The Smith Family

Saturday, May 30, 2009

Congratulations to Kirsty!!!

I was so chuffed and excited to learn that our darling friend Kirsty is the first woman selected as part of the Royal Air Force demonstration team: The Red Arrows (their version of the Thunderbirds or Blue Angels)!! Not only is she fun, beautiful, and clever, she is also a really great pilot.

We might have to start a fan club right here on the blog! As soon as we find out what number she is... I will start be-dazzling the number on t-shirts for all of you. We can't wait for a North American tour! Congratulations Kirsty!

Here is the article from a few weeks ago:

http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/archive.cfm?storyid=3503BD2F-1143-EC82-2E1BB573F1C8F84A

Sunday, May 17, 2009

Uncle Johnny came for a visit!

Back to the beach house...

Auntie Gianna took Maggie for a spin around the yard... Ready, set,

GOOOOOOO!!!!!

On Vacation!!

ahhhh... laying on the beach for a week. Does it get any better?

We thought that we would try an activity... so that we could say that we actually 'did something' while we were on vacation. Here is Gianna on the boat ride out to pet sting rays...

Here I am. Happy and excited to feed the sting rays on the sand bar.

And then one goosed me, whipped up at me and nearly knocked me off my feet.

I was all done!!!

We ran back to our beach chairs and settled in for the remainder of the trip!

Where to begin??

We went on vacation! Out to California and then to the Cayman Islands. Quite a whirlwind trip.

To catch you up:

First Maggie went to work with Nikki & Diane at Pebble Beach. She was quick to find Diane's candy drawer!! Smart girl :)

Then we headed over to Baba's house and Maggie stayed with them for a week while Mommy went on vacation with Gianna!

She had such a fun week playing with Baba and Grandpa. Here she is after her art lesson with Baba! Her hands are completely covered with pen!! Thank goodness this did not happen at our house!

Sunday, April 26, 2009

The Bride!

Jill & Cousin Sarah

Maggie & Katherine on the horse outside. I know that it looks like they are about to fall off and Katherine's face is a little terrified, but don't worry, John was holding on to them.

Cousin Libby & Katherine

More pictures from the Wedding!

My favorite picture of the most beautiful flower girl Katherine.

Maggie was a little envious of Katherine's buttons on the back of her dress.

Cousin Joe & his family. Amberly finished her first half marathon in the morning and then switched into party gear for the wedding! What an accomplishment!

Dada & Maggie on the altar

And playing during the ceremony

Jill & Eric's Wedding!

Cousin Jill got married on Saturday at the Bell Event Center downtown. The weather was perfect, the location was beautiful and Jill looked stunning. I have tons of pictures to share with you!

I know it is not polite to brag...

BUT, Mama sure can build a mean blanket house!!

And here is a cute picture of maggie in the bath...

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Bad parenting... or good practice?

Hummm... if I get the stair gate open, grab mommy's makeup bag, and quickly apply lipstick and mascara... will mommy be mad or grab the camera? Or maybe mommy will make a note that next time she should start looking for me when everything is silent.

Happy 87th Birthday Gram Trudie!

Happy Birthday Trudie! We love you and were so excited to spend the day celebrating YOU!

Maggie enjoying her cake.

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Kite Flying

Do you like the color pictures of John & Maggie flying the kite or the black & white? I could not decide which one was my favorite (I loved them all if you must know). So, I posted all of them so you could decide for yourself!