The new Casa de Crane!

Our new house on the 3rd day of framing.


This is what it looked like at the end of one week of framing.


This is the back of the house and the beginning of the covered patio.


Bryce shows off the new fireplace.


Drew's first haircut.


He loves to have his picture taken!


Becky, Brandi, and Denise living it up at the Wynn in Vegas.


Bryce hits the road.

The biggest development of 2008 has been the beginning of construction on the brand new Casa de Crane. After a few months of the planning process, it's pretty exciting to see some actual progress! So far, so good. We're very excited to move in this summer. Our current expected date of completion is early June. We'll post more pictures and updates as construction continues.

I've also included a picture of Drew's 1st haircut, which he got before Christmas. He did pretty well, although the whole event really only lasted about five minutes. He's pretty squirmy. He actually had a 2nd one last week, and the stylist was able to get a much better trim in this time.

The picture of me with my good friends Brandi and Denise was taken two weeks ago in Las Vegas. After 4 & 1/2 years as a mom, I finally bit the bullet and took off for a "Girls' Weekend" with my dear friends from MSU. All I can say is, why on earth did we wait so long? We had so much fun shopping, eating, seeing Le Reve at the Wynn, and catching up, we didn't even have time to gamble! We're definitely hoping to make this an annual event! Thanks to Stu, Kevin, and Brian, who stayed home and tended to the troops. You guys rock!

We're hoping everyone reading this is enjoying some springtime sunshine, and that the snow is melting away as we speak. We miss and love you all!