The Crook Family

Friday, January 27, 2012

The iPad

The Ipad or sometimes called the Fun pad has taken over!!

Here is Grandpa using it while he is in dialysis. He told me tonight that he has already read the Book of Mormon twice since they got the Ipad! How many of you iPad users can say that?!!

Grandma tries to sneak in her time on the iPad as well, but from the looks of the photo she has to do it before sunrise!

So, all you iPad, iPod and iPhone users, get your facetime out and give Grandma and Grandpa a call!

Sunday, December 25, 2011

Monday, September 26, 2011

Sisters

The second annual Crook sister weekend was a great success. We truely missed those of you who could not attend but look forward to you coming next year.

Friday, August 12, 2011

I started mowing the lawn today and Dad decided he wanted to see if he could remember how to run the mower. Guess what... he can. He saved the trees and lilac bushes for me.
Next I will work on getting him to pull weeds in the garden or pick raspberries! Wish Me LUCK!!!!

Monday, May 23, 2011

Happy Birthday!!!

OK I got the rest of the pictures to put on here. This is my favorite one. Look close at the candles on his dinner. Jake went shopping while he was at Journeys that morning. So we had the waitress put them on his dinner! Good job Jake!

He is opening his sugar free candies.

The gang is all here (except Bill).

Today was a special day for Dad! It's his 80th Birthday! He wasn't very excited to turn 80. But he had a great day anyway. He got several phone calls from families and a bucket load of birthday cards from his family. He even got some grandkid singing to him. He got a kick out of the cards. Thanks Monique that was a way fun idea.

These are a few pictures of him opening some cards and gifts while he was waiting for dinner. I was informed that I had this picture in here twice. I say oh well! At least one person looked at the blog.

He didn't want any kind of celebration or party so we decided to take him out to dinner and invited everyone around here to go with us. We had a good time and lots of visiting.
This the mug that Monique and Caitlin gave him. Of course it had their picture all over it.

We had a fun night and glad dad had a birthday so we could get together and celebrate what a great dad and grandpa and great grandpa we all have. We have all learned much from him and the good example he is to all of us. We wish all of you were here to be with him today but we tried to fill in for you. But just think, in 41 days (yes we are counting the days) you can all tell him HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY in person.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!!!
WE LOVE YOU!!!

Sunday, May 15, 2011

And we have a WINNER!!!!

As most of us were playing and working this weekend, Leanna was at a quilt fair winning a RED RIBBON on 1 of the 4 quilts she entered. This is the 1st time (I think) that she has won a ribbon. The quilts were beautiful. There was lots there but of course we liked hers the best. This one red, white and black one is the winner!

This is the red ribbon.

This orange, yellow and brown one is my favorite one. It looks like a flame.
I can't even imagine cutting and sewing these

little pieces in the right order. Forget it I
can't even pick out two colors to put together
into a quilt. (I can do a levi or leftover patch
work ones) .

The two below are the other quilts she entered. Again little tiny pieces of fabric. I hope she had a good seam ripper! She probably didn't need one.

Some of you are lucky enough to have a quilt by the award winner. The rest of us will just admire them. We all know that when Leanna wants to learn how to do something whether it be cake decorating, crocheting, foofoo (she is queen of foofoo), or anything she does, she ends up with beautiful results. She even made her apron in the pictures! She thinks she needs to quit her day job and make quilts full time. I agree with her. We are proud of you and your hard work, and love you tons!

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Brigham Award

Our one and only Jessie Malia Crook was nominated this year for the Brigham Award at BYU. Here is how BYU describes this award...

Each year, the Brigham Awards seek to recognize five BYU students, faculty, or staff for their genuine commitment, example, and contributions to others throughout the world and/or the BYU community. The awards will be given to those who demonstrate consistent qualities of selflessness, charity, and service to others.

Julie and I were lucky enough to be her family when she received the award. It was a fun day and we enjoyed every minute of it.

As they presented the award to her they read a little bit of what she was being recognized for.... I cant remember ALL of it but it was for her great service in local food drives and out reach programs in the area.