swimming

Cael finally went to the big swimming pool. He is 3 1/2 years old, but last summer I was prego and there was no way I was getting in! This year Casey's cousin Shauna rented the pool and invited us to come over. I thought it would be the perfect time to break my kids in. We ran to Wal-Mart and bought both kids a floaty so we could push them around. At first Kensie didn't know how much fun she was having, but after a few minutes she got use to it and love kicking her legs. Most the time she had her finger in her mouth and it looked like she was trying to figure it out. Cael was a natural fish and didn't act scared at all. Him and Braylee had fun playing together with his lobster. They even both got on it at once and before I could get a picture they were in the water. Me and Casey could honestly not remember the last time we were there. We all had a great time and it was fun to spend time with family. Thanks Shauna for the great time!

Kensie 8 months

It feels like I just posted her 7 month stats and now it's already time to do her 8th! time is flying.

She is everywhere, she started crawling last weekend and now she has the hang of it and is everywhere!

She has not been much of a roller, so now I've got to get use to her being to move.

She has two teeth on the bottom and it looks like she is trying to cut 4 on the top, poor baby!

She is pulling herself up to things and the last couple of times I've went into get her from her room she has been standing in her crib, she also has pulled up to the couch too.

She loves suckers and anything sweet, she is her daddy's girl!

She loves to play in the water and kicks and squeals.

Feels everything with her index finger and then puts it in her mouth.

Pulls hair and glasses.

She has an obsession of chewing on shoes, especially Casey's.

She is eating good and prefers the stage 2 dinners. I can get her to eat almost anything except the Hawaiian delight.

She is chewing on everything and puts everything in her mouth. I am now on constant carpet duty.

She loves to tease by tapping on the shoulder of the person you are standing next to and then she wants them to try and get her. Her and my mom do this constantly and she is having a hard time understanding why Halle doesn't want to play.

She is still jabbering and tells stories.

She is getting the cutest personality and we love to see her smile.

family pictures!!!

Amie just posted some of our family pictures on her blog http://www.steeleyourheartphoto.com click where it says to go to the blog. Then you can go into her website and go to client proofing and our password is smith. I can't decide! what do you think?

Ute Stampede 2008

I know that I'm a little late posting these, but that's because I've had a Stampede hang-over! We've had something going every weekend for months and it's finally starting to catch us all! This year was extra fun because Cael loved every minute. We tried to get to everything starting with the "run of the horses" that came down main. I pulled down to the fairgrounds and waited right by the bulls, so that we could watch them bring the horses into the corrals. As we were waiting Cael looked over at the bulls and said "I can't believe Reindeer's here"! For you that don't know, we are big PBR fans and Reindeer Dippin is one of our favorite bulls. He bucked on friday night with our other favorite bulls, Troubador & Charlie bullware. We love seeing the bulls we get to watch on TV! I even took the boys down before the rodeo and got there pictures taken in front of Troubador. He is the highest ranked bull going right now and I can't wait to see him in the PBR finals! So after we watched the horses and seen the bulls I took Kensie to the baby contest. She woke up not feeling good and has been trying to cut a tooth for days. She looked extra cute but wasn't her happy self. She didn't place, but I think she was the cutest down there! Gavyn took second and looked so cute with his metal and monkey. In the afternoon we went to the horse parade. We dressed the kids in there stampede clothes. Cael couldn't to wear his new boots and clothes, he even got to wear his cowboy hat that was signed by all the PBR riders. We had a ton of people stop us and ask where he had got all the signatures. Cael loved all the parades and waved at all the cute cowgirls. (there is a picture in my slideshow of him flirting) After the parade we took Cael to the rodeo which he loved. Every time a cowboy would ride he would take his hat off and wave it in the air. His favorite part was the one armed bandit (the dodge is what he kept calling it). Friday was the mammoth parade and all the kids got lots of candy. Chad drove the diesel through with the drill team and Nikki went through with CVMC. After the parade we went down and let Cael and Gavyn ride some of the rides before the Rodeo. They had a good time and Cael was excited about going to the rodeo again. He asked every 15 min when the dodge was coming out. Here is the video of his reaction.


Friday was the best night of bull riding and was a great way to end the night. Saturday we got up and went to the chuck wagon breakfast. I agree with Marci when she says that the breakfast is still as good at 8:30 as it is at 6:30! We walked through the car show and then headed home to re cooperate before the parade. After the parade we took Cael out to Nikkis for the night because we were going to the Rodeo with Eric & Jen, Matt & Chelsea, and Chris & Jakoye. This was the 9th stampede we have been to with Eric & Jen. We always have a fun time and I hope it's a tradition we never break! After the Rodeo we always make a couple of trips around the carnival, get our fix on the food, and then go back and hang out at our house. It's always sad to see it end but we can always look forward to next year.

Husband Tag

I was tagged by Marissa. So here are some fun and random facts about my hubby!1. What is his name? Casey Eugene Smith 2. Who eats more? Casey eats more at dinner, but I'm always hungry first 3. Who said I love you first? I'm pretty sure it was me, but it's been ten years ago and we can't remember when it was. I think we were outside of my house. Who is taller? Casey, but our legs our the same length. Who is more sensitive? I am. I've only seen him cry twice in the 10 years we've been together. Who does the laundry? Me, he's a man and thinks that everything can be washed together and in warm water. He does help with it though by taking the dry clothes out and puts them in a pile on top of the dryer.(he doesn't see a problem with this) so I try to keep up on his work pants so that he doesn't have to help! 8. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? I do, except when our kids were newborns because the window is on the right side so we would put the bassinet on the left side so I would sleep closer to them. 9. Who pays the bills? Me, Casey hates to write out checks and is terrible at remember when things are due. 10. Who cooks more? Casey, Casey, Casey! I hate to cook and I only do it when I absolutely have to. It pretty sad when your sister and mom call your husband for his recipes! 11. Who is more stubborn? Me, Casey has spoiled me and always lets me have my way. Casey does put his foot down when it comes to public speaking and talking to people he doesn't know. (he is very shy) 12. Who is the first to admit they are wrong? Casey, he hates fighting and will do anything for it to end! 13. Who is more clean? Casey is very fussy with the yard, and is constantly picking up the house, but I worry about the deep cleaning, the laundry, and my car. He hates anything to do with maintaining a car and so i have to beg him to wash it. 14. Who has more siblings? We have exactly the same 1 sister and 1 brother 15. Who wears the pants in the relationship? Me, Me, Me and it's not that I like it but Casey always thinks he has to ask my permission before he does anything. I'm trying to break him of this habit because I feel like his caretaker. I just always feel like he gives me the final say. 16. What do you like to do together? We love to watch PBR together and go get drinks at conoco. We love Disneyland and can't wait to take Cael. We also like to go to dinner and shop(if he's in a good mood)17.Who eats more sweets? Casey loves all kinds of candy and always has a supply, as for me I'm just happy with a big Dr. Pepper. 18. Guilty pleasures? Pepsi, trolli eggs, The View(yes, the tv show), and playing with his dogs 19. How did you meet? K- this is kind of long. We actually went to school together and hung out with the same people for 2 years but we didn't actually meet until about a month before he graduated. In school he was verrrry shy and didn't do anything except work, weight lift, and wash his truck. He was a Senior and I was a sophomore. He was a TA in the wood shop and two of my friends were in his class. They both really liked him and would talk about him and I had no Idea who they were talking about until I finally went into the wood shop with them and they showed me who he was. At the time I was head over heels for a total looooser and was not interested. Anyway for months we would pass in the hall and say hi and that was the only talking we did. We even went to lunch together once, well if you call driving in different cars and sitting on different tables going to lunch together. He acted like he was scared to death of me. So about a week before he graduated his cousin came into fros-t-freez where I was working and told me that he knew someone who liked me. I was still heart broken over the looooser and couldn't stop thinking of ways to get him back! (I don't know what was wrong with me) So I spent a few minute trying to get out of him who liked me and I was expecting him to tell me the biggest loser in the school! When finally he told me it was Casey. I was shocked! Yeah, it turns out the whole 2 years we went to school together he knew who I was and had a crush on me. It didn't take me long to forget about the loser, because now the chase was on for my cute red-head. It only took me pulling him over about a million times and asking him out on our first date for him to finally act like he was interested. When Casey told me he had liked me that long I didn't believe him until he started telling me outfits that I wore years before! I had a stalker on my hands and never new it! 20. Who proposed? We both did, we had been together for four years and just decided to set a date. at the time it was no big deal but now i'm going to have to make up something good to tell my grand kids. 21. What is his best feature? His eyes, they are brown with long long eyelashes. Cael has his eyelashes but Kensies not looking so lucky. 22. What is his greatest quality? I love everything about him, but I especially love how handy he is. He loves to redo stuff in the house and is constantly wanting to make things look better. There are not many husbands who love to remodel!

...Land that I love...

I love having the fourth on a friday!!! If it was only possible every year. Ha Ha Ha. We were busy all day. We got up first thing and went to the park for breakfast. Then went home and got ready for the carnival, we try to go early before the heat. It's always fun to see friends & family that I only see once a year. We lasted there for about 2 hour and then went and had lunch and got ready for our barb-b-Q. Around 6:30 everyone started to show up for our party. We invited everyone that was around to come over and watch the fireworks and have a burger. The weather was a perfect overcast and made the night that much more comfortable. This was the first year Cael watched the city fireworks. Every year he has always fell asleep before they started. He's not the biggest fan, but he enjoyed them because they were far away. When the guys started to light our fireworks Cael went and sat in our house with the door open to watch. He hates loud noises and sparks. He runs for the house every time his grandpa's start welding. Kensie loved watching them and wouldn't take her eyes off them. July has just begun and I'm already tired!!!

Wall*E

So, everybody that knows me knows that I looove Disney/Pixar movies. Yes, i'm the one driving to walmart the day they release one from the vault. Nikki is also a collector and agrees with me when I say that the best thing about buying a new disney movie is driving strait home and watching the previews to see what they are releasing next. My friend Natalie Mccoy sent me a quiz to take to see what princess I would be. The Little Mermaid is one of my favorites and yes that is who I turned out to be. Anyway, Cael is now old enough to take to the movie (the big tv is what Cael says), so I don't have to drag Casey or my friends with me. Except Casey still goes with me by choice. {I think he is hiding his love of them} So last night we went to Wall*E and took Cael and Kalee. Kalee took this picture with her phone of Cael sitting by Wall*e & Eve. Cael loved the movie so much that when it was over he yelled to me "Mom, that's a good movie". Me and Casey liked it but it wasn't my favorite. We went to Kung fu Panda a couple of weeks ago and We liked that better. There was more adult humor in it. That being said I still love Pixar movies and if I was an artist I would go work for them!!!!