Smith Boys, and the Girl

BYU Game with the Big Boys

2009-12-16T13:30:00.001-08:00

We finally made it back to a BYU game! My Dad, brothers and I made it to the Air Force/BYU game and had a lot of fun.
We only drove 45 minutes or so from Dad's house until PeeWee realized we left the game tickets in MY car, that was still parked in Dad's driveway. But that was fine, we haven't been able to spend that much time together for quite some time, and I really enjoyed it.
The game was good. BYU won and that always makes being stuck in traffic after the game a little more bearable. It was pretty cold, though. But we were bundled up pretty good.

We got there a little late and got this view of the game before we went up to our seats.

The picture makes it seem like we were further away than we were. I think this view is the best way to watch the game and see everything going on.

As you can see, we were ready to get warm!

The sun was setting when we were leaving, making for the perfect ending for a really good day.

Playing in the Leaves

2009-11-05T16:51:00.001-08:00

Dad and the little boys went to Utah for a weekend (yes, he did it without mom again and survived, thanks to Grandma Cheryl). When we got there Grandpa hadn't picked up the leaves yet, and Mom has been dying to get some pictures of the little ones in piles of leaves. So here's some pictures of adorable kids playing in leaves!

Dad and the Boys in Twin Falls

2009-09-16T09:37:00.000-07:00

Dad and the boys went to Twin Falls for a weekend getaway. Dad sure missed Mom for this trip.
Dad went to Becky's (his sister) Boot Camp class at the YMCA that morning. He was pretty sore for a couple of days, but had a lot of fun.
We took the kids "geo-cashing" (sp) later and found......junk I guess, but the kids loved it.
Later that night was Kaiya's (brother Pee-Wee's daughter) 1st birthday. We had fun playing horseshoes, eating pizza, and just hanging out at the park.
It was a great weekend, but Dad doesn't think he'll be going ANYWHERE alone with the boys for quite some time.

Connor and Grandpa Smith enjoying themselves at Kaiya's birthday.

Aunt Becky helping Dad with Connor. If it wasn't for Becky's help, Dad would have went nuts. Thanks, sis!

Jakob learning to fly the big kite Uncle Mike brought to the park. He almost killed a couple of people on the ground, but only "almost".

Bridger and Connor trying to escape out of the front door at Aunt Becky's. I think the bright red door scared them!

Boys are on the move

2009-08-02T19:04:00.000-07:00

The boys have finally decided that they'd like to walk. They don't all the time, but when they do it's pretty cute.

The Boys First Cut

2009-08-02T17:33:00.000-07:00

Well, we finally did it. The boy's hair was just too much to take. Mom didn't want to cut the hair because she knew she'd miss the little curls in the back. Dad wanted it cut because it looked like a nest had been built on the back of their heads.
We didn't cut Jakob's hair until he was 2 1/2, and even then he didn't really need it. We weren't sure what to do with the boys, so we just put them on the kitchen table and went to town. Funny how a hair cut make them look all grown up.

Here's Connor getting ready for his big cut.

This is Bridger combing his "baby" hair one last time.

Connor was the first to go, and he was pretty calm about it.

Bridger not so much.

But they were both all smiles after.

It's A Jungle Out There!!!

2009-07-23T18:48:00.000-07:00

So we had to go to Oregon to escape the rain in Idaho, and when we returned we found that the rain had not stopped. So, after two weeks of straight rain our yard looked like a jungle. The boys are absolutely terrified of the grass, so being the good mother that Erin is, she immediately sat them in the middle of the jungle for a photo op.

The Oregon Coast Aquarium

2009-07-23T17:54:00.000-07:00

We took a trip to the Oregon Coast Aquarium while in Oregon. Ben and I hadn't been there since our honeymoon twelve years ago. Jakob really enjoyed it...the little boys were less than interested, but it was a really fun day.

This seal stayed and played thru the glass with Jakob for a few minutes.

How Scary!!!

This is a tube that you can get in to have the fish swim all around you. Erin's dad and Jakob really liked it.

There is walkways that go thru glass tunnels. This was a shark that swam right over us. The previous week, this tunnel had been leaking...good thing we didn't visit that day...we could have been shark bait.

A look into one of the three tunnel walkways.

I cannot for the life of me remember what these fish are called, but they swim sideways and their eyes are only on one side of their body. Kinda creepy.

Erin is obsessed with jellyfish, especially after watching the movie Seven Pounds. We did learn that jellyfish are not actually living. They have no heart or brain, they are just made up of thousands of microorganisms.

A trip to Seaside, OR

2009-07-23T17:17:00.000-07:00

We went to Oregon in June for Erin's annual family reunion and stayed a few days afterward to play...No trip to Erin's is complete without a trip to Seaside and since the little boys had never experienced the joy of sand in all their crevices, this was definitely a must.

Bridger...always a skeptic about new experiences wasn't too sure about the sand.

Definitely more comfortable when Daddy is holding him.

Connor...figuring out how much of a mess he can make with this stuff.

Jakob...really only comes to Seaside for the bumper cars and the Tilt A Whirl.

About the only smile I could get from the experience on the beach.

Jakob's Flag Football

2009-05-03T11:14:00.001-07:00

This is Jakob's first year playing football. He plays YMCA arena football for a team that is not very good. They've won one game this year and Jakob has scored about half their touchdowns. He plays wide receiver and quarterback on offense and plays wherever they tell him on defense. He's having fun and learning new stuff and that's what it's all about at this age.

My little stud covering the wide receiver.

Bridger cheering on his big brother at the game. And it's water in the cup, so no yelling at the parents!

Jakob is off!

Now he's on the d-line. A little skinny for that.

As the quarterback.

His first concussion.

The Fam Damily over for early Easter

2009-05-03T10:44:00.000-07:00

We had Ben's side of the family over the week before Easter. There were a ton of eggs in the backyard for the kids to hunt for. It's pretty fun to get all the kids together. And we really love having all the family over to our house. Nothing feels better than having all this family together.

Dad getting close with the grandkids.

Abby, Michaela, Jakob, and Woody on the tramp.

PeeWee taking a picture of his daughter, Kaiya.

All the guys testing the strength of the springs on the tramp.

The women. Erin with her sister's in law Amy, Becky, and Jen.

The kids getting ready to be let loose to find eggs.

Little Paula. She's as sneaky as she is cute.

Rocky, Michaela, and Roscoe on the hunt for eggs.

Regan having fun hunting.

Jakob's Giant Nerf Gun

2009-05-03T10:28:00.001-07:00

Jakob got this giant Nerf gun called the Vulcan for Christmas. Shoots 3 or so darts per second. Enough to make a little (or grown) boy smile. Well, it only took a couple of weeks before it didn't work right. Made noise, but didn't shoot anything.

Jakob got sick of "pretend" shooting this big gun. Figuring he couldn't brake it anymore than it already was, this is what I came downstairs to one morning. Bits and pieces all over the kitchen table. Well, between him and his dad it got fixed. And without any instructions he got all the pieces back together again and it works like new.

Random pictures of the boys

2009-05-03T10:05:00.000-07:00

I've been lazy about updating the blog, so I thought I'd add some random pictures of the boys so you could see how big they're getting.

This is Bridger getting caught getting into the pantry.

Bridger looks like he's in jail, here.

Connor will ham it up with anyone when there's a camera.

We found out that the boys love banging on the piano at Uncle Steve's.

Who loves the camera?

Jakob is getting real big.

Bridger with another big smile.

Connor's big blue eyes.

Words from Jakob

2009-04-08T13:16:00.000-07:00

I just thought I'd share something funny Jakob said the other day.
Erin had a bad day with fussy kids and had got a little upset. 15 month old twins can wear on you sometimes. It's a good thing they're so cute. Anyway, Jakob had called me when I was coming home from work to tell me Mommy was mad and hurry home. Later that night me and Jakob went out to run an errand and here's how the conversation went:
Jakob: Thanks for listening to me when I called, Dad.
Dad: No problem. Sometimes Mommy just keeps everything in and eventually just blows a gasket.
Jakob: More like a whole ENGINE!

My boy does like cars, so I'm glad he can put the two together.

Bridger and the stairs

2009-03-19T17:03:00.000-07:00

Erin went to the kitchen to start some dinner, leaving the boys downstairs to play. A couple of minutes later she hears this pitter-patter behind her. There sitting all proud with a big 'ol smile on his face is Bridger. The boys usually just play at the first step. Connor still does, but not Bridger, at least not now. You know what that means, more baby gates, woohoo!

The boys first birthday

2009-02-15T10:41:00.001-08:00

Yep, the devil's have turned 1! We can't believe a year has passed already with these boys. It seems like it took so long to finally get them, now time is just flying with them.

Erin and Grandma Long made them their own giant cupcakes for their birthday. They didn't dig into them like Jakob did, but it was pretty cute watching two of them go at it.

Bridger pretty much stuck to picking off the colorful dots on top of the cake and eating the blue icing that spelled out his name. And yes, his next diaper was blue.

Connor just wanted to put his face into it. He hardly touched it with his hands until the very end.

Yeah, there's 2 of them.

Mooches

2009-02-15T10:31:00.001-08:00

If you come to my house and like what you're eating, don't let the boys see you, because this is what will happen.

Erin just got home from work and was starving. She sits on the couch with a sandwich and some chips and look who comes runnin' for some.

New Years on the hill

2009-02-04T08:23:00.000-08:00

We went sledding on New Years day with Mike's family and PeeWee's family while we were in Utah. This is at a golf course in Ogden. We had a lot of fun. Sorry it's taken me this long to get these videos on here, but I hope you enjoy. (push pause on the music player at the bottom of the page to hear the videos)

This is Jakob crashing

PeeWee and Mike gettin' cozy on one tube

Ben, Mike, and PeeWee enjoying the ride

PeeWee and Jen. Something tells me Jen was a little scared.

New Years Eve at Temple Square

2009-01-14T17:20:00.001-08:00

On New Year's Eve we made a trek to Utah to go to Temple Square and see the lights. PeeWee and Jen had never been, so we thought it would be fun. We caught the light rail from Roy into Salt Lake City. We got the time of the train wrong, so we were at the station a little longer than we wanted to be. And let me tell you how cold it was that night!

Jakob just loves waiting for the train in the cold!

PeeWee actually likes waiting in the cold for the train.

Jen and Kaiya, not so much.

Somehow Roscoe got out of the house with no socks on in the freezing cold.

I gave Mike the "Dad of the Year" award for that one.

Mike was a little startled to learn that his hair line is very similar to PeeWee's.

PeeWee getting little Kaiya ready for the cold.

I haven't been to Temple Square since the reflection pool had been put in.
It was very pretty with Mary, Joseph, and Jesus.

My boy is getting really big really fast.

Dad and Jakob enjoying the cold.

Mike and Roscoe. We found some socks for him, so he was OK.

Daddy's First Kiss

2009-01-04T20:56:00.000-08:00

I had to share this picture. It's the first time one of the boy's (this one is Connor) leaned over and gave me a kiss. Sure it was slobbery and open mouthed, and he may have just been trying to eat me, but it is the sweetest thing in the world when you get a kiss from your little ones.

Christmas 2008

2009-01-04T20:20:00.001-08:00

Christmas has come and gone. I can't believe it has gone so fast. This year we had PeeWee, Jen, and Kaiya for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Let me say how nice it is to have family over for Christmas. There's nothing like spending the Holidays with those you love.

I told Santa not to bring too much stuff for Connor and Bridger's first Christmas, they aren't going to remember it anyways. Do you think Santa listened? Heck no! They opened MAYBE two presents and were so intrigued by them that there are still presents under the tree for them. I'm pretty sure I'm going to re-wrap them as birthday presents for them.

My stomach still hasn't recovered from all the food we ate over Christmas. Erin made more food than a small army could possibly consume. But let me tell you how good everything was!

I hope everyone had an excellent Christmas, because we sure did in the Smith house this year.

These balls lit up and kept the boys busy for the rest of the day. They didn't even care about the other presents.

Connor just chillin'

Bridger with his new "cheesy" grin

Jakob's big stuff was a Wii, that Nerf machine gun that is way to big for this house, and an MP3 player that he has filled with his dad's Metallica, Poison, Van Halen, etc.

I'm pretty sure a demon got into Bridger for this one

Kaiya's first Christmas (PeeWee and Jen's baby for those that don't know)

Erin enjoying some Duck Hunt on the Wii

The Aftermath

Bathtime for dirty boys

2008-12-17T18:43:00.000-08:00

Who the heck doesn't love pictures of babies in the tub? Especially when they are the cutest babies in the whole world!

This is their first bath together. They finally outgrew their little bath seat so we figured we'd just throw them in the tub and see how they do.

Bridger loves to laugh at himself when he sees his reflection in the drain cover.

Connor just loves to splash water with his hands and legs. Yeah, I was a little wet after this bath.

Bed Time

2008-12-14T19:59:00.000-08:00

Here's the little knuckle-heads playing in Bridger's crib before they go to sleep. Bridger is just starting to pull himself up onto things, so I thought this was kind of cute.

Oh Christmas TREES!

2008-12-13T17:40:00.000-08:00

Erin LOVES Christmas, and especially decorating for Christmas. We have FOUR trees! That's right. Five if you count our Charlie Brown tree with the lights in the corner of our yard. Well, she's proud of how our new house looks all decorated with trees in all the front windows. We finally had our first big snow of the year, so I thought I'd take some pictures and show off Erin's decorating skills.
We sure hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and we love you.

Parent Teacher Conference

2008-12-12T20:43:00.000-08:00

Jakob's parent teacher conference was a little while ago, but I keep forgetting to write down something that his teahcer told us that made me laugh pretty good.
Mr. Kennedy has the students in groups of 4 in the class. He has them compete with their school work to see who gets to line up for lunch first, or recess, etc. Jakob had told us this before, but only to complain, because he was in a group with 3 girls that weren't "competitive" enough for him. His group always finished last. Nothing made Jakob more furious. If there's one thing he got from his dad, it is that he wants to win, no matter what it is.
Not long ago the groups got changed. Jakob was so excited. His group started to win. He couldn't be happier.
Now this is Mr. Kennedy telling us this next part a p/t conference. He said one day Jakob was arguing with one of the girls in his old group. The girl was mad at him, couldn't think of anything else and called him "stupid." Without hesitation (and his teacher told us this with a smile, because he thought it was funny and true to a point) Jakob said "No, YOU'RE stupid, because when I was in your group you always asked ME for the answers because you didn't know!"
At least Mr. Kennedy told us with a smile.

Connor and Bridger at play

2008-12-04T20:31:00.000-08:00

Here's the boys catchin' up on a little TV.

Tell me you've seen cuter baby boys than these two?

Bridger Sleeping

2008-12-04T20:20:00.000-08:00

These are the various ways that I find Bridger when he's sleeping. For some reason he always seems to need his head covered. Maybe Connor snores, I'm not sure. But it's really cute.

A little game of 21

2008-11-25T15:21:00.000-08:00

I'm sad to say that I don't have any pictures of it, but me, PeeWee, and Mike played a little game of 21 while we were in Utah this past weekend. If you've seen his blog then you've seen the before and after pictures of Mike and all the weight he's lost. http://the-smith-6.blogspot.com/ We can't be more proud of him and all the hard work he's put into getting into the shape he's in. I've got no problems being the big brother.
Anyway, back to 21. When playing with Mike, he's always been a wall. You just have to play a certain way with him because you can't move him. Well, 200 pounds later, it's a lot easier to move him. We still run into him the same way, only now he gets pushed out of the way. Or he flies out of the way when you give him a little hip-check. I can't remember the last time I laughed so hard as I did when I backed him down in the post, spun into him, and he went flying backwards onto his butt. Amy said he complained about his right butt cheeck hurting the next morning.
My "little" brother can run circles around me now. He's in better shape than I could ever hope to be. But I like being able to give him a little hip-check now and it actually work!

Just some random pics

2008-11-25T09:26:00.001-08:00

Bridger sure loves his mom.

Jakob being the best goalie out there.

There's a whole lot of baby!

Connor and Bridger enjoying their first campout with Grandma and Grandpa Long.

Erin and Jakob enjoying the fresh breeze on the Oregon coast.

This mountain was covered by trees until a massive wind storm hit the Oregon coast. It looked like toothpicks had been left behind.

Don't mess with Jakob, he's ready for action. His Uncle Jared got him all geared up.

Connor and Bridger were the 5th set of twins born on Erin's side of the family. We got together not long after the boys were born so we could take this picture. As you can see, no girls.

Halloween

2008-11-12T13:12:00.000-08:00

Connor and Bridger were the cutest bee's in the whole world. Jakob? He wanted a bleeding skeleton.

Connor

Bridger

Erin getting "mummied" at Jakob's cub scout Halloween party.

Dad handed out candy as the ugliest Elvis you've ever seen.

These boys sure are cute!