The Smith Family

Off to Utah we go!

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December 26-January 2, 2009

We were so excited that we could travel up to Utah this year and visit my dad's side of the family. When I was a kid we always went to Utah the day after Christmas and stayed for the week. As my sisters and I got married and had children, it was more of a challenge to get there. But this year, Natalie, Meagan, and I and our families (except Scott had to work) took the time off and headed up to Utah with my dad and Mary.

We packed the car to the max and traveled for a long 12 hours!!!

Kylie, Jacey, and I rode with my dad and Mary. The girls were amazing. We stopped several times to eat and stretch our legs, but soon enough we were parked in front of my grandparents house in Bountiful, Utah. Grandma Drue greeted us with a large batch of homemade chicken noodle soup and hamburger soup. She could have fed an army. But it made good left-overs for the week.

Kylie was so excited to see her great grandparents. She quickly made herself at home spreading her toys around the house. Her she is posing with some of her new Christmas toys.

Most of my dad's siblings live in Utah and we are happy when they come to Grandma Drue and Grandpa Howards to visit when we are there.
Here is Jacey and my Aunt Jan.

We all stayed downstairs and the kids loved playing down there. They would make a royal mess but they thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Kylie and Brecken make themselves at home as they test the springs in the old orange chair. I'm pretty sure there are pictures of my sisters and I in this same orange chair doing the same thing. Good things never grow old.

One of the best parts of coming to Utah is the snow. I always say I would never want to live in it, but I love visiting each year. This year Kylie was very excited and even when we got home from Utah she asked why there was no snow in Arizona. She is very reminiscent of her fun times in the snow. Jacey, on the other hand, probably could have done without the snow. She hated putting on the entire snow outfit, but soon forgot when she got into the snow. She enjoyed it for about 10 min. Then she got cold and wanted to go back home. Luckily, my grandparents live directly across the street from the tubing hill and I could just walk her home and head back to the hill with Kylie and the gang.

Meagan and I took some amazingly cute pics of the girls. For some reason I think snow pictures are the best. Rosy cheeks and big grins!

We started the trip with the small hill. The kids loved going up and down several times. It was great because the kids carried their own tubes up and down. Kylie and her cousins had a blast. I did have to carry Jacey, though.

Jacey actually liked going down the hill. She would say, "again" each time we got to the bottom. Too bad she got cold, she may not have ever wanted to leave.

We love the trains.

Ready to go back to the warmth of the house.

I think Kylie has finally had enough. But just for the day!

We will be back.

The kids enjoyed being in thier first snowfall. Tasting the snow as it fell, and making footprints on the walkway.

It was a beautiful snowstorm. Painting the world white.

Like I said, I love to visit the snow!

Grandma Drue made us wonderful meals each night. We got spoiled, and I think I gained about 10lbs!

Kylie loved to help when she could. Here she watches as Grandma prepare the turkey for our Utah Christmas celebration with the entire family.

Kylie shows off her new gear.

Thanks Grandma Patti.

Each year we always end up heading to the bowling alley. None of us are professionals but we always have a fun time.

In the pictures above; Jacey and Grandma Mary, Heidi and Aunt Marilee, Jacob and Papa Kurt, and Karsten and Hudson.

Jacey enjoyed bowling for her very first time. We didn't let her play a whole game by herself, but she added some points onto Grandma Mary's score. Thanks Grandma. We had to have lots of patience, the ball took about 5 min to reach the pins!

Even Jacey was having a hard time waiting.

Jacey enjoyed watching all her cousins, too.

We decided that we were going to make the most of our trip to Utah, and we vowed to go tubing as much as we could. I think we went 4 times.

This time we went it was snowing while we tubed. It was a little cooler but everyone had fun anyways.

Some more cute pics of my adorable Kylie.

Brecken and Kylie prepare to go down the bigger hill this time.

They loved it.

This hill even had a jump down the middle of the hill and all the kids went down it. I was so impressed! I even was scared when I went on it. These kids have more guts than their parents.

The annual Christmas party. One week later, we are still celebrating Christmas. I love it!!

We each received a very generous gift from Grandma and Grandpa Richardson and then we played the wonderful white elephant game. Thanks to Kevin, I didn't end up with horrible sunglasses and got a fun kids game instead.

Each night of our trip, we spent hours playing the game Wolf. It was a blast. We were so glad to have Clay and Julie and their family spend so much time with us.

Jacey and Kylie enjoy the snow with their cousins in the backyard.

Family pic!

On about the third trip to the tubing hill, Kylie had had enough tubing and spent the time playing in the snow.

Still, so much fun.

The kids carried on the New Year's Eve tradition of banging pots and pans with noise makers and party hats. My grandma saves everything and if you could read the year on the hats you would see that it says 2000! Oh well, it is all the same to the kids. Also, it is a good thing they don't know how to read time, because we actually celebrated New Years at 9:00pm! They had no idea and then we had time to play games.

Another reason I love Utah, is that we play games till midnight every night. So much FUN!!!

Our final trip to the tubing hill.

Kylie, Grandma Mary, and Papa Kurt head down the hill.

We lined up for trains and the kids had a blast going down the hill in one long line of tubes.

Snowball Fight!

The Bountiful Temple is a beautiful view from my Grandparents house.

Snow Angels!

Then Papa Kurt helped us build a snowman with carrot hair, candy eyes, and a licorice mouth.

We had such a wonderful time in Utah, it was sad to leave. But, we hope to be back next year. Thank you to Grandma Drue and Grandpa Howard. We love you and will miss you tons.

It's Finally Christmas!!!

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Christmas Eve 2009

We started off with our traditional Christmas Eve party at the Smith's home. We ate, sang The Twelve Days of Christmas, acted out the nativity, and played a long game of white elephant. Everybody had a fun time.

Before it got too late, we went home to let Kylie and Jacey open one of their presents. They do not get to choose which one, I do. And guess what they got.....

Pajamas!!!

It looks like Santa came while everyone was sleeping.

We have to wake the girls up at about 6:30 to start our long, but extremely fun, day of Christmas celebrations.

The girls loved what they got from Santa and what Mom and Dad gave them, too.

They got a new play house and a new slide to add to their backyard jungle gym.

Then we headed over to Grandma and Grandpa Smith's to celebrate with them. The cousins are lining up youngest to oldest to head into the family room to see what their grandparents gave them.

We got spoiled, once again, by the Smith's and had a wonderful time with all our family.

Off to Maricopa we go.

At Grandpa Kurt and Grandma Mary's we start with a family picture. Its an easy way that Mary has created to ensure that we at least get a family pic once a year.

Aunt Natalie, Cullen, and Jacey

Grandma Mary and Jacey

The girls were so excited to open their presents. Kylie loved her ballet bag, apron set, and Tag leapster. Jacey got a big bouncy ball, doctor set, and new shoes.

One of Kylie's present's was a chest of dress-up clothes. She showed off each outfit and she even let Jacey try on one too.

They are indeed our little princesses!

I love this pic of Jacey posing with her cousins.

Lining up in front of their stockings from Grandma Mary and Papa Kurt.

Cullen, Jacey, Hudson, Karsten, Kylie, then Brecken.

Then for our final stop, we drove to Chandler to celebrate and eat dinner with Grandma Patti and Papa Dave.

The girls and Scott and I, are extremely lucky to have such wonderful parents and grandparents that spoil us rotten on Christmas.

All Dressed Up

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December 20, 2009

The girls show off their Christmas dresses.

You would think we torchered her to get her picture. She finally cheesed it up and I got some adorable pics.

I never did get the girls showing off their beautiful smiles at the same time.

Oh, well, still a very cute picture.

Fleming Family Christmas Party

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December 19, 2009

Here are some pics from the Fleming Christmas Party. We enjoyed our traditional feast of Mexican food and the White Elephant Gift Exchange.

Jacey and Cully

Jacey thinks she is so big, when in actuality, Cullen is just about her same size.

Thanks for the fun presents!

A busy day

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December 17, 2009

Today was a busy, fun day. I was glad to be on Christmas break from school so that I could attend Kylie's preschool Christmas party. They had tons of fun.

They had a visit from santa, played games, made gingerbread houses with graham crackers, frosting, and candy, and they even put on a performance singing Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer. Kylie has a blast at preschool and has so many friends there. Jacey was glad that she could join in on the fun.

Kylie is so photogenic and so cute!!!

The girls came home and that night had a blast riding on the quad.

Then they enjoyed a view from the top of the closet. Thanks, daddy!

Then Jacey decided to end the night with a second bath. I told you she was the curious one. Or maybe just determined.

The Desitin Incident!

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December 16, 2009

So, Jacey is our curious child. She loves to "discover". This time she apparently discovered where I keep the desitin. I believe she thought it was lotion and proceed, as you can see, to plaster it all over her face and hands. Luckily, the only piece of furniture was the little rocker in their room. The desitin came off the chair quite nicely but not off of Jacey. She had just had a bath and she needed another one since that awful smell is so hard to remove. She is quite the character.

My First Soccer Trophy

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December 13, 2009

Kylie was very excited to receive her very first trophy. We went to the park with the team and had a barbecue and played, then the coach handed each child their trophy and said one nice thing about each of them. He said Kylie was always smiling and that he didn't think she could ever be mean. How sweet!

Mom and Dad are so proud of you, Kylie.

Winter Dance Performance

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December 13, 2009

Kylie has been able to take a dance class at Royal Dance Works. Her class is two hours long but they learn all styles of dance; ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, and a little tumbling. The studio put on a little winter show for all the parents and it was adorable. Here is Kylie and Madison with their outfits and hair all done for the performance.

We think these girls are so cute!!!

Last Soccer Game

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December 12, 2009

Kylie had so much fun playing soccer this season. She enjoyed meeting new friends, Coach Ryan, and being on the same team as her good friend Taylor. She kicked the ball a few times, but mostly liked to run around with the crowd. And she enjoyed being a goof ball on the sidelines.

Scott and I thoroughly enjoyed watching our sweet Kylie play soccer. Jacey would have much rather been playing than watching, but that time will soon come.

Thanks to all who helped with her team and came to watch her play, you made it a great experience.

Faas Family Christmas Party

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December 6, 2009

This year we started off our marathon of Christmas parties with the Faas Family Christmas Party. The highlight of the evening is always the arrival of Santa. Thanks to Great Grandma and Grandpa Faas and Santa for the fun presents.

Jacey sat on Santa's lap but was still not so sure of him. She got her present and soon hopped off his lap and onto Mom's. Kylie was happy to tell Santa what she would like for Christmas. This included a purse and a bracelet. Simple enough!
Kylie and Grandma Patti.

The Tree is Up!

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December 2, 2009

We were able to put up the Christmas tree and decorations today. Kylie just can't get enough of Christmas time. It makes it so much fun for all of us to see her excitement with this wonderful time of year.

It's Christmas Time!

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December 5, 2009

You know its that Jolly time of year, when the aprons go on and and the ovens get heated and lots of good desserts are ready to eat. This is our third annual Christmas Bake Off with Mary, my sisters, and I. This year my wonderful grandma Drue from Utah was able to join in our baking adventures. As you can see we make a lot. This year we chose to do peanut butter with chocolate star cookies, pumpkin cookies, chocolate covered pretzels with M&Ms, cinnamon rolls, fudge balls, and of course for the kids we did frosted sugar cookies and they decorated Gingerbread houses. We always have a wonderful time and try to share the wealth with our friends and neighbors.

While we were baking and thought Jacey was taking a nap, we soon found out what she was really up to....

Covering herself and the entire room with makeup!!!!!

Luckily, my dad took it with a smile and it all pretty much cleaned up. Next time I will make sure she is snoring before I assume she is asleep!

We can't wait for Christmas to come.

I love my girls!

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December 2, 2009

I love my sweet girls, and most of the time they love each other too.

Thanksgiving

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November 26, 2009

Thanksgiving is a full day of fun for our family. We start out by going to Grandma Suzie and Grandpa Sherm's house for a breakfast of burritos and french toast. Then we head over to the park and try to burn off some calories with a rousing game of football. It is tons of fun. We usually have enough people for 2 teams, each with at least 15 players. All ages are welcome to play. We also have a crowd to cheer us on. We normally nominate a MVP. This year I am not sure who ended up with that title. This year our team even had a real quarterback, thanks to Adam, Kaitlyn's boyfriend. We have a great time and look forward to the game each year. We ended the day with a wonderful Thanksgiving feast at Papa Kurt and Grandma Mary's house. It was delicious.

Jacey enjoyed "driving" to the park on her Daddy's lap. This seems to be one of her favorites lately. She sees Scott's 4 runner and says "I ride" Which means "I want to drive"

Jacey playing with Cullen.

Some of the adults who did not play football took the kids over to the park.

Jacey loves the slide.

Then Grandpa Kurt worked with Kylie and her baseball skills. This is one of the cousins favorite things to do with Papa Kurt.

Our little Fans!

Kylie and Amy.

New Family Pics

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November 21, 2009

We were finally able to get together to take pictures with Grandma Patti and Grandpa Dave and the family. It has been at least 12 years since we last did family pics. Natalie had her sister-in-law take them out at their house. They turned out wonderful. Take a look!

Here is the gang.

Grandma Patti and Papa Dave with all the Aunts, Uncles, and cousins.

The cousins

Here are my sisters and I having a fun time.

Whitney, Meagan, Kaitlyn, Me, Natalie, and Rachelle.

Yes, there were no boys.

It was a slumber party all the time growing up.

Steve and Ashlee get married, finally!

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November 6, 2009

Congratulations to Steve and Ashlee! We are so excited to be a part of your special day. The girls loved being able to get dressed up and dance and celebrate with you.

Here are some pics, highlighting the fun time we had.

Jacey loved the food and the dance floor. Even though it was a little nerve racking since it was so close to the pool. Fortunately, there were no mishaps for our family. Just one child fell in, guess who, Shane. At least it was at the steps. :)

The girls loved that they were able to hold Ashlee's bouquet. Ashlee you are such a great Aunt.

Halloween Adventures!

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Our family likes to take full advantage of Halloween and tend to hit as many parties as possible. So here is how we celebrated Halloween 2009.

Kylie started it off with a bang at her preschool Halloween Party. Here she is posing with cousin Shane. He wanted him and Kylie to either be a Prince and a Princess or a Football player and a cheerleader. As you can see, Kylie chose to be a cheerleader and that meant Shane would be a football player. And of course we had to support our Arizona Cardinals!
October 30, Then we moved on to dance class where the kids were able to show off their costumes and did a parade down to Target. Kylie has a wonderful, energetic dance teacher whom she loves.

Straight from dance, we drove down to Chandler and joined my family at Natalie's Trunk or Treat.

Jacey liked to carry the bucket when it was empty, but then it got too heavy for her. She did very well going up and asking for candy. She even said thank you, sometimes.

The girls and Papa Dave.

Grandma Patti and all the cousins.

Hudson, Kylie, Jacey, Cullen, Brecken, and Karsten

October 31

Finally it is Halloween night.

We put on the costumes, once again, and headed down to Brent's house for some Trick-or-treating.

Becca, Kylie, Kelsi, and Jacey enjoy the hay ride to all the houses.

Then they decided the Rhino was much more fun to ride in.

Grandma Suzie and Jacey, Kylie, and Kelsi.

Finally, a family photo.

Halloween is always so much fun and we get way too much candy.

Mom gets into Nursing School!!!!

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Life is going to be a little crazier around the Smith house. I have thoroughly enjoyed my four months off from work and school, but am now excited and a little scared to finally begin my nursing career. Banner Health has accepted me into the Nurse Fellows program and I am starting school next week, October 19. It is four 8 hour days a week. (plus studying time) It is going to be a challenge and a half. But, I have a wonderful husband and family who are willing to share in the childcare and house care responsibilities. I am so grateful for this opportunity.

First Soccer Game

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October 17, 2009

Kylie had her first soccer game today! She did great. It is always entertaining to watch these 4 and 5 year olds play. When we first arrived, I was shocked to see how big the field was. To me it seemed almost full length. But, Kylie ran back and forth with her team and was always in the pack around the ball, even though I'm pretty sure she was just fine not actually kicking it. She even got a chance to throw the ball in.

FUN!

Here is Kylie and Taylor White enjoying their time off the field.

October Carnival

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October 16, 2009

The church across the street puts on a fun October carnival each year. It is free admission and this year we bought the girls wrist bands so they could ride as many rides as possible. The did the carousel, boats, motorcycles, mini roller coasters, train, and the big slide. Kylie loved the slide and went down all by herself. It was a fun time and Jacey can't wait till she is big enough to do all the rides, too.

Pumpkin Patch

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October 15, 2009

Kendra and I took the girls to Old Macdonalds Farm's Pumpkin Patch.

The girls had fun seeing all the animals and taking a hay ride to pick out their pumpkins. Here are some cute pics.

Uncle Tom's Hat

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October 4, 2009

Here is Jacey sporting her Uncle Tom's hat.

A little bit about Jacey:

She is adventurous.

Loves to play outside.

Has NO fear.

Loves all the men in her life.

And of course, her mommy.

Thinks she is as old as Kylie.

Says, "Why?" (Even though she is way too young to be starting this one, and I don't think she knows exactly what it means. But it is funny anyways.)

A happy fun loving spirit.

We love her so much!

A little Get Away

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October 2, 2009

This weekend we were able to send Jacey off to Kaitlyn and take the big girls on a short trip to Katie's cabin just north of Payson. We stopped at our usual eating places, Pizza Factory and The Pine Deli. We had a fun time, just lounging around and enjoying the amazing cool weather.

Here are the girls riding the mechanical horses while we were waiting for our pizza.
Then we went for a drive to look for elk. We didn't see any, but the girls had fun in the car, anyway.
It is so much fun to be able to just get away for an overnight every once in a while.

The Park

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October 2, 2009

Just some cute pics of the girls and Madison and Kendra at the park.

Kylie gets her first tooth filling.

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October 1, 2009

Poor Kylie got her first filling today, and this is what she looked like after the shot.

She did amazing. She didn't cry at all and the doctor said she was the best little girl.

First Soccer Practice

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September 29, 2009

Kylie joined her first soccer team with her friend Taylor White.

I decided to sign her up and did so without informing her. I thought she would love it. But, when I told her, she said she did not want to play soccer. She even didn't want to go shop for NEW cleats, shin gaurds, and ball. I was still going to make her try it though. After all, I had already paid for her to play. Anyways, we took her to her first practice, and afterwards she informed me, "I LOVE IT, I LOVE IT, I LOVE IT"

Thank goodness.

Isn't she the cutest soccer player you have ever seen.

Australia Souveniers

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September 27, 2009

This September Grandpa Kurt and Grandpa Mary had the opportunity to go to Australia. They did not forget the grandkids while on their trip and brought them home souveniers to remind them of the Outback.

Kylie got a kangaroo with the Australia flag.

All the grandkids, minus Cullen, showing off their new treasures. Each grandchild also got some Australian money, which Kylie put straight into her piggy bank.

After viewing photos of the Australian adventures, the kids enjoyed playing with their grandparents. We are so lucky to have such wonderful grandparents that love and adore their grandkids and love to entertain them. I speak for all the kids parents, thanks for the needed break.

Preschool Crafts

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September 24, 2009

Here is Kylie showing off one of her many preschool crafts. Elephant ears for the letter E. Kylie has been able to attend Miss Wendy's Alphabet Buddies preschool class. She loves it. And she is learning a ton. Miss Wendy is so creative and fun. We are so glad to have found such a great place for Kylie to begin her learning career.

Kylie likes to be a photographer as well. She is actually pretty good sometimes. It seems to be the only way that I appear in photos.

The Phoenix Zoo

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September 23, 2009

The girls and I enjoyed a fun trip to the zoo with Meagan and Hudson.

The girls favorite areas were the monkey exhibit and the water splash pad.

We were fortunate enough to be able to catch a glimpse of the tiger, too!

The Princess Ball

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September 19, 2009

Our Stake puts on an Annual Princess Ball every fall. This was the first year that Kylie and I convinced Scott that he needed to take her. He gladly accepted. :) Kylie had a blast. She got all dressed up and I did her hair like a princess and off they went. There were crafts and dancing and even a King and Queen. (who happened to be Grandma and Grandpa Smith) Kylie even had her name called for a royal entrance. Hopefully next year Jacey will be big enough and can have just as much fun as Kylie did. Thanks Daddy!

Eww Gross!

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August 31, 2009

Every time Jacey goes outside, she thinks it is a blast to bathe herself in the dog's water. Disgusting!

This time she got especially soaked. And she loved it!

Born to shop!

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August 24, 2009

We were at Payless Shoes shopping for Kylie, and Jacey was doing a little shopping of her own.

Isn't it 115 degrees outside?

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August 4, 2009

Just some cute pics of the girls playing dress-up with some of their winter gear. They crack me up!

Just adorable!

SO SILLY!

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July 25, 2009

Thanks to Brecken's Costume/Birthday party we captured this cute pic of Jacey in Uncle Abe's wig. She is such a cutie, even with ridiculous hair.

The Annual Smith Family Cabin Trip

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July 15-22, 2009

A few days after returning home and just enough time to do some laundry, we repacked and headed up to Prescott to enjoy our annual Smith family cabin trip. We are blessed to have family that we enjoy doing so many fun things with. This year was especially a treat because Scott's sister Kristen and her family were moving back to the United States and were able to join us. Megan is just a year older than Kylie and they seem to be best buds when they are able to be with each other. We love lounging around and taking in the fresh air while eating as much as we can. Enjoy the pics of our fun time.

Kylie and Megan

Megan, Kylie, Hailey, and Justin

We did a little more fishing on this trip too. Scott was able to join us this time and he loves to fish. He brought poles for the kids to use and taught them how to reel it out into the water. They seemed to have a good time.

What a model. She seems to like to pose for pictures, lately.

Grandpa Sherm took the kids out on a hike. Notice no quotation marks this time. This was a true hike down to the old mines. Which we never ended up finding. But it was still fun anyway. It took a little bit of pushing and proding to keep them moving but we finally made it back in just under 2 hours!!!

Grandpa keeping Kylie moving.

She is still smiling! (But not for much longer) Next time a shorter hike might be good.

It is always fun to ride in the back of the truck. We were headed down to the lake and the girls thought they were so big to be able to sit in the bed with the dogs. Gotta take some risks some times, right?

Down by the lake.

Kylie, Me, Hailey, Uncle Steve, and 'soon to be Aunt' Ashlee

Hailey, Kylie, and Becca trying to stay dry!

The Talent Show!

Kylie and Megan did a ballet dance together with the help from cousin Ashley.

Kylie enjoyed watching her other cousins perform, as well.

This is not the best picture, but I had to include it because it represents Jaceys involvement in the Talent Show. Jacey joined everybody's performances by adding in some of her own moves. It was hilarious to watch her. In fact she got quite upset when we tried to stop her.

This is all the performers in the Talent Show. Yes, I was a performer. I danced the Hoedown Throwdown with Amy, Ashley, and Ashlee. It was a blast.

The kids enjoyed the Rhino, even whem it wasn't moving.

Grandma Susie, Megan, Kylie, and Hailey

Cousins forever!

Aunt Ashlee and the girls.

Mommy and the girls.

Kylie and Jacey had fun playing in the loft and watching movies.

But I guess the fun has to end at some time.
Good Night Girls!!

Again, we had a wonderful time with all the family and can't wait till next year.

Pinetop, Arizona

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July 7-12, 2009

This year we were able to go on a family trip with Grandpa Dave and Grandma Patti. A wonderful family and long time friends of theirs were gracious enough to let us use their cabin in Pinetop. We were all very excited to escape the summer's heat and enjoy the outdoors with cooler weather. We did many fun things while we were there, but most of all enjoyed just being with the entire family.

Meagan and I drove up together since both our husbands had to work during the week. They joined us on the weekend. Here are the kids jammed into the backseat. I'm surprised they even fit in the car. You would have thought we were moving by the amount of stuff each of us had packed. But, you know me, I never want to forget anything. And, of course, I always bring the "what ifs".
The drive is supposed to take about 4.5 hours, but somehow it took us like 6!!! And, Jacey only slept for about 1 hour the entire trip. Oh, well. Thank goodness for the portable DVD.

But we finally arrived and the rest of the cousins were happy to see us.

The rest are pics of some of our fun adventures!

Grandpa teaching Kylie how to fish. Daddy hadn't yet arrived, otherwise, she would have had double the education.

Once she learned, her and grandma chatted while they waited patiently for a bite. Unfortunately, one never came.

The rest of us enjoyed the freezing cold water of the river. Jacey was the first to get wet and the rest followed.

The wonderful firefighters of Pinetop guided us on a tour of the station and the kids thought it was a blast. Kylie did not want to dress up, but she was happy to pose with Karsten and Brecken.

They even gave the kids pretend fire hats.

Kylie standing next to one of the firetrucks. Look at how big the tires are!

Grandma Patti and Jacey and Cullen.

Gotta love the Leapster!

Dancing on the deck waiting for everyone to go on a walk.

Sweet Jacey

The kids made their own binoculars with help from Aunt Meagan. They used them to search for creatures and nature on their "hike".

We found a hula hoop in the closet, and Kylie insisted on trying it out. By the end of the week, she was pretty good at it. Everyone tried it out, including Grandma, Natalie, Meagan, and I. It was hilarious!! I wasn't quite as good as I thought I was. Infact, I could barely keep it goin for more than a few turns. :)

Of course, we had to take the bath shot.

By the end of each day, the kids were a mess and were in desperate need of a good clean up.

Uncle Tom knew of a cool conservatory place. (Not sure of the name) We walked around and learned some interesting history of the area and found some neat nature wonders.

Kylie learned about how bark can smell like ice cream and tried it out herself.

Uncle Tom taking a teaching moment. The kids enjoyed the learning opportunities.

We are so happy to have such wonderful cousins that are our best friends too!

Kylie showing off her cute self.

After our little hike, we took the kids to McDonalds to get ice-cream cones. Each of us ordered and Tom was last. Not knowing the different size cones, he ordered Brecken a kiddy size. This is what the rest of us got.....

Needless to say, Tom had to order a new one for Brecken. His reaction was priceless though. We all had a good laugh.

Then we enjoyed the go-carts at the local family fun park.

The guys had a race of their own.

And, of course, us girls had to also. My cart was way slower than the rest. I got jipped. Natalie won. Better luck next time, I guess.

Jacey enjoyed the old, stationary karts. They were just as fun as the real thing for her.

The race is on!!!

We had a wonderful trip and can't wait for next summer to hopefully enjoy another family adventure.

Fourth of July *

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Happy Independence Day and Happy Birthday Papa Kurt!

We started the day off bright and early for a pancake breakfast and parade with the Rose Garden Ward.

Then we continued on down to Maricopa to celebrate with Papa Kurt, Grandma Mary, and the rest of the gang.

Family Pic!

And of course we enjoyed the pool.

And the slide!!! WOOO HOOO!

Jacey even enjoyed the slide with her dad.

All the cousins

Brecken, Jacey, Hudson, Kylie, and Karsten (Cullen is hiding behind Karsten)

CHEEEEESE!

We have to get the annual photo op!

Finally, we went to the park nearby and enjoyed a wonderful Fireworks show!

Happy Fourth of July!

Summer Fun

2010-01-10T20:12:00.000-08:00

June 30, 2009

During the summer, the girls enjoy going to the splash pad at Desert Ridge. I enjoy eating Paradise Bakery while the girls run around in the water. It took Jacey a little bit of time to realize how fun the water was, but once she was in I couldn't get her to go home.

Kylie and Jacey also enjoy eating the cookies from Paradise Bakery. No worries about the mess though, I just send them back into the water.

YUMMY!

The Richardson Family Camping Trip.

2010-01-06T19:42:00.000-08:00

June 25-28, 2009

This year for our annual camping trip with Papa Kurt and Grandma Mary we went to a place near Clints Well. It was a ton of fun. The weather was great and the kids had a blast with all the dirt. I have selected several pics that give just a glimpse of the good times we had.

Scott and Jacey exploring the great outdoors. Up on the shoulders keeps her a little cleaner.

Jacey loved to get in the Rhino both when it was going and when it was parked. In fact, she would cry if someone took the Rhino out for a ride without her.

Kaitlyn, Jacey, and Kylie just relaxing in this nice cooler weather. Rather be here, than in Phoenix right now.

What a cute camper!

At night, when all the parents were ready to relax, we put on a movie in the trailer and all the cousins would climb on the hide-a-bed and enjoy the movie. That is what was supposed to happen. Most of the nights we dont really know what went on in there. We just heard lots of giggles and playing. Oh, well. At least we knew where they were and they were having fun.

Scott took the kids for many rides in the Rhino.

Grandma Mary and Kylie

Mommy and the girls.

Apparently, Jacey thought the Rhino needed a little work done to it.

During the afternoon one day, we took the kids for a "hike". Natalie created a fun scavenger game for things around the woods. The kids searched for pine cones, pine needles, flowers, and other things. It was super fun for the kids and very relaxing for the adults.

Kylie found some pine needles.

Observing some worms hidden under a rock. Yuck!

More adventure on our "hike".

Aunt Natalie, Karsten, Brecken, and Kylie.

Gotta look cute even when your camping.

This was Jacey's eating arrangement. She sat on top of the table, away from all the dogs.

Where's Jacey?

...............

Under the Trailer!!!!

Jacey and Bailey. Bailey's hoping for a little game of fetch.

The wonderful Water Gun Fight.

A little dirt never hurt!

The minute the girls stepped out of the trailer this is how they looked.
A good sunscreen and dirt mixture all over their face.

Goof Ball!

Brecken and Kylie.

Uncle Abe caught a lizard and shared it with Jacey. She didn't seem to mind that much.

Just relaxing.

At the end of each day, camping turned out to be very exhausting.

But sooooo much fun!!!!!

!The Cutest Little Tap Dancer!

2009-10-14T15:01:00.000-07:00

June 13, 2009

Recital Time!

Kylie has been taking dance at Devney's Dance Academy for 10 months. She is in a 3-4 yr old combo class where she gets to learn both tap and ballet. She has made some new friends and really enjoys herself.

I am very proud of her and love to watch her dance.

The bunches of pictures are proof.

Here is Kylie in her dance costume.

They danced to "Put on a Happy Face", it was so cute.

Kylie getting ready.

Lots and lots of hairspray!

Driving to the recital.

She hasn't even danced yet and she's already tired.

She woke up immediately as we arrived at the school where she was performing.

The girls in her class.

Cosette, Elea, Madison, Kylie, Sailor, and Berkley

The Four Amigos!

On stage.

I didn't get a good picture during her individual class performance but I snapped this one during the finale.

Your a Star!

Mommy and Daddy are so PROUD!

Best Buds.

Kylie and Madison

Thanks to all who were able to come and support Kylie!

Kylie and Papa Dave

Always a challenge to get these two together to take a picture.

Friends Forever!

2009-10-14T14:48:00.000-07:00

June 5, 2009

Thanks to Nicole, I was able to get together with my old highschool friends. It is always so much fun to reminesce about old times, and chat about our families and future. We are hoping to make this a tradition to get together about every three months or so. Hopefully, we stick to it.

(left to right)

Me (Nichole), Natalie, Bethany, Jenny, Mckenna, and Nicole.

Here are some of our kids, at least those that were still awake.

Brecken, Kylie and Jacey, Canon, and Karsten

Jacey was in the mood to be in front of the camera, so I took advantage and clicked this super cute pic of her.

Memorial Day Weekend

2009-10-13T14:29:00.002-07:00

May 25, 2009

Happy Memorial Day!!

Today, to celebrate, we went over to Brad's house with the rest of the Smith gang for a day of swimming and food.

The girls enjoyed both!

YUMMMY!! WATERMELON!!!

Jacey was head to toe covered in watermelon juice. Nothing like the pool for a bath.

May 23, 2009

On Saturday, we traveled down to Maricopa to enjoy my Dad's new pool!! We were all so excited to try out the new slide and play on the two bahama steps. The water was a little chilly but it was hot outside, so it didn't keep anyone from enjoying the water.

Kylie just helping keep an eye out on Jacey.

Yeah Kylie! She is becoming an excellent swimmer.

Enjoying the sun!

Here is Kylie getting ready to go down the slide. She was the first grandkid to go down the slide all by herself. She had her boogie board to help keep her up once she hit the water.

The slide is quite the adventure for these little kids. I even got a thrill going down myself.

Just like old times.

Papa Kurt gave all the kids rides all around their backyard.

I remember my grandpa wheeling us around on wheel barrow rides.

Kylie and Brecken getting the ride of their life.

Just Lounging

2009-10-10T16:24:00.001-07:00

April 29, 2009

I just thought this picture was so cute. Jacey just hanging out and relaxing, watching a little TV. She has assumed the position of her father. She thinks it is so funny to steal his spot on the couch. She does a pretty good impression of him. :)

Bath Time

2009-09-26T21:34:00.000-07:00

Being new to blogging, I'm not quite sure if this is an appropriate picture but I decided to post it anyways.

April 29, 2009

Jacey has decided that her climbing adventures will now include bath time. She thinks it is hilarious to climb upon the little soap shelf. I'm am so afraid she will slip and fall and crack her head open. But there is no fear in that little girl. Just curiosity. She thinks she is so clever.

I just have to laugh sometimes at the new things she will try.

Never a dull moment with our little Jacey.

Grandpa Howard's 80th

2009-09-26T21:27:00.000-07:00

April 25, 2009

Happy Birthday Grandpa Howard!

This weekend was very special. I was able to head up to Utah with my dad and sister Meagan (the kids and husbands stayed home) to celebrate my grandpa's birthday. It was a special time. We all shared our many happy and spiritual and uplifting memories of our grandpa. I shed a few tears of joy for the love that my grandpa has for his kids and grandkids. I was so excited to see all our family that we so rarely get the chance to visit. Most everybody was able to make the event.

Thanks to all who put so much time and effort into getting us all together, so we could share such a wonderful time.

Just Me and the Dogs

2009-09-26T21:23:00.000-07:00

April 18, 2009

Once again, we have a picture of Jacey just hanging out with Bailey.

Like I said before, her favorite thing is to be outside and she could care less about the weather or dirt or anything.

She just loves her puppies and the sun.

Jacey Lynn

2009-09-26T21:21:00.000-07:00

April 17, 2009

Just a super cute pic of my baby girl,

We love you, Jacey!

Easter Sunday

2009-09-26T20:59:00.000-07:00

April 12, 2009

Easter Sunday

Kylie and Jacey with their Easter baskets.

Jacey is always so happy when she can get the same thing as her big sis.

The Easter Bunny spoiled the girls.

The Easter Bunny also hid a few eggs around the house for Kylie and Jacey to find.

Below is pictures of them looking for their eggs then finding the money inside.

Woohoo, what a treat!

In our Easter Dresses.
Kylie - 4 years

Jacey - 14 months

I can never get them together anymore.

Thanks for trying, Kylie.

Mom and the Girls

Daddy and the Girls

After church, we had our annual Easter celebration in our backyard.

A little food and a big Easter Egg Hunt.

Thanks to Scott, our backyard is always perfect for this fun event.

Here the kids are waiting to be released to search for their eggs.

Grandma Suzie had them singing songs to keep them distracted, it worked great.

Then the hunt was on. Each child got to find eggs filled with candy plus a chocolate easter bunny.

Fun stuff.

Grandma Mary and Jacey

Jacey pretty much got the gist of the hunt. She especially loved the candy inside.

Kylie, of course, was running all around finding as many as she could. She is a little competive.

Jacey and her filled basket

Kylie sorting out the goods.

It was a fun memorable Easter, once again!

Easter Celebration in Maricopa

2009-09-26T13:13:00.000-07:00

April 10, 2009

Our Easter extravaganza started off with a bang as we traveled down to Grandpa Kurt and Grandma Mary's house for a full day of fun.

The kids start off with a easter basket hunt, that Grandma and Grandpa have made for each of them. Kylie was happy to help Jacey locate hers. Candy and little toys filled each basket. Kylie even got a fun princess puzzle.

Then they got to dye easter eggs.

We have started a new tradition, an annual Easter Egg Race. The kids loved it. There were a few, to say the least, mishaps. Hudson went to chase his and accidentaly stepped on it. Karsten kept throwing instead of rolling his egg. Kylie and Brecken followed all the rules but still ended up with less eggs than they started with.
Lots of Laughs.

Waiting to start the Egg Hunt.

On your mark, Get Set, ........

GO!!!!!

Kylie found tons of eggs. We lost track of how many, but she came home with a load of candy.

Baseball Game!

Uncle Tom and Grandpa Kurt helped the kids take turns batting.

Kylie surprised me at how well she could hit the ball. Yeah!

Just Relaxing.

Playing in Grandpa and Grandma's unfinished pool.

We can't wait for it to be done. We just wished we lived a little closer.

All in all, it was a successful day of fun!

Dyeing Easter Eggs

2009-09-26T12:56:00.000-07:00

April 9, 2009

Kylie and Shane were able to dye easter eggs with Grandma Suzie.

Of course, there didn't seem to be enough eggs to dye.

They had a good time.

(Jacey was sleeping, thank goodness)

Thanks Grandma.

It's My Party!

2009-09-25T14:13:00.001-07:00

April 4, 2009

Today we celebrated Kylie and Becca's 4th Birthday.

We decided this year to do the girls party at the Scottsdale Train Park. Lots of family and friends were able to come out and make their day special. The weather was nice except for the tremendous amount of wind. We could hardly keep anything on the tables. Oh well, at least it wasn't hot. I took about a million pics, so I tried to just pick a few to summarize the party. (It is still a lot).

Here are just some fun pictures of some of the people who came.

Becca, Madison, Kylie, Brynlee, Isaac, & Emma

I love this picture.

We tried to get all the kids to take a picture together and it is just hilarious.

At the train park we were able to ride the train and the carousel. The kids also had fun just playing in the grass and flying a kite.

Waiting for the train!

(From Top Left to Bottom Right)

Shane, Kelsi, Luke, Kylie, Madison, Brecken & Kylie, Brynlee, Kyle, Emma & Valerie, Uncle Stevo and Jacey.

On The Train.

Emma, Brynlee, Kylie, & Madison

This is in the tunnel.

We told them to scream since it was all dark.

Waiting to ride the carousel.

Jacey waiting to ride too.

This is Jacey doing her quirky dance moves. So silly!

Sportin' the Cards gear. Thanks Grandpa.

Grandma Mary and Kylie

Uncle Steve with Kylie and Luke

CAKE TIME

Kylie and Becca wanted a Princess party so I did my best to make a cake that matched. Not too pretty but really yummy.

Trying to light the candles was a feat but she finally got them blown out herself and dug in. She ate her share then Brecken gladly took over.

Presents!!!!!

Kylie was spoiled once again. To name a few, she got a princess tutu, money, bracelets, coloring stuff, play-doh, and much more.

What a lucky girl to have such wonderful family and friends.

Happy Birthday Kylie!!!

We love you tons.

Kylie's B*Day!

2009-09-24T22:30:00.000-07:00

March 30, 2009

Happy Birthday Kylie!!!

Even though we are going to have a party for Kylie in a week, I still wanted to let her have her very own special day. She got to eat one of her favorite breakfast foods on her new birthday plate, then for morning dessert she had a homemade sugar cookie, also her favorite. Especially pink. (don't ya love the morning bed head)

Scott and I wanted to give Kylie her present today. So, to make it more exciting we made her wait inside, then close her eyes as she walked outside to find her ............

New Bicycle!!!!!

(I'm not sure if she was more excited about the bike or the balloon)

Have Fun, Kylie.

Later that night we took Kylie to Peter Piper Pizza with the rest of the Smith gang. All in all, I would say she had a great birthday.

Bouncy House!

2009-09-24T22:04:00.000-07:00

March 21, 2009

At cousin Hailey's birthday party, Jacey got to go in the big bouncy house. And she LOVED it. As you can see from the pics, she laughed the whole time and really enjoyed being able to be with her cousins. We had to drag her out.

Kelsi and Jacey

YEAH!!!!!!!

Look at me, I'm so big.

Playing with the Dogs.

2009-09-24T21:32:00.001-07:00

March 14, 2009

Jacey just loves to be outside. Thank goodness the weather is still nice. She doesn't care though about dirt, germs, or anything else nasty. Just to have fun and explore.

Here she is with the dog collar. She seems to think it tastes good. YUCK!

Here she is with Bo and Bailey searching for who knows what.

Great Grandparents

2009-09-24T21:18:00.000-07:00

March 6, 2009

Kylie and Jacey's Great Grandparents came to visit Maricopa this weekend. We are always so glad when we get to see them. We were able to take a few photos of all the grandkids and each Great Grandparents. In order from left to right, the grand kids are Hudson, Kylie, Brecken, Jacey, and Karsten(he would only take the picture with Natalie - his mom), and baby Bogle (in Natalie's belly)

Great Grandpa Howard and Great Grandma Drue live in Bountiful, Utah. We always enjoy each time they come to see us. It takes Kylie a few hours to warm up but by the time we have to go, she doesn't want to leave. She had to make sure she said her goodbyes to everyone.

Great Grandpa Dale and Great Grandma Diane live in Wisconsin.
They were able to visit for a whole month, and we were lucky to spend a little more time with them this year.

Dressin' Up

2009-09-24T21:09:00.000-07:00

March 6, 2009

On one of our trips to visit my dad, Kurt, he decided to pull out all our old dance costumes. The kids all enjoyed putting them on. (There were other costumes for the boys.) For some reason I didn't get any pics of Kylie but here is Jacey sporting the tuto or something (whatever it is)

Silly Girl!

Even Papa Kurt got in on the dressin' up. Nice Hat!

Wild Quad Rides!

2009-09-24T16:40:00.001-07:00

February 28, 2009

Kylie loves her quad and Jacey begs for rides from her big sis. It was a little terrifying at first considering Kylie is a little crazy on that thing, but Jacey holds on pretty good and they both have a blast.

She's a Climber!

2009-09-24T13:50:00.000-07:00

February 26, 2009

Jacey has learned to climb up onto the chair all by herself. She is very proud.

Birthday Girl

2009-09-23T13:30:00.000-07:00

February 22, 2009

So, today is Jacey's actual B-Day and she was able to show off her cute new birthday outfit(thanks to Steve and Ashley). She looked adorable. (as you can see)

Jacey is our little adventurer. She will try anything her big sis is doing. If she has the will she will find a way. She scares her mom and dad like crazy but has a fun time doing it. Here, she has mastered the slide.

Jacey loves ice!!! She hit the jackpot the day after her party. Kylie also joined in on the cool treat.

Jacey's One!!!!

2009-09-19T18:45:00.000-07:00

February 21, 2009

Today we celebrated Jacey's First Birthday!

I can not believe she is already one. She is such a sweetheart and a joy to our family. She brings us so much excitement and laughs.

We Love you Jacers.

Happy Birthday Jacey Lynn!

So the night before the party I found out that Scott was going to have to work the next day and I would be with the kids setting up for the party. Luckily we own two dogs, so I had a place to keep Kylie and Jacey while I did all the chores. Just Kidding! I did think it was funny to take this picture since they put themselves in there and were having a ball and I really was able to get some stuff done. :)

Jacey's theme was all girl. Hearts, pink, red, & white. Mary's friend was able to make the very cute and delicious cupcakes. Thank you!

Thanks to everyone that was able to come and help us celebrate this special occasion.

CAKE TIME!

Jacey loved her cake. She did the opposite of Kylie and actually used her hands to eat the cake. She mostly ate the frosting.

Then she was done!!!

And Kylie helped her finish it off.

Jacey got spoiled with all the presents she received. Thanks again to everyone!

Some of her favorites were the doll stroller, bath toys, and of course the wrapping paper.

Just some cute random pictures.

Jacey and Uncle Mark, one of her favorites!

I guess the party has to end some time.

What a fun time!

Peter Piper Pizza

2009-09-19T18:15:00.000-07:00

February 16, 2009

We went to Peter Piper Pizza (one of our family's favorites) and Jacey loved wondering around to all the games. Here she is "playing" a race car game. She was cracking me up with how much fun and enthusiasm she had.

Happy Valentines Day

2009-09-18T15:15:00.000-07:00

February 14, 2009

So we tried to take some Valentines Day pics, we had our fair share of rough moments but I think we finally got some cute ones.

Of course the dogs had to be in the picture too, right?

Crocodile tears!

Yea!! So cute!!

Our little model.

Kylie loves to take the pictures also. In fact that is one way I bribe her to smile for the camera, she gets to take my picture next. Oh well, at least I'll have some pictures with me in them.

Daddy's girl.

Go Arizona Cardinals!!!!

2009-09-17T13:10:00.000-07:00

February 1, 2009

Super Bowl Party 2009! Started off with a bang with these amazing cookies made by Kaitlyn. The Family gathered together to watch our favorite Cardinals try to defeat Pittsburgh. Even though the Cardinals didn't quite have the outcome we hoped for, we all still had a fun time. ( Maybe not Scott - after the game :(

Brecken and Kylie enjoying some grapes and a little game of football.

The Smith Bros

Scott - Mark - Stevo

Let's Go Cards!

Jacey had to get in on the celebration too!

The adults enjoyed the 3D commercial while the kids just enjoyed the 3D glasses.

Maybe Next Year Cardinals!

What a Goofy Family!

2009-09-17T12:10:00.000-07:00

January 2009

Jacey trying on a hat at Children's Place. She is such a fun baby girl.

Kylie playing in the back yard. Posing for the camera.

Jacey is always laughing at her big sis.

We can't leave out the 2 dogs. Bailey and Bocephus. Sleeping off the hard work of playing and fighting with each other. :)

Great Great Grandma Aprato

2009-09-17T11:59:00.000-07:00

January 24, 2009

Here is Jacey with cousin Emmeline meeting Great Great Grandma Aprato for the first time.

A Day at the Park

2009-09-17T11:43:00.000-07:00

January 19, 2009

Today we took the kids to the park at Goodman Elementary School to play. Grandma Patti, Aunt Meagan, Hudson, Aunt Natalie, Brecken, and Karsten were all able to come too. Kylie had so much fun swinging and sliding head first down the slide. Jacey just seemed to enjoy eating the wood chips. Yuck!

Kylie can swing all by herself!!

YUM! YUM!

Here I come, ready or not.

Lots of Laughs.

Little Miss Cool Girl With Her Shades!

2009-09-16T21:41:00.000-07:00

January 19, 2009

Just keeping it cool!!!!

First Popsicle

2009-09-16T21:36:00.001-07:00

January 17, 2009

Jacey thinks she is such a big girl. She always sees her big sis getting a popsicle, and tonight she finally decided it was her turn too. She threw a little tantrum. (which apparently got her her way) since here she is with her first popsicle.

She absolutely loved it. Made a big mess too.

Leaf Angels

2009-09-16T21:07:00.000-07:00

January 17, 2009

So every year our big tree in the front yard sheds all its leaves. This is a big pain in the bum for Scott to clean up, but the girls, dogs, and uncle Mark all seemed to enjoy the mess.

(The leaves are in the backyard now so Scott can mow them up)

I guess since there is no snow in Phoenix, Kylie will have to make do with leaves to make her leaf angels!

Such goofballs!

Jacey wasn't quite sure if she really liked to leaves but then decided they weren't too bad after all.
What a fun time!

Everything New!

2009-09-15T21:36:00.000-07:00

It is so much fun learning to walk.

Jacey pretty much has the hang of it. She was walking right at Christmas, at the mere age of 10 months. What am I going to do?!

But sometimes it is just faster to crawl. (Even on the cement? Ouch!)

Here is Bailey, Our Christmas Puppy.

2009!

2009-09-15T21:21:00.000-07:00

Here we are in 2009!!!!!

Jacey Lynn - 1omo.

Kylie Nichole - 3 1/2

What, Nichole is Blogging?????

2009-09-15T21:12:00.000-07:00

So, here it goes, I have decided to finally continue to blog. I am so far behind on scrapbooking and am going to hopefully use my blog to "scrap" the year 2009. (since I am only up to April 2008 in my scrapbooking adventures!!!!) Anyways, this is probably gonna take lots of hours to put together, but in the end I hope to have this blog up to date. Enjoy!!!!!!!

2008-11-16T16:58:00.000-08:00

Welcome to the Smith Family blog. We're going to try to blog (how much it happens will be interesting). On October 18 we went and took family pictures with the entire extended family, which was quite the experience. We decided to take our individual family picture at the same time. Theres no way I would have been able to get Scott to come back to take more. So, here's our fun little family.

Scott, Nichole, Kylie (3 1/2), and Jacey (8months)

Oh, so cute. They love each other, now!!!

Our adorable, Jacey.
This is the perfect picture of Jacey. She is always so happy.

The Smith Family

Off to Utah we go!

It's Finally Christmas!!!

All Dressed Up

Fleming Family Christmas Party

A busy day

The Desitin Incident!

My First Soccer Trophy

Winter Dance Performance

Last Soccer Game

Faas Family Christmas Party

The Tree is Up!

It's Christmas Time!

I love my girls!

Thanksgiving

New Family Pics

Steve and Ashlee get married, finally!

Halloween Adventures!

Mom gets into Nursing School!!!!

First Soccer Game

October Carnival

Pumpkin Patch

Uncle Tom's Hat

A little Get Away

The Park

Kylie gets her first tooth filling.

First Soccer Practice

Australia Souveniers

Preschool Crafts

The Phoenix Zoo

The Princess Ball

Eww Gross!

Born to shop!

Isn't it 115 degrees outside?

SO SILLY!

The Annual Smith Family Cabin Trip

Pinetop, Arizona

******** Fourth of July *********

Summer Fun

The Richardson Family Camping Trip.

!The Cutest Little Tap Dancer!

Friends Forever!

Memorial Day Weekend

Just Lounging

Bath Time

Grandpa Howard's 80th

Just Me and the Dogs

Jacey Lynn

Easter Sunday

Easter Celebration in Maricopa

Dyeing Easter Eggs

It's My Party!

Kylie's B*Day!

Bouncy House!

Playing with the Dogs.

Great Grandparents

Dressin' Up

Wild Quad Rides!

She's a Climber!

*Birthday Girl*

Jacey's One!!!!

Peter Piper Pizza

Happy Valentines Day

Go Arizona Cardinals!!!!

What a Goofy Family!

Great Great Grandma Aprato

A Day at the Park

Little Miss Cool Girl With Her Shades!

First Popsicle

Leaf Angels

Everything New!

2009!

What, Nichole is Blogging?????

Fourth of July *

Birthday Girl