Meet the Krulls: Gary

Gary Freeman

Named after his dad, Gary Freeman Sr.

March 28

Married June 1, 2002

Likes:  fishing, skateboarding, running, hiking, not sitting around, beards

Dislikes:  mashed potatoes, hearing someone file their nails, wearing ties  

Favorite foods:  Sushi, ice cream, pizza

Krull Most Likely To... Fall Going Up Stairs

Heard Around the House: June 2012

Noah (showing me his lego creation)...

Me:  Wow, that looks great.

Noah:  It's okay, it looks kind of childish.

Strolling the zoo in a diaper... you know, just another Tuesday.

Mylie:  Hey mom, you're invited to my wedding someday.
Me:  Okay, thanks for that.

For the Grandmas:

Noah:  Mom, why does "Rex" hug people so much?  Is it a trick that "John" taught him or something?  He just won't stop hugging people.

(Note:  Names of both the dog and the owner have been changed to protect the innocent... and by the way, that was. not. hugging.)

You're Invited!

We have our first fundraiser planned for this coming weekend and we would love for you to join us!  Below is more information and a link to the Facebook invite.

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Plan a family night, date night, or night out with friends, but instead of spending your money at a restaurant, head over to Andy and Julie Sinks' house for a delicious home cooked Mexican food meal and dessert table full of tasty treats!

There is no set price for your complete meal, we only ask that you donate whatever amount you choose to help send The Krull family to Haiti. The Grove Church is sending their first ever missionary family to live in Haiti and work with the Good Neighbor Orphanage as well as host short term teams from The Grove.

There will be a donation jar for anonymous gifts, or donation forms to fill out if you would like a tax-deductible receipt.

**TWO DATES/TWO SEATING TIMES AVAILABLE**
Please comment below to what date and seating time you prefer, as well as how many in your party, so we can get an accurate head count. Please leave your email address and we will send a message with the Sinks' address.

Friday, June 29th: 5:30 or 6:15
Saturday, June 30th: 5:30 or 6:15

Feel free to invite a friend, or five ;) There is room for 44 people per seating time. This will be a restaurant atmosphere, with smaller tables, buffet, hostess... it will be awesome!

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click {HERE} for the Facebook invite

The Lemmon

Another weekend, another check off the ol' Arizona bucket list... today we conquered Mount Lemmon.    Not literally, of course.  We did not climb the 6,000 feet of elevation in the middle of the Arizona desert, we drove.  But to my credit, it was a really winding road, with lots of bicyclists to dodge.

This place is amazing.  In the middle of Tucson, the middle of the Arizona desert, sits Mount Lemmon. If you drive up, it is a high desert forest with pine trees and cool weather.  In the winter, there are some pretty great ski runs.  In the summer, you can still ride the lift and it is at least 25-30 degrees cooler than Phoenix.   We had gorgeous weather, ate lunch outside at the Iron Door, treated ourselves to some homemade fudge, and rode the lift.  Every Krull loved the lift, except for one tiny lady.  I spent the entire, entire, 15 minute ride down the mountain trying to keep her from flinging herself off the lift and plummeting 20 feet to the ground, or throwing my sunglasses, or her water bottle, or her precious binky, or my backback, or herself again, off the ride.  I had a supermom death grip on her and every time we passed people who were on their way up, I had to endure judge-y stink eyes, because clearly I was trying to traumatize my toddler.  She did succeed in giving her pacifier a good toss, but fortunately I didn't let her jump.  Presley and I were the last Krulls off the lift, and Gary and the big kids had a good laugh at us while waiting for our lift at the bottom... they could hear us coming from her death screams.  I jumped off, handed the baby to Gary, and told him "I'll laugh at this in ten minutes, but not yet."  It's funny now, but it was the longest 15 minutes ever!

Aside from those terrifying minutes, it was a great day as a family, and I'm so glad we were able to go!  

Meet the Krulls: Michaela

Michaela Reka

Middle named after her Great-Grandma Reka

born August 15

Married June 1, 2002

Likes:  reading, making things pretty, flip flops, chapstick

Dislikes:  all fruit, Walmart, talking on the phone

Favorite foods:  Mexican, Greek salad, dessert

Krull Most Likely To... Spill Food on Herself

Male Bonding

In an effort to do, see, and go to all of the places we love in Arizona before the big move rolls around, we have created a bucket list of sorts.  Number one on Gary's list was to visit the place he describes as one of his favorite places on earth, the Black River on the eastern side of the state.  Up until this point, this has been a man only fishing trip, one that he mostly did with Justin, one of his favorite friends.  Gary is pretty much a "hobbyist"... he has lots of hobbies, just not all at the same time.  But fishing?  Fishing never ever ever leaves his list of favorite pastimes.  Gary wanted to make sure to take Noah on a camping and fishing trip to the Black River before we left, and Father's Day weekend seemed like a fitting time to do it.

Gary put so much work into making this a really good first camping experience for Noah.  Noah was beyond thrilled.  Anything involving getting dirty, being outside, alone time with dad, and beef jerky, is a winning combination in Noah's book.

 I have just about two pictures from the last three months of Noah by himself.  He tells me he doesn't like having his picture taken anymore, and runs from the camera.  But give him a prop in the outdoors, and suddenly he's a ham again.  I knew he was faking it.

 I've heard no less than twenty stories from the 30 hours they were gone.  In addition to the fishing,  they spotted three bears, some bats, crayfish, lots of cool bugs, and a mockingbird.  I tried calling it a "mockingjay" but neither guy had any idea what the heck I was talking about.  

 I'm blogging this vicariously for Gary, as I am the designated writer in the family... but it is easy to see why he loves this place so much!

I'm so thankful for a husband who is a good dad.  And so thankful Gary and Noah could check this adventure off their list.

Happy Father's Day