aside from missing all of our family absolutely love it here. I took a job with a company called Smarsh Inc. who is a leading technology company here in Portland and deals mainly with regulatory compliance of email and social media. I just celebrated my 21st birthday and couldn't have been happier to spend it with my wife and two (soon to be 3) kids. I am anxiously awaiting the arrival of my second son "Colin Joel Crossley" who should be here just about any day now.

Sydney

As most of you know Sydney is getting VERY close to having our newest addition to the family. With the official due date of April 7th, 2012 she thinks that our little angel will be here much sooner than expected. Although she is carrying another entire human being inside her it has not slowed her down at all. She is still being very crafty with different projects around the house and Pinterest keeps her mind flowing with new ideas every day, some times I have to force her just to sit down and relax at almost full term! Below are some of the things that she has been working on. It blesses my heart every night when she sits with the kids and does Abby's nightly reading and tucks them in with a prayer. She is very excited and you can see the glow in her face already from having a new baby and cannot wait to see our new baby "Colin Joel Crossley."