Friday, March 25, 2011
I See The Moon...
I see the Moon, And the Moon sees me!
God bless the Moon,
And God bless me!
Tyson and Mom love looking at the moon together!!They both especially enjoyed the 'super moon' we had last weekend, when it was closest to Earth.
Friends
When Travis started working at Hunt, he came home telling me that he would be coaching with a guy named Keith who married a girl I danced with long ago. Lauren Powers and I danced together for 15 years at Massey School of Dance. We were great friends, but had lost touch after going to college. It has been so much fun spending time with her again and getting to know her sweet children, Jackson and Naomi. Travis really enjoys working with Keith! We are both thankful to have the Byrums in our life!Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Aunt Faye
Aunt Faye had open-heart surgery today to replace a closing valve. She has needed the surgery for a month, but due to infections and other circumstances, had to anxiously wait until today. We have all been in prayer for her and ask for continued prayer as she heals. The surgery went well and we are looking forward to the day when she will feel much better than she has in a long time.
Aunt Faye has always been so special to me. She did not have any 'girl' children, so when I was little she enjoyed spending time with me. She always gave me pretty clothes, pocket books, nail polish and other 'girlie' things. I love this little dress she gave my baby girl. She said she chose it in the smallest size so that one day Juel could play dress up with her baby dolls! We spent some sweet time with her on Sunday so she could see that Baby Juel looks like a 'baby doll' wearing it!
I love you Aunt Faye and can't wait until you are all well. We will go on a fun stroller walk together!
Lucky Mommy
I am one lucky mommy! It is so hard to leave babies to go to work, but I am so very blessed to have a wonderful sitter for them. Amy is my wonderful cousin and she lives about 3 minutes from my house. She told me, even before I was ever pregnant, that one day she wanted to keep my babies! Now, I am so very lucky that she does! We call her "Aunt Lu Lu" (Her friends children named her that years ago.)She treats Tyson and Juel like they are the most special chidren in the world. I have never worried about them for a moment when they are with her. In fact, she is probably better at taking care of them than I am! I can't explain how much it means to have this blessing! She has taken Tyson to the doctor when he was sick, she makes special treats for them, teaches them new things, and even comes to visit them on days they are at home. She took all of these pictures for me on St. Patricks Day of my little lucky charms! Looking at them reminded me that I am so lucky to have her as family, as a friend, and as someone who loves my babies as much as anyone ever could!
Beleive it or not, I have never even cried when dropping off the babies in the morning!
Amy was so excited for a little girl!
Tyson gets so excited and screams "Lu Lu Lu Lu" when we get close to her house!
All day, Amy sends me pictures of my sweet ones through text messages! It brightens my day.
They both gets lots of love from Amy's daugther Hunter, who Tyson calls "Hon" or "Honey"
Yay! Mommy is so excited when she gets home!Thursday, March 17, 2011
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Baby Bonnet
Mom saved lots of my baby dresses and accessories. It is fun to see my real life baby doll wearing them!
"Knock Knock"
Tyson loves tools! As evidenced from the walls in my house, he loves to 'knock knock' with his hammers and 'eeeeehhh' with his drill. This weekend Michael and Travis built doors for the barn (yay! They look great!) They had a 'big little helper" most of the time! When Tyson was not outside with them, he stood at the window and cried for Daddy and Mock!
Baby Girl in Baby Blue
I love this sweet little outfit from AK and UD and I LOVE baby girls in baby blue!
My Aunt Karen and Uncle David came to visit this weekend to celebrate Aunt Karen's birthday (I am sure there is already a 'thank you' card in the mail, scrawled with love from her.) I love them both so much! Aunt Karen was married to my dad's twin brother Uncle Jerry. She and my mom became best friends. Although they both were divorced from the twins, they remained BFFs! When we were still children, Aunt Karen married David Carter, a lively 'yankee' that has stolen my heart! They are my family as much as anyone in the world. They have been part of every big moment in our lives, sharing countless moments of fun and laughter! It is great to see them enjoying my babies!
The Hulk
Well, I typically write about the wonderful fun I have as a mommy. It is fun. The most fun I have every had in my whole life. BUT its not always fun! Lately we have had many 'not fun' moments when my sweet, charming son suddenly turns into a monster! Although I hear this is often typical toddler behavior- IT IS NOT FUN! It is like turning a switch. He goes from being precious saying things like, "bless you my daddy," "thank you mama," or "night night baby sissy," to screaming when he does not get his way. Travis and I say he is like The Hulk. Often when told "no," he gets a crazy look in his eyes, pulls on his clothes, then picks up the nearest object and throws it as hard as he can while giving us a vicious look! Other not so fun moments include throwing food, hitting his Gee in the face, slamming his hands on closed doors (when he wants to get in) and my personal 'favorite' banging his head on the floor as hard as he can (he is going to get a concussion)! I have to keep the baby out of his path and often times 'trap' him in places where he can't get hurt. (However, just the other day I had him gated in the hallway with a few toys and nothing that could hurt him...so I thought. I started hearing loud noises. He had ripped the vent cover off of the floor and was tossing toys in the hole!) Seriously ya'll, what happened to my little angel?
(In the picture above he was furious because his mean mommy did not let him have a cord to plug in. He had just thrown himself on the floor, banged his head, and was screaming his head off. Please notice that his shirt is only around his neck. This was due to the tantrum he threw while I tried to dress him this morning!)
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
My Babies Names
For as long as I can remember I have thought about baby names. I can even remember buying a name book at a school book fair when I was little (not sure why a baby name book was at a school book fair, but I had it!). My baby dolls all had names, some even had birth certificates. I wrote about names in my diary and talked about them with my step-sister and friends. As a teacher I have taught rosters full of names, some lovely and others, well, unique! My season girls and I always talked about naming babies. I just loved imagining what I would name my babies...even before I knew their what their last name would be. Then finally...I got to choose names and write them on a birth certificate! Both times this felt like a huge responsibility. I wanted names that I love, but also with a special meaning. I love the choices we made. I love saying their names, hearing their names, doodling them on paper, typing them on the computer screen, and especially seeing them on monograms.
Tyson Olin Smith
Juel Elizabeth Smith
Tyson- a "T" name for Travis and my daddy "T"err"Y"Olin-Travis's dad's name and his own middle name
Now he can say his name and it is precious. When he looks in the mirror he happily says "Tysie"! It is adorable!
Juel-for Grandma Edith "Juel"Elizabeth-for Travis's Grandma Eleanor "Elizabeth" and my middle name "Beth"
I love her name so much! I realize that it will likely be mispronounced and I will never find a toothbrush that says it, but we live in the age of personalization and I could not love it more!
Towel Head!
I have always just loved baby towels...A funny story that happened just before Tyson was born, involving a nervous, hormonal, prepartum mommy-to-be occurred one night when I had a total crying meltdown because "I can't have the baby yet, I don't even have any towels!" Have mercy! Boy have I ever learned about going with what you have (a sock for a burp cloth, my towel to dry a slippery baby, a finger for a paci etc...) However, just look at how cute a baby towel head can be...
Little Princess
Little Princess
First Bath
My wild boy
I found these old pictures of his sweet little towel head!
First bath...this picture makes me laugh!Cute as a Cupcake!
I am absolutely loving playing dress up with my little doll! This outfit was one of the first she was given (thanks Nicole) and I have been anxious to try it on her!Church on Sunday
My little man was being "cool" with his hand in his pocket!! CUTE!
My baby girl was so cute in her little sweater dress!For the first time in over a month our whole family went to church on Sunday. I have stayed home with the babies during the winter months to avoid sickness. I am not a germ-a-phobic, however, with a newborn and Grandma Juel's fragile immune system, I have been extra careful. It was great to worship God and praise Him for the abundant blessings in our life!
Friday, March 4, 2011
"B Boy" Stance
Tyson loves to show off and dance! He was captivated by the halftime show at the superbowl and by the Justin Beiber's performance at the Grammy's (his daddy does love JB)! Recently Travis taught him to show off a "B Boy" stance. (His arms are supposed to cross, but this is what happens! SO CUTE!) I am sure it's hard for ya'll to imagine where he got his love for a performance...from Travis duh! "Show me your B boy stance!" LOL
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