Simply the Smith's

Along with most of  blog land I will be MIA for the rest of the week because I will be Stuffin my face Soaking up time with my family Having a date night with my husband Shopping for Christmas Decorating for Christmas Watching my nugget's eyes get big when the tree lights up for the first time. Stuffing and mailing out my Christmas cards (yes I already have them and my envelopes are addressed thanks to Minted . The link will get you $25.00 off of your order! and they print the addresses for you!) Next week I will share my Christmas card!!! I look at them everyday and always say awww and then my husband looks at my like I have 5 heads and just says women. I love the holiday's. They make my heart happy. I'm excited because it's our first year with Grayson and I'm so excited to start traditions with him. I hope that everyone has a great Thanksgiving and that if you are traveling that you make it there and back safe.

So I still didn't get the family pictures that we took from my dad because I suck like that. Friday- Michael called me at work and told me he had a surprise. I'm a brat and made him tell me on the phone. He switched his days off of work so now he would have Sunday off with us and have to work Tuesday. The first thing out of my mouth is "What will you be doing with Grayson while you are at work?" He of course didn't think of that so he called daycare they could take him and all was good. Then he told me I hurt his feelings because I didn't act excited. But I'm a planner and once we knew G's daycare was set I was over the moon! Having a day off with my boys is like gold to me since it hardly ever happens. So we went home on Friday and ate left overs and cuddled my perfect night. Saturday- I made my two pies (lemon meringue and chocolate) for our Thanksgiving bash on Sunday while Grayson was sleeping. Thank goodness he gives me 2 good hours. Michael c...

I will do a full weekend re-cap tomorrow. But I have to get pictures from my dad and today is one crazy day at work as in I have to what normally takes me 3 days in one day so yeah. Let's preface this by saying I'm a weirdo of epic proportions and that my husband is a saint for dealing with me. 1- If I get home and it's dark out. I run to the door and lock it behind me as fast as I can I always park super close to the door, unlock it first then hurry hurry hurry to get G out of his car seat and then I run into the house he smiles like it's a game but I'm crapping my pants. I have this strange fear that someone is waiting for me in the woods and is going to strong arm the door open personnap me and kidnap my child. 2- I could eat a whole chocolate cake by myself. Fun fact when I was pregnant I once at 2 whole cans of frosting in a weekend. I then shocked myself when I passed my gestational diabetes test with flying colors a week later. 3- I hear noises in t...

It's that time again to link up with Darci and the girls...... One Bath Mat I picked this up for Grayson the other day so that he could graduate from the baby tub. He loves the room and thinks it's fun to try and crawl in the tub. Two This website This website has all the black friday ads!!! I'm more of a need to see it in front of me in my hand kind of girl but I have still been checking them out! Three Soap One week from today (as dictated by the Christmas police aka my husband) this soap will be on all my sinks and the candles will be burning! Four Sweater I picked this up at Target for out updated family pictures for my parents family wall. We take them every other Thanksgiving and it's the first one that Grayson will be in! This sweater is light weight which is good beacuse it turns into a hot box at my parents house on holidays. Five In breaking news I made up with Jillian M...

Today I'm free ballin writing so it may get a little crazy because lets face it I'm crazy. So I think Grayson is having what most would classify as a sleep regression. I have read a few articles (like one really) and all signs point to baby boy have separation anxiety. Hello when did that happen? I mean this kid used to just fall asleep during his bottle and I could burp him while walking him upstairs lay him down and boom he was asleep for the night. Now for the past week he will fall asleep on you (while holding your bottom lip) but as soon as you lay him down he wakes up and cries. Pick him back up and he is asleep. Ugh I will be honest I cried in the hallway outside his door for a good 10 minuets last night. The ugly cry. I knew he was tired but he would not stay asleep. He was not hungry, he had a clean diaper, it was warm in his room, I just could not figure it out. I let him cry 10-15 minuets at a time and then would go in and give him a binky and pat him on the b...

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Dear Grayson, Bubba you neeeeeed to stop growing. But on the other hand keep it up we can't wait to see who you will be. Your personality is really shinning through more and more. It's kind and goofy. And let me just say your amazing. You have this look you give when you first see daddy or mommy and my heart in a puddle on the floor. You make my heart grow bigger every day baby boy. Sleep has been good. There is a night every now and then that you think it's time to wake up at 12:15. We work through it and then your back on track. You sleep from 7:00 to 6:00-7:00. You still sleep with music on from your sleep CD and we are thinking about changing it up a little big to something other than the heart beat. Eating, well chubba wubba you love food. You eat a full stage 2 container of fruit and a full stage 2 container of a "dinner" every day. You get 2-8oz bottles and 1-6oz. bottle. You also get a yogurt and about 4oz. of water each day. Puffs are quickly becomin...

This weekend was uneventful..... We relaxed, we played, we drank, we ate you know the usual.  Here are just some highlights -Grayson can move through the room by "crawling" when I say crawling I mean he pulls his bottom half with his top half. So he pretty much looks like Lt. Dan after he lost his legs, when he is going through his drunk phase pre new legs. -We went out and had a few drinks on Saturday it was our friends birthday and my mom came and sat with G while he slept. I swear that Grayson knows when momma has a few drinks because he woke up for an hour at midnight. This from a kid who has slept through the night alllll week long! -Michael made me chicken. I love his grilled chicken. -I took Grayson's pictures for our Christmas cards. It came down to two that we all loved. We voted it was a split so we called my aunt and gave her the final say. I'm ordering them today! -Starting my prep for my juice cleanse tomorrow. And then I will be starting wi...

Let the link up begin with Darci! One Long Sleeve   Sweatshirt     Can we talk about Old Navy and how they rock my socks with the sweatshirt and long sleeve tees? I'm in love and ordered several of each! They are so comfy andthe long sleeve tees come in tall! I don't meet Old Navy's "tall" requirements (5'10, I'm 5'7) but butt crack tall or small is never cute and these help cover any mishaps that might happen when bending over trying to put a winter coat on an 7 month old who decided now was the best time to plank. Two The fact that Turkey day also known as Thanksgiving is less than 2 weeks away!!! I love it and I can't wait to give Grayson some table food for the first time! Three Rustoleum Cabinet Transformation I'm doing this this winter but can't for the life of me decide on a color!  Four This hat   My mom got Grayson this hat and it is awesome. I personally love that it ...

Linking up today with Shannon today for SO What! So What............ I ate almost the entire pan of brownies that I made. This is why I don't keep chocolate in the house So What............ I was to lazy to take off my old nail polish so I just painted over it. In the right light my nails look like a hot mess Britney Spears style So What.............. That I look like I rolled out of bed today. Grayson was up from 12:15 until 1:45 last night which means so was I and now I'm exhausted So What........... I had a couple drinks last night. We had dinner with Christ and Tracy and he had SoCo and Ginger Ale which I cannot resist. So What.............. Grayson thinks that it is the best thing to pull down my lip and hold it with his megadeath grip until he falls asleep my kid is so weird. So What............... I ate a crap ton of crap food yesterday for lunch. We ordered pizza and wings and mozz sticks and fried mushrooms and p...

I'm doing it...................... A juice cleanse/ detox that is. I broke down when I woke up this morning feeling like 10 pounds of sludge in a 5 pound bag. I need a change and I'm really bad at eating healthy. So I did a TON of research. I read reviews, I read studies I spent three hours just going over the best for me. I bought a reasonable juicer less than $31.00 and a book as a guide for $8.00. My plan is to do a 7 day cleanse starting on Friday or Saturday I have not decided yet. They say the best way is to ease into it by taking the first 2 days and just backing out your meals one at a time. Then to ease out of it by adding in soups and low carb foods. We will see I just needed to do something. I eat in moderation and I have not gained any weight since I did the shred for 15 day (fail on my part). But I'm stuck and I feel like I need to do something drastic but healthy. I used my own saved up money to buy my juicer and book and plan to use my money for th...

First of all I just want to say thank you to all the men and women who serve and have served our country. And a special shout out to my dad who is a Marine. Now on to the weekend! We kept things pretty low key on Friday. Leftovers, some cleaning, laundry and bed times snuggles. I know I say it all the time but being with my boys is everything to me Saturday I woke up at 6 because I didn't hear the monitor or the fan going. I tried to turn on the light and nothing. The house was complete silence. I waited about 20 mins before I called the power company and they told me that we had an outage and that it would not come back on until 10ish. Well the wind was blowing and it was in the 30's so I called my parents and asked if G and I could come hang out for the morning. They of course said yes to I packed us all up and then woke up G and we headed over there. We played and hung out until it was time to leave for breakfast. My mom, dad, grandma, aunt colleen ,uncle bob, and gray...

We are fast approaching the most wonderful time of the year! So my 5 today are going to be Thanksgiving inspired! One Chocolate pie What is it weird that I started with dessert? The sweet lover in me eats dinner just to get to dessert a trait I inherited from my Papa. This is my favorite pie at Thanksgiving and I like it with an extra side of cool whip! Two Turkey Dinner   This is Grayson's favorite Stage 2 food and it makes me happy that he will be enjoying a Turkey dinner right along with us. Three Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls. I have eaten these for breakfast on Thanksgiving since I can remember. We cook them up have some egg nog or now coffee and watch the parade. It is a tradition I can't wait to pass on to Grayson! Four This shirt I can't wait for our updated family pictures (for my parents picture wall) with G in them! And as of right now he will be sporting this shirt! Five I will get all sappy h...

I forgot my prescription when we went to go pick out glasses so I picked them out but did not order them. Now I have to make another trip up there to order them and it has to be before the 19th to get the deal. Grayson is teething like a mad man. Thankfully last night he slept through the night! Momma needed it. I have made a list of projects I want to do around the house. All of them are $60.00 or under, so I'm hoping this winter we can check them off without breaking the bank. One of my favorite winter craft shows is this weekend. My mom, Tracy and I (and G) are going on Sunday. Saturday we are having dinner (steaks) with Chris and Tracy and I'm beyond excited. The time we spend with them is always amazing and they love coming to our house so they can see G which is awesome. There is a chowder sale at daycare today so I'm picking up a quart for dinner tonight. Speaking of daycare it's picture time. I sent G in the cutest outfit and I always say I won...

November is the month of Thanksgiving and it got me to thinking about how much my life has changed since last year and all the things I'm so Thankful for.  Not just things that I'm happy that are in my life but things that make me FULL. My husband. Yes he was here last year but our relationship since having Grayson has changed. It has evolved into one that has more love and respect than I ever imagined. Now when we have an hour at night after our nugget is in bed and we can talk about our day, our life, our love it is deeper, more meaningful. These talks and that time is quality time. It is time that fills my heart and soul to the brim and sends me to bed with a smile on my face and has me waking up with one. Being married to your best friend is truly a blessing. My son. Last year at this time he was the little flutter in my gigantic belly. And I could only imagine how it would be when we had him here in our arms. This little boy just sends my love cup overflowing. He m...

Do you ever just have a weekend that makes your soul happy? That was what this weekend was for me. Friday- It was mad windy here like power lines down and trees everywhere so once I snatched up my Grayson from daycare we went home got into comfy's and stayed in. We had a nice simple pizza for dinner that my hubby made it was delicious. Then I went around making notes about what I wanted to buy for each room. Saturday- G and I got up at our normal 7 and once he ate we played for a little bit. Then I got him down for a nap so that he could get one in before we left for shopping and that way I could get ready. He slept for an hour which gave me enough time to pack our diaper bag and shower, get dressed , and eat breakfast. My mom got there shortly after G woke up and fed him his fruit and bottle so I could do my makeup and get the car loaded up. Then we were off. Let me just say that I'm in LOVE with HomeGoods. It has everything and the prices are to die for. This was the fir...

One My nugget in his costumes! Two Tree   I got my tree!!!! I ordered it Monday and it already came. It is a little different than the one I posted about last Friday BUT I la love it! Three My mom and I (and G) are going shopping Saturday! I'm getting new glasses and we are going to the new Home Goods that just opened! I can't wait! Four Washcloths We love these for nights when Grayson gets a quick bath, like last night after Trick or Treating when he was exhausted and 45 minuets past his bed time. They suds up nice and smell amazing! Five Teething Ring Grayson is cutting teeth (!!!!!) like a mad man. This has been living in his mouth! I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!!!!