Family Pictures

I know that I have been majorly lacking on my blogging, but I wanted to share our family pictures we recently had taken. My friend Lexi is starting a photography business and took pictures of our family and they turned out wonderfully!! Thanks so much Lexi, check out her blog at http://www.lexiraephoto.blogspot.com/ , she does AMAZING work! I thought it would be a perfect time to have pictures taken because Sadie had just turned 3 and Tyler 6 months. These are a few of my favorites.

Father's Day and Blessing Day!

We blessed our little Tyler on Father's Day! It was such a special day for our family. First though we did take Devin out for dinner the Friday before fathers day. He was so nice to share his day with Tyler, but I thought it would be nice for him to hae some time that was his. We went to the Gateway where they were doing the chalk art festival which was really fun, amazing artists there. Then we let Sadie run through the big fountains, she loved it - fully clothed and all! Then we got some ice cream cones. In Devin's words, "it was the perfect night." We are so grateful for Devin, he is such an amazing father and I am so lucky to have him be the father of our children. Thanks sweetie, our kids our so blessed to have you, we love you!
Devin gave Tyler a wonderful sweet blessing. Tyler was quiet and happy the whole time. We were so blessed to have both of our families there, thank you to everyone who came. Of course the day that we were suppose to have 40 people to dinner at our house it rained! Lets just say Devin and I were a little stressed the night before thinking of how we were going to fit everyone into our little house, but we made it work. Luckily it was warm enough to set a few tables under our carport. It was pretty tight, but gratefully we were all family and didn't mind being so close to each other. Maybe people minded, but nobody complained!! We love him so much and are so glad he is ours! He is our little peacemaker and it just feels like he has been part of our family forever. We love you Tyler, thanks for picking us! We got some sweet pictures of Tyler from his big day!

Brother and Sister

My new favorite pictures - love theses two!

Sadie is 2 1/2!

Sadie, I can not believe you are 2 and a half, how did you get so big. You are about 28 lbs and getting bigger everyday. You make us so happy, you are cracking us up all of the time. You are talking non stop most of the time, my favorite things that you say are; sunbean (sunbeam- Jesus wants me for a sunbeam is your favorite song and you know all of the words), o-gurt (yogurt - you sound german), and elfanant (elephant). Other than that you say most words perfectly, you are constantly saying words and phrases we didn't even know that you knew.

Your favorite activities going to the park, feeding the ducks, swimming (you are going to swim lessons right now), swinging in the backyard swing, going to the zoo, going to Popi and Grandmas houses, and pretty much anything that involves your cousins. Your favorite toys are defiantly your Disney princesses, you are always changing their clothes, taking them in the bath and washing them, packing them in purses and taking them to the store with us - saying that you love them is an understatement! You are also loving your play food lately, we are having a lot of picnics with you making us special things with your food. You are also playing with your stuffed animals a lot lately. You take them for wagon rides, give them birthday parties, and put them down for naps. You love watching movies, if it is a Disney movie, you like it! Your dad and I just love watching you and seeing what you will come up with next- you are so creative!

You are definitely stubborn or as I like to call it, determined. If you get your mind set on something you are not going to give up until you get it. Right now it is a bit of a challenge for your dad and I, but I think eventually it will be a good quality for you to have. As for now we are trying to pick our battles with you and determine how to make you a little more flexible, grandma says that I was just the same way.

You love your grandparents, you call them Popi and Grandma with Kosi and Popi and Grandma with Horses. You are always asking when we will get to see them again or go to there house again. I think they love you just as much as you love them and can't wait to see you too!

You love to sing and dance. You always want the Disney Princess CD on, you know all of the songs and are always asking for certain ones. You love to sing in the car and I love to listen to you, it always makes me happy!

You are such a special little girl and love your little brother. You have really loved having him join our family. The only time you get bugged with him and is when he is eating and I can't do something with you. You love watching him smile and always want to help give him a bath. You are a good little helper and such a good big sister!

We love you so much and are loving watching you grow! Thank you for always loving us and for helping your daddy and I learn and grow. We are so blessed to have you in our family.

Love,

Mom XOXOXOXOXO

Tyler is 2 Months

Tyler time is going by so quickly, I am always telling you to stay small forever, but you are not listening! At your 2 month check up you were 11lbs 2 oz (39%) and 23.4in (70%), so basically tall and skinny. You are the happiest little baby around, if you are awake you are generally smiling, I love it! You are so easy to get to smile, you love it when we sing the wheels on the bus and move your legs, you just smile and smile. You also love when we put your arms over your head and say, "So Big", you smile and are starting to giggle a little bit. Sadie loves it when you smile at her, you think she is so interesting, probably because she is always running around being so busy. You hardly ever cry, only when you are getting tired, but even then it is only for a few minutes. I am not kidding when I say you are the best baby. For the past two weeks you have started going to bed at about 8:30 and sleeping 7 to 8 hours, waking up to eat and then sleeping another 3. I can not believe it every single night, you are a dream! After I come in and feed you I always tell your dad that we have the best baby in the world. I love watching your little face as you are starting to discover new things. You are starting to like playing on your play mat, looking at the animals and yourself in the mirror. You love to look at yourself and you just smile and smile. You are also liking your mobile and kick you legs and coo as you watch the animals go around. Thank you for being ours, we love you so much! You are such a little peacemaker and I am so glad that you are part of our family.

Love,

Mom XOXOXOXO

Tyler Devin Smith is Here!

Tyler is here and he is such a good little baby! We feel so lucky and blessed that he is part of our family! He arrived on March 25th at 12:01 am, he was 7 lbs 10 oz and 20 inches long. They induced me at 2:00 pm and he was here at midnight. His labor and delivery went so smoothly, Devin and I both couldn't believe how much easier it was this time. He has been such a good baby, he is eating and sleeping great. He is sleeping 3 to 4 hours in a row at night and then waking up to eat. We are feeling spoiled and are afraid each night that it will end, but so far he has been great. He is a content baby most of the time and has been such a joy to have. We love his little fuzzy hair, cute button nose and perfect little ears. Sadie has adjusted well and really loves him. We have been pleasantly surprised with how much she loves him, she is a great big sister! We were thankful that my mom was here to help her with the transition, she and grandma were best buds! Thanks Mom! We are so happy that he is here and that he is ours! Here are a few pictures from the past few weeks.