Thursday, June 9, 2011

All I can say is WOW!! I cannot believe it has been so long since I have posted. Ok...yes I can :) Life is just so crazy busy. My New Year's goal was to start posting here again and keep up with it...well here it is June 9th and I am just now getting to it!
Will amazes me everyday at how "grown up" he has become. He played T-ball this spring and loved it! We love it too. It was great getting to know all of the families of the boys on his team. We hope we can play with most of them again in Fall Ball.
Will finished 3K a couple of weeks ago and already wants to know when 4K starts!! Don't get me wrong he is loving his down time but he misses his school friends. Every afternoon we are required to get the pool and Slip N Slide out! I love watching the boys play in the back yard as Ellie Mae bounces back and forth between them!
We celebrated Walker's first birthday in April with a party at the park with all of our family and friends. He is walking everywhere and IN TO EVERYTHING!! I never remember Will getting into things like does. His new project is seeing what all he can put in the air vents. It drives Jason insane :) He has a few words he says but for now I think he just relies on his big brother to do the talking for him. He love doing Patty Cake and is very proud of himself when he gets finished. Sometimes he will be walking around the house singing Patty Cake and doing the motions when he thinks no one is watching. He has the funniest personality and a smile that will melt your heart.
As I said before life is crazy busy for The Smith's but I wouldn't have it any other way. I am so grateful for my life, my kiddos, my husband and family and all the craziness that goes along with it. With all of the tornado tragedies and a dear best friend who is fighting for her life...I have tried to stop and put things into perspective. I'm trying not to "sweat the small stuff" because in the end none of the silly things matter. I just try to smile as I stumble over a toy or step on a sticky spot in the floor from spilled juice. Those 8am meetings don't seem quite as important when your 4 year old says, "I want you to take me to school today Mommy"! Life is short...we are not promised one more second so make great memories...because those are what will last.
Wishing you all a safe and happy Summer!!

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Last weekend we took a trip to Monroe, Louisiana to meet our new nephew Ethan Prendergast. What a sweet baby!! He and Walker are about 10 weeks apart.

Monroe is about a 6 hour drive from Birmingham....without kids :) It took us right at 8 only stopping twice each way. The boys did great...we could not have asked for them to be any better. We were a little worried due to the fact when we got on I-459 in Trussville Thursday morning....Will said, "How much longer?"!! Thank goodness for DVD players! I honestly don't know what our parents did without them.

We really enjoyed getting to be with Kelley, Adam and Ethan as well as Grammie and Aunt Kristi (aka Aunt Tisti). Will's favorite thing about the trip was that we went to Uncle Adam's office at ULM. He took Will to the baseball field to let him play where the big boys play. Keep in mind it was 105 degrees..but that did not slow him down. He marched out on that field and set up his tee. He then went to his baseball bag and got out his favorite bat. He stood on home plate hitting the balls and running the bases. He thought he was the bomb! If you will notice the hat he has on in the picture...it didn't take long for the Assistant Coach to find something different for him to put on!



On Saturday, Jason's cousins came to visit Ethan. It was so good to see them. We have not seen them in over a year...probably closer to two! Amy's little girl Parrish was only 2 months old the last time we were together. She will be two in October! Below is a picture of Parrish & Jackson.

We tried to get a picture of all the kids together....this is about as good as it got!
Since Walker and Ethan seemed to be on different eating and sleeping schedules getting pictures of them together was next to impossible! Here is one I got...I hope to do better next time.







As I close I wanted to post a picture of Jason and our sweet boys. They went for a swim at the hotel Saturday morning. This was Walker's first time in the water!!

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Gosh we have had so much going on since my last post!! This has turned in to one busy summer.

Walker is growing and changing everyday and Will is being a Super Big Brother. I couldn't be any more proud. I call Walker my "smiley boy" because all you have to do is talk to him and he will give you the biggest toothless grin there is...it just melts my heart!

Jason had a go round with a kidney stone and the stone won :)! After an emergency run to his medical doctor, a scan at St. Vincent's, a trip to the urologist and a 3am visit to the emergency room they admitted him and surgically removed the stone. I have never seen anyone in pain the way he was in pain...it was awful and I hope he never has to go through that again!! (Or me!)

Jason was feeling some better on Saturday (July 3rd) so we went ahead with our plans to spend the weekend at the lake with family. We had a great time as always. I am so thankful that Will has grown to love the lake as much as Jason and I do.

We were at the lake a couple of weekends prior and as he was sitting on Barnaby (a ride on dog with wheels that belonged to his Aunt Kelley when she was little) watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and eating Fruit Loops...he looked at me and said, "Mom...I love this lake"! And that he does! His favorite thing is the yellow jet ski...not sure why the yellow one but he only wants to ride on it.

Now we have to hope that Walker will grow to love the lake as well all do! Oh and I can't forget Ellie Mae...she LOVES the lake as well. When we open the door to let her out of the car, she makes a mad dash to the water and lies down in it! Silly dog!

This past weekend was a much needed low key weekend. We got some things done around the house, met some friends for dinner and church on Sunday. We felt like visitors at our own church because it had been 6 weeks since we had been!! (Memorial Day at the lake, Two weekends at the beach, Father's Day, another weekend at the lake and July 4th at the lake. Gosh no wonder I am tired!)

We are excited to be going to meet our new nephew Ethan on Thursday. Ethan and his Mommy (Kelley) and Daddy (Adam) live in West Monroe, Louisiana. It is about a 5 hour drive (probably more with 2 kiddos) so that part will not be fun but it will be well worth it! I can't wait for all of the boys to be together so we can get pictures!! Uncle Adam has promised to take Will to ULM's baseball field so he can see where the big boys play :) Uncle Adam works for ULM.

Well that is all for now...I know I have left out a lot but I must try and get some sleep :)

Thursday, June 24, 2010


Just want to say congratulations to my sister in law and brother in law on the birth of their son, Ethan David! He was born Wednesday, June 23rd at 2:20 pm weighing 7.0 lbs. We can't wait to meet him in person! Again congrats to the Prendergast Family....We love you!!

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Walker's checkup and Awaiting Ethan's arrival

As I type we are anxiously awaiting the arrival of my nephew Ethan!! They went in the hospital yesterday to be induced and he should be arriving any minuite now :) We are so excited!! The first thing Will asked when he woke up this morning was "Is Baby Ethan here yet??" So of course we had to call and verify :) He wouldn't just take our word for it.

I took Walker for his check up this morning and he weighed a whopping 11 lbs 6oz and was 22.5 inches long. He has gained almost 3 lbs in a month! Poor little fella had to get 4 shots and the rotovirus vaccine which was an oral vaccine. I HATE it when they get shots...which is pretty much every visit for the first year. I'm not sure who it hurt worse me or him!! Our little man has been sleeping so good lately. (knock on wood...my head...etc) He is sleeping anywhere from 6 to 7 hours at a stretch during the night which is an answered prayer!! It sure beats every 2 to 2 1/2 hours. That 2 hour thing reminds me exactly how old I am :)

Please keep checking back and I hope to have more pictures up soon and hopefully my next post will be announcing the arrival of Baby Ethan!

Sunday, June 20, 2010



We had a great day and Jason enjoyed Father's Day with his boys! We went to church with my parents, Bobby Bowden was the guest speaker and had a great message to share.
Not a whole lot to post today as I am just trying to get the hang of this blogging thing :) but I am attaching a couple of pictures from today. One proud Daddy and Grandaddy (aka G-Daddy). We are so blessed to be parents to two sweet boys!

New Blog for the Smiths

Hello Friends and Family! Welcome to a glimpse into life with the Smiths. I thought I would give blogging a try to keep everyone updated on the boys and all of the fun we are having with them. Please be patient with me as I try to figure all of this out and in the meantime bookmark our address and check back for updates and photos!