I guess it is time for my monthly update. We are patiently and sometimes not-so-patiently waiting for baby boy crandell to join the world. I am HUGE and those of you that have weak stomachs should not look at the following posts for fear that the pics will frighten you. My due date is 12 days away and my doc claims that the baby could come any day. I am dilated 2cm and 50% effaced, which I think means nothing, but we’ll see. Instead of spending time resting and keeping my house clean, I have been doing all sorts of unimportant things to keep me busy. I finished the baby bedding (it still needs some finishing touches) and I’ll finish the room later. I’m making Paige a new quilt too, but I got sick of sewing so I’ll do that later. I decorated my bathroom, and most recently I painted my basement.
Paige is suddenly on a mommy kick. She thinks that I need to do everything for her and needs me to be around all the time. This could pose a bit of a problem when I go to the hospital. She thinks that her baby brother is her baby doll- which is actually kind of creepy looking. Little does she know, her real baby bro will be joining us shortly.
Casey is doing well. He works a lot, which we clearly expected. He’s been working nights this last week so that is a little more complicated. When he sleeps during the day, Paige sneaks into the bedroom, says hello and then runs out saying, shhh, daddy sleeping. It’s pretty funny.
Until next time...
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Meijer Gardens
Becky and Steven came out for the weekend. They were nice enough to make me dinner last night, which was delicious. Today we went to Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park to “discover the beauty and splendor of our spectacular botanic garden and world–class sculpture park.” I have been there once before to the kids area, but haven’t seen the rest of the park. We are horrible, non-artsy people who made fun of half the sculptures and made up names for them before we got close enough to find out what they were really called.
This is our glimpse of AZ. Casey loves cactus!!
Paige liked the spider - I think mostly because of the Itsy Bitsy Spider.
This one is Mad Mommy so me and becky joined in.
The giant horse.
This is our glimpse of AZ. Casey loves cactus!!
Paige liked the spider - I think mostly because of the Itsy Bitsy Spider.
This one is Mad Mommy so me and becky joined in.
The giant horse. 
Our little (tom)boy
While we have yet to welcome our baby boy into our home, we have found a new love for trains and dinosaurs. Paige has a couple friends that have shown her their trains, and we found a couple dinosaur books at a garage sale a few weeks ago. Not only this – she has shown her love for cars. You can see her below taking after her grandpa's car skills while ‘fixing’ her Little Mermaid Car. 
She loves this thing. She got it for her 1st birthday and still plays with it all the time. It is now what we take on walks – who needs a stroller when you can push a car around the block. As I was loading this pic, I realized it was taken a couple minutes after her and the car fell down the stairs. I have no idea what she was doing - I just caught a glimpse of her falling down the last four steps and face planting it on the tile. I thought I was going to find a bloody mess, but she was ok. And if you put new batteries in the car, it cures all problems. 
Here is more of her adventurous side. She jumps off everything she can climb on. I know one day I will find her jumping off the kitchen counters.
She has no fear and is a pretty tough little girl. She takes some pretty intense falls and gets up like nothing is wrong, which is great except when she has blood running down her leg. How am I supposed to know that she is hurt if she doesn’t get upset.
She loves this thing. She got it for her 1st birthday and still plays with it all the time. It is now what we take on walks – who needs a stroller when you can push a car around the block. As I was loading this pic, I realized it was taken a couple minutes after her and the car fell down the stairs. I have no idea what she was doing - I just caught a glimpse of her falling down the last four steps and face planting it on the tile. I thought I was going to find a bloody mess, but she was ok. And if you put new batteries in the car, it cures all problems. Here is more of her adventurous side. She jumps off everything she can climb on. I know one day I will find her jumping off the kitchen counters.She has no fear and is a pretty tough little girl. She takes some pretty intense falls and gets up like nothing is wrong, which is great except when she has blood running down her leg. How am I supposed to know that she is hurt if she doesn’t get upset.
Lake Michigan
We are about a half-hour away from the beach at Lake Michigan. We have gone out there a couple times this summer. We should go more often and need to get out there again before the weather gets cold. Paige wasn’t so sure about the water at first – in fact she hated it. But good old Casey made her get in anyway and she learned to like it a lot better. 
This is Kesley - Paige's new BFF. They live 4 doors down and we frequent each other's houses...and go for walks and to the park, etc.
This is Kesley - Paige's new BFF. They live 4 doors down and we frequent each other's houses...and go for walks and to the park, etc.
Ohio
Last month (clearly, I am behind) we went to Ohio to meet Janna and Ryan – my sis that lives in Washington DC. We met in Kirtland which was about halfway between us and saw some of the church history sites and played at the hotel for the weekend. We got rained on, but it was still loads of fun.
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