A Malaysian Surprise

Today was one of those BLAH kinds of days. Rainy, cold...15 minutes late to church. Samantha, Abby & I picked the first 3 seats we saw. As I looked around to see who else was around us I saw someone waving. It took only a few seconds to realize who it was...Louie (for the rest of you...Pam's husband & Abby and Samantha's Godfather). It just about brought tears to my eyes. He is here in Washington DC taking some classes. I couldn't wait for Mass to end (sorry Deacon Keith) to see how everyone was. It felt like they had never left. He brought pizza over to the house and visited for a few hours. Abby was the one that just about talked his ear off. She shared her birthday book, stuffed animals and more. It was, "Misser Wouwie" this and "Misser Wouwie" that. Andrew, too, would come over and smile.

It was great to catch up and hear all about Malaysia. What a great surprise! Next time, bring the rest of the family. WE MISS EVERYONE!!

Ballerina Beauties

Amanda & Abby

Abby with her doggies!

Sarah & Danielle

Abby & Sarah had their ballet pictures on Saturday. They looked absolutely beautiful. A big thank you to Ms. Frances for doing Sarah's makeup and hair, as well as taking her to get her pictures taken. :-)

Andrew's New CROCS

We finally broke down and got Andrew a pair of Crocs. Now he is one of the gang. I must say, he looks very cute. He also got his first Jibit, Mator from Cars.

I'm Gorgeous!

I braided Abby's hair for the first time. She was looking at herself in the mirror and said, "I'm gorgeous!" It was so cute!

Honor Roll Again!

Way To Go Samantha & Sarah! Once again our girls have made the Honor Roll. Keep up the good work!!

Splish Splash

A big kiss from a GOOD friend!

The weather was absolutely gorgeous around here today, in the 80's. This kids put on bathing suits, played on the Slip and Slide, then had water gun and umbrella battles. These are pictures of the neighborhood gang. We just love it here!

House of PAIN!!!

Things around the Smith House have not been fun.

Tuesday- Andrew is running a fever, Sarah has 2 baby teeth pulled (a real trooper, even went back to school)
Wednesday- Andrew still has a fever, Abby has a fever, Samantha & Sarah get pallet expanders and lip bumpers put in at the orthodontist...milkshakes for dinner :-)
Thursday- Fevers gone, Sarah & Samantha still can't eat very well, Tylenol is our best friend
Friday- Andrew breaks out in a rash...all over
Saturday- We determine Andrew has Hand, Foot, and Mouth disease by the rash and blisters on his feet, Abby falls head first into the pavement and busts BOTH knees and her forehead (At this rate, I will never get her 3 year old photos taken)

It just never ends around here! :-)

Soccer & Sleepovers

Samantha started soccer last month and so far the team is 3-0. We joined the same team Samantha played with in the fall. This time there are 3 girls on the team instead of just Samantha. We recruited Samantha's buddy, Carli. We've known Carli since the girls were about 4 months old. Carli spent the night on Friday. I thought they were asleep by midnight, but instead, they greeted Chris at the front door at 2:15 AM as he was coming in from work. CRAZY GIRLS!!

OUCH!!

Poor Andrew! He fell going down the stairs and hit his head on the bottom part of the banister. OUCH! He wouldn't stop crying until I opened the refrigerator. Then, he immediately stopped crying and scanned the refrigerator for a potential snack. :-) Why is it that the kids get hurt when Chris is at work? Oh well!