Down on the Farm

Auntie Kim and I took these 3 cute little cousins to the Thanksgiving Point farm.

It was the perfect time of day, minus the scorching heat, there was no one there!

Sadie was so excited to see all the animals and was quite put out that she was strapped in the stroller and eventually made a big enough stink that we pulled her out. Little lady has to be in on the action with the big kids.

Saying that this giant papa goat was a bit aggressive would be an understatement. He knew if you had corn and would be right up in your face. Poor Tate fed him once and if you look close you can see that it tried to take his entire hand along with the corn. Sweet little Tate wanted nothing to do with feeding these scary beasts after that. Who could blame him?!

Mya has had a little more practice with the corn so she took over the feeding duties with pleasure.

Love my little ladies.

Sadie, so very happy to be free.

Mya saw this big boy and squealed...'Mom, it's Maximus!!'

(The horse from Rapunzel)

There were three batches of adorable, itty bitty, baby bunnies. For one minute second it made me want a cute little bunny, but then I came to my senses and remembered that they grow up to be big bunnies.

These two had a great time going crazy behind bars and then 'rescuing' one another from jail.

When I first asked Mya if she wanted to ride the ponies I received a vehement 'No'. But, I don't know if she really knew what that meant because she lead us right to them once they came into view. She picked out the smallest little pony to ride; but the sweet girl helping us helped us choose the next smallest pony since that little one was mean. She rode a sweet little lady named Nutmeg and as long as I held her hand she was happy as a lark.

I was trying to let go for a picture but there was no prying my way out of the death grip.

Tate rode Elvis and was so proud he was a cowboy like 'Woody'.

Our little red-faced cuties watching Monsters Inc. and recuperating on the couch after our great adventure.

Mya's 3rd Birthday

My sweet little girl is 3 years old!

It was so much fun to watch her this year, she was so excited about everything. Choruses of "Oh my gosh!" "Oh my Goodness" rang out through the entire occasion.
Cousin Bo helped us celebrate.




The pure joy! I love how expressive her little face is, there is never any question how little miss feels. If you ever wonder just watch her eyebrows, they tell it all.

Trying out her scooter from Cody and I. She also got a helmet (which she has been asking for since her 2nd birthday). I don't know if she is so thrilled with it since it's tight on her big noggin'.

Uncle K and Megan

Tyson pulled an Uncle Mark on us and konked out like this in the hammock.

She wanted a pink cake, so we had red velvet. Yum - O!

Grams and Grandpa gave her a treasure chest full of dress ups.

She isn't quite sure what to do with them, but she knew exactly which Princesses were represented.

How awesome it this "Mapunzel" braid Grams made?!

Pappa and Nanna were out of town so we celebrated again on Sunday. What girl can object to 2 parties?

Loving her new Ariel towel for swimming lessons.

Showing off her sweet new Ariel goggles.

Oh my... love it!

Thank you to all our amazing family who celebrated with us. We are so blessed to have such wonderful family around us. Mya is lucky to be so loved and she got spoiled rotten by all of you.

Miss Mya, you are so dear to my heart. I love you so very much. It makes me so happy to watch you grow and experience things every day. Your enthusiasm is contagious and you make me laugh every single day. You are a feisty little squirt and we often go head to head when you get into trouble. You have your daddy's stubborn streak that can sometimes make things a little crazy. But in a way I am thankful for this strong will because I think in this day and age you have to have a little bit of spunk to stand up for what is right. I love you so very much and can't wait to see you grow and become the wonderful girl I know you will.

Love you forever, Mommy

Corporate Challenge Take 2

Team 1-800-FLOODED

Cody was recruited this year by his old co-workers, in the restoration biz, to compete in the Kids on the Move and UVU sponsered Corporate Challenge. AKA field day for big kids. It is a wonderful day of competition that benefits a great cause. Click here for a recap of last years performance. This year they did not dissapoint. For the first time in the history of the games a team repeated an overall victory! They also took first place in the golf competition and the tug of war which was their goal.


Brenda, Chelsea and Wendy (cute ladies from our neighborhood) were there competing with their co-workers as well. It was fun to have a few other people to cheer for.

Way to go daddy! We love you!

Strawberry Days

Another Strawberry days has come and gone. We watched the parade in front of the drugstore with the rest of the Smith clan.
The morning of the parade Mya got to open an early birthday present, her very own chair to sit in to watch the parade. She was thrilled and sat there the majority of the time. And if any of you know wiggly little Mya you know this a small miracle. She had a grand time watching all the princesses on their beautiful floats, and loved the fire engines (since it was Red from the movie Cars) Sadie loved the horses and walking up and down the sidewalk with grams.


We decided to skip the carnival this year since 1. Mya is pretty much terrified of the rides, so why add undue stress and 2. Sadie doesn't care.

It was kind of nice to have some extra time to run the errands I needed to and get things ready for our family picnic. The afternoon was wonderful, spent relaxing and chatting with family.

You can't have Strawberry Days without going to the Rodeo at least once. (I went to the Rodeo while it was in labor with Mya because I didn't want to miss it.) We sat in our traditional Smith section, the north bleachers...we have been sitting there for as long as I've been alive so 27 yrs. You would think they would name it after the Smith's after all these years.

Sadie lasted only a few minutes cooped up in the bleachers. Then my awesome dad took one for the team and spent a large chunk of the night walking around the arena with her. Looking at the livestock and all the other sights to be seen. Thanks Dad!

Bar-T, the livestock supplier, did a neat thing this year. They brought a bunch of their mares and their foals and let them run around the arena between two of the events. It was fun to see the foals running and being frisky. I really love to watch horses run, there is something very beautiful about the fluidity of their motion and the way they run together. I really enjoyed it.

Mya was very interested and entertained by the Rodeo this year. She pointed out the horses, the flags, the queens and was very interested if they stayed on until the timer went off. I thought for sure she would get bored and we would have to bow out early but that was not the case.

Mya made it to the very first bull rider and then fell fast asleep in my mom's arms. The firework display at the very end didn't even phase her.