The Smith Family

Time Flies

2010-06-29T12:38:00.003-04:00

Swimming at Grammy and Grampys!

Cheeser trying to explain facts of life to dad at 16 months lol....

Sisterly love most of the time!

Fun times in the sun...my almost 4-year old! So hard to believe how old she is getting!

Time sure flies when you are having fun! Can't believe its been 4 months since I posted on here =) Things have sure changed with the girls! They are growing faster than weeds...

Payton's One!!!!!

2010-02-17T12:19:00.003-05:00

Tomorrow my little Peanut turns one year old! Absolutly amazing, I can't imagine where the time has gone! She is now walking like a champ, chasing her sister (and annoying her of course) and she is speaking a small amount.."mine" "that" "got" "mama" "dada""nana" and so active...!

She will be having her first "Applebees Birthday Dinner" tomorrow and her first party on Saturday! Of course it will be a princess party because both girls are my little princesses!

It's your very first birthday, baby,

One candle on your cake;

Proud parents stare in wonder

At each new move you make.

We join in celebration,

As this special date arrives,

For baby has brought pleasure

Into all our lives.

We look forward now to seeing

How you progress and grow,

From the cute and tiny infant

You were one year ago.

So dig into your icing;

Enjoy your presents, too.

The reason for this day

Is a special person--you!

Love you so much Pater Butt!

Love,

Daddy, Mommy, Jerzie, and Princess!

Building a spider...

2009-10-19T17:35:00.002-04:00

Jerzie is putting leaves into a garbage bag....

Filling up some legs....

His body is all ready.....

And his legs are attached!

He is sitting in the yard waiting for the kids to pass!

Halloween is coming!

Beads

2009-09-25T15:45:00.002-04:00

Jerzie is very crafty and loves to work with small things so I decided to buy her something new to try.

At first she was very detered by the amount of time (impatient like mom) it took and by the fact that her poor fingers would make a bead fall off when she tried to add a new one.

She told me it was too hard and I told her that it was hard but that she would be feel very good about herself if she just finished the project.

It took about two hours and we finally finished!

Jerzie was so proud of herself she now tells everyone that it was very hard but very worth it when she was finished! I am proud of my angel for sticking it out and completing it even tho it was very tough for her! And she did it all by herself!

Payton Ann Max

2009-09-21T09:46:00.003-04:00

My little peanut is now 7 months old! Wow has the time flew and she is excelling so far so fast!
She is crawling and sitting up and eating some solids!

She is also pulling herself up on furniture and daring to take steps…unfortunately she is landing on her poor face b/c she doesn’t know how to stand yet!

It will not be long and we will be celebrating my little girls’ first birthday!

Forwarded Jokes

2009-08-03T15:14:00.002-04:00

A man and his dog were walking along a road. The man was enjoying the scenery, when it suddenly occurred to him that he was dead.

He remembered dying, and that the dog walking beside him had been dead for years. He wondered where the road was leading them.

After a while, they came to a high, white stone wall along one side of the road. It looked like fine marble. At the top of a long hill, it was broken by a tall arch that glowed in the sunlight.

When he was standing before it he saw a magnificent gate in the arch that looked like mother-of-pearl, and the street that led to the gate looked like pure gold. He and the dog walked toward the gate, and as he got closer, he saw a man at a desk to one side.

When he was close enough, he called out, 'Excuse me, where are we?'

This is Heaven, sir,' the man answered.

'Wow! Would you happen to have some water?' the man asked.

'Of course, sir.. Come right in, and I'll have some ice water brought right up.' The man gestured, and the gate began to open.

'Can my friend,' gesturing toward his dog, 'come in, too?' the traveler asked.

'I'm sorry, sir, but we don't accept pets.'

The man thought a moment and then turned back toward the road and continued the way he had been going with his dog.

After another long walk, and at the top of another long hill, he came to a dirt road leading through a farm gate that looked as if it had never been closed. There was no fence.

As he approached the gate, he saw a man inside, leaning against a tree and reading a book.

'Excuse me!' he called to the man. 'Do you have any water?' 'Yeah, sure, there's a pump over there, come on in.'

'How about my friend here?' the traveler gestured to the dog.

'There should be a bowl by the pump.'

They went through the gate, and sure enough, there was an old-fashioned hand pump with a bowl beside it.

The traveler filled the water bowl and took a long drink himself, then he gave some to the dog. When they were full, he and the dog walked back toward the man who was standing by the tree. 'What do you call this place?' the traveler asked.

'This is Heaven,' he answered.

'Well, that's confusing,' the traveler said. 'The man down the road said that was Heaven, too.'

'Oh, you mean the place with the gold street and pearly gates? Nope. That's hell.'

'Doesn't it make you mad for them to use your name like that?'

'No, we're just happy that they screen out the folks who would leave their best friends behind.

Soooo... Sometimes, we wonder why friends keep forwarding jokes to us without writing a word. Maybe this will explain.

When you are very busy, but still want to keep in touch, guess what you do? You forward jokes. When you have nothing to say, but still want to keep contact, you forward jokes.

When you have something to say, but don't know what, and don't know how, you forward jokes. Also to let you know that you are still remembered, you are still important, you are still loved, you are still cared for, guess what you get?

A forwarded joke.

So, next time if you get a joke, don't think that you've been sent just another forwarded joke, but that you've been thought of today and your friend on the other end of your computer wanted to send you a smile..

You are all welcome @ my water bowl anytime!

Happy 3rd Birthday!

2009-07-20T12:25:00.002-04:00

Happy Birthday to our precious first born!

We love you more than words can express and can't believe the little girl you've grown into so quickly!

You get more and more amazing with every passing day...

We are never bored when you are around!

We hope that you have an amazing birthday and enjoy all of your gifts!!!

Fourth of July fun!

2009-07-06T17:44:00.002-04:00

Jerzie and Payton were in a parade at their cousins camp for the fourth with all their cousins! Jerzie loved it, not so much at first, but once she saw all the fun everyone else was having she was excited!

Payton fell asleep and slept the whole time we were moving and that was a wonderful thing because she didn't enjoy camping otherwise :(
It was a great day and Jerzie even rode with her dad on a 4-wheeler for the first time!

Hope everyone else had as great a fourth as we did!

Happy Birthday Daddy!

2009-07-02T06:36:00.002-04:00

Happy Birthday to a wonderful husband & father!

We hope your day is as good as the joy we have with you everyday!

I love my life

Because it gave me you

I love you

Because you are my life

Love Always,

Your wife &

Your beautiful daughters!

Happy 60th Birthday Grandma!!!

2009-06-25T08:30:00.002-04:00

Some people give the gift

of peace and tranquility

to every life they touch.

They are always who they really are.

They are blessedly reliable,

dependably good,

predictably pleasant,

loved and treasured

by all who know them.

You are one of those people.

You are a gift

of peace and tranquility

in our lives.
Happy Birthday!

By Joanna Fuchs

Love you!

Kim, Tabatha

Jerzie & Payton

My Father's Day

2009-06-21T21:24:00.004-04:00

Thank you to my two beautiful daughters for the golf shirts.I am proud to be a father, and you two are my life.

This is a bad picture, but thank you so much to my wonderful friends for a great day of softball, and going to the cemetary with me!!!!

This was a great father's day for me and we all paid our respects to my father whom we all dearly miss. Happy Father's Day Butchie!!!!!! We all miss you and were thinking of you!

Barcelona Beach

2009-06-11T11:54:00.001-04:00

We took Jerzie to barcelona for a day of fishing and looking for colored glass at the beach. We left Payton with Grandma because we knew it would be too much for Payton to be out on Lake Erie this early in the year.

Jerzie pretended that the rocks were sand, and buried her legs, ha ha ha...

Here she is looking for colored glass. We found quite a bit but not quite as much as Kim and I used to find when we were kids.
It was very windy cold and sunny, but a lot of fun!
Jerzie and daddy ventured close to the lake to see if they could find some shells...

Then we had some picnic lunch that we brought with, Jerzie's favorite was the watermelon of course...
I am really glad that we chose to take her. Its been a long time since either of us had been there and it was fun to see Jerzie enjoy it so much!

Darlington 2009

2009-05-28T14:58:00.003-04:00

Darlington was beautiful this year! Very warm and muggy, just the way I like it!

We saw this on our way through the flea markets and had to snap a shot...if you don't know, Tony and Gordon are not team mates, lol....

Good times, great people....

My new jacket I won with the South Carolina Education lottery....genuine leather and it fits Kim, not me....

Me and my hubby :)

Our Growing Beauties....

2009-05-26T12:27:00.003-04:00

A daughter is love in a bright pink bow

A bundle of happiness all aglow

A tomboy in jeans with a tear streaked face

Crying because she has just lost a race.

Then all of a sudden, no longer small,

She's a vision of loveliness dressed for a ball

A dreamer, a schemer, no two days the same

What is a daughter...

It's more than a name

She's a pleasure, a treasure, a comfort each day

Loving and sweet in her own special way

She's a sense of contentment felt deep inside

Bringing a lifetime of pleasure and pride!

Author: Unknown

Ice cream cake....

2009-04-24T06:26:00.003-04:00

Mommy learned a new recipe for Ice Cream Cake so we tried it out. We made it as low fat and calorie as possible. We bought low fat chocolate pudding for the topper and made it up...

We bought some low fat peanut butter ice cream sandwiches....

Jerzie tried out the peanut butter ice cream sandwiches and they were really good....

Then we added some fat free cool whip, Jerzie also tried that out....

After the pudding cooled and we put that layer on, Jerzie sprinkled it with stars....

Then we wrote her name on it with icing...

Each piece is about 200 calories, not too aweful bad for a dessert that tastes awesome!

Easter Eggs

2009-04-10T23:48:00.003-04:00

Tis the time of year to color some eggs and decorate them for Easter Sunday!

First you gotta dip them into the food coloring and leave them there for 5 minutes...

Then you pull them out and put them in neat little "egg" stands...

Then you decorate them with some crazy face stickers!
Walla! Now you have some crazy faced eggs for Easter!

Jerzie, Payton, Daddy and I enjoyed decorating eggs on our Good Friday off from work and daycare :)

Gone Fishing!

2009-03-30T12:12:00.004-04:00

Daddy has been talking Jerzie into going fishing when the weather gets warm enough. Sunday wasn't the best day but Jerzie has been as excited as daddy so we decided to take her out. Grandpa used to say the fish would bite better after the rain so we had hoped they would be biting.

We went and got Jerzie her own Barbie fishing pole at Walmart and daddy hooked it all up for her.

She refused to touch the worms so daddy had too!

It was cold and rainy but Jerzie seemed to enjoy herself quite well.

Payton and I enjoyed sitting in the truck and staying warm!

This is the "ship" they fished off from down at the boat landing. Jerzie thinks it is a ship!

Still enjoying herself!

Daddy kept trying but it seems nothing wanted to bite today. Must be they weren't hungry?

It doesn't matter they weren't biting it was so much fun to see Jerzie enjoying herself with something her and daddy could enjoy together!

Hopefully it warms up soon so they can start going all the time! I know they are both looking forward to getting out and enjoying some peaceful time together!

Signs of Spring!

2009-03-25T11:28:00.004-04:00

Yesterday wasn't the warmest day but it was quite nice (40's, lol) for what we are in store for so we all took a little trip outside to play for an hour or so! Everyone enjoyed it, Jerzie the most, but even Payton and Princess got a little sun and were quiet for the time being :) Hopefully it gets nice soon, I don't know how much longer I can be trapped in the house...lol!

Spring Cleaning!

2009-03-23T07:42:00.002-04:00

Last fall I was too tired to do the necessary yard work before the snow fell so I had a mess in the backyard to get cleaned up! Both kiddies went to daycare on Friday so I took advantage of the free time and cleaned my yard!

There were 7 bags of leaves and branches!

I hope that the grass will come back now that its all cleaned up!

Now my Jerzie girl can play on her play ground if it ever warms up again!

Jerzie's Juice

2009-03-18T18:00:00.002-04:00

I was startled awake this morning to my Jerzie yelling:

"mommy"

"Mommy"

"MOMMY!"

I jumped out of bed and ran to the kitchen because I could tell this is where she was yelling from and this is what I saw! (above)

Jerzie was thirsty so she went and got her stool out of her bedroom and put it at the counter and went and got her juice out of the refridgerator and grabbed a cup lid out of the drawer.

Can you guess what she was yelling for?

She wanted her cup! Her stool was not high enough for her to reach into the cupboard to get a cup out so she needed help!

Thank goodness for small miracles or I would have woken to quite a mess as her juice container lid needs twisted in order to pour it out and it probably would have been all over my floor and my daughter had she had her way!

The picture is not the greatest as all I could find near me to take a picture was my phone and there weren't any lights on yet and it was still pretty dark outside :)

St Patricks Day Parade

2009-03-16T09:08:00.005-04:00

We all went to the parade on Saturday, but we completely missed the whole thing, lol.

Luckily we made it just in time for the river to be turned green!

This is about the normal color for the river...

And this is when it was starting to change colors...

It turned really bright green!

Jerzie liked it a lot! It was pretty cool. The first time I had ever seen it happen. Daddy liked it too!

Play Date!

2009-03-11T19:11:00.004-04:00

Jerzie's cousin Clarissa came over yesterday to play with her. She was supposed to come last Tuesday but poor Jerzie was in the ER getting fluids from an IV due to the nasty stomach flu!

Jerzie was pretty reluctant to share her toys at first and they fought a little bit but they eventually warmed right up to each other.
Clarissa loved Payton too! She kept saying how small her fingers and toes were and how cute Jerzie's sissy was. Clarissa's mommy relieved me for a while cuddling the lil stink bug.
Jerzie and Clarissa played with everything in our house! They even colored and made a mess on my kitchen floor with confetti! It was all in good fun though.

It is so great to have a relative right around the same age as Jerzie so they can grow up together and hit the same stages of life together too!

We had a great day and hope to do it again soon but next time I think it will be at Clarissa's house :)

Happy One Week Payton!

2009-02-25T13:21:00.003-05:00

I just want to thank everyone for all the comments and such! I have not had much time to get on except to check all the things you guys have sent...I really appreciate it. Payton is doing very well. She loves to eat and poop, lol...don't they all! I don't get much spare time right now because while Payton sleeps, Jerzie makes sure that Kim and I devote every minute to her :) Jerzie really loves her sissy as well, but she has shown some resentment to Payton getting attention when she wants it. The first time we all went out together, Jerzie asked me if we were bringing Payton to her mommy, lol. Some rebellion and a lot of adjusting for all of us but things seem to be coming together quite well.

Payton is quite different from what Jerzie was this first week. She sleeps and eats in 2-3 hours intervals and only eats for twenty minutes. Jerzie wanted to always eat! I never had a break which is why we switched to formula so fast :)
Jerzie also hated car rides, strange, huh? Most kids love them and Payton does as long as you don't stop at the stop lights and signs, lol.

Payton had her first checkup today and she is doing wonderfully. She was 7lbs 3oz when she left the hospital last Friday and she is now up to 7lbs 13oz. I would say she is definitely getting enough to eat!

Happy one week birthday Payton!

Happy Valentines Day

2009-02-12T19:52:00.009-05:00

We made treats and valentines for the kiddies at daycare today!

Aunt Laurie gave us her recipe for peanut butter rice krispie treats and daddy wanted some, so we made them!

Guess who takes after daddy in the peanut butter fanatic department???

How'd you guess??? She had mommy crying from laughing so hard at the faces she was making after taking such huge spoonfulls of peanut butter!!

She also got very messy because she gave up on the spoon and just dug her whole hand in! She wouldn't do it for a picture because she needed her "hands washed now!!!"

She helped a lot! Mixing up the chocolate!!

Ready to eat, I mean decorate with the m&m's and sprinkles....

Its looking quite festive!!!

Awe! Great job Jerzie Shea! I am sure everyone at daycare will love them! (and daddy too)

Signing the valentines....

Putting the pencils with the valentines cards...

Decorating little baggies for the treats....

How cute are they? Who needs to buy them?

Finished product! Yeah...oh..and by the way...they are very yummy, we tried one :)

Playing with Playdough!!!

2009-02-09T08:47:00.003-05:00

Jerzie got some new play dough for being such a big girl with learning to go potty. Daddy only got her one color to start with in case she didn't like it, since she isn't into getting her hands dirty. But, she loved it! She didn't want to stop she was having such a good time! I love that she likes to do hands on stuff still since she has gotten so into the tv lately!

Mets Suprise!

2009-02-06T22:28:00.002-05:00

Daddy found a new jacket for Jerzie to wear this spring!

Its one to match the one he got for Christmas! A Mets jacket the perfect size for a mini Mets fan!
It took a little coaxing to get it on her, but she was proud to have pictures taken after a while!

It was quite a steal, daddy only paid $1 for it on Ebay plus a couple dollars for shipping...

What Mets fan could resist such a cool jacket for such a cool Mets fan?

Finger Painting!!!!

2009-02-03T17:20:00.002-05:00

Even though my "clean" girl doesn't like to get her hands dirty...she loves finger painting!!!!

She started out really reluctantly and unsure about the whole idea.....

Daddy showed her how it works and it was no holding back from there!!!!

She used every color that came in the pack, which is a ton! It was good for us too, so we could work on teaching her all her colors!

She, of course, wanted us to get in on the fun too...she likes to share :)

She got quite messy but had so much fun. I loved it. It reminds me of being at my grandma's when I was younger. We used to use the huge rolls of paper and grandma would roll it out on her floor and we would make these huge pictures all with finger paints and she would hang them all over her walls so proudly.

New Bed!!

2009-01-26T20:23:00.002-05:00

Jerzie Shea got her new bed and she loves it!!!!

As you can see she is wearing her Tinkerbell PJ's to match her Tinkerbell comforter and pillow...
She looks sooooo tiny in there, but it is really comfy! I wish I had a new bed too....maybe I do if she can't sleep, lol....

We weren't sure if she really enjoyed it all that much at first because she was really reluctant to check it out. When she first walked into her room, she looked at the crib before noticing her new bed.

But daddy climbed into the bed and that really made her want to climb in too...along with a few toys :)

I think she is really going to enjoy being a big sister if she gets all this new neat stuff along with a new baby to share attention with :)

Funday Sunday....

2009-01-25T17:24:00.003-05:00

Kim, Jerzie and I spent all day Sunday getting things ready for the new baby. Jerzie and the new one will be sharing a room until we get a new house so we needed to make room for another bed among all of Jerzie's things...

Daddy bought a "pet net" so we could get all of Jerzie's stuffed animals off the floor. She doesn't play with most of them but daddy, I mean Jerzie, can't part with them....
We put a bookcase in and attached it to the wall so we could move all of Jerzie's books out of the armour in mommy and daddy's room into her room. That way we could put the baby's stuff in the armour until it goes into Jerzie's room.

Jerzie is enjoying the last night in her "baby" bed. Tomorrow she is getting a new "big" girl bed and giving her baby bed to the new baby. Its really sad that my little girl is growing up so fast! She seems really excited about it though!

Jerzie and I placed the new things we have rec'd for the baby in the armour. We still need to bring down all of Jerzie's newborn things from the attic but we figured we would start here and get this stuff placed first. She was a little reluctant to put the bibs and hats away for the baby but we showed her where they would stay and that she can see them whenever she wants too and she finally let go :)

Goodbye Baby Jerzie Shea and Hello Big Sister Jerzie Shea!

Guess the Delivery Date....

2009-01-23T19:30:00.002-05:00

We are counting down the days until the arrival of our new little one so we thought it would be fun to see if someone can guess the due date. Go to this site and cast your vote, and leave a comment about the date you choose if you want us to know :)

http://www.wishafriend.com/poll/93300/

Blizzard of 1977

2009-01-22T12:15:00.007-05:00

I got an email with these pictures of the blizzard of 77 and thought I would share since we have been so buried in snow lately too :)

The snow was so high, you could touch the traffic lights.

A front-end loader is trying to clear Furhmann Boulevard. You can barely see the buried car.

Volunteer firemen are clearing off the roof of a house in Depew, NY. Talk about buried in snow.

Let's see . .. . first, I gotta find my car.Then I gotta dig it out. Then I gotta figure out how I'm gonna get it home.

These trucks are dumping the snow right back into Lake Erie, where it came from.It's the Hydrological Cycle in action.

This is a C-130 bringing in badly needed men and equipment.The TV crew is standing on snow as high as the roofs of cars.

Buffalo wasn't the only place hit by the storm - this was in Watertown, NY.Jefferson County had snowdrifts that were 'only' 18 feet high.

Red Cross volunteers are looking for people trapped in vehicles.Nine people were found frozen to death in their cars,and 29 people died as a result of the storm . . .

'Honey, you're going the wrong way.''And just how am I supposed to turn around???'

The snow is as high as the gutters on the house behind these folks,and the guy in front is about six feet off of the ground.

I'm just taking the dog for a walk - going woof to woof.

Snowbanks on the sides of the road in Hamburg, NY - that's 10 feet of snow you're looking at.

It's a good thing schools were closed,because the school buses were buried.

There's not much snow here - you can still see the stop sign.

Cars were trapped in the tunnel under the Buffalo Airport, by Aero Drive and Amherst Villa Road.There was crazy amounts of snow everywhere.

We finally got the driveway plowed.

Buffalo still holds the record (199 inches during the winter of 1976-1977!) for the snowiest city in the country, and was the first city ever in the USA to be declared a Federal Disaster Area due to snow.Ironically, during the four days of the Blizzard, only 12 inches of new snow fell - the rest of it was blown off of the frozen surface of Lake Erie.Sure, we have to deal with some snow every year, cold weather, and the occasional blizzard,but we rarely see earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, or other natural disasterswhich cause a lot more destruction, loss of property, and loss of lives.We are very lucky to live in Buffalo, NY - the City of Good Neighbors.We also have beautiful summers, and all four seasons, unlike a lot of other places. So, as Mark Twain once said, 'If you don't like the weather in Buffalo, wait five minutes . . . it'll change.'

I love New York!

I have been tagged!!!

2009-01-17T04:52:00.000-05:00

I was tagged by http://miss-flower.blogspot.com/

Here's the "rules" for all to follow: Open a document or photo folder and choose the fifth folder and then the fifth photo in that folder. Next, post the photo with a description about it and then tag 5 friends to do the same.

I had to do this a little different. I just dumped all the pics off my computer before Christmas so I didn't have five folders in my pictures, lol. I just picked the 5th picture, and guess what? It was this one. Imagine that, Jerzie Shea!

This was taken by Chris and Laurie, the ones who tagged me to do this, for our Christmas cards this year. It is one of my absolute favorites.

I don't have anyone to tag, so feel free to do this if you want to!

Bath Soaps

2009-01-16T06:32:00.001-05:00

Grandma got Jerzie some bath soaps for Christmas so that she can draw all over herself in the bathtub!! And they also smell really good too.She wasn't too impressed with drawing on herself so daddy did it for her and she didn't like that either so she decided to draw on the bathtub and all her toys.

It doesn't work well on the bathtub but she figured it out.
Now she is more into playing with the lids to them rather than the soap itself. She makes a mess in the bathroom throwing water all over with the caps.

She also has a new washcloth that Santa brought her that started out as a tiny little sponge and once it got wet it expanded into a neat washcloth.

She enjoys the soaps very much and so does mommy and daddy because now she doesn't need to play with the real soap as she is always begging to do!

More Chuck E Cheese

2009-01-14T07:27:00.000-05:00

We went to Chuck E Cheese and had a lot of fun so I figured I would show some more of the stuff we did while we were there beside air hockey...

This is the shirt Jerzie picked out with her earnings from playing all the games and getting all the tickets she could find.

Yummy, chocolate!!! Great choice for cupcakes aunt Rachel!!!

Playing on the playland!!!!

Bowling...mommy and daddy really enjoyed this too!! We want one for our basement!

Jerzie was not very impressed with us when it was time to go. She had been looking forward to it for so long. This picture is actually when we got there but I couldn't show any pictures of the bad scene she made when it was time to go. I would be quite embarassed, lol.

One More Month.....

2009-01-12T17:21:00.002-05:00

We have one more month till the baby is due. Jerzie seems to be quite clingy lately and I can't say that I don't enjoy every minute of it because she is never so lovey!

She is now, very in to lifting my shirt to feel the baby move. She will lift every layer of my clothes to feel it even if its not moving.

I can't wait to see how much she really loves being a big sister! I don't know if I am ready for the comments of her asking me if there is a baby in there when there isn't anymore even though I am still fat, lol.

Air Hockey

2009-01-07T17:33:00.004-05:00

We went to Chuck E Cheese and Jerzie and daddy were playing air hockey together and I just happened to capture it on video. It is really cute at the end. She did a great job since she could just barely see over the edge of the table. Looks like we may need to make another addition to the basement, lol..

Monkey Bread!!!

2008-12-24T10:50:00.002-05:00

Jerzie wanted to make a special treat for daycare for their Christmas Party so we decided to make Monkey Bread. Daddy makes this every Christmas at Grandma's house before the family party and we thought it would be a great, sweet treat for all the kids at daycare.

Jerzie liked mixing up the cinnamin and sugar. I think she took a couple bites as well, but I never saw her do it :) I think daddy saw her though...
After much persuasion, we got her to dip her hands in and grab the biscuits out of the sugar mix and throw them into the angel food cake pan. She did an excellent job!

After a while though, she didn't want to touch the biscuits anymore because they were smushy so she went back to using the spoon. Its all the same I guess.

All done, now we just dump the melted left over sugar on it and cook it in the oven and then admire the results!

Yummy!! I don't know if she tried it or not but I don't know how she could stop eating it if she did! Daycare sure loved it though! She kept all the leftovers for her and her family! Which is what we wanted them to do because we made it twice more afterwards :)

Why God Made Moms

2008-12-19T07:52:00.000-05:00

WHY GOD MADE MOMS
Answers given by 2nd grade school children to the following questions:

Why did God make mothers?
1. She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.
2. Mostly to clean the house.
3. To help us out of there when we were getting born.

How did God make mothers?
1. He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.
2. Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring.
3. God made my Mom just the same like he made me. He just used bigger parts.

What ingredients are mothers made of ?
1. God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and everythi ng nice in the world and one dab of mean.
2. They had to get their start from men's bones. Then they mostly use string, I think.

Why did God give you your mother and not some other mom?
1. We're related.
2. God knew she likes me a lot more than other people's moms like me.

What kind of little girl was your mom?
1. My Mom has always been my mom and none of that other stuff.
2. I don't know because I wasn't there, but my guess would be pretty bossy.
3. They say she used to be nice.

What did Mom need to know about dad before she married him?
1. His last name.
2. She had to know his background. Like is he a crook? Does he get drunk on beer?
3. Does he make at least $800 a year? Did he say NO to drugs and YES to chores?

Why did your mom marry your dad?
1. My dad makes the best spaghetti in the world. And my Mom eats a lot.
2. She got too old to do anyt hing else with him.
3. My grandma says that Mom didn't have her thinking cap on.

Who's the boss at your house?
1. Mom doesn't want to be boss, but she has to because dad's such a goof ball.
2. Mom. You can tell by ro om inspection. She sees the stuff under the bed.
3. I guess Mom is, but only because she has a lot more to do than dad.

What's the difference between moms & dads?
1. Moms work at work and work at home and dads just go to work at work.
2. Moms know how to talk to teachers without scaring them.
3. Dads are taller & s tronger, but moms have all the real power 'cause that's who you got to ask if you want to sleep over at your friend's.
4. Moms have magic, they make you feel better without medicine.

What does your mom do in her spare time?
1. Mothers don't do spare time.
2. To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long.

What would it take to make your mom perfect?
1. On the inside she's already perfect. Outside, I think some kind of plastic surgery.
2. Diet. You know, her hair. I'd diet, maybe blue.

If you could change one thing about your mom, what would it be?
1. She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I'd get rid of that.
2. I'd make my mom smarter. Then she would know it was my sister who did it and not me.
3. I would like for her to get rid of those invisible eyes on the back of her head.

WHEN YOU STOP LAUGHING --
SEND IT ON TO OTHER MOTHERS, GRANDMOTHERS, AUNTS
And anyone else who just needs a good laugh!!

Jerzie's Fish Tank

2008-12-17T17:29:00.002-05:00

Daddy got Jerzie a little fish so her daycare gave her a brand new fishtank to put her lil guy (girl) in. Her and daddy spent some time together getting it all put together!

Here they are figuring out the plants and where to put them.

Here she is filling it with water and rocks!
And of course getting as wet as she can while she does it, lol.

More pretty rocks, pink, purple, green and bleu...the big sparkly ones that look like jewels (and are easier to clean :)

Admiring all of her and daddy's hard work! I never thought that I would want a fish tank because they are so much work, but it is really nice to see it everytime we walk in and out of the kitchen. It is quite a treasure and Jerzie loves it! Good job daddy!

Christmas Parade!

2008-12-15T12:37:00.004-05:00

Last week we took Jerzie to her second Christmas Parade in our town. It just so happened to be at night and was one of the coldest so far this year!!

We are getting all bundles up to go. Poor Jerzie has on socks, nylons, t-shirt, long sleeve t-shirt, footed pajamas, snow pants, coat, two scarves, two hats, and boots, lol. We did not want her to be cold!
It was quite a task to get her boots on, even though they are big on her. She thinks its funny so she laid down on the floor while we shoved them on!!

She wanted a picture with daddy so he could show how bundled he was too!

The parade was VERY nice but a little long and a little loud. Jerzie isn't fond of loud noises so she tired of it quickly.

She told daddy quite a few times she wanted to go home now! We compromised and went to Uncle Chris's nieces' apartment which just so happens to look right over the street the parade was on so we got to watch and be warm at the same time. Its fun to watch in the snow but it was a little too cold this year. Maybe next year we will get a little bit warmer weather but I doubt it. Last year was pretty cold too!

Preggers

2008-12-12T12:25:00.002-05:00

This is a picture of me one week prior to having Jerzie. I feel really big this time so we compared this picture with one from me at 10 weeks remaining for the new baby.

There is not a whole lot of difference. One picture was taken closer than the other but if you compare how far the belly sticks out, its close.
I can't believe I still have ten weeks from this picture. It feels as if I have a bowling ball strapped to me at all times! I am really wondering how big that belly can stretch out since the last two months are when the baby really grows and fills out! One thing that is good is that all the weight seems to be staying right in the belly unlike with Jerzie where I was so swollen all over!

Building Houses

2008-12-11T12:13:00.002-05:00

One of Jerzie's favorite things to do with daddy is building houses with the awesome blocks that daddy's uncle made for Jerzie.

Daddy works hard at building it and Jerzie admires it and examines it and tells him if he needs to add more to it. She even adds a few sometimes if he forgets!
Then she takes a few pictures with her camera....

Then she knocks it over and tells him to fix it!!
She tries to help fix it to but its so much fun to watch her knock it down!

Then she takes more pictures of the mess she made!

They do this almost daily with Jerzie's persuation of "Daddy, sit on the floor! I want you to build a house!"

Another Funny because I keep forgetting the camera...

2008-12-10T14:47:00.003-05:00

If you were around in 1919 (just before prohibition started) and came upon the following poster.........

I mean, seriously, Would you quit drinking?

Diary of a Demented Snow Shoveler (for my hubby :))

2008-12-09T07:39:00.003-05:00

Diary of a Demented Snow Shoveler

December 8 6:00 PM

It started to snow. The first snow of the season andThe wife and I took our cocktails and sat for hours byThe window watching the huge soft flakes drift downFrom heaven. It looked like a Grandma Moses print. So romantic we felt like newlyweds again. I love snow!

December 9

We woke to a beautiful blanket of crystal white snowcovering every inch of the landscape. What a fantastic sight! Can there be a more lovely place inThe whole world? Moving here was the best idea I'veever had! Shoveled for the first time in years and felt like aboy again. I did both our driveway and the sidewalks.This afternoon the snowplow came along and covered up the sidewalks and closed in the driveway, so I gotto shovel again. What a perfect life!

December 12

The sun has melted all our lovely snow. Such adisappointment! My neighbor tells me not to worry-we'll definitely have a white Christmas. No snow onChristmas would be awful! Bob says we'll have so much snow by the end of winter, that I'll never want to see snow again. I don't think that's possible. Bob is such A nice man, I'm glad he's our neighbor.

December 14

Snow, lovely snow! 8 inches last night. TheTemperature dropped to -20. The cold makes everything sparkle so. The wind took my breath away, but I warmed Up by shoveling the driveway and sidewalks. This is The life! The snowplow came back this afternoon and buried everything again. I didn't realize I would have to do quite this much shoveling, but I'll certainly get back in shape this way. I wish I wouldn't huff and puff so.

December 15

20 inches forecast. Sold my van and bought a 4x4Blazer. Bought snow tires for the wife's car and 2extra shovels. Stocked the freezer. The wife wantsA wood stove in case the electricity goes out. I thinkthat's silly. We aren't in Alaska, after all.

December 16

Ice storm this morning. Fell on my butt on the ice inThe driveway putting down salt. Hurt like hell. Thewife laughed for an hour, which I think was verycruel.

December 17

Still way below freezing. Roads are too icy to goanywhere. Electricity was off for 5 hours. I had topile the blankets on to stay warm. Nothing to do butstare at the wife and try not to irritate her. Guess Ishould've bought a wood stove, but won't admit it toher. God, I hate it when she's right. I can't believeI'm freezing to death in my own livingroom.

December 20

Electricity is back on, but had another 14 inches ofThe white stuff last night. More shoveling! Took allday. The snowplow came by twice. Tried to find a neighbor kid to shovel, but they saidthey're too busy playing hockey. I think they'relying. Called the only hardware store around to see about buying a snow blower and they're out. Might have Another shipment in March. I think they're lying. Bob Says I have to shovel or the city will have it done and bill me. I think he's lying.

December 22

Bob was right about a white Christmas because 13 more Inches of snow fell today, and it's so cold,It probably won't melt till August. Took me 45 minutes To get all dressed up to go out to shovel and then I had to pee. By the time I got undressed, peed and dressed again. I was too tired to shovel. Tried tohire Bob who has a plow on his truck for the rest ofthe winter, but he says he's too busy. I think theasshole is lying.

December 23

Only 2 inches of snow today. And it warmed up to 0.The wife wanted me to decorate the front of the house This morning. What is she, nuts?!! Why didn't she tell me to do that a month ago? Shesays she did but I think she's lying.

December 24

6 inches - Snow packed so hard by snowplow, I brokethe shovel. Thought I was having a heart attack. If Iever catch the asshole who drives that snowplow, I'll drag him through the snow by his b***s andbeat him to death with my broken shovel. I know hehides around the corner and waits for me to finishshoveling and then he comes down the street at a 100miles an hour and throws snow all over where I've just been! Tonight the wife wanted me to sing Christmas Carols with her and open our presents, but I was too busy watching for the snowplow.

December 25

Merry freaking Christmas! 20 more inches of the white slop tonight - Snowed in The idea of shoveling makes my blood boil. God, I hate the snow! Then the snowplow driver came by asking for a donation and I hit him over the head with my shovel. The wife says I have a bad attitude. I think she's a fricking idiot. If I have to watch "It's A Wonderful Life" one more time, I'm going to stuff her into the microwave.

December 26

Still snowed in. Why the hell did I ever move here? Itwas all HER idea. She's really getting on my nerves.

December 27

Temperature dropped to -30 and the pipes froze;plumber came after 14 hours of waiting for him, heonly charged me $1,400 to replace all my pipes.

December 28

Warmed up to above -20. Still snowed in. The WITCH is driving me crazy!!!

December 29

10 more inches. Bob says I have to shovel the roof orit could cave in. That's the silliest thing I everheard. How dumb does he think I am?

December 30

Roof caved in. I beat up the snow plow driver, and now he is suing me for a million dollars, not only for the beating I gave him, but also for trying to shove thebroken snow shovel up his ass. The wife went home to her mother.Nine more inches predicted.

December 31

I set fire to what's left of the house. No moreshoveling.

January 8

Feel so good. I just love those little white pillsthey keep giving me. Why am I tied to the bed?

Baby Update

2008-11-24T12:08:00.003-05:00

All About Baby
Your baby is filling out this week. She's adding fat to insulate her body for the day she leaves her cozy home. You can probably distinguish between feet and hands, head and bottom when your baby-to-be moves inside you. She takes practice breaths but won't breathe air until delivery.
Your baby's growth has begun to slow down now, but she will still gain approximately four pounds between now and birth. If she were born now, she would be able to breathe, but might tire easily and need assistance. Her little eyes are sensitive to light.
How Big Is Baby?
At two pounds, 12 ounces and almost 10 and one-half inches (crown to ump), your little one is growing fast!

Our new little one is full time active now! There is a rare moment that I don't feel some kind of movement. I am yet to discover what each feeling is, whether a hand or a foot, a head or a rear end, lol. It seems to love to move right below my belly button which is a very wierd sensation! I love every minute of it and love to share it with anyone that is around to experience it too! It is really strange sometimes and almost feels as if the little one is trying to scrape its way out...

A small difference from when I was pregnant with Jerzie, I feel movement from both ends, if I get movement in my hip area its usually in unison with movement near my belly button or ribs. Usually Jerzie stuck with stabbing feet into my rib cage and my constant pushing her out of there. This one tends to stay near by mid-belly and below which is a nice change :)

Its a little strange also, to feel my belly on my lap. I never had that before, even with Jerzie. This baby is really low and has been the entire time and when I sit, my belly sits on my lap. Poor Jerzie has no where to sit anymore except on my knees :) It makes all pants very uncomfortable since I do not like things on my belly and there isn't much room below my belly for my pants to sit without falling off!

I don't really get too sick or anything any more. I get a lot of heartburn and acid reflux, same as with Jerzie, but I get it mostly if I don't eat constantly through out the day or if I eat too much all at once. My stomach must be the size of a pea by now, lol.

Well that is all for now, except, WOW, only a few more months and baby #2 will be here!!!

For my beautiful daughter...

2008-11-17T09:22:00.003-05:00

*Just for this morning, I am going to step over the laundry, and pick you up and take you to the park to play.

*Just for this morning, I will leave the dishes in the sink, and let you teach me how to put that puzzle of yours together.

*Just for this afternoon, I will unplug the telephone and keep the computer off, and sit with you in the backyard and blow bubbles.

*Just for this afternoon, I will not yell once, not even a tiny grumble when you scream and whine for the ice cream truck and I will buy you one if he comes by.

*Just for this afternoon, I won't worry about what you are going to be when you grow up, or second guess every decision I have made where you are concerned.

*Just for this afternoon, I will let you help me bake cookies, and I won't stand over you trying to fix them.

*Just for this afternoon, I will take us to McDonald's and buy us both a Happy Meal so you can have both toys.

*Just for this evening, I will hold you in my arms and tell you a story about how you were born and how much I love you.

*Just for this evening, I will let you splash in the tub and not get angry.

*Just for this evening, I will let you stay up late while we sit on the porch and count all the stars.

*Just for this evening, I will snuggle beside you for hours, and miss my favorite TV shows.

*Just for this evening when I run my finger through your hair as you pray, I will simply be grateful that God has given me the greatest gift ever given.

*I will think about the mothers and fathers who are searching for their missing children, the mothers and fathers who are visiting their children's graves instead of their bedrooms, and mothers and fathers who are in hospital rooms watching their children suffer senselessly, and screaming inside that they can't handle it anymore.

*And when I kiss you good night I will hold you a little tighter, a little longer.

It is then, that I will thank God for you, and ask Him for nothing, except one more day............

Clarissa's Birthday

2008-11-11T09:31:00.002-05:00

We went to a birthday party on Sunday and Jerzie got to hang out and play with cousins from daddy's side of the family. She had a blast! This was the first time all four kids were together at an age were they could all play together. The oldest is 7 and the youngest just turned 2.

Here they are playing with the present we bought. Mommy wanted to see how much Jerzie enjoyed it so maybe Santa could bring her one for Christmas. It seems she enjoyed quite well!

Oh Yea! Gotta love the cake part!! It was delicious, the frosting was so light and creamy. Jerzie ate almost the whole thing and didn't even want any ice cream with it!!

It is so wierd to see all ages playing so well together!

The only real fallouts were between Clarissa and Jerzie and they weren't even that bad. Just normal two year old stuff, I want what you have, lol.

Of course this ball blaster was a big hit, because it was on the verge of dead batteries and someone would have to go get more if it ran out!

We had a really great time and it was so nice to see all the kids together! I am going to have to see if we can all get together once a month or something so all the kids can get to know one another and grow up together!

Halloween Party

2008-11-05T11:23:00.002-05:00

Here are pictures of some of the characters that showed up at our annual Halloween party!

Halloween Party at Daycare!!!

2008-10-31T09:34:00.002-04:00

Jerzie has two costumes this year. Daddy bought her one really early because he found her a really cute monkey and everyone that knows her knows she really loves monkey's!!!!

But who was to know that when I wanted her to get ready for her Halloween party at daycare, she was going to decide that she did not want to dress up!!!

After much coaxing and bribing and finally giving in that she was not getting into her other costume (the one mommy really wanted her to wear) we convinced her to wear the monkey, although only half heartedly, lol.

She is laughing through her tears in this picture, the little stinker. You would have thought I was trying to break her arm!!

Her other costume is a pirate princess. She picked this one out herself and that is why I couldn't believe she would not put it on! She is obsessed with pirate, arr on backyardigans! Well, my little stinker ended up wearing it without a problem at her daycare for their party and then when I picked her up, she made me put it back on her before we left and she wore the dress and the hat to Quality and Walmart and didn't even want to take it off to eat dinner!!!!

Way to go daycare!!! You always win with her!! How? I have no idea. But you do and I commend you for it!!!

I snapped this shot of her in case she decided not to wear it again tonight when we go trick or treating!

Have a happy and safe Halloween!!!

PUMPKINS!!!!

2008-10-30T11:25:00.002-04:00

We all finished our pumpkins finally!!

Here is daddy's! He did a pirate for Jerzie Shea!

Mommy did a spider like i have done in the past but its a different one. He is eating the pumpkin guts, lol.
And Jerzie did.....

A Piggy....

A Kitty.....

And a dog (bear?)...all on the same pumpkin!!!!

We had lots of fun! (some of us more than others, lol) (jerzie and the pumpkin guts)

Pumpkin Time!!!

2008-10-29T09:31:00.003-04:00

Jerzie started out between daddy and I while we started gutting our pumpkins. She refused to help but enjoyed watching until...

Daddy made her touch the guts...then it was all over....she was so disgusted!!!! Who in the world thought up the idea of pulling the insides out of pumpkins, yucky!

She instantly had to clean her hands becuase it was soooo gross!!!

I want to do my pumpkin because there is no carving or gross pumpkin guts! I will wash it all nice and get all the dirt off first....
Then I get to pick out cool faces to press into the pumpkin . I made a dog, cat, and piggy out of my pumpkin!!
More to come tomorrow! Final pictures of mommy's (too tired to finish mine in one night =)), daddy's , and Jerzie's pumpkins!!!

More ASP Fun

2008-10-27T09:28:00.002-04:00

Walking around Thunder Rocks...

Enjoying the scenery...

Like my cupholder??!!

Looking cute in all the fall leaves...

Posing for a picture on top of a rock....

Enjoying the leaves...the best toys are not always the purchased ones....

Taydem's Birthday Party

2008-10-24T09:33:00.002-04:00

Jerzie went to Grammy and Grampys Sat night while mommy and daddy bowled and got to be a part of Taydems birthday party!

Taydem got a new vanity for her birthday so Jerzie had to try it out for her!

Taydem enjoyed it quite well!

It looks as if Jerzie had as much fun while Taydem opened gifts as Taydem did!!

Chillin and eating some supper! I remember when Aidan and Austyn sat at this little table. Its amazing that Taydem and Jerzie are now the perfect size for it!

Yummy!! Top it all off with Cake and ice cream!!! Its hard to believe the two little girls of the family are growing up so fast!!

Update on baby Smith

2008-10-23T09:40:00.002-04:00

Well, the new baby is VERY active!! I hardly get a moments peace, but I love every minute of it!!! The other night Jerzie was laying with her head on my belly and got quite a kick to the cheek and you should have seen her face and heard the noise that came out of her mouth!! It was completely priceless!!! I have never seen that look before of a mixture of confusion, excitement, wonder, and probably almost some fear mixed in. I immediately let her know that her new sibling was letting her know that they felt her on mommys belly and she acted like she completely understood and even tried to feel it more with her hand. But of course, baby Smith didn't want to cooperate and let Jerzie feel it again :)
I have been having a few minor problems that I have not experienced with Jerzie. I have a lot of hip and pelvic pain, especially at night. When I roll over at night, my hip pops and makes me very uncomfortable. The doc says there is not much I can do except wear a preggo belt, to take some of the baby pressure off my pelvic bone and try to relax a lot during the day. The more I do, the more it will bother me at night. I have been wearing the belt and trying to do a little less but its not alway the easiest things to do. There's always cleaning and errands, and playing to be done :)
Other than that, everything has been great. No sickness, no huge weight gaining, although I feel HUGE. The doctor has said everything is great everytime we have a checkup. Now its pretty much a waiting game...and I am getting quite impatient. With Jerzie I was fearfull at times about having a baby so it was ok that she took forever to get here. Now I just want the baby and not the pregnancy. I have done the pregnant thing and its not really all its cracked up to be, lol. I just want the baby that comes at the end :)
Well, stay tuned for another update soon! Take care....

Mountain Climbing

2008-10-22T09:34:00.002-04:00

When we went to Thunder Rocks, daddy and Jerzie were quite adventurous...

They decided to climb up to the top of a really high rock/boulder...

It looks a lot higher in person than it looks in the pictures :)

Come on daddy, I will pull you up. "Don't fall"

Yeah!! They made it all the way to the top!!!

Ok, now how about getting back down? Probably not as easy as going up , ha ha ha....

Scenery from Alleghany State Park

2008-10-20T08:11:00.006-04:00

I got some really great scenery pictures from ASP when we were there on Columbus Day weekend and had to share how beautiful it was. Of course, it always has been for the few years that I have been tagging along ;)

Hope you enjoyed these as much as I do.

Email I Needed To Share =)

2008-10-15T08:38:00.002-04:00

David Letterman wrote this;

It's the David we don't often see...

" As most of you know I am not a President Bush fan, nor have I ever been, but this is not about Bush, it is about us, as Americans, and it seems to hit the mark.

'The other day I was reading Newsweek magazine and came across some Poll data I found rather hard to believe. It must be true given the source, right? The Newsweek poll alleges that 67 percent of Americans are unhappy with the direction the country is headed and 69 percent of the country is unhappy with the performance of the President.
In essence 2/3 of the citizenry just ain't happy and want a change. So being the knuckle dragger I am, I started thinking, 'What are we so unhappy about?''

A.. Is it that we have electricity and running water 24 hours a day, 7 Days a week?

B.. Is our unhappiness the result of having air conditioning in the summer and heating in the winter?

C.. Could it be that 95.4 percent of these unhappy folks have a job?

D.. Maybe it is the ability to walk into a grocery store at any time and see more food in moments than Darfur has seen in the last year?

E.. Maybe it is the ability to drive our cars and trucks from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean without having to present identification papers as we move through each state?

F.. Or possibly the hundreds of clean and safe motels we would find along the way that can provide temporary shelter?

G.. I guess having thousands of restaurants with varying cuisine from around the world is just not good enough either.

H. Or could it be that when we wreck our car, emergency workers show up and provide services to help all and even send a helicopter to take you to the hospital.

I.. Perhaps you are one of the 70 percent of Americans who own a home.

J.. You may be upset with knowing that in the unfortunate case of a fire, a group of trained firefighters will appear in moments and use top notch equipment to extinguish the flames, thus saving you, your family, and your belongings.

K.. Or if, while at home watching one of your many flat screen TVs, a burglar or prowler intrudes, an officer equipped with a gun and a bullet-proof vest will come to defend you and your family against attack or loss .

L.. This all in the backdrop of a neighborhood free of bombs or militias raping and pillaging the residents. Neighborhoods where 90% of teenagers own cell phones and computers.

M.. How about the complete religious, social and political freedoms we enjoy that are the envy of everyone in the world?

Maybe that is what has 67% of you folks unhappy.

Fact is, we are the largest group of ungrateful, spoiled brats the world has ever seen. No wonder the world loves the U.S. , yet has a great disdain for its citizens. They see us for what we are. The most blessed people in the world who do nothing but complain about what we don't have, and what we hate about the country instead of thanking the good Lord we live here.

I know, I know. What about the president who took us into war and has no plan to get us out? The president who has a measly 31 percent approval rating?

Is this the same president who guided the nation in the dark days after 9/11? The president that cut taxes to bring an economy out of recession? Could this be the same guy who has been called every name in the book for succeeding in keeping all the spoiled ungrateful brats safe from terrorist attacks? The commander in chief of an all-volunteer army that is out there defending you and me?

Did you hear how bad the President is on the news or talk show? Did this news affect you so much, make you so unhappy you couldn't take a look around for yourself and see all the good things and be glad?

Think about it......are you upset at the President because he actually caused you personal pain OR is it because the 'Media' told you he was failing to kiss your sorry ungrateful behind every day. Make no mistake about it.

The troops in Iraq and Afghanistan have volunteered to serve, and in many cases may have died for your freedom. There is currently no draft in this country. They didn't have to go. They are able to refuse to go and end up with Either a ''general'' discharge, an 'other than honorable'' discharge or, worst case scenario, a ''dishonorable' ' discharge after a few days in the brig. So why then the flat-out discontentment in the minds of 69 percent of Americans? Say what you want but I blame it on the media. If it bleeds it le ads and they specialize in bad news. Everybody will watch a car crash with blood and guts How many will watch kids selling lemonade at the corner? The media knows this and media outlets are for-profit corporations. They offer what sells, and when criticized, try to defend their actions by 'justifying' them in one way or another Just ask why they tried to allow a murderer like O.J. Simpson to write a book about how he didn't kill his wife, but if he did he would have done it this way......Insane!

Turn off the TV, burn Newsweek, and use the New York Times for the bottom of your bird cage. Then start being grateful for all we have as country. There is exponentially more good than bad. We are among the most blessed people on> Earth and should thank God several times a day,> or at least be thankful and appreciative.' 'With hurricanes, tornados, fires out of control, mud slides, flooding, severe thunderstorms tearing up the country from one end to another, and with the threat of bird flu and terrorist attacks, 'Are we sure this is a good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?'

David Letterman

Happy Anniversary to Us!!!

2008-10-01T10:28:00.002-04:00

I got flowers and they are really pretty so I had to share!!!!

Happy Anniversary babe!! I love you with all my heart and I adore the family and life we have made together! Thanks for being such a great person to me and adding so much to my life!!!

The BIG Day...

2008-09-29T12:01:00.003-04:00

Well, we went and had the Second Trimester Sonogram today. Jerzie and Grandma got to go in the room with Kim and I. At first Jerzie just stared at the computer screen in amazement. It seemed she knew what she was looking at and everything. I have no idea if she really knew but she did know what we told her she was looking at.

All looks great with the baby, its big and I heard no complaints and we saw both arms, hands, legs, feet... We also saw its brain and its heart and its spine.

But when we look between the boogers legs, there was nothing there!!! LOL!!! Just what mommy wanted!!! Not to know what we were having!!

I didn't get very good pictures because this little one is even more active than Jerzie was, although it seems impossible because she was very active as well.

Kim and I have decided that we are not going to find out waht we are having until the baby is born. We could beg for another sono but maybe we aren't meant to know right now. We have plenty of neutral clothes from Jerzie, and we do not have a room to paint till we get a new house, and we will just pick out two names to bring to the hospital with us.

I didn't want to have a shower until after the baby was born so this makes it perfect. I want a diaper party that everyone can come and celebrate and enjoy our new edition and it sounds like mommy will get her wish!!

Take care all...I will let you know if the doctor says anything different tomorrow...like how big this big baby actually is, lol :) :)

20 WEEKS

2008-09-25T12:01:00.003-04:00

I never really wrote about Jerzie's pregnancy and I am really regretting it now so I am going to try and update everyone with this one. So far, I have felt pretty well. The first trimester I did have some morning sickness but nothing more than bouts of nauseousness that lasted only a few minutes at a time. The last couple of weeks I have begun to feel a lot more muscle and bone aches. Nothing unbearable but noticable. I do not recall anything like this with Jerzie, but my sister says the second is completely diferent that the first. Its hard to believe that the second would be more painful since everything should already be stretched out from the first, lol. The pains I feel are similar to the soreness one would have from riding a horse, the only way I can explain it. It feels funny to walk and feels as if I over worked out the previous day, which anyone who knows me knows this would not be the case, ha ha. I also have a lot more pain through the night then I do through the day. My ciatic nerve in my lower back has really been making it hard to sleep at night because everytime I move, it is terribly painfully. Its really strange b/c it never bothers me during the day. That really is a blessing though. I would rather deal with it in bed than trying to work and chase Jerzie and such, he he.
The baby itself is coming along wonderfully. I have been able to feel it move for quite a while now. I can feel it on the inside but am yet to have anyone feel it on the outside or to see it as I did with Jerzie. No hiccups yet either. Those were so funny with Jerzie, who had them a lot, lol. This little one seems to sit on my lower left side, on my bladder none the less, while I remember Jerzie always having some body part jammed into my ribs :) That is why its complicated to see and let anyone feel the kicks b/c you would have to have your hand below my belt to feel anything...
The heartbeat of the baby is around 150 which is perfect and the last sonogram we had says that we are still on target to be due 2/11/09 or with in days of it. I am really excited to have a winter baby as most of us are spring summer and fall...not too many winter. I am also glad that Jerzie and the baby will be spread out too so that we won't ever have to combine their birthdays or parties and we can have completely different themes since they are such different seasons.
Jerzie is still doing very well around other babies and small children which I really hope continues after we bring the next one home. I know there will be some jealousy but I really hope that it is not too bad...I love her so much...I would hate for her to feel like I do any less for the reason that I have another to love as much as her. That was my worst fear about having another child. Splitting what little time I do have and taking away from Jerzie. She is such a great child though and I really think she will adapt really well and adore the baby. She even found some little boy at the playground when we were leaving the other day and adopted him :) It was so funny even though she cried when we left, but she was holding onto his wrist and helping him across the bridge at Bergman Park and then she helped him down the stairs and around the jungle gym. Then when I went to grab her to get her to leave she cried and said it was "her baby" and she was "helping him." It was so sad and cute at the same time, she really wanted him to be her baby. Even funnier still, was that he was the same size as her, although you could tell he was a bit younger.
It is so hard to believe she is two already. Time went so fast and she is so independant and mature for her age. I miss my baby but I love exploring all the "new" thingss that she figures out each day. I can never guess what each day will hold and its such a wonderful gift to have her in our lives.

Baby Smith's Gender

2008-09-22T12:39:00.003-04:00

Baby Smith's Gender

ok, as you all know...i will not know what the sex is untill after my next dr. apt. (Sept.29th) sooo...jus for fun, let me know what your guess is, and we will see what percent of you were right... have at it!

What is the gender of the next addition to The Smith Family???

Create your own myspace poll

19 Weeks!!!!

2008-09-16T12:23:00.002-04:00

This is an impressive week for growth! Your baby weighs approximately 250 grams (8-9 ounces) and is about 22 cm or 6 inches long.

If you are having a girl, her ovaries now contain primitive egg cells. Lanugo (a covering of fine soft hair) appears all over the baby's body. This fine hair will remain until birth draws nearer. Sometimes you can still see some on the baby's face and ears after birth. Also apparent is vernix, a milky white covering that protects your baby’s skin from its aquatic environment. Can you imagine how wrinkled you’d get if you were in water for nine months? The placenta continues to grow and offer nourishment for your baby while the permanent teeth buds are forming behind the already formed milk teeth buds. Growth becomes rapid now and your baby begins to store iron for the production of red blood cells. Your baby can even dream (REM sleep)!

Remembering 9/11

2008-09-11T12:18:00.006-04:00

You stay up for 16 hours.
He stays up for days on end.

You take a warm shower to help you wake up.
He goes days or weeks without running water.

You complain of a "headache", and call in sick.
He gets shot at as others are hit, and keeps moving forward.

You put on your anti war/don't support the troops shirt, and go meet up with your friends.
He still fights for your right to wear that shirt.

You talk trash about your "buddies" that aren't with you.
He knows he may not see some of his buddies again.

You walk down the beach, staring at all the pretty girls.
He patrols the streets, searching for insurgents and terrorists.

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You complain about how hot it is.
He wears his heavy gear, not daring to take off his helmet to wipe his brow.

You go out to lunch, and complain because the restaurant got your order wrong.
He doesn't get to eat today.

Your maid makes your bed and washes your clothes.
He wears the same things for weeks, but makes sure his weapons are clean.

You go to the mall and get your hair redone.
He doesn't have time to brush his teeth today.

You're angry because your class ran 5 minutes over.
He's told he will be held over an extra 2 months.

You call your girlfriend and set a date for tonight.
He waits for the mail to see if there is a letter from home.

You hug and kiss your girlfriend, like you do everyday.
He holds his letter close and smells his love's perfume.

You roll your eyes as a baby cries.
He gets a letter with pictures of his new child, and wonders if they'll ever meet.

You criticize your government, and say that war never solves anything.
He sees the innocent tortured and killed by their own people and remembers why he is fighting.

You hear the jokes about the war, and make fun of men like him.
He hears the gunfire, bombs and screams of the wounded.

You see only what the media wants you to see.
He sees the broken bodies lying around him.

You are asked to go to the store by your parents. You don't.
He does exactly what he is told even if it puts his life in danger.

You stay at home and watch TV.
He takes whatever time he is given to call, write home, sleep, and eat.

If you support your troops, the click "reply to poster" copy all the codes, and repost the bulletin.

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WHETHER YOU ARE FOR IT OR AGAINST IT IS IRRELIVENT, REALITY IS THAT OUR MEN AND WOMEN ARE STILL FIGHTING, PLEASE KEEP THIS GOING ....

A DAY WITHOUT LAUGHTER IS A DAY WASTED!

2008-09-07T12:11:00.001-04:00

A woman was flying from Seattle to San Francisco. Unexpectedly, the plane was diverted to Sacramento along the way. The flight attendant explained that there would be a delay, and if the passengers wanted to get off the aircraft the plane would re-board in 50 minutes. Everybody got off the plane except one lady who was blind. The man had noticed her as he walked by and could tell the lady was blind because her Seeing Eye dog lay quietly underneath the seats in front of her throughout the entire flight. He could also tell she had flown this very flight before be cause the pilot approached her, and calling her by name, said, "Kathy, we are in Sacramento for almost an hour. Would you like to get off and stretch your legs?" The b lind lady replied, "No thanks, but maybe Buddy would like to stretch his legs."

Picture this:

All the people in the gate area came to a complete standstill when they looked up and saw the pilot walk off the plane with a Seeing Eye dog! The pilot was even wearing sunglasses. People scattered. They not only tried to change planes, but they were trying to change airlines!

True story... Have a great day and remember...
...THINGS AREN'T ALWAYS AS THEY APPEAR.
A DAY WITHOUT LAUGHTER IS A DAY WASTED!!!

Huge Bonfire

2008-09-06T12:00:00.003-04:00

We went to a friend of ours who has a huge bonfire every year on Labor day weekend. I couldn't believe the size of this thing! We were so far away and once it got going we had to keep backing up because it was sooo hot! It has to burn for days its so big, lol!!

We had a great time there! We hope to go back next year and stay longer!!

Is she a cat?

2008-09-05T12:00:00.005-04:00

Daddy was playing with the dog with this laser pen and guess who wanted to chase it?

More Midway...

2008-09-04T12:00:00.003-04:00

We tried Midaway once more for the season. My shop was hosting a picnic there so we took Jerzie again. She was still obsessed with driving those cars. Makes me a little worried if she is only two and already loves to drive...

She can barely reach the steering wheel but she loves it!!!
Then she told us she wanted to go on the helicopters....
Once daddy buckled her in, she wanted off....
Hey!!! Thats not how you play skee ball!!!
Trying to drive again....

Addition to the house...

2008-09-03T12:36:00.002-04:00

We got some "new" stuff for our basement recently when my father-in-law passed...

This is a huge part of his collection of shot glasses, beer cans and bottles, and all sorts of stuff!
My husband set it all up in his "game room" in the basement on a shelf that we had laying around not getting any use.
It looks really neat, he did a great job with it all.
Its going to be hard to keep Jerzie away from all of it when we are in the basement because she used to get to look at it all when we were at Papa's house.
Hope you enjoy!!

What are we having...a boy or a girl???

2008-09-02T14:54:00.003-04:00

There are so many ways to guess whether its a boy or a girl these days. Here are two of the old wives tales that I have looked at recently.

The one above goes by the heart rate and age of the baby prior to birth. It says we are having a boy based on 150 heart rate today and 17 weeks preggers.

The next one wouldn't allow me to show but its the Chinese Lunar Calendar that goes by your Chinese age, which mine would be 30, and by the month the baby was concieved, which was May. The Chinese states that we are having a girl.

It so hard to tell but its fun trying to guess! I really don't care either way but I know some people want to know so we are having a sonogram on 9/29/08 to see if the baby will let us know. I will keep you posted on what we find out!!

Moods

2008-08-27T07:51:00.002-04:00

I got this in an email recently and thought it was cute so I wanted to share it :)

Happy Hump Day!!!

Pittsburgh

2008-08-19T12:05:00.003-04:00

This past weekend we went to Pittsburgh to watch a couple Mets games. Its a very beautiful city, although it smells funny walking through the streets! (Steam coming from the manholes, lol)

There were about 14 of us that had tickets for the Saturday night game.
I was really impressed with the number of Mets fans vs. the number Pirates fans since it was their stadium! This picture was taken on the Clipper, a ferry that takes you from Station Square directly to PNC Park for the games. It could carry approx. 400 people on its three stories. We stood on the third story because it made you a little queesy inside the enclosed banquet rooms =)This is where we had lunch on Sunday! Boy was it ever some GREAT Italian food. They had over 3500 pictures on the walls to look at and a table in the kitchen where you could watch them prepare your food. It was an Italian restaurant like in the movies. The hostess even told you history on the place as you walked up the never ending flights of stairs to get to the third floor where we were seated! Their serving sizes of food was either small or large, small feeds 2-4 people and large feeds 6+.
This is Johan Santana, one of the two pitchers Kim was really excited about seeing pitch in person. The other was the pitcher from Saturday night, Pedro Martinez.
Mets win both games!!!!
It was really fun and we plan to go back and do it again next year. Maybe Jerzie will be old enough to enjoy it too although it was nice to take a weekend vacation with friends and no kiddies!

Me and my sister...

2008-08-15T12:37:00.002-04:00

We were hanging out a graduation party chatting it up like we used to when we were kids. I thought the pictures turned out pretty cute so I decided to share them.
Boy have we changed over the years, lol. Funny how time changes things. I can still remember when I couldn't stand to be in the same room with her and now I don't know what I would do with out her and her family in mine and my familys' lives :)

Love you babe!!

The Reception

2008-08-08T12:32:00.002-04:00

After the wedding, we went to the reception, and most of us had a really good time :)

This is Jerzie and her friends mom, Nikki

Jerzie and Jaxson. Jerzie doesn't look too impressed, does she. This was the beginning of the downward slope to me bringing her to Grama's so mommy could enjoy herself child free :)

Yep, Randy, Jaxson dad is a goofy man! Just look at their faces :)

Wedding

2008-08-07T08:03:00.002-04:00

Daddy was in a friends wedding a couple weeks ago and I got some really cute pics of Jerzie in front of the church that I wanted to share.

She is posing in this picture...She asked me to take a picture of her on the steps to the church.

Flashing her panties so daddy can scold her, lol.

Too cute for words, they are so precious together :)

One last one in front of the flowers. She was such a good girl through the wedding services and everything even though it was a zillion degrees in the church (no A/C, poor daddy!!)

The Finished Project

2008-08-04T12:15:00.003-04:00

It's been a while but here is the finished project that the guys were working on when I last posted...

It is a playground....
In our little backyard...
For the birthday girl, Jerzie Shea!
She was very hesitant in the beginning at doing anything but the swings but all that has changed now!!
She absolutely loves "her own playground" as she puts it :) Little does she know she will have to share it in a few years, lol.

Thanks to everyone who helped build it and pay for it!!!

What are you building???

2008-07-17T15:53:00.002-04:00

Can you guess what the guys are spending their Sunday afternoon building?

The messy garage with all the pieces everywhere!!!
The messy backyard where its going to be...
Its a gift for Jerzie for her second birthday Sunday....

I will post more advanced pictures in a few days...keep guessing although most of you probably already know since you helped to pay for it, lol!!!

Day at the Ballpark

2008-07-14T12:18:00.003-04:00

Mommy and Daddy brought Jerzie to see a minor league baseball game last week. Daddy loves the Mets and their minor league team was playing in town so we went down for the $1 night that they have! Jerzie's friend Jaxson and his parents came along too because Jaxsons daddy is a Mets fan as well!

We really didn't know they were going to wear the same t-shirts but it was really cute that they did.
Yeah....Go Cyclones!!!!

Jerzie and Jaxson had more fun playing in the bleachers than actually paying attention to the game! That is a big change from when we took Jerzie to the Mets game last year. She watched the whole game and cheered and yelled and hooted and hollered the whole game.

More fun playing up and down, taking turns so Jaxsons mommy couldn't get a good picture of the two of them together :)

At the end of the game daddy tried to get Jerzie to shake hands with the "Grape Ape" (Jammers mascot) She wouldn't go near him but all she talked about during the game when she saw him and all the way home was the "Monkey"!!!

Babys First Picture

2008-07-09T06:32:00.002-04:00

We had a sonogram yesterday to check the size of the baby and its surroundings and to make sure everything was going as planned.

This first picture is of Jerzie's first sonogram picture at the same timing as the new baby (Dec 09, 2005). The difference is unreal. Jerzie's was zoomed right in on her and she really looks like a baby :)

Unfortunatly, the new baby didn't get a great picture. The tech wasn't able to zoom in as well as they did for Jerzie. You can tell its there though! And Ithink we heard the heart beat too, although I am not sure if it was mine or the baby's because the Tech didn't really talk a lot :(

I haven't heard from the doctor so that is a good sign as they would be calling if there were any problems:) Next time I hope to have a more clear picture to show. As far as we could tell from the sonogram, they didn't change the due date any so I am still due between 2/11/09-2/15/09. We will see how close they are. I was due with Jerzie on 7/13/06 and it stayed that date all the way through the pregnancy but I ended up giving birth on 7/20/06. We will have wait and see!

Midway Park....

2008-07-08T12:29:00.004-04:00

On the fourth we went to Midaway Park. Jerzie got to spend time with one of her friends from Daycare there...

She started out by enjoying LOOKING at everything...
So we watched her friend go down the slide...
And then she tried it...
If you enlarge the picture..you can see how much she "enjoyed" it...
Next we asked her if she wanted to drive the cars...
This she enjoyed quite well...
Maybe we will have to take her back and keep riding this ride...

Time for the train....
As you can see, she didn't enjoy this either...
Her daddy had a hard time keeping her from jumping off the train :(
Not impressed!

Time for fireworks!!! Now we are a little happier since Mom and Dad didn't make me go on anything else!

Jerzie's Buddy...
Whatcha lookin at?
Really? That funny?
OK, I think so too then:)

All in all it was a fun day, altho there are probably things Jerzie would like to forget. I think she had a good time and I know her friend did too. We will have to do it again soon and maybe then she won't be soo scared of everything. It took her quite a while to get used to the park so we will get her riding rides in no time, I hope:)

Summer party!!!

2008-07-07T12:20:00.002-04:00

On Saturday we attended a nice summer party at Kim's friends house!

Jerzie really loved Maggie and I think Maggie felt the same because where ever Jerzie was, there was Maggie :)
I think we should get a little doggy and I think Jerzie agrees...
We thought it was a pool party but it wasn't!
That didn't stop lil Jerzie from wanting to go in the pool though!
She loved it!! She kept telling daddy "water, water, water"

It was a pretty fun time! We met quite a few new people and Jerzie got to play with some little ones her age! It was great!

Happy Birthday!!

2008-07-02T07:07:00.001-04:00

Happy Birthday To My Husband....
How do I begin to tell you how lucky I am to have you in my life?

I'll start by saying what an honor it is for me to be your wife.

You're my best friend in the good times and my rock in times of sorrow.

You're the reason for sweet yesterdays and my promise for tomorrow.

I never thought I could feel this loved until I became your wife.

You made this year and every year the best one of my life.

Happy 33rd Mr. Smith

Love always,
Mrs. Smith

New little Peanut

2008-07-01T12:31:00.002-04:00

Well we went to the doctors today for the first visit. We didn't do much except talk and take my height and weight and sign up for blood work and a sonogram.

The sonogram is next Tuesday, maybe we will see the little peanut, maybe not. I hope so! Its soo much fun to see it on the screen. I was able to see Jerzie at the first appointment but the doctor says that it is possible that we wont be able too.

The picture above is about what the baby should look like if I am as far as we think. We will have to wait and see I guess!!

Happy Birthday Sharon...

2008-06-27T10:58:00.002-04:00

Author:
Kristine Anna Usselman, USA

MY LITTLE SISTER
I Don't know where to start, because I don't know when there will be an end.

Almost all of my life we've had each other.

We've laughed together, Cried together, Yelled at each other, And lied to each other.

But there is another thing, too. I'm not so blind to see, How much you are like me.

In my heart I know that everything I do, Will somehow have an effect on you.

I try so hard to always set a good example, But I know in the past I have given you bad samples.

Life isn't easy, And when it's not, I wanna be there to guide your way with you.

When I'm torn between choices, I always wonder how each one might effect you today.

I know there've been times when maybe I did the wrong thing, But now I can really see just how careful I need to be.

You'll make mistakes, Take the wrong road instead of the right, But don't ever let people tear you down, Always put up a fight.

Most of all I want you to know, That no matter where I am, What I'm doing, Or who I'm with, If you are in trouble in life, I'll drop everything, and be there in seconds to give you my advice.

I want to say I will end this message with something special,But it would be a lie, Because there will never be an end,

What we have together will never die.

Baby Shower!!!

2008-06-26T12:12:00.003-04:00

I threw a baby shower for my sister in law and my brother at my house last Saturday. Of course, I had it all set up to be outdoors and then right when it started, it began pouring so we all had to move into our basement. As soon as we got all settled into the basement, it cleared up and the sun came out. Figures, huh?

This is Cassie and Josh opening presents. They seemed to really enjoy everything they received. This is the first child for both of them and they are very excited about it. It kind of sucks though, because they live about five or so hours away and can't afford to come home much so we will have to keep up to date with lots of pictures. They are having a boy and his name will be Nolan.
Cassie is pretty big according to her doctor. She is not due till mid-late August but the doctor won't be surprised to see her sooner since the baby seems to be a nice size already.
After the shower some of the family stuck around so we got out Jerzie's pool and let all the kids go swimming in their undies. Its really fun to watch them play the way we did when we were younger. Its almost like Deja Vu, lol.
This is Jerzie and Cassie's niece Aylah. Aylah was born six days after Jerzie. Don't they look so cute? Jerzie wasn't much into the little one following her around, but she had better get used to it :)
Poor Aylah! Such a busy day, she is sooo tired and wants to go home. The party started at 1 and my house wasn't empty until 7, lol. Luckily it was a lot of fun and there wasn't too much of a mess to clean up. We all had a wonderful time and it was really nice to have it a family shower rather than just the women. My next shower is going to be the same way. I'd rather include all the family together to celebrate having a baby!

2008-06-25T12:22:00.003-04:00

Love you and hope you have a wonderful birthday Mom and Grandma!!!!

Love Kim, Tabatha and Jerzie Shea!!!

Jerzie and Aunt Laurie

2008-06-24T13:13:00.003-04:00

We had some dinner at Grandma's last Monday so Aunt Laurie and Jerzie played together for a bit while dinner was getting ready!

Jerzie figured out how to catch a ball so daddy is throwing it to her and she is catching it really well!
Yea!!! Caught it!!!
Now what me throw it back to him :)
Story time. Jerzie still loves books and mommy got a whole bunch for her from a friend at work so she and Aunt Laurie are testing them out!!

Father's Day

2008-06-18T15:45:00.002-04:00

Daddy played three games of softball on Fathers Day and then we had my father and his wife over for a cook out in our backyard (that's where the pool pictures came from)

It was a really good time although it kept threatening to rain on us!

After dinner, Grandma suggested having marshmellows on the grill since it was still warm, so Jerzie, her daddy and I all made Smores while Grandpa and Grandma had melted marshmallows!!

What a great idea!
We had a wonderful time and it was a great day!

NEW POOL...

2008-06-16T12:54:00.002-04:00

Jerzie got a new pool and we finally had a nice day when we weren't busy with other things to enjoy it!!

Here she is testing the water to make sure mommy made it warm enough :)
Yeah!! Its all good :)
We tried the slide once and weren't to into it but it was fun to make the fishies and the turtles go down it!
Riding the sides like a jet ski :)
Wrestling the dolphin!

She had a great time and she loved the pool which is a better experience than I has last year with our old pool!! I am so glad she likes it, its so nice to have something for her to do outside other than play with the dog or a ball!

The Zoo

2008-06-13T09:27:00.000-04:00

Last Saturday, Daddy got out of work early so he took us to the zoo for a couple hours in Erie. It was so much fun. Jerzie went once before when she was just a month or two old so she doesn't remember it too well, but she does this time!!

She didn't warm up to some of the animals even though this guy was just a baby, I think she was a little scared because he had the face of an old man!
She really liked the leopards though!! She watched them pace back and forth, back and forth, the poor babies were so hot!
OOOHHH!!! Look, I am almost as tall as the giraffes, ha ha ha... There was a daddy and a baby giraffe and a daddy and baby Smith, how cool!!!
Jerzie's Favorite!! She hasn't stopped talking about them since :) "MONNNKKIIIEEESSS" She has a way of pronounciating every syllable of the word...
It was a great first experience for her and I think it will be quite a while before she forgets! She rode a choo choo and walked through a path with Kangaroos jumping across the path and went into a cage with birdies flying at us....so many memories :)

Grandpa's Day

2008-06-12T12:17:00.003-04:00

We went Roswell out in Buffalo yesterday afternoon to visit Jerzie's Papa for his "60th birthday"

We weren't allowed to bring alot into his room to keep it nice and sterile so I only took a few pictures of Jerzie in the waiting area.

She was very happy to see her papa! As soon as we got out of the truck all she would say was "papa? papa?"

She was a little shy and quiet for a while when we first went into his room. She doesn't like hospital beds and poor papa couldn't have his teeth in while he was getting the procedure done, so he looked a little strange to her, I'm sure.

She warmed up eventually though and took it upon herself to eat some of his cake that the nurses brought up to him and also to "clean" up his room with a tissue!
When we went into the waiting room again to change and feed her, she walked and and put her hands up and said "where's papa?" It was really cute! She wouldn't eat very well b/c she just wanted to go back into where papa was.

All in all we had a pretty good trip, traffic wasn't bad and Jerzie was pretty well behaved.

We will probably be going back out a few more times since he will be out there for a while. If you want to check out his progress or his blog, click on the link in the right hand column on "Butch's Blog".

Thanks!!

Bubbles....

2008-06-11T09:00:00.000-04:00

First we want to wish Jerzie's Grandpa a very Happy Birthday! If you would like to leave him a birthday message just click on my "Butch's Battle" link on the right.

Jerzie LOVES bubbles so mommy decided she needed to take a bubble bath!! I coaxed her into it and she was so excited till....

I put her in the tub :( She did not like it at all!!!!

Mommy had to scoop as much of the bubbles out of the tub as she could get!
We just learned that laying down in the bathtub isn't so bad after all and we can pretend we are swimming by kicking our feet!! (notice the bubbles are still present, hee hee hee)
Jerzie is learning to wash herself too! She is very independant so we like to show her how to do things for herself!
All done!!!! Now we can wrap up in the "froggy!" Jerzie calls her favorite bath towel "froggy" because it looks like a frog :)

Mess!!!!

2008-06-10T12:00:00.002-04:00

For the first time ever, Jerzie finally did what other kids do and emptied her whole toybox onto the floor!!!

I don't know if she was looking for something in particular or if she just wanted to see the bottom of her toybox :)
The funny thing is she had herself stuck by the time she got done! Daddy had to help her get out of the trap she got herself into!!
OOOOH, there is my car!!! I knew it was in here somewhere!
Whoohoo...I made it out alive :)
All cleaned up and organized. Jerzie was a very big helper at putting everything back!! She is pretty good about cleaning up her messes, almost better than Mommy and Daddy! Too bad, she was back at it the next day, lol!!

CHRISTMAS IN JUNE...LOL

2008-06-09T12:15:00.002-04:00

Jerzie got a late Christmas present. Unfortunatley we have such a huge family that we don't get to see all of them all the time. My maternal grandmother has at least 90 great grand children and she purchased gifts for all the kids. Jerzie and her four cousins, (my sisters' children) got theirs this month which made it kind of neat and special for the kids since they weren't expecting them!

She is being so delicate with the paper, its too cute.
She has opened presents since she was about 5 months old at her first Christmas. Of course last Christmas was a little too much for her...:)
Won't be long till there isn't enough to open, lol!!
Yeah!!! New books!! Mommy especially loves this present because she gets tired of always reading the same ones all the time!!
She got two new books and one of them matches one of her favorites. 1...2...3 is one of her favorites now and she recieved a new one in the series called A...B...C. She also recieved another really cute one with it.

Thanks so much Grandma!! We love you and appreciate the gifts!!

I have been Tagged!

2008-06-09T09:00:00.001-04:00

Laurie and Chris have tagged me to do a meme! The rules of the game get posted at the beginning. Each player answers the questions about themselves. At the end of the post, the player then tags 4 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know they’ve been tagged and asking them to read your blog. Let the person who tagged you know when you’ve posted your answers.

a) What was I doing 10 years ago? Graduating from high school and finding my first REAL job, lol

b) What are 5 things on my to-do list for today: Get Jerzie and myself ready for work, go to work, go to Jeans, eat, and get groceries!

c) Snacks I enjoy: Chicken wing dip, spinach dip, smores, lol

d) Things I would do if I were a billionaire: Travel, spoil my husband and daughter and our families :)

e) Places I have lived: Jamestown and Frewsburg

I'm tagging?No one because everyone I know on here has been tagged by the person who tagged me and the person who tagged me, lol!!!

PigRoast!!!

2008-06-05T12:30:00.003-04:00

We went to a family pigroast at my sister Randi's house. We had a lot of fun hanging around with a few of the family members. Jerzie only had interest in one particular member...

This is her telling me that she wants to hold the "baby" and she is all ready to go in the chair!
Now she is holding Xavier, "her baby"...Everytime I tried to take him, she would cry and say "NO!! My Baby!!!"
More following around that poor baby....
Now its Xaviers bothers turn...She is showing him how the bubbles work, even though I think he already knows...lol
We ended the day with some baseball...Jerzie hit the ball pretty well!! I think she is going to be a ball player like daddy...

Sidewalk Chalk!!!

2008-06-04T12:27:00.002-04:00

We went over to Chris and Laurie's House for a bar-b-que and Jerzie and Daddy played with some sidewalk chalk!!

I tried to get a closeup to show the drawing on her face, lol...
She moves to much and its too light to see but she colored her cheeks...
Don't eat it, it doesn't taste too well....
Look how pretty my jeans are, lol
Let me show you how to do it....
Awe how cute, drawing together....
What is daddy drawing for Jerzie?
Jerzie likes it whatever it is....
Time to clean them up and put them away so we can go get Jerzie all cleaned up!

Happy Birthday!!!!!

2008-06-03T10:10:00.004-04:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LAURIE!!!! HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL BIRTHDAY TODAY!!! WE WILL SEE YOU LATER!

Memorial Day Weekend

2008-05-29T12:17:00.010-04:00

Well, here are some of our pictures from our Memorial Weekend!

We started off by going over to my sister Randi's so I could do her hair and so the kids could play together. This is Jerzie and Aidan playing with Jerzie's favorite..legos..
I don't quite know what they are doing here but I believe Aidan is probably up to no good and showing Jerzie how too!
CAUGHT!!! I think they are laughing at Randi's friend Nate, he is a big kid too!
The innocent Aidan :)
And the even more innocent Austyn, lol.

Jerzie ready for a walk through the cemetary at Jim and Jill's.
This day we went to a cookout and our friends Jim and Jill's. Jill is expecting in November and we are pretty excited about them having their first!!

Jim, Jill and Jerzie~~

Camping out in front of the camp fire...
This is what poor Jerzie looked like once there really was a fire in the pit! She didn't like it at all. She kept her face buried into me the entire time until we left :(
Jill making us some smores...yummy!

This is how we hung at the fire the entire night because Jerzie didn't like it at all!!

Jerzie and Daddy building with her legos!
Jerzie trying out "Dora" spaghetti o's
Yes, she likes them...

On the last day of vacation, I decided to do some weeding. Daddy and Jerzie were tuckered out so they napped most of the day. They came out and helped me a bit but they weren't to into it:)

This is the garden we started late last year so we wouldn't have to mow up against the fence and it turned out really nice and everything seems to be doing well!
Some closeups!! Can't tell you the name of the plants cuz I always forget, lol.
Another one...
Well, we had a wonderful weekend and I hope you enjoy the pictures from it!!!

Night Night

2008-05-28T12:16:00.003-04:00

Hello Again Everyone!! Hope you all had a Great Memorial Day as we did. We did alot of summer stuff, hanging out with friends, golfing, bar-b-queing, softball, etc.

This is Jerzie all cleaned up and ready for bed. If you can't tell by the sunglasses, she is ready to go out and play, not go to bed :)

She grabbed this bowling ball and figured out how to do it all by herself so I had to take a few snaps of her...
Looks like she is going to be a good bowler, lol!
Take care everyone, see you all soon!

2008-05-23T12:01:00.002-04:00

Here are the yummy ice cream pictures from the other night after the playground!!!

I don't remember the tiny cones looking soooo big, but I guess they do when a tiny girl is eating one :)
She was too cute with it. She was trying so hard to only lick it, she didn't want to bite it!
She made a little mess but not too aweful bad as I have seen some kids...but she is an ice cream pro, her and daddy have a bowl just about every night!

Well, that's all I have for now. I don't usually get on the computer at home so I probably won't post anything till Tuesday unless I get bored!

Have a great Memorial Day weekend everyone!!