July 2007: Barton Bendish Village Fete

John, Emily & his new friend at the Village Fete, a day out at the village hall to raise money for the Parish of St. Andrew.

On our way to the Village Fete at 36 weeks.

July 2007: Cambridge Dining Out

Sq Dining Out at Trinity College, Cambridge Surviving a night in heels... Pre-drinks at the Eagle
Trinity College, Cambridge
John, Deano, Nick, McGoo
Johnny patiently waiting for his food.

July 2007: BBQ in England

Typical English BBQ at the wing commanders house (freezing!). The Aussies gather round the heat lamp.

July 2007: 35 weeks and counting

John says that his Grandma Jane would have loved this shirt!

July 2007: Blueberries

At the blueberry farm with Erin & Rose.

July 2007: Last Pint with Phil & Sue

Last call at the pub down the road. New owners start next week. Bad news for John.

July 2007: Hollyhocks

With a little sun the hollyhocks are finally blooming.

July 2007: Happy 4th!

The annual Smith family 4th of July party was another great success! After raining for 1 month straight, the skies finally gave us one day of sunshine and it just so happened to be on the day of the party. We had nearly 100 people join us in celebrating the 4th of July! The village came out to celebrate along with 31 sq and our American friends. This year, John had real fireworks to set off for all of the kids (not the 'kinda' fireworks that they found in the squadron last year!).

June 2007: 32 weeks and counting!

Not the most attractive picture of me!! But the belly is looking mighty big and round.

8 weeks to go!

June 2007: London

As an early Father's Day present, John & I went to see Peter Gabriel in concert in Hyde Park. We had a perfect night planned and stayed just two blocks from the park at the RAF hotel. Too bad the British weather did not agree with our perfect plans... Check out John in the tube station where we had to take refuge after the downpour started. We had only walked about 100 yards and we were soaked!

June 2007: Trip to Cali

We had a great time in the states! My great friends threw a baby shower for little Miss Smith in Capitola. It was so much fun to see everybody! While the girls were doing girly things... the boys went out to hit the waves. After a few attempts at putting on the wetsuit correctly, the boys from the midwest hit the surf and came home with some war stories.

May 2007 Still Growing!!!

Another belly shot!

May 2007: Ireland

A quick trip to Ireland before we head home for a long awaited visit. We flew into Cork, rented a car, and headed around Bantry and Kenmare staying at both the Bantry House and thanks to Carol & Bret a beautiful night at Sheen Falls Lodge!

Thank you Carol & Bret for our wonderful present!

May 2007: Dunboy Castle

No trip to Ireland is complete without a trip to see "Dad's" castle. Little did we know that someone else also had their eye on the castle! To our surprise a new 5-star hotel was being built! I guess he was not the only one to think that there was something special about the location!

May 2007: Ange & Eri come to visit!

Cousin Ange & cute baby Eri come for a visit. He had a great time exploring the new world of crawling and having mom chase him! We had fun going to the farm down the road to see the new babies of spring. John taught Eri all about life on the Farm, introduced him to new baby pigs and the rather large mama pigs! We saw a Dundee dog hard at work and then down for a long rest.