We spent a fantastic weekend in Shelter Cove with Leisa, Josh and the little ones. Check out the progress the crew is making on the remodel! We've got a roof now, and getting ready to install the windows.




It's pretty scary watching the workers up on the roof - Cade has been using his climbing gear to stay safe! Here's a shot looking down from the lot on the hill above.

The surf was unbelievable this weekend - record-breaking swells of 20 to 25 feet with waves 30 feet and higher. I went down to Black Sands Beach to go jogging. There is usually a 200 ft to 350 ft wide area between the beach and the cliffs where I run, but this weekend there was absolutely NO beach! The waves were crashing clear up to the cliffs - I've never seen anything like it!



You could hear the surf crashing from miles away. The waves were crashing against the cliffs and rocks and the spray was shooting higher than the roofs of the houses. It was just amazing. Morgan and Cade had a treasure hunt for the little girls; Big Josh, Nick and Josh went golfing til the sun went down and it was too dark to see, and I got to sit in a warm cozy house with adorable baby Crew...the perfect weekend!

Morgan and Cade's wedding!

Just a few highlights, since I suck at blogging:

Girls' Weekend!!! (and Crew & Mike)

Leisa and I decided it was high time for a wild and crazy girls' weekend. So we loaded up her car with our duffle bags and Diet Coke and headed to Reno to party with Kylie. Actually, it was a modified girls' weekend because we took Crew along too (he's too tiny and cute to be away from his mommy and Grammy!) And Mike was there too (because he lives there, natch!)

Skylar was quite intrigued with her tiny little cousin. She just wanted to pat him on the head and poke him in the nose. She also took his binky away from him and put it in her mouth and crawled away every chance she got!










We partied hard. Actually, we were quite lazy and loved every minute of it! Here is a sample of what we spent most of the weekend doing:


We talked, we laughed, we ate. We watched movies, we talked, we laughed, we ate. We went out for pizza (the BEST pizza ever!) and Skylar enjoyed gnawing on the crusts and eating the yummy pizzookie (white chocolate macadamia nut was the best)



Check out Skylar - she's an ATB! (all terrain baby) She is very proficient at crawling. She is also very fast and fearless and will crawl up over and down anything and anyone.

Thanks Mike, for putting up with a bunch of crazy girls all weekend. And thanks Kylie and Leisa for making it so fun! And thanks Crew and Skylar for being so adorable!

The New Kid on the Block

As you may have heard, Morgan is sporting a sparkler on her left hand! Which means that Cade has decided to cast his lot with this wild and crazy Laney family (although I doubt that we'll be able to talk him into changing his last name to Laney...)


Cade decided to propose to Morgan while we were all up in Shelter Cove a couple of weekends ago. The whole fam was there, so privacy and romance were a bit on the short side. First of all, Morgan invited Nick and Josh to go to the Tea House for lunch with her and Cade. Hmm, romantic lunch? Not. Then, Cade suggested that he and Morgan go down to the beach and go fishing...and Morgan invited Nick and Josh along again! So Cade quickly clued me and Gary in, and we "suggested" that Nick and Josh stick around the house instead of going fishing.


So Morgan and Cade went fishing, and Morgan caught a lovely red snapper...which she decided to keep alive in her lunch cooler. While Morgan was trying to retrieve sea water in a plastic cup to pour over the fish, Cade got down on one knee , whipped out a ring box and popped the question! How romantic is that? Yeah, he'll learn that things never quite go to plan when any of the Laney's are involved, and especially if Morgan is involved!

Happy engagement! Save August 29th everyone!

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!