"We are Family..."

What a grand and busy few weeks we have had in the Smith household. It has been so much fun to see and hang out with family. Trevor's parents have been here and my sister Kirse who I don't get to see nearly enough has also been in town. My nieces and nephews are kind of obsessed with Bailey and I cannot blame them. She is pretty fabulous and fun. Speaking of the B - she is growing up way too fast. She is talking more everyday and adds new words to her already (I am sure) impressive vocabulary. She is obsessed with the shows Super Why and Sesame Street and is copying everything she hears and sees. Trevor and I better be on our best behavior from here on out. She is also climbing and into everything. We have had to rearrange our DVDs to get them higher so she can't reach them. She loves taking them out and (sometimes) putting them back in the boxes. Trevor is not even upset about the once alphabetized collection of movies now in complete disaray.

We spent some time in Park City before the fourth with Trevor's parents. Trevor went golfing with his dad the morning of the fourth, while Trevor's mom, Bailey and I went shopping. Bailey definitely does not need more clothes, but I can't help myself. We then had a fabulous time at the Annual Dunnigan (Trevor's family) Fourth of July party. The fireworks, pinatas, and food was great. Bailey wasn't so sure about the fireworks. She was a little scared, but definitely intrigued. She covered her eyes but peeked through one of her hands.

Happy Fourth of July Daddy!

Uh, what?! I am going to be out how late?

I don't want to look, but I have to look...

I was also able to see my best friend Betsy and her cute boys. She lives in Tuscon, but was in town for some of her own family adventures as well. The last few weeks have been crazy, but great. The heat has not been so enjoyable, but it seems to be cooling down a bit - so thank goodness for that. Stay inside and near air conditioning. I am sure the rest of the month will be amazing. We are looking forward to more family excitement this weekend. So be on the lookout for more Adventures in Smithtown.

Fun with the Crofts!

Matching Jammies! Slumber Party!

Cousin Fun!

Contemplative Bailey

What a Goofball!

Bailey wasn't so sure about the glass floor. She is fine with glass ceilings - (well breaking them of course,) but this was different.

Hat Switch-up. What Posers. :)

Sisters - 3 out of 4. Not too shabby.

I wonder if Bailey Likes Storm?

Utah Pride

Perhaps giving her a bag of cheerios was a mistake. Ha!

Don't Worry - She Got Out!

This child loves Sesame Street - just a little.

Relaxing with Daddy after a crazy few weeks

She's Got Skills - They're Multiplying...

It's be a fun and busy couple of weeks. We have been busy chasing the even more mobile and adventurous Bailey around. We got a new car...well, one for Bailey and she is obsessed with it! She will climb inside and honk her horn and loves getting in and out of it, almost as much as going for a drive outside. We also started her in swimming lessons. Well lessons is a pretty loose interpretation of what it actually is - which is getting her used to the water and splashing fun. Both Trevor and I go with her and it's a pretty good time for all of us. 

Bailey is officially in Nursery which means she is now 18 months old. For my non-Mormon friends - this basically means that I can go to my Sunday School class without her and she gets to play and sing with other kids. It has totally changed our church experience. I forgot what it was like to sit through a whole lesson. Ha! She is in the 75% for height and 50% for weight and her head size is about 90% (She has a big brain I am sure). She is healthy and doing great. She is adding new words to her vocabulary all the time and I think my new favorite is 'breakfast.' I also enjoy when she says 'bath,' which she will usually say over and over again until I fill up the tub. Trevor and I have now started spelling when talking to each other to avoid any tiny tantrums and believe me they are starting. (only a little - she is still pretty happy and ridiculously easy about 98% of the time).

I brought Bailey to the U to visit my work; The Marriott Library. It was fun to show her off. She even got some work done. Check out the photos. We also got to see Janette and Ken for about 2 hours and are looking forward to Trevor's parents visiting later this week. My sister is headed this way soon as well and we are extremely excited for all the family fun. The Smith Bed and Breakfast is now accepting reservations, although we are pretty booked up for the next few weeks. 

 

 We had a fun Father's Day this past weekend. Bailey and I put together a basket of some of Trevor's favorite things and spoiled him all day. Trevor and I did have to speak in church, but it was mostly fun for us as we talked about how great our dads are.

Other silly fun had with the Bailey O - Possible future gymnast, sitting in a bowl, torturing Storm and I think she might have a drinking problem. Have a great rest of June and keep the air conditioners running...

"If We Took a Holiday..."

We were lucky enough to have a long holiday weekend where we ventured to fun and fabulous Idaho. I know you might not think it, but Idaho is a genuine good time. It does help that my parents and a couple siblings are there to make the seemingly mundane become exciting and new. (Yes that was a love boat reference). Anyway, we had an uneventful trip up there and spent a few days relaxing and chasing Bailey up and down my parents stairs. She had fun with her cousins and was pretty obsessed with my sisters dog and her cousin Austin who is almost a year old. Dogs and babies - who can blame her? We had two family barbeques as we apparently prepared way too much for the first one which then created a need for a second one the following day. We took Bailey to see the geese and ducks and to a park with a spectacular 1000 flag display and a live band playing patriotic and big band style music. One of the favorite outings was to delicious Reed's Dairy where we of course had ice cream. There were also several baby animals out and available for petting. I love animals which most of you know, and I now have a new obsession with a baby cow I have named Pepper. She was probably the cutest cow ever - she was trying to lick and eat my dress, Bailey and I thought it was pretty hilarious. Even my mom thought the cow was cute - and that is saying something. :-)


Bailey loved the open spaces of my parents house and was walking all over. I guess we just need a bigger house with more open spaces. She is talking all the time and she cracks herself and us up all the time. She has mastered our phones and knows how to talk to Siri - (which Siri does not usually understand), but her favorite thing is scroll through our pictures and videos. At 18 months old she knows how to start, stop and replay her favorite videos; which usually are of her. Not sure what that says about her personality. We also just signed her up for "swimming" (water fun) classes so  Olympic training begins next week. Have a great last few weeks until summer officially begins. Let the adventure continue.

Bailey Goats

 Someone is good at convincing Skipper to share his ice-cream. 

 

 Do you think she is happy?!

 

 

This video was taken while driving up to Idaho. One of her favorite toys is a mirror. Apparently she takes after some of her aunties. Ha! It's a little long, but it is pretty enjoyable.

"Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy..."

It's happened... Spring is finally here! We are enjoying the weather before it turns too hot for my fair skin and hot-weather-hating sensibilities. Nothing too exciting to report of course, but things are good. Bailey is walking more and will hopefully be just walking very soon. There are a lot of skirts I want that girl to be able to wear. She is really hindering her clothing selections - she has plenty to choose from of course, but that doesn't seem to stop me from buying more; sorry Trevor. :-) 

This past weekend we took Bailey to a park where she was absolutely petrified of the slide and hated the grass. This girl may enjoy the indoors a little too much. We tried again and had much better success on the slide at the park by our house. We are making progress with the grass as well - at least she isn't crying now when we set her down on it.

Just yesterday Bailey has "Open(ed) the gate and seize(d) the day...". She can now open doors. She is tall enough and apparently smart enough to do it. More kid proofing to be coming I am sure. She also has more teeth than any other kid she knows. She is up to a phenomenal 15 with the 16th almost coming through. She is pretty fun and fabulous. She is trying to talk more, and we are doing our best to understand her. We are looking forward to a trip to Idaho to see some of my family in a couple weeks. Should make for some fun cousin shots and stories. I hope that everyone had a great Mother's Day. It was another fun year for me. I love being a mom and am so fortunate that I finally got Miss Bailey. 

I also just realized that it was 10 years ago today that Trevor and I first "connected." It has been a fabulous adventure so far and I can't wait for the continued story. Stay tuned adventures - we are just getting started...

             Slide Torture?                                                                 Slide Fun

Look at all those teeth! What goofballs.

I only wear this when I don't care how I look.

Mother's Day 2013 - Happy Girls

Looking cool Smith's!

 

Not so sure about this stuff called grass...

 Tickle Torture Fun!