The Crawford Connection

Adam - Jr. High basketball

2010-01-23T14:23:00.002-06:00

Adam's team had a winning season and won the Cedar Creek Jr. High tournament. Way to go Adam! 12/09

Emma's EE Christmas dance

2010-01-23T13:47:00.002-06:00

Emerald Entertainers did a Christmas dance at the Cedar Creek basketball tournament. 12/09

2009-09-08T15:48:00.004-05:00

Cedar Creek played a jamboree at the La. Tech football field and the EE's got to perform. I have attached a picture and a video of their dance. She is the 3rd from the right in the video. Also I included pics from Adam's first game - he is #76.

2009-09-08T15:44:00.003-05:00

Moving right along.... here's our 1st day of school pictures. Emma performed with the EE's at opening assembly.....very cool way to start off high school, don't you think? You can really see here how much taller Adam is. Emma says she is "fun-sized"!!! (1st day - 8/17/09)

2009-09-08T15:36:00.003-05:00

Next, the Crawfords moved into the EE/Football zone. Adam started practicing for junior high football and Emma started practicing with the Emerald Entertainers. Here's a few pics from one of Adam's scrimmages.... he's #47 in these pictures.

2009-09-08T15:23:00.002-05:00

Whew! Where did the summer go??? I have been terrible and not posted anything since June... oh well. Here are a few pics from Emma's play Once Upon a Mattress. We had many friends and family come to see the performances. Here's Emma with the Mississippi Crawfords - Anna Catherine, Jackson, and Chloe, and Rick & Tracy behind. Aunt Kathy came up from Baton Rouge and Memaw came with her. Thanks to all who made the time to come. Emma had a ball and milked her scenes for all they were worth!!!! Don't you love her costume.....

2009-06-19T21:14:00.004-05:00

Emma got back from Emerald Entertainer dance camp Tuesday. She worked really hard and had a lot of fun. I filmed their home routine before they left for camp. They are wearing their new basketball uniforms - pretty spiffy!

Cedar Creek Talent Show

2009-04-25T16:44:00.004-05:00

Emma and her friend Saraf sang in the Cedar Creek Talent Show. They sang "For Good" from the musical Wicked. We saw the show in Birmingham, and would highly recommend it.

Easter

2009-04-23T19:43:00.003-05:00

Easter was cold and rainy, but we didn't let that get in the way. We had a great worship service at CCC and then went to Memaw & Papaw Orr's for lunch. Since everybody gets dressed and goes to church at a different time, I opted to take the "traditional" Easter picture at lunch. The kids are a little old to hunt Easter eggs, but still love to have chocolate candy!

Medieval Times - Dallas

2009-03-07T14:58:00.003-06:00

Adam's 6th grade class traveled to Dallas on Friday, February 27th to see Medieval Times. We had never been and it was quite an experience! Our black & white knight won and it was a lot of fun to cheer him on.

Birthdays!

2009-03-07T14:47:00.003-06:00

February is always a busy time - we start with Emma's birthday on the 6th and then move to Adam's on the 11th. They turned 14 and 12 this year - unbelievable. Where has the time gone? Emma celebrated with a slumber party with her friends and Adam had a bowling party at the new Tech bowling lanes with his friends. Both were tons of fun!

Coming Home play

2009-03-07T14:32:00.004-06:00

Emma was "Sally" in the play, Coming Home, put on by the Cedar Creek Drama Club. (Jan. 30-31) She was the only junior high student cast in one of the major roles, so needless to say, we were very proud! She did an outstanding job and is looking forward to her trying out for the next production!

Upward Basketball

2009-03-07T14:25:00.002-06:00

We had a great time playing Upward Basketball. Adam had two great coaches and enjoyed all the guys on his team. I guess I will have to admit that I'm glad the every Saturday ballgames are over. . .

2009-01-17T19:35:00.005-06:00

New Year's Eve was spent popping fireworks on Memaw & Papaw's dam. It was VERY COLD!!!! We had a bonfire and roasted marshmallows. Grandma & Grandpa got in on the fun, too. I bought a new camera (Merry Christmas to me!) and couldn't wait to try it out. Of course, in the dark and outside is probably not the best place to experiment with all the dials and buttons on a new camers, but I think the pictures turned out OK anyway. Happy 2009!

Christmas 2008

2009-01-05T21:03:00.002-06:00

We enjoyed Christmas Eve at home this year. I fixed supper for Memaw & Papaw, and Grandma & Grandpa. We opened a few presents, and enjoyed visiting with family. Christmas Day was spent with family at Memaw & Papaw's, and then we traveled to Zachary to celebrate with the Crawford clan. We had a busy holiday and enjoyed every minute of it!

Merry Christmas from the Crawfords

2008-12-12T19:01:00.003-06:00

Veteran's Day winner

2008-12-12T18:46:00.004-06:00

Emma won a Veteran's Day essay contest at school and was invited to read her essay to the local VFW group. She also won $25 - and of course she will spend the money on a Christmas present for her mama! (12/11/08)

LSU game - 11/22/08

2008-12-12T18:25:00.006-06:00

Dickie and Adam headed to Baton Rouge to go to the LSU-Ole Miss game with Christian and Luke Lewis. They had a blast! Thanks to Christian for arranging the trip!

The Beginning of Blogging

2008-11-25T16:58:00.001-06:00

I have succumbed to the peer pressure and have started a blog for the Crawfords. I make no promises on keeping it up-to-date -- I only promise to post when there is time. For those of you who haven't visited with us in a while, we have been in Ruston for a whopping 14 1/2 years. Emma is 13 (14 in February) and in the 8th grade, and Adam is 11 (12 in February) and in the 6th grade. Dickie is still at La. Tech as the Dean of Student Life. I have been with Lincoln HealthCare for the last 3 1/2 years as Director of Finance. Both children moved to Cedar Creek School last year and love it (as much as they can love school). Emma is singing with the high school ensemble and currently practicing for a play, Coming Home, on Jan. 30-31. She is also taking Japanese lessons and is very impressive with her vocabulary! Adam is playing Upward Basketball and loves to play the PlayStation and Wii. I guess that's a good intro for us. Stay tuned for more updates on our crazy schedule!