Mommy & her love bugs

Sometimes they bug :)...but I love them so much!

Tractor Rides

Our neighbor Ken let Brian take his John Deere Tractor to take the kids for Tractor Rides. They loved it! Brady was waving the whole time...at no one! But it was still cute!! Daddy enjoyed the ride too:)

Lovin' sunny days...

Nothing better than a beautiful sunny day outside,enjoying my kiddos playing on the swingset & playing in there playhouse & snapping pictures of it all! Three of my favorite things!

Happy Mother's Day!

What a nice day, I got to sleep in..then woke up to the smell of chocolate chip waffles. I got some really nice cards from my hubby,kiddos,my mom & my MIL & Dad. My husband bought be a really sentimental gift, a garden bench & 3 rose bushes from each of my kids. That was so thoughtful of him. Then my mom came over & we made Barefoot Contessa cupcakes, they we're soooo yummy! At 10.00 a box we thought they would!! Brian BBQ'd some steaks & shrimp skewers for the family & made his famous twice baked potatoes. I could'nt ask for a better Mother's Day! It was nice to just relax with my loved ones. I hope all my Mommy friends had a great Mother's Day too!!

Wahooooooooooooooooooooo!

Just thought I'd share that I'm down 14lbs!! So excited...its been especially hard with all our company too!! EXCITED! :)

Austy turns 5 months

Austin Brian is 5 months! Gosh where does time go! It flys! My baby is almost sitting up, he starting to eat cereal. He also sleeps in with Brady now all night through!! Mommy sure does keep busy with the 3 kids, but is enjoying every minute with them while they are changing so much & growing up so FAST!! He is a big boy almost 20lbs! My lil chubba love!

Kids pictures make our local newpaper!

May is our small town's Baby Brag Month, So I entered all 3 Smith kiddos in the contest. We were proud to see that Emma got 3rd place! And made front page:) It borught tears to my eyes to see my beautiful daughter win this. She get's 10.00 for winning 3rd place. She thought it was so COOL to see her on the front page of the paper! They boys didnt rank in the top 3, but there pics were also pictured in the Chariton Newspaper:) What a cute memory for them to look back at :)We are Proud parents for sure! Here are pics of the paper :) Enjoy! As WE DID!!

Spring brings lots of visitors to Iowa

We have had a busy busy spring so far we have had my sister out in March, Brother & his wife & two kids come out in April to visit us. And now in May my Dad & Len are here visiting. We really enjoyed the visit with them. Some of the things we got to do is go to the Blank Park Zoo & Terribles Casino for all you can eat pancakes, but nothing better than to just let the kids play & be free outside. I think for people that come from California a high paced state, this is more a relaxing vacation more than anything. We still have Brian's Mom coming at the end of May! And we will also be taking a vacation to Cali in JUNE! We are way excited!! Here are a few pics of some of our visitors:)