This is the year

I HATE to run and I don't hide that fact. I've ALWAYS hated running and just because I have long legs (apparently having long legs = long strides) doesn't change the fact that I HATE to run.  I don't understand how some people can say that they LOVE to run. Can you share the love please. So even with this HATE of running I still manage to have this desire to run some sort of race. I've had this desire and wanting for a couple years now; however, I haven't had the desire and will to train and race one on my own.  Well over conference weekend a couple friends in our neighborhood suggested that we all run the Bridal Veil Falls 10K at the end of May together. I don't know what I was thinking but I agreed to it. I know you are all thinking it's only a 10k it can't be that bad, but for someone who has NEVER ran a race before and currently has no running in her workouts, this is a big race. I started my training this week and I am my hips are killing, my calves are tight and the bottom of my feet hurt.  Please tell me it gets better than this?

Girly Girl

When Londynn was 6 months old I took her to get her ears pierced (I know so mean but oh so cute). Somehow in the last couple years the backs of her earings managed to twist and were no longer on straight. Londynn wouldn't let me play with them to try and get them off and really they weren't bugging her so I let them be.  Well Jared and I went out Friday night and aunt Cristy babysat the kids. When we returned home the first thing londynn showed me were her earings. They were no longer her little studs but Cristy's dangling earings. Londynn thought she was soooo cool.  Needless to say we now needed to make a run to the store to get her some pink dangly earings.  We made a trip to the mall and walked into claire's and you would have that we just stepped into a candy store. Londynn was in heaven. She was touching all the pretty jewelry and trying on all the headbands. We found the perfect pink dangly earings (which she calls little soccer balls). She loves her new dangly earings.  Having a girl is so much fun!

Little Stinker

Londynn decided that we needed a reminder of what it is like to have a newborn. She woke up and came into our room at least 6 times last night. Are you kidding me? I think we were lucky if we got 2 hours of straight sleep before she started making her appearances.  Granted the poor thing has a cough (okay more like a bark), but come on.  I think the vicks vapor rub on the feet and socks will be making another appearance tonight.  Because mom is sleep deprived I'll admit I haven't been a happy camper (can you blame me)? Finally around noon I decided to stop feeling sorry for myself and opened the blinds. It's amazing what a little sunshine can do for you, but to bad we live in utah and in a few days we'll have rain again. BOOOOOO

Little miracle

For those of you that don't know my sister, she has lupus. She has had some major health issues over the years and didn't think that she would ever be able to have children of her own (and was actually on a waiting list for adoption) and if she was able to have a baby she would have a high risk pregnancy. So you can imagine our excitement when she announced she was pregnant. We were both excited for her and scared for her health as well as the baby she was carrying.  She amazed us all with her almost flawless pregnancy. Little Bryton had to make an appearance about 3 weeks early due to Heathers fluid being low but both baby and mom are doing great.

Bryton Clark Smith was born on

March 5, 2009 weighing

5 Ibs 12 ounces and was 19" long

The poor little guy had troubles keeping his body temperature up so we were not able to unwrap him to get a good picture.

Congrats Heather he's adorable

A good day!

Today was a pretty good day. The sun was shining and it was warm, the kids were good and happy, we finally got carpet in our basement, I was able to check a couple things off my to do list and news that my sister may be having her baby tomorrow. My days don't get much better than that. Hopefully we will have a repeat tomorrow!

A hard thing to learn

Londynn is at the age where we are pulling teeth trying to get her to eat her dinner every night. There are very few items that she will actually sit down and eat without us nagging her. Tonight I had finally had it and decided that I wasn't going to push the issue. I told her that she wouldn't get anything else the rest of the night until she ate her dinner. She didn't seem to care. Well here it is bed time and we gave Boston his glass of milk and here comes Londynn asking for hers. Total meltdown when I told her she doesn't get any because she didn't eat her dinner. She could only have water. Guess who decided to eat her dinner at 8:15pm just so she could have a glass of milk?

Baby Shower

My oldest sister Heather is due with her first baby next month (baby Bryton) so we had a shower for her on Saturday. I was the lucky one to host the shower, which was okay because it gave me a good reason to clean. 

The diaper cake

Heather and Autumn

Heather had a little helper to help her open all the gifts. Lonynn thought it was the best party ever.

Don't kill me for posting this picture Heather. What I would have done to be this small with only a couple weeks left.  I was gigantic with both of my pregnancies.

We're so excited for Bryton to arrive. Londynn will finally have a cousin on the Ivie side.