I have often wondered what heaven will be like. Who will be there? What will everyone look like? How will I feel? I am no longer asking myself these questions. Maybe it is age, or experience, or the knowledge of how fast time goes by, but I have been missing the mark for nine years now. Today is the birthday of my oldest child. McKay is nine, and he has been such a blessing in my life as all of the children have been. This week also marks the one month birthday of my daughter Kaycee. As I lay in bed this morning nursing Kaycee and looking at her perfect little features, I reflected on the day McKay was born. I was 24 years old and thought I had the world figured out. I was so anxious to be a new mom and had anticipated that day for as long as I could remember. Sadly, I was working full time, going to school full time, and trying to nurture a busy marriage. Time flew by, and before I knew it, I had been married 12 years and had four more children.
I have enjoyed each new baby, but oh how I am sucking it all in this time around. I finally woke up and realized that babies are a breath of heaven. They are one of The Lord's tender mercies...an allowed glimpse into what heaven will be like. To all of you mothers, take it all in. Take time to hold those babies. Let the beds go unmade, the dishes sit in the sink, and the laundry to pile up. It will all be there tomorrow while your baby will be having their ninth birthday before you know it. Today I am going to hold my baby and smell her hair, let her sleep on my chest, and let McDonald's do the cooking.
Monday, September 20, 2010
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
June 15, 2010
Summer is buzzing with activity in the Smith household! McKay, Allyson, and Colton are done with school for the year, and ready to PLAY!!!! McKay and Ally had their year end dance concert, and did an amazing job. They were both in hip-hop class, and it was fun to see them pull attitude.
Anderson and Colton are noticing the effects of having two more kids home full-time, but are adjusting well.
Craig is on summer break, and besides working 40 hours a week, is keeping very busy with yard work, gardening, and his church calling. Ann works along side him as much as being 7 months pregnant permits! Ann also keeps busy with the children and their many activities, ball games, and working with the young women in the ward.
Baby girl Smith should be arriving in late August/Early September, and we couldn't be happier!
Life is great for us in Pocatello, and we hope to be able to meet up with our friends and families throughout the summer.
Much love,
The Smith Fam
Summer is buzzing with activity in the Smith household! McKay, Allyson, and Colton are done with school for the year, and ready to PLAY!!!! McKay and Ally had their year end dance concert, and did an amazing job. They were both in hip-hop class, and it was fun to see them pull attitude.
Anderson and Colton are noticing the effects of having two more kids home full-time, but are adjusting well.
Craig is on summer break, and besides working 40 hours a week, is keeping very busy with yard work, gardening, and his church calling. Ann works along side him as much as being 7 months pregnant permits! Ann also keeps busy with the children and their many activities, ball games, and working with the young women in the ward.
Baby girl Smith should be arriving in late August/Early September, and we couldn't be happier!
Life is great for us in Pocatello, and we hope to be able to meet up with our friends and families throughout the summer.
Much love,
The Smith Fam
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Is April Really Over Already?
I can't believe that this year is already one fourth over! Time flies when you are having fun right?
These past few months have been a real whirlwind with buying and remodeling a house, me and Craig both working full time, Craig in school...BioChemistry is not fun by the way, and the kids starting baseball, dance, going to a new school, Colton learning to potty train, and Anderson learning to walk. Did I get it all?
This post is long overdue, as we have many people to thank for a tremendous amount of help in our house adventures. First off, thanks to Craig for the countless hours of sweat he put into making our home a dream house. There were many all-nighters, and lots of midnight runs to McDonald's(YUCK) because we didn't have a way to cook at the new house.
Thank you to Craig's parents for many trips to Idaho to paint, run electricity to new places, build new walls and shelves, and supervise children. The service they gave us was more valuable than anyone could ever put a price on.
Thanks to my parents for helping to paint the "red" room. It took numerous coats to cover up such a deep color of red, but persistence paid off, and it looks beautiful. Me and dad were able to paint the kitchen together, and we had a great time joking around and sharing some fun conversation.
Traci and Steve, and her friends came up one evening for a "double date," and demolished the basement bathroom. Traci also came up another time to help paint. Thanks to all of you!
Okay......too many people to count helped us watch the kids. Thank you, thank you, thank you! And thank you to everyone who let us borrow their tools. Hopefully we can repay the favors one day.
One final thanks to Josh Ellis and his wife Cami. Josh was our real estate agent and now a good friend, and he was amazing. He really listened to our needs, wants, and budget restrictions. He found us this house before the previous owners were even thinking of putting it on the market, and we can't be happier. Josh's wife and family sacrificed a lot of time away from Josh while he showed us homes all over Pocatello and its surrounding towns. Thanks for all or your persistence.
We still have a few unfinished projects, but we are thrilled with all of the progress made so far.
Amidst all of the house excitement, the family was blessed with Craig getting his acceptance into Pharmacy School at Idaho State University. Craig has worked so hard at reaching this goal, and as a wife, I couldn't be prouder. He starts school this August.
We send our love and sincerest thanks to friends and family who have been praying for us and supporting us through the difficult and exciting times of applying for school. We did it!!!!!!!
These past few months have been a real whirlwind with buying and remodeling a house, me and Craig both working full time, Craig in school...BioChemistry is not fun by the way, and the kids starting baseball, dance, going to a new school, Colton learning to potty train, and Anderson learning to walk. Did I get it all?
This post is long overdue, as we have many people to thank for a tremendous amount of help in our house adventures. First off, thanks to Craig for the countless hours of sweat he put into making our home a dream house. There were many all-nighters, and lots of midnight runs to McDonald's(YUCK) because we didn't have a way to cook at the new house.
Thank you to Craig's parents for many trips to Idaho to paint, run electricity to new places, build new walls and shelves, and supervise children. The service they gave us was more valuable than anyone could ever put a price on.
Thanks to my parents for helping to paint the "red" room. It took numerous coats to cover up such a deep color of red, but persistence paid off, and it looks beautiful. Me and dad were able to paint the kitchen together, and we had a great time joking around and sharing some fun conversation.
Traci and Steve, and her friends came up one evening for a "double date," and demolished the basement bathroom. Traci also came up another time to help paint. Thanks to all of you!
Okay......too many people to count helped us watch the kids. Thank you, thank you, thank you! And thank you to everyone who let us borrow their tools. Hopefully we can repay the favors one day.
One final thanks to Josh Ellis and his wife Cami. Josh was our real estate agent and now a good friend, and he was amazing. He really listened to our needs, wants, and budget restrictions. He found us this house before the previous owners were even thinking of putting it on the market, and we can't be happier. Josh's wife and family sacrificed a lot of time away from Josh while he showed us homes all over Pocatello and its surrounding towns. Thanks for all or your persistence.
We still have a few unfinished projects, but we are thrilled with all of the progress made so far.
Amidst all of the house excitement, the family was blessed with Craig getting his acceptance into Pharmacy School at Idaho State University. Craig has worked so hard at reaching this goal, and as a wife, I couldn't be prouder. He starts school this August.
We send our love and sincerest thanks to friends and family who have been praying for us and supporting us through the difficult and exciting times of applying for school. We did it!!!!!!!
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Our First House
Happy New Year from the Smith household! We officially bought our first house last week, and we are so stinking excited. I will post photos soon, and show some before and after shots of the remodeling as well.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Idaho or Bust!
Can you believe it? I am actually making a post today!!!! I have been called by several friends with threats on my children if I didn't post sometime soon. :) Life has been a bit hectic these past few months, so I will catch everyone up.
I moved to Pocatello, Idaho with the kids in August, and Craig followed me up at the end of September. Needless to say, the single parenting thing is much harder than anyone could ever imagine. I moved up sooner, so the kids wouldn't miss any school, while Craig had to stay until his job was ready to transfer him. Costco is great, and the new store is full of fun coworkers for us to get to know.
We live in a humble apartment, but this is all part of the student experience right? We LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, living in Idaho, and we hope to find a house sooner than later. We have made a couple of offers, but I guess they weren't where the Lord wanted us to be. Our ward is a ton of fun, and we have already made some life-long friends. We find that the people here are very humble, and that the basic necessities in life are all they need to be happy. It is a good lesson for us, and we find ourselves caring less about the unimportant things in life.
Anderson is growing too fast as all babies do. He sits and attempts crawling, but the rug burns on his forehead tell the story of his success. He is an overly happy child, and I am so happy to be his mommy.
Colton is a very BUSY boy! He is a true two-year-old, and he keeps me running. He is so funny with his talking, and has a strong liking for trucks. This is good since it is masculine, but he can't say the word truck, and it comes out as *uck. Yes..........he fights over the fire truck in nursery, and he sounds like a sailor.
Allyson is in heaven with attending Kindergarten. She loves her teacher, and has just taken off with reading. If I can't find her in the day, I usually discover her in McKay's closet with the light on, either reading or drawing where Colton won't bug her.
McKay is loving reading as well, and wants to spell all of his conversations with us. This gets terribly annoying, but I don't want to discourage him. This is why the ten minute rule was born. Any time during the day if he wants to spell to us, he gets ten minutes of fun. The end. It makes one crazy I promise!
I started selling Scentsy wickless candles, and I am having tons of fun. They become an addiciton, and I really love meeting new people with the business. I am also thrilled to be able to stay at home with the kids instead of waitressing at night.
Like I said earlier, Craig transferred to Pocatello with Costco, and he truly loves his job. He did marketing for the month prior to opening, and he met a lot of great locals who stop and talk to him in public like they've known each other for years. Craig is the head pharmacy technician here, so he trains others on the system, and does all of the returns, orders, and stocking. He will be interning here during pharmacy school, so he is lucky he is enjoying it so much.
We love you all, and wish that we could see our friends more often. I will try to keep up with the blog and figure out the camera thing.
I moved to Pocatello, Idaho with the kids in August, and Craig followed me up at the end of September. Needless to say, the single parenting thing is much harder than anyone could ever imagine. I moved up sooner, so the kids wouldn't miss any school, while Craig had to stay until his job was ready to transfer him. Costco is great, and the new store is full of fun coworkers for us to get to know.
We live in a humble apartment, but this is all part of the student experience right? We LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, living in Idaho, and we hope to find a house sooner than later. We have made a couple of offers, but I guess they weren't where the Lord wanted us to be. Our ward is a ton of fun, and we have already made some life-long friends. We find that the people here are very humble, and that the basic necessities in life are all they need to be happy. It is a good lesson for us, and we find ourselves caring less about the unimportant things in life.
Anderson is growing too fast as all babies do. He sits and attempts crawling, but the rug burns on his forehead tell the story of his success. He is an overly happy child, and I am so happy to be his mommy.
Colton is a very BUSY boy! He is a true two-year-old, and he keeps me running. He is so funny with his talking, and has a strong liking for trucks. This is good since it is masculine, but he can't say the word truck, and it comes out as *uck. Yes..........he fights over the fire truck in nursery, and he sounds like a sailor.
Allyson is in heaven with attending Kindergarten. She loves her teacher, and has just taken off with reading. If I can't find her in the day, I usually discover her in McKay's closet with the light on, either reading or drawing where Colton won't bug her.
McKay is loving reading as well, and wants to spell all of his conversations with us. This gets terribly annoying, but I don't want to discourage him. This is why the ten minute rule was born. Any time during the day if he wants to spell to us, he gets ten minutes of fun. The end. It makes one crazy I promise!
I started selling Scentsy wickless candles, and I am having tons of fun. They become an addiciton, and I really love meeting new people with the business. I am also thrilled to be able to stay at home with the kids instead of waitressing at night.
Like I said earlier, Craig transferred to Pocatello with Costco, and he truly loves his job. He did marketing for the month prior to opening, and he met a lot of great locals who stop and talk to him in public like they've known each other for years. Craig is the head pharmacy technician here, so he trains others on the system, and does all of the returns, orders, and stocking. He will be interning here during pharmacy school, so he is lucky he is enjoying it so much.
We love you all, and wish that we could see our friends more often. I will try to keep up with the blog and figure out the camera thing.
Saturday, May 31, 2008
The Smith Family
We never seem to get our family photo taken, but this last fall we got together as the Given clan and had a photo done. This is our family minus the new addition, Anderson. I was nearly 5 months pregnant here. Oh well!
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