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Change: \ˈchānj\ v: to make different or become

Our Family has had many changes over the last few years. Ben graduated from WSU vet school two years ago, last year did an internship in Oklahoma, and this year, a fellowship in Oregon at Oregon State University. Each new chapter of our lives is exciting and brings new opportunities.  We love Oregon and all it has to offer, and are excited to see where next year takes us. Ben is working incredible hours, 355 days this year (those other ten will be spent in Utah with family!), but still manages to sneak in some time riding bikes with his kids and wrestling.

Cody (5) started kindergarten this year and loves it. Always ready for a good laugh, he loves others and is so much fun. He has so many passionate interests he is always pursuing and learning about I couldn’t even begin to list them (although anything that comes to mind when you think of 5-year-old little boys is definitely on the list). Currently, paper planes flood our garbage can and dinosaurs crowd the floors.

Macey (almost 4) started preschool. She has a sharp mind and a sensitive soul. She gets jealous that Cody has homework and typically requests some while he does his. She loves chocolate and blueberries almost as much as she loves playing with Cody and his friends or having one of her grandmas visit.

Mackayla (16 months) finally decided to walk this last month. As possibly all toddlers do, she has two sides to her personality: a sweet side and a spunky side. A passing dog is always a favorite distraction from an impending outburst, since she loves them dearly and they abound in Oregon. She also loves chocolate and blueberries (luckily, blueberries abound in Oregon too!).

I decided that running with children is again possible and ran a half marathon in September. Between caring for my own kids, volunteering in classrooms, babysitting a couple times per week, and watching my nursery babies on Sunday, I get my fill of children. It’s exhausting and it’s rewarding.

This Christmas, the change we are most grateful for are the events that changed the world, beginning in a stable. But what altered the world, can make our own lives different. Christ can motivate us to become better in a personal way. What a blessing. 

We hope you have a wonderful Christmas season!

Love, the Crosland’s