DISNEYLAND

We went to Disneyland, yay! It was a surprise for the kids. They were so exited. We met the Skinners there which was very fun and added to the surprise. A few pictures to enjoy.

Isaac Rocks

Hey fam, my mom said I could make this so my
cousins could see what I have been doing. These are pictures of me and my friends playing Rock Band 2 and Apples to Apples, we also were in our tree in the backyard. All of my friends that came were Preston,Sam,Elora,Rachel,and Shaylen.(Ammon and Jaycee were there too.) Once a month we have a Friday that we get together and go to fun places like the Beach,swiming pools,or like this time my house. For dinner we had my moms famous Pizza, and for dessert we had homemade ice cream. In the picture where we are playing Rock Band 2 I think I look AWESOME! I dont really know why. We all had

a really sweet time.

Had a fun time at Isaac's football game and got some good footage. Isaac is #88. He gained 25 yards on this play and got first down. He had 4 or 5 tackles including 3 Quarterback sacs. He had a good game. They won 20 to 12. First team from Coos Bay to score on the Reedsport team. As quoted by Isaac.

Isaacs birthday present to brother Ammon. Happy birthday Ammon!

Well summer is over and school has begun. WE're all back in the swing of things. Getting up eary, Isaac catching the bus at 6:30 and I drive Jaycee and Ammon at 7:40 and then take Cally to preschool at 7:50. Things are going well and I get a little one on one with my little baby Sheldon, who's not so little anymore. Isaac has football and the three older ones are lucky enough to have piano lessons. Or at least that's what I tell them. Isaac is playing the trumpet in band. He really enjoys it. They are all doing so well in school, I really hope it last the whole year.

As for our summer: We love the summer! We went to San Diego in June for Matt and Nat wedding. It was wonderful. We were able to visit theh Silva's in Brookings which we really love. We enjoyed the beautiful places around Coos Bay, ocean, forrests, waterfalls, lakes and rivers. We also went to Idaho and Utah. Stopped at the Givens hot springs, awesome, and visited the Skinners. We had such a great time and they welcomed us even after having so many other visiters before us. Thanks, We love our cousins. It's my favorite thing to see them play together. There is a special bond and connection that cousins have. We also went on down to Provo and stayed with Matt and Nathalie. Josh helped out with a laundry downstairs and I was able to spend time with Nathalie and get to know her better. I love her so much. I'm so happy to have her as my newest sister and of course the kids love her so much. Nathalie spoiled Jaycee and Cally, doing their nails and hair and baking cakes with them. So much fun. I wish the summer could go on forever.

But I guess the school year is good too. It does brings a bit of structure back into our lives and sometimes we need that.

Memorial Day Drive

This was a little drive we went on as a family.

We started down this road and just kept going and going

and going. We drove around these logging roads not really

knowing where they would lead, but eventually we ended up back on the road we started from. Nothing really exiting.

Driving up a mound of rocks. The kids were screaming

and thought we were going to die.

We could have you know.

I love seeing this.

Ammon lost his first tooth

Cally checking out the damage.

Ammon showing off his fresh new hole.

Well Ammon lost his first tooth a few weeks ago. It was really loose so I helped it along a little. I kind of gave it a push and it came out. Cally did not like it at all. She got very upset as you can see. Ammon was a little surprised too. After realizing it was cool, Ammon showed her and told her it didn't hurt anymore.

the Smith Family picture Dec 2008