A. Missouri! We are moving to Springfield, Missouri, in the middle of June. We'll be living there for the summer, until the end of August. Isaac has a great summer job opportunity there, and I am really excited for us to experience this together. It will be a great learning experience, and who knows? Maybe I'll get to meet Bart Simpson!
When summer is over, we aren't sure what life will bring. For now, we are travelling gypsies!
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Missouri? Salt Lake City? Mesquite?
Let's play a multiple choice game!
We are moving at the end of this month. The Question is, will we be moving to...
A. Springfield, Missouri. Isaac has a summer job opportunity there, and despite the awful humidity, we would be living closer to my family in Texas. Plus it would be a fun experience.
B. Salt Lake City, Utah. Isaac could also work in Northern Utah, promoting and establishing one of his companies there. Then I would get to see my old friends!
C. Mesquite, Nevada. With our lease up, we may move in with my in-laws to save money and wait for our next move. Phoenix would get to spend a lot of time with his Mesquite family that so adores him.
So what do you think the answer is? Let me know...=)
We are moving at the end of this month. The Question is, will we be moving to...
A. Springfield, Missouri. Isaac has a summer job opportunity there, and despite the awful humidity, we would be living closer to my family in Texas. Plus it would be a fun experience.
B. Salt Lake City, Utah. Isaac could also work in Northern Utah, promoting and establishing one of his companies there. Then I would get to see my old friends!
C. Mesquite, Nevada. With our lease up, we may move in with my in-laws to save money and wait for our next move. Phoenix would get to spend a lot of time with his Mesquite family that so adores him.
So what do you think the answer is? Let me know...=)
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
My Cup Runneth Over
Wow, what a week this has been! Mother's Day was a lot of fun. We went to Mesquite and ate a delicious meal at Bubba and Wendy's. Phoenix totally LOVES his grandma and grandpa Smith, so he had so much fun riding on grandpa's shoulders, eating strawberries from Grandma's garden, and playing with his cousins, Mattix and Diesel. It was a fun, relaxing day.
At home, things are pretty good. Isaac and I are selling a lot of our things at a garage sale this weekend, so that will be interesting! And Isaac is going to an away football game on Saturday, let's hope the Blitz CRUSH 'EM! We didn't win our last 2 games...the weather in St. George is great, really sunny and warm. Phoenix is growing beautifully, and except for the fact that he seems to be resisting solid foods and still wakes up 2-3 times at night to eat, everything is going smoothly. He will be 9 months old on May 24th.
Isaac and I have discussed having another baby, and if I were to get pregnant we would be happy, but the time doesn't feel right to start intentionally trying. Then again, how does anyone know when the time is right? We are blessed to enjoy great health, a thriving baby boy (although a very challenging and aggressive little boy!), a loving marriage, great food and clean drinking water, a place to lay our heads, freedom to worship, faith in the ALMIGHTY God, and family that loves us. We are truly rich, indeed. My cup runneth over.
At home, things are pretty good. Isaac and I are selling a lot of our things at a garage sale this weekend, so that will be interesting! And Isaac is going to an away football game on Saturday, let's hope the Blitz CRUSH 'EM! We didn't win our last 2 games...the weather in St. George is great, really sunny and warm. Phoenix is growing beautifully, and except for the fact that he seems to be resisting solid foods and still wakes up 2-3 times at night to eat, everything is going smoothly. He will be 9 months old on May 24th.
Isaac and I have discussed having another baby, and if I were to get pregnant we would be happy, but the time doesn't feel right to start intentionally trying. Then again, how does anyone know when the time is right? We are blessed to enjoy great health, a thriving baby boy (although a very challenging and aggressive little boy!), a loving marriage, great food and clean drinking water, a place to lay our heads, freedom to worship, faith in the ALMIGHTY God, and family that loves us. We are truly rich, indeed. My cup runneth over.
Friday, March 20, 2009
It's been awhile
Hello all! It's been awhile since I've written. Life has been pretty smooth, no major bumps or hurdles to cross. Phoenix is 7 months old now, and he has his 2 bottom teeth and his two top teeth! Teething was not so bad. I expected sleepless nights and lots of screaming but we hardly noticed until one day, we saw the teeth! The bottoms came in a couple weeks before the tops. He looks so cute!
Isaac is still working like crazy with the Blitz football team and his business. We are both still doing well on our Life Change (it's not a diet since it's how we'll eat from now on). We get to eat our Free Meal this weekend, I'm dreaming of fries and milkshakes! We are both realizing the time may soon be approaching for me to have another baby. We're praying about it and don't want to rush anything. But the plan is to try for Baby Number 2 around the end of this year. We'll see what God has in store for us!
I hope everyone is doing great. Life is good. =)
Isaac is still working like crazy with the Blitz football team and his business. We are both still doing well on our Life Change (it's not a diet since it's how we'll eat from now on). We get to eat our Free Meal this weekend, I'm dreaming of fries and milkshakes! We are both realizing the time may soon be approaching for me to have another baby. We're praying about it and don't want to rush anything. But the plan is to try for Baby Number 2 around the end of this year. We'll see what God has in store for us!
I hope everyone is doing great. Life is good. =)
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Texas, here we come!
Only 2 more days until we fly to Texas! I talk about this a lot, but it's because I miss my little brother and sisters so much. How many 22 year old women have a 5 month old son, and also 3 younger siblings, ages 14, 7, and 3 months? I miss those little kids very much!
We FINALLY found a new car. Isaac and I have been trying to get rid of both our cars and trade them in for a new one. We started looking around at dealerships, and after 6 days of exhaustion, we bought our car on Saturday afternoon. It's a 2006 Jeep Commander, really nice and it is just what we need. We wanted to get a Toyota SUV, but St. George is a small town and it was impossible to find here! Now we have just one car and our payments stayed the same- whew!
My sister-in-law Chelsey is having a baby this Wednesday, and I am so excited because it's the first baby girl in the Smith family! Also, my other sister-in-law Laura is a couple months pregnant and is sick as a dog- keep her in your prayers! She wasn't this sick with her boys, so she's thinking it's a girl. The Smith men seem to only make boys, so for any of us wives to have a girl, it's very exciting.
I hope you are all doing well. Stay grateful for what you have and live life for what's important. 1 Timothy 6:6 in the Bible says "Godliness with contentment is great gain." It's not the material things in life that fill our hearts and bring us the most joy, and when we die, we can't take any of it with us anyway! Talk to you all when we get back from the Lone Star State.
We FINALLY found a new car. Isaac and I have been trying to get rid of both our cars and trade them in for a new one. We started looking around at dealerships, and after 6 days of exhaustion, we bought our car on Saturday afternoon. It's a 2006 Jeep Commander, really nice and it is just what we need. We wanted to get a Toyota SUV, but St. George is a small town and it was impossible to find here! Now we have just one car and our payments stayed the same- whew!
My sister-in-law Chelsey is having a baby this Wednesday, and I am so excited because it's the first baby girl in the Smith family! Also, my other sister-in-law Laura is a couple months pregnant and is sick as a dog- keep her in your prayers! She wasn't this sick with her boys, so she's thinking it's a girl. The Smith men seem to only make boys, so for any of us wives to have a girl, it's very exciting.
I hope you are all doing well. Stay grateful for what you have and live life for what's important. 1 Timothy 6:6 in the Bible says "Godliness with contentment is great gain." It's not the material things in life that fill our hearts and bring us the most joy, and when we die, we can't take any of it with us anyway! Talk to you all when we get back from the Lone Star State.
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Ike and Jess
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Phoenix loves his bath
What a cutie
Look at that precious smile!
Family Time
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Phoenix and Max
Play time
What's on Daddy's head?
pretty flowers in our backyard
Mommy and Me
Here's my cute boy!
Mom and baby in the Jeep
Our new-to-us car
I love my new high chair!
Wake Up Time
I slept through the night!
Just hanging out
What a cute smirk!
Smith Family
Spending time out in the Nevada desert
Sleepy baby
He sleeps a lot, huh?
Smith, Party of 5
Jess, Isaac, PHX, Max, and Jack
Wake up time!
Funny bath!
Mmm....blueberries!
Laughing with Daddy
I drink my sippy all by myself!
The View From the Porch
Phoenix and Daddy with one of the rabbits
Just goin' for a walk
Mom and Phoenix
My two guys, the loves of my life
Breakfast with Daddy is his favorite thing now
Phoenix playing with Brooklyn, our friends' daughter, in Arizona
Lily, my adorable sister
Loving his toy mower
Climbing into the laundry basket
Max was licking his hair, which made it crazier than usual.
I have been meaning to teach him how to stack these things up like this...
but then one night he figured it out all on his own!
Getting ready for church. I could not tame his hair, just like Isaac's!
Admiring his church clothes.
Like father, like son. They are watching Monster Trucks on youtube. They did this ALL MORNING. :)
We call these his Ninja Jammies. Isaac got them at a Dollar Store in California.
Playing in the sandbox, he loves to get dirty. What a boy!
Phoenix loves to take rides on Max's back
Being goofy
Our kitchen
Isaac made our headboard from barn wood
Phoenix in Mommy's tummy
My big boy!
Happy 24th to Isaac
Laughing after bath time
The whole family at church
Bath time with Aunt Lily
Phoenix was a little wiggly...
Us before I got pregnant
We miss Max!
We miss Jack too!
Almost a year old!
Daddy and phx in the pool
mr. frog
Phoenix loves swimming with Mommy
so much fun!
My hubby's new haircut!
The last shot of Isaac's long hair...
He loves the porch
Mommy and Phoenix
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