Mr. and Mrs. Smith

Dear Mom and Dad, I am having lots of fun. I ate a BIG breakfast of cheerios and nanas . And played peekaboo with Brooklyn And danced in fancy shoes... And even got the mail! I love you and am having a good time. Love, M

Okay, I kept meaning to get a picture of my belly in the first trimester, but that never happened, so here is a 24 and 1/2 week (but whose counting :) picture. Thanks to Charise for loaning me her maternity clothes!

Are you ready for some FOOTBALL???!!!!!! Yep, it's time to get out your blue and orange! Last Saturday we went to the BSU scrimmage. It was fun, except for the blinding sun in our eyes.... They had the shaded side shut down, I'm guessing it was due to the new sky boxes (see pic). Yeah, that one up on the 50 yard line is ours- ha ha ha- in Billy's dreams. It was a good warm up for the season as I realized I don't know how many games I can actually sit through with two kids crawling all over my pregnant belly. (Notice how I ended up holding both the kids for the pic?) Anyway, good luck Broncos!

It's coming up soon and it's going to be a BLAST!!!!! Call your girlfriends and sign up for the St. Luke's Women's Fitness Celebration. I have set up a team- GINGERCREEK GEMS. You can print out a registration form or register online at http://www.celebrateall.org/ and can check out all the info that you might need as well. VITAL INFO!! Race Date: SEPTEMBER 20 Team name: GINGERCREEK GEMS Wave: PURPLE (noncompetitive run/walk division I signed our team up for, but you can sign up for another wave if you would like) Team Registration Deadline: SEPTEMBER 5 (if you forget you can still register as an individual, but you won't get the team discount) T-shirt/number pick-up: Women's Show (it is awesome) September 18-19 at the Boise Center on the Grove. Also, plan on meeting up for lunch at Red Robin on Eagle after the race so we can drag out our Girl's Day a little longer! :) I hope to see you all there. This is the 4th year I've done it, and it is always...

Brayden's First Day of School. By Brayden and Mommy Smith Brayden: First we sat at the table and learned what you do, and what star you are. I am on the green star. We went for recess in the park. And that's all I can remember Mom: How did you feel waiting to go into your class? Brayden: I felt kind of scared and lonely without my mommy standing by me. Kind of scary. Mom: How did you feel when you went in your class? Brayden: Kind of scared. But not the whole time, just half of the time. Mom: Tell me about the library. Brayden: I got a chicken book. fun and cool. Mom: Did you make new friends? Brayden: Yes Mom: Tell me about your friends. Brayden: I don't know about them. I didn't ask them what they are about. There was lego star wars shirt and he was my favorite boy. The end. Now I am finished. Mom: Can you tell me something about your teacher? Brayden: No Mom: Please Brayden: Fine. I have the best teacher. The end. Mom: But, what do you like best about her? Brayden: ...

Here are pics from Desi's reception. Everything was black and pink- so cute. I promise this is my last post about the wedding, but I couldn't stand to not show how great her reception turned out to be. Above- my sweet Daddy and my niece Evie (happy 1st b-day) Also, thanks to my sweet sis-in-law Anna Smith for the giant 20x40 ft tent (since it had been raining the 2 nights before the wedding.) If you live in Eastern Idaho (or anywhere really) look up Signature Party Rentals, where she works. They have everything- including the cute black and pink chair covers we used and the tableclothes. The "Flower Girls" in their little Tutu's! Look Maren, you can't even tell you are crying. Brooklyn and cousin Evie. Another shout out to my other sister in law- Mindy Bramwell for making the adorable tutu's. She sells them, but I can't remember the website name, I'll have to post that later. The reception line out on the deck behind my parent's house....

When she asked me to do these, I was pretty freaked out, because I really DON'T know what I'm doing. Luckily for me, they were photogenic so they turned out great! Congratulations Desi and Pete!!!!!!! How cool is it that they were married on 8-8-08.

Here are the Bridal Pics I took of my sister Desiree'. Isn't she gorgeous?!!!! !

My friend Suzanne and her sister have started a super cute hair bow/hat/headband/flower business. Here is Brooklyn wearing a darling handmade big pink flower. Check out Suzanne's site at www.theprettypetal.com . Also, if you look in their gallery, there is another pic of Brooklyn wearing her little pink flowers in pigtails- so cute. Good Luck Suzanne!!!!

Sorry if this is kind of long, but this blog is hopefully going to be a journal of some sort of the things we do together. So, read on.... We just got back a few days ago from the Smith Family Reunion with Billy's parents and siblings and kids. We actually went to Albion, Idaho- and yes, if you've never heard of it, you are not alone. It was actually really cool as the reunion was located on a old abandoned college campus, that has been bought and is being renovated. This is the building we stayed in. It has tons of bedrooms (18 or something crazy like that) and a big kitchen and game room. The guy that owns it took us on a tour of the other buildings. They are crazy old and dilapidated. This is the ceiling in one of the buildings- yikes! It should be an awesome place when it is finished. There is an auditorium, gymnasium, dorms etc.... We had an awesome lip sync talent show. Without Brayden, ours would have been a flop since we didn't really know the words, but he hammed i...