So I wiped the iPad and set up as new and it's been working a whole lot better. It was crashing on me a couple of times a day and it's now only crashed once... and that's when I basically was trying to crash it by opening a bunch of programs and switching back and forth really fast. Other than that it's working a whole lot better...
The other thing that may have contributed is I have a ton more available space on there now... I was a bit more selective in the apps I downloaded and haven't filled it with home movies and stuff yet. I know it's a good idea to have some free space although it's never been an issue before. It may have been some rouge app that I chose not to install, too.
Either way, doing much better as far as I can tell. I'll jump back in if anything changes or if I reinstall an app that takes it down again.