Crew's First Sunday

Leisa takes such great pictures of Crew I just had to share a few!

And now...his first sneeze!

Welcome Aboard Crew!

Here is the newest addition to the wild and crazy Laney bunch! For years we have been signing all of our Christmas cards "The Laney Crew". Well now we officially have a Laney Crew, only he's actually a Waldron Crew. (drumroll please...) Now presenting Joshua Crew Waldron! Born April 10, 2009 at 4:20 p.m., weighing in at a whopping 6 lbs. 8 oz and 19 inches long. He is beyond adorable, and we all love to hold him but we have to get permission from Kadie first!

Little Crew was in an awfully big hurry to get here. His labor from start to finish was 45 minutes. Seriously! We barely got Leisa to the hospital in time - (Grammy, Kadie and Laney drove her there) - Josh got there about 5 minutes after we did and Crew was born about 3 minutes later - the doctor didn't even make it in time! Leisa was pretty ticked off that she didn't get there in time for some serious drug intervention, but glad that everything went smoothly, and even more happy that everything went QUICKLY!

Kadie was the first one to hold Crew (I think Josh might have held him for about 30 seconds first!) and she fell in love with him immediately! Then Grammy got to hold him, then Kadie, then Laney, then Kadie, then Josh, the Kadie...you get the picture. Kadie is an excellent big sister and very good at holding Crew and singing to him and keeping him happy. Laney has realized that Crew is not just visiting, but is going to be around for a long, long time and she thinks that's just great! She calls him 'Baby Cool'.


Kadie picked out this adorable little dinosaur outfit and the girls couldn 't wait to try it on him! I have the feeling he'll get dressed up in lots of fun outfits from here on out...

Mike, Kylie and Skylar came down from Reno for the weekend to see baby Crew and to hang out with the fam. Skylar and Crew hit it off and are going to be great friends!

Remembering Grandpa Laney

Grandpa Laney passed away just two weeks after his 89th birthday. What an amazing man. His funeral was probably one of the most spiritual and uplifting events I have ever been to. Everyone had wonderful memories to share, and it was so nice to see so many family members gathered.

Grandpa Laney served in World War II. He was in charge of the installation and set-up of all radio communication towers across the Pacific Rim Islands. He spent several years in the military before meeting Grandma Laney, sweeping her off her feet and settling down in Lehi. The Veterans of Foreign Wars honored Grandpa Laney and he had a military funeral with full honors. It was truly amazing and very heart-warming to see.

After the military salute, three of the veterans folded the flag on the casket and presented it to Grandma Laney with tears in their eyes. They told her that they were going to honor Grandpa this Memorial Day with a special ceremony.

Grandpa and Grandma Laney are very well respected and much loved in Lehi. So many people came to pay their respects, and the luncheon after the services was really wonderful. So many family members! It was wonderful to see them all and to get caught up.

We are so happy to have been able to spend time with Grandpa and Grandma. They came out to visit us just this last summer and we had so much fun. Grandpa's younger brother, Uncle Bud, came down from Chico with his wife Aunt Patty to see Grandpa and Grandma and they all had so much fun visiting and laughing.

We love you Grandpa and we will all miss you!