Thanksgiving 2009

The ones I love being with.
Tray 5 Played so nice with Annie for a little while.
Paige 10 took her with us to Big J's for the first time
Sadie 7 Love tickling this one.
Cooper 8 He read a lot of books on ThanksgivingPayton 3 Gives me the biggest hugs.

Haylee 1 Took a nap with this one.
Alyssa 12 Got to go to town with her and talked the whole time.
Hayden 8 Very thankful for vegetable oil this year.
Josie 5 She has pierced ears now. What a little lady.
Tyler 12 Being ordained a Deacon on the 29th.
Annie 2 Loves me sooooo much.
Aubrey 13 Swimmer and getting older way to fast.
Molly 4 Smarty pants
Adam, the love of my life and the one person I am most grateful to have in my life.

random moments

on saturday as i was laying in bed at one in the afternoon(hey, i am still fighting this stomach thing and i am having trouble sleeping at nights), i heard something. well actually i heard nothing. at least not any of the usual sounds i hear day in and day out living here in this city.

no cars, trucks, or bullet bikes passing, no scooter, wagons, razors, skateboards, or bicycles flying down the hill.

no wind, no rain, no birds, no lawn mower or weed wackers, no hammering.

no guinney fowl crying for its partner, no chickens crowing, no dogs barking.

no children laughing, crying, screaming, passing. no swamp coolers, no tv no typing.

my refrigerator WAS humming. i had no idea that it hummed. have you had a day like this lately?

it made me miss the country. it made me grateful that i was laying down doing nothing so that i was able to realize that nothing was going on around me. it was quiet, it was still, it was such a wonderful sound to my ears. tranquility.
so i have had to go to the dentist a couple times this week. i hate dentists. maybe it has something to do with the first dentist i ever went to. he needed to pull out one of my baby teeth that had grown a huge root and was abscessed. Well he pulled one looked at it and said.. "oops i think we pulled the wrong one." yes he did. he pulled the one on the opposite side, so i ended up having 2 teeth pulled that day. at 5 years old i was not impressed. i am still not impressed with dentists. nothing personal i just hate their profession. i had to go today one of my ceramic fillings had chipped and that was allowing food to get caught between my teeth and it hurt. he fixed it. i hope... the numbing just wore off and i am hurting pretty bad right now.

have i mentioned how bad i hate the dentist. i also hate the hygienists. (all but you melissa) my hygienist knows i hate her. she sends me messages begging me to come in and see her on my cleaning reminder cards. if adam goes in without me she sends him home with gifts for me. once she sent me synsodyne toothpaste with a note attached (by floss) that said not to be so sensitive and to come see her. Adam got his teeth cleaned a couple of days before i did. he came home this time with a pink toothbrush and another gentle (begging) note saying, "holly, your teeth miss me much even if you don't. come see me soon." she is really sweet. again. i hate her profession not her.

so in an hour i am starting a new job. babysitter. i will get paid and everything. i feel like a teenager agian. you know, reverting back the first job i ever had and all.

i am sure i have bored you all. i leave you with a photo i took last september it was tweaked by aRCsOFT photo studio. enjoy and wish me luck.

Im a slacker.

This week has been yuck, actually the last 3 weeks have been yuck. I have been through the stomach flu and everything that goes with it. Now I am just plain tired. All I want to do is sleep. It is driving by very patient husband crazy. Not only am I tired, I am ornery. Today I showered. (pat my self on my back) and shaved my legs (another pat) and my arm pits (now that deserved a Hip hip hooray! ) and I can barely lift my bottle or water up to drink or push the left mouse button to harvest my fields on facebook's farmville. What is wrong with me. I am sick of this. I feel like I could just lay down on this bench and take a long long nap, like my buddy in the picture.

Baseball

the owners box
waiting in outfield
the spectators watching intensely
some just read their prevention magazine
I think dads eyes went askew
going going gone...
the ball is in the tree. how many smiths does it take to get a ball out of a tree?
batting as the sun goes down

we take our baseball serious. we break ribs for balls.

Smth Family 5K Fun Run June 20, 2009

Here are all of the participants before the race.
They wanted a picture before they got all sweaty.
The starting line.
and they are off....
Tyler came in first in the kids race( he was so fast I didn't eve get a picture.)
Alyssa with Aubrey on her heals, then Hayden and bringing up the rear in the kids race was Cooper. They were all awesome.
Jake and Brandon neck to neck half way through the adult race.
Look at Jake showing off his guns!
Mindy begging for water. All she got was some bottled water that had been in my car for a week. Yummy!Tanner showing a little leg to see if he could get a ride back.
Cassie still going strong.
Melissa wondering why the heck she is doing this.
Hannah's running man pose.
The winner is... Brandon, then Jake
Then Mindy (not pictured). Cassie staggered over the finish line. L-E-T-S-G-O Cassie!
Tanner had to crawl back because he didn't get a ride back.
Hannah coming in with a strong finish.
We all helped Melissa walk it on in. Tyler and Hayden ran every one in to the finish line so I think they ran the greatest distance that day.
We would like to thank our time keeper Adam, our photographer Holly(me), and ...
Our Cheerleaders Dad(aka Grandpa) Landon and Haylee.

Two of the cutest little girls, cousins and most of all best friends

Oh, the places I've been

I know I have been MIA for the past month. Actually I just took a much needed sabatiacal from the computer. I also have been tripping around a bit. Oh you know just the usual happening places, Vernal and Lewison Utah and Pocatello and Dayton Idaho. I got to babysit this adorable little bug.
I also got to watch these three. We had so much fun. We watched movies, went for a walk, did the girls hair and nails. I also got my makeup done and arm massages from them. So much fun!
I went to Vernal with my mom and dad to Cooper's baptism.
Mindy, Aubrey and Mindys mom played a beautiful song on their violins.
Aubrey slept at the hotel with us. This is us getting ready in the morning.
Adam and I drove to Idaho to attend Tanners graduation from ISU. I am glad we got to go. We were able to see their new apartment and surprise Tanner with his new tv that we told him was not in stock. Adam left me at my parents for the week. I was able to be with my mom on Mother's day. I got to read 3 books, make a scrapbook, go shopping, sleep, take photos, take a walk, spend time with Melissa and family.
Here are some baby birds in one of the front trees
New calf with its momma
A beautiful view of the valley.


Josie and I had a "slummin' party" with grandma and grandpa
Yes I have been busy. It is good to be home for a few weeks. In June I will be off again to see my sisters that are coming. Can't wait.