One special lady!

I just saw this picture on my cousin Sarah's facebook page, and I had to steal it!! My grandma Jessie Smith in her kitchen slicing up her favorite lemon cake...It seems like just yesterday that I was at her house having our usual visits and going to run errands with her downtown in Beaver.  I learned so much from her and she truly is one special lady to me that I will never forget.  I wish my kids could have all had the chance to know her.  She has been gone just a few weeks shy of 6 years, and I think about her almost daily as I have rocked 3 kids in her rocking chair since she passed away.  On her birthday, I always have a Wendy's chocolate frosty and some lemon cake, those were her favorite treats!  Love you Grandma :)

"Shut-up! your totally kidding me...."

You wonder why the title?  Well, that's exactly what I said to Troy on the phone yesterday when  he called saying he'd just gotten a call from his friend Cyndi Gilbert owner of Diamond G Rodeo asking if we wanted a few tickets to round 7 of the NFR in Vegas.....YES WE DO!!!! We love the NFR and have been 4 out of the last 6 years, we were also excited to take  Braxton with us this year.  We had awesome 3rd row stock contractor seats and Braxton laughed when he  got hit by a few small chunks of what he hopes was just dirt! We also appreciated the close  Gold Buckle parking pass, cause it was actually a pretty chilly night for Vegas.   I forgot my phone and camera so Troy got this shot of the Grand Entry for me.

I told Braxton he could go when he was 8 and not have to make 20 trips to the bathroom....he only went once :)

We love saddle bronc riding and cheering for our Beaver County boys, brothers Cody and Jesse Wright from Milford.  Cody had a great 82 point ride, but didn't place.

Jesse scored 84 points and finished 4th for the go-round.

Thanks Diamond G for another round of great seats and a fun, fun night!

Literacy night

Sunset held a literacy night last month which was a lot of fun.  Braxton's 2nd grade class put on a short play called "Click clak moo."  Braxton was a red hen and did a great job.  It was a cute, catchey little play, and we've been singing the little chant the animals sang ever since!

We went around to the different classrooms to listen to stories, and play math and reading games.  Tanner and Camrie even had fun getting into the action! Afterwards we had pizza in the cafeteria.  What a super fun night!

More fun art...

Braxton's salt dough topography map of the continents and oceans

Braxton's baptism -



Braxton was baptized November 5, 2011 at the Green Valley Stake Center, St. George Utah.   He had to be baptized 2 times because his wrist poked out of the water just a little.  We love you Braxton and are so proud of you!

Lunch time - it was too cold for the park, so we ate at our house

Grandma/Grandpa Smith & Grandma/Grandpa Webb

Grandma Smith makes her grandkids their own porcelain doll dressed like something they like for their 8th birthday.  Braxton was super surprised and excited that Gma made him a doll dressed as Carl Edwards, Braxton's favorite NASCAR driver.  Gma and Gpa Smith also gave Braxton a Baptism book and a new set of scriptures with a case.  Gma and Gpa Webb also gave Braxton a special Baptism book. Gma has her eyes closed again!!

Halloween Carnival Pics 2011



Minnie standing on one foot




Buzz has some BIG muscles!



Cute lil duck!

Professional pictures taken by 98 east photography at the DRMC Child Development Center Halloween carnival.

Our spunky 9 month old!

Kason turned 9 months the day before Halloween:

~ He's up 1.4 lbs in the past 2 months...now a whopping 15.9 lbs! Dr. Nygaard is ok with him still lingering in the 1 % since he is so active, and crawling up the stairs, happy and healthy, and eating well despite what the scales say.

~ 4 teeth and the 5th is on the way.

~ Will eat little pieces of bread, baby puffs, and Cherrios, although most of it goes in his chair or the floor.  Mom shared some strawberry jello with him last night and he liked it.

~ Giggles so hard when mom plays and sings "I'm a little teapot" with him.

~ Tanner can make him laugh so hard, that I bet he pees his pants every time!! :)

~ Hair is getting darker so you can actually tell he has some.  Enough hair on the back and sides of his head to comb with your fingers.

~ Makes sounds that almost sound like 'mama'
~ Has a bit of a temper, especially in the middle of the night, when he's not getting what he wants...to play!

~ Dramatically gags when eating peas, but has learned to tolerate green beans.
~ Has apparently made known where he stands in Coke vs Pepsi.  Maybe when he turns 1, he can graduate with mom back up to the good stuff - caffeine induced Diet Coke! That's my boy!! :)