Welcome Aaron

We are proud to announce the birth of our fifth child, Aaron Phillip Crane. Aaron was born June 30 at 7:50 in the morning. He weighed 8 lbs 1 oz and was 19 inches long. We are so glad he is here!

Summer flu

On Thursday evening I started not feeling so well. Friday I was still sick and A had developed a fever. J started getting a fever on Saturday and the rest of us were still sick, so we went to see a doctor.
They gave us a flu test (which was more uncomfortable than I thought it was going to be) and told us we all had influenza type A, which probably means "swine flu." Getting pandemic flu was not on my list of things to do this year. Luckily we saw the doctor fast enough to get the Tamiflu and everyone is feeling much better. I still have congestion and coughing, but the kids fevers are gone.
Raymond, S, and G haven't gotten sick. I'm hoping it stays that way.

Free Summer Fun

The kids are out of school. What are you doing to keep them busy this summer? We will be having our own little summer school. To keep it interesting, I've been looking into free or nearly free events to keep them busy and occupied. Here are some I've found mostly in Northern Utah since that's where I live. If anyone wants to attend these events with us, let me know! We'll have our own little summer camp.

-Saturday, June 6 Free Fish Day in throughout the state.
- Thursday, June 11 Free admittance to This is the Place Heritage Park
- West Fest, June 25-27 Parade Saturday morning
- First Wednesday of the month free at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts
- First Monday of the month free at the Utah Museum of Natural History. We will go on Monday, August 3.
- Free admittance to many National Parks across the USA on the third weekend of the month throughout the summer. See http://www.nps.gov/findapark/feefreeparks.htm
-Salt Lake County Fair August 5-8. Admittance is free, parking is $5.

That's what I know about so far. If anyone knows about others, please let me know!

Preschool Program

Well, A's done with preschool. His class wrapped up the year with their end of year preschool program. This program is something that even I did when I went to school there. A had the parts of the Beast in "Beauty and the Beast" (which is what my brother Josh did too) and the Huntsman in "Snow White." He did a great job on his parts. Now that school is over, he keeps asking if he's going to kindergarten next week. I have to keep reminding him that summer needs to happen first.

Disney's "Beauty and the Beast"

Many of you may know that for the past few months Raymond and I have been involved in our stakes production of Disney's "Beauty and the Beast." It was a lot of fun and we made many friends. We will forever be grateful for the opportunity we had to participate. Thank you to all those who could come and support us. Also a big thank you to everyone who watched our children so we could participate. I'm including some pictures for those who were unable to attend. To see more pictures, go to www.beautyandthebeasthuntercentral.shutterfly.com

G's Birthday!

G had a birthday on Sunday! He's a big three year old now. I made him a train cake and he got a train set to play with. We had chicken fingers for dinner, but of course he was much more interested in the cake. He also got a set of toy tools and a car parking ramp.
Yesterday he also went to the dentist and the doctor. The doctor gave us a referral an audiologist and a speech therapist for him to work with. He is 36" tall and weighs 32 lbs.

Easter

We had a fun Easter. Here are some pictures for you.