Happy Birthday Benjamin!

Soo...basically I feel like the worst wife ever! This morning Ben & I both got up and got ready for work...we were probably together an hour or so. And it was not until I came to work, sat down at my desk, and looked at the date on my calendar that I realized today is Ben's birthday! So then I text him, but I still feel like a bad wife! And he didn't even hesitate...he replied with the text "Even Naomi remembered before you!" I can't remember if it was last year or the year before that, but one year NOBODY told him Happy Birthday but me! But he is a trooper and didn't seem to care too much. But anywayz, I just want to say Happy Birthday to my baby! Today he is 22! (whew! he is getting old! haha jk) Here are some random facts about Benjamin Arden Barney:

1) He will not eat any type of chocolate, cake, etc. without milk.

2) He will not eat Mexican food without cheese on it.

3) He loves to cook. (Yay for me!)

4) He is a procrastinator...always waits till the last minute to do his homework.

5) He RARELY curses...if you hear him cuss that means he is REALLY mad.

6) He loves the outdoors...he would hunt, camp, etc. every day if he could.

7) He cannot sit still when talking on the phone...he paces back and forth from room to room.

8) Which brings me to my next point...he hates talking on the phone...which is ironic because that is what he does all day at his job!

9) He gives the best back massages and it works out great for me because he is so ticklish that he never wants me to give him massages back!

10) He is very competitive...in everything!

11) Someday he would like to have his own computer networking business.

12) And last, but not least, he is the love of my life and I couldn't ask for more!

Love you babe!

Bitter-sweet goodbyes...

Well... where do I start? We had a very eventful/emotional weekend. We took off a half day of work so we could head up to Show Low early for family pics (the WHOLE Crosby family!) Then the whole family went to Pizza Hut afterwards...and can I say WOW...I think we inhaled like 20 pizzas! Lol..but you know us Crosbys, we like to eat! :) It was so fun to be with family tho. Saturday morning we went Lyman Lake...Joel's last time wakeboarding for two years! We went straight from the lake to Round Valley to watch Eli play baseball. Saturday afternoon we went to the SRP Family picnic. That was lots of fun and good food! Saturday night Ben & I went spotlighting with Joel and Whitley and some others...I think we saw maybe two rabbits? Oh and we saw some baby rabbits but I refused to let anyone hurt them! Sunday was a very emotional day for me. Joel gave an awesome talk and then my sisters, my mom, and I sang a song. The Trek kids bore their testimonies and it was great. You could really feel the spirit the entire sacrament meeeting. Joel was set apart as a missionary Sunday afternoon and all of our family came. I was very overwhelmed...It didn't hit me till I looked around our PACKED living room, what a loving and supportive family I was born into. I just love 'em all! Sunday evening we had cake and ice cream for Alissa(June 10th) and my mom's(June 11th) brithdays and they opened some presents. And then I had to say goodbye to my brother...I couldn't stop crying...I know it's good he is going, its just very hard for me. We are very close. And I will probably continue to be emotional this entire week! But I know he will be such an awesome missionary and I am SO proud of him! He reports to the MTC in Provo on Wednesday. My parents and other siblings are on their way up there as we speak. I love you Joel!
My daddy wakeboarding & kneeboarding!





Ben wakeboarding...if you look close enough I think you can see him sticking out his tongue! (He does that when he concentrates) :P

Benjamin loves my dad's boat, but not as much as me! :)















Step 1: Bring knees up

Step 2: Sit down on the kneeboard

Step 3: Lay down on kneeboard

Step 4: Do the splits? It's official: Joel is a dork!

This one was my fav. Whitley is listening so intently to my dad who is telling her how to drive the boat :)

Eli plays second base! I thought it was funny that St. Johns was black and Round Valley was red.

Eli is at bat! He is so cute!

Joel and Whit

The birthday cake...I decorated it...don't be jealous of my creativeness! And yes, those are softballs

Blowing out the cake!

This is the outfit I got her. I think it's so cute...orange is her favorite color!

Eli posed for me... he is my buddy!

Ben & Joel look like they are very intrigued by the present opening...lol

I got my mom these cute sweat shorts...as per her request

I told my dad he could open his Father's Day present early since he is going on a 50-miler with Eli.