It’s always so nice to make the rounds before bedtime to watch the children sleeping so quietly and sweetly. The other night Jimmy noticed Max’s crazy position. This is very common for him. I really want to have a sleep study done to see how well he sleeps. I still think he needs his humongous […]
We enjoyed a fun New Year’s Eve. The kids wanted to continue the tradition of Fried Rice & Fortune Cookies. This year we added sherbet/fresca smoothie which was loved by all! We found some plastic goblets at Walmart which made it extra fun. We played Headbanz, watched Happy New Year Charlie Brown, went outside and […]
We finished reading the first four gospels of the New Testament tonight as a family. We started in July after finishing the Book of Mormon. We increased the amount of reading during the month of December to finish by the end of the year. We are going to start the Book of Mormon again in […]
Here is the Smith Fam on video – mostly unedited! Liza loves watching videos from year’s past so we wanted to put together a family film to share this season.
A few weeks ago, a high councilor in our stake encouraged the Stake Presidency to visit familySearch.org and submit a picture or document. Jimmy told me about this “assignment” and so we hopped onto familySearch.org to take a tour of these new features. The user interface is lacking a bit, but overall, they are onto […]
The other day my sister shared a picture on instagram of some Gisele chick: a glamorous woman breastfeeding a baby, with 2 stylists fixing her hair. At the same time, she was receiving a manicure … all in a fancy apartment. Real life?! uhhh, no. But then again… after a dinner of tomato soup & […]
We’ve had flurries of snow that have melted after a few hours. But today was the first big snowfall of the season. Tru was overjoyed. We got out the new boots, layers of jackets, mittens, hats. Tru, Max, & Eliza played outside for 5 minutes (you know the routine… get ready for 15 minutes… play […]
Holiday of Gratitude! We stepped it up this year since we were preparing the meal for Jimmy’s siblings. Tastiest Honey Baked Smoked Ham! Best ever and worth every $. Green Bean Casserole. Mashed tators. Sweet Potato & Pecan Casserole. Pretzel Jell-o Salad. Orange Rolls thanks to Miss hannah’s help. Slush – which was actually frozen […]
And it came to pass that Truman, son of James, had an exceedingly hard time saying please. Behold, it was a battle of wills. And Truman, son of James, had a very . strong . will . Though his parents taught him in all the ways of politeness, it took many moons for Truman to […]