Crowder Clan: We Love the HOFFMANNS

Last week we got to enjoy some really fun time with the Hoffmann's. Scott, Mary, Haley, and little Parker came to Boyd and Lindsey's to stay, and got to share some of the fun with us being that we live so close. Morgan can never get enough time with Haley, and little Avery was pretty cute to have around also. I got to enjoy kissing on both Hoffmann babies Parker and Ethan. We had so much fun making cookies, playing girl toys, and most of all the "JET BATH." Haley and Morgan were Giggling so hard their tummies both hurt. Next we had a blast at the beach in Janurary! I mean, c'mon how much better can that be! It was seriously like 78 degrees and just a cool enough breeze to not feel like the sun was beating on you. It was a fun week.The weather was so perfect and the sunset was so beautiful. I had to just take a quick shot.

Little "Mr. Butterball" Ethan. Such a little angel to tough out that beach with no whimper or complaint. This picture does not do his chubs justice. He is seriously the cutest little rolly poly.

Me getting to have some play time with little Parker 3 1/2 months old. Amazing how much personality and fun interaction he gives all ready. Love him love him! He loves to stand, it was so funny how if I tried to sit him down, he'd just stiffen up his legs to force me to stand him up. He has the prettiest little mouth and PERFECT nose, and a beautiful complexion from mommy!Be sure to watch the video at the end. He has the most adorable contagious laugh, and I was loving to get to be the one to get it out of him.

Brooklyn sat in one place I think for almost the entire time we were there. Just a dig dig digg'n.

Avery was so adorable and fun to watch, as she went non stop back and forth between the sand-play and the water.

Brooklyn would pick up sand and show me. She wasn't sure what to do with it.

Tyler was extra excited to find this pre-dug whole that was by our blanket

Avery buried as a Mermaid. I was amazed that she held still the whole time while I made her fins.

Tyler kept asking to be a princess mermaid. LOL! wonder who he hangs out with. ha ha ha. So I told him I'd make him a CAR. That was pretty awesome to him, so then the girls wanted to be cars too.

My lame attempt to make a car out of sand. Love how kids have great imaginations and my sad sculpting skills were able to pass.

Tyler trying to spell his Name in the sand like Morgan did.

Avery excited to be buried in the sand.

Lindsey and Morgan burying Avery Again... I think we buried her 3 or 4 times.

Morgan spelling her name and drawing pictures in the perfectly wet but still hard sand.

Avery showing Brooklyn how to dig and put sand in her pail

Haley giving Jared the "HORNS" LOL! She was always playing from a distance. She wasn't brave enough to get closer than 5 feet from him. Do you blame her? That's a pretty scary monster if you ask any kid who doesn't wrestle with him on a daily basis. My kids just run and jump on him if he's on the floor, it was funny to realize that its not that exciting if you don't live here. Haley couldn't make up her mind if she was having fun or scared out of her mind. Haley had to tell Scott to special deliver the message to Jared to not "GET" her.