Kole's Baby Blessing

Like I said before, we had Kole's baby blessing on the 28th. We planned for a day that was not Fast Sunday because all of Steve's family was going to be in town that weekend and then all the siblings could attend. We've always seemed to have nontraditional circumstances with our baby's blessings. And I'm happy to say this time was not any different. We like to bless our babies with just family and friends present (and of course a member of the bishopric!), and this time we had most of both our families and a lot of Josh Park's family and some of Josh and Jill's friends. Addie was blessed that same day and she looked beautiful in the dress that Eva made. Wayne (singles branch president) said that we could use the seminary building (where his branch meets) for the blessings and it worked out great to accommodate so many people. The blessing was wonderful. I wouldn't have wanted anything any other way. The only thing I hoped for but didn't get was some pictures of just Kole in his handsome outfit. Eva has been amazing about making all of our kid's blessing outfits. This time I feel like she worked extra hard because of our requests, but she pulled it off.

Thank you to all of our family (those who could make it and those who couldn't) for loving us and our little family. Kole is such a special baby brought to our family at the perfect time. My bond with him is so strong and he's only been here a short time. And his little smile shows more thanks than I could ever express.

Smith Reunion-The Hike

The weekend before the 4th the Smiths had a family reunion. It was a lot of fun (except for the sharing of germs...again!) and everybody was able to make it. One of the days we were all together we went on a hike. It was sort of like a scavenger hunt. I still don't know who won though...hmm... We can just say it was my team! :)

In some of the pictures you'll see my parents and Tim. They came to town because on the 28th we had Kole's baby blessing. He was blessed at the seminary building right after his cousin Addie was blessed. It was pretty special to be able to have both of them blessed on the same day.

There is no particular order to these pictures, but they are all from the hike. And a special thanks to my dad for taking all of these pictures (my camera was "missing" until I found it where I left it!)

We had to find a wooden bridge and we got extra points of there was a person in the picture. Instead we opted for a picture of our family with a bridge in it!

They were showing off the animal tracks in the mud (you can't see them, but I promise there were deer tracks there!).

A picture of the Snake River. And Steve didn't look thrilled to be standing next to me in ANY of the pictures taken that weekend, but I promise it was just the quantity of the picture taking going on that he wasn't happy with!

This is a cool picture even though I was little nervous when he was up there. The other side is just a cliff down to the river. Scary!

The Whole Smith Family.

This picture was taken near the beginning of the hike and the enthusiasm level from them went downhill from there (as we all climbed uphill...for a long time!).

My mom and I look a lot alike, huh?

Kurtis with a flower.

All the Smith grandchildren. Kole made the total 17.

My "Little" Man

Kole is still a little guy, but he's so cute and getting (sort of ) bigger everyday. At his 2 month check up he was:

9 lbs 8 oz

22.5 inches

His weight was in the 8th percentile but the doctor wasn't worried because he figured it was just genetics playing it's part. The other two were small, and still are. Other than his stats, he's started laughing, watching his hands, and has been working those legs trying to stand on my lap.

I just love my little man!

We're only a little mixed up.

The other day Kylee was telling me something about her "eyeball" and I could not figure out what she meant. Her eyeball was fine, she hurt her elbow. So I asked her to show me her "eyeball" so I could take a picture of it.

I want to know...

...when my kids grew. I was watching them the whole time, and then when I looked away for one second they were all bigger and smarter. So when did it happen?

Kole is growing too fast. He's still a tiny little guy (I'll give stats after his 2 month check up in a week and a half), but he smiles and talks and tries so hard to hold his big head up. He's darling and the perfect little guy.

I haven't taken very many pictures of Ky's cast, but maybe that's because I hate it. It is the most awful thing a person could do to a little girl who can't sit still with a mom who already has her hands full with a tiny baby. It only took her 2 days after the cast was put on for her to attempt walking. Since then she's climbed, ran, rode her bike, and even tried jumping on the trampoline again! She's cute as ever, and still adores her Baby Max.

Every single day Kurtis does something to amaze me. He is getting smarter everyday. We've been spending tons of time outside when the weather is nice (thanks J, D, and C for someone to keep us entertained!!!) and Kurtis is loving it. Whether they are riding bikes, playing in the sprinklers, playing baseball, or fishing for each other he has had a blast.

Just a picture.

What every mother needs.

I was just starting the feel like I could handle being a mom of three and keep my house fairly clean and cook healthy meals at a decent hour and keep my kids entertained with more then the tv. But I must have been getting too confident or too comfortable because last Friday night we took Kylee to the ER with a broken leg. She had been jumping on the trampoline with her cousins, which is not uncommon. But crazy injuries happen when you least expect it. She landed just right (or wrong) at the right time (or the wrong time) and buckle fractured her tibia right below her knee. It's not hurting her as bad now unless you take off the temporary cast or she tries to move around by herself. But she can't walk for now. We go in on Tuesday to the orthopedic doctor. They will probably put a more permanant cast on it and give us more answers about when she can move around on her own. Wish us luck!

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