Simply the Smith's

We survived the big 2nd birthday party and by survived I mean it turned out awesome and it was one of our best parties to date! It is such a surreal experience to see all these people show up for your baby. He is so loved and that makes me so happy. Now that the party is over my focus can shift to some other things coming up like our 4 wheeling trip. We are going for just the weekend to Tug Hill for the Snirt run (Snirt= snow and dirt). We are going with a 7 other people most of which are couples and we spend Friday night and Saturday night and then come home on Sunday. I'm excited to ride with Michael we always have such a great time plus I got a new seat for the back of the wheeler so it should be super comfy now! We ride all day on Saturday and since I couldn't get off work we are getting there around 8:30 on Friday night. I hate leaving Grayson but I know Michael and I need some time. The 3 hour drive up by ourselves will be nice to just chat and catch up. I need to get a...

This is a huge subject in our house right now. Expanding our family. I go back and forth honestly. There are days when Grayson is an angel and everything flows and he eats a good dinner and sleeps well and I'm all this is everything lets get knocked up again. Then there are other days. He hates being held or eating or having his diaper changed and he fights sleep or gets a bad report at school and I'm all I can't do this again.  I see the lady at day care drop off with two kids and getting them both out of the car and thinking how in the h e double hockey sticks am I going to do that? Alone? I loved, loved, loved being pregnant. I was a house but I loved it. I know I will have a c-section again and with a planned c-section comes a little more security and takes out the what if (for the most part). I loved feeling the baby and counting down the days and all the food.  I'm more confident as a mother I know to trust my gut and go with the...

This weekend was awesome! Friday I stayed up and got some things moved around for the party. We cleaned out the living room closest and then hit the sack this busy week had finally caught up with me. Saturday we were up early, headed to my brothers house and let the kids play for a while and then I took Libby girl with me. First stop was the store. We got all the last minute things for the party and then it was home for lunch. Once Grayson was down Libby and I made the party favor which was so simple. Then it was cleaning time I got the bathroom deep cleaned and then Libby and I relaxed a little bit before Grayson woke up. Once he was awake she took him upstairs to play in his room. I kept the monitor on so I could hear them and they were so good together. I just worked along and Michael got the entry way all cleaned out from all the winter stuff that seems to accumulate back there. We had Pizza Hut for dinner because I needed a stuffed crust in my life. Then Libby left to go t...

It's Friday and I could not be more excited! Linking up with Andrea today for some Friday Favorites! ONE It's party weekend! I can't wait to celebrate with family my nugget turning two! TWO We recently got a Super Walmart in the town that I work in ( I know! I live in the boonies so this is a big deal and we had a Walmart just not a Super one) anyway I started grocery shopping there because I like to save money anyway I can and they have this awesome thing called Savings Catcher. If you don't do it you should. All you have to do it enter your receipt # with in 7 days and then it searches other stores in your area for deals for 72 hours. If there is a lower price out there they give you the difference! I got .60 back this week. Trust me it will add up quick! My SIL already got back $25.00 in 2 months for doing nothing! THREE We had the best day yesterday celebrating Grayson's birthday. I love saving his real birthday for ...

Dear Grayson Baby, Today you turn TWO! It feels like yesterday that they handed you to me for the first time That I saw your Daddy change into the wonderful Father he is today That you first looked in my eyes and I felt my whole heart change and grow My wish for you is that you keep that sweet spirit you have about you. That you still think Mommy is the best thing ever and you always hug and kiss me. That Daddy is your best friend forever That you know how loved and supported you are always.  That you never lose that wrinkly nose smile you have because it's amazing baby boy. That you always remember that you share a birthday with a very amazing lady who was taken too soon and you never to got to meet but I know you know her. After all she held you right before they gave you to me. I love you Grayson Michael Smith The day you came into my life you changed me for the better forever.  ...

This week is a busy one! We have something to do every night this week and it's insane. I have lists coming out my ears just so I don't forget anything. This weekend was a pretty relaxed one.  We frosted cookies on Saturday with Grayson's "tousins, no fwends,no beeeeest fwends" (that is what he says every time we talk about Libby and B) It was 20 cents a cookie to frost your own and we jumped on that. My child is so me and after he frosted one cookie he got to just eating it straight and skipping the cookie. We got home and took a nap and then headed to a St. Patricks day party. We brought Grayson and he ate a million cookies and anything chocolate. Plus he loved up on Jaxson. Sunday it was Church and deep clean more of the house because the party is this coming weekend! Grayson was a real help with dumping out his toy box and going through toys. I found the most random collection of things in the bottom of that toy box. Kids are weird...

What did we do before Pinterest? We have family pictures coming up. I like to do them right around G's birthday that way I get a true "year" picture of him. So March is always our family pictures.Which kind of stinks for outdoor pictures but our photographer is amazing so I never worry! They are next Monday and oh my word I'm behind the ball I have no outfits picked out! So I jumped on Pinterest to find some inspiration and decided I wanted a blue and white/nude thing going on. Grayson looks awesome in blue my honey has blue eyes and so blue it was. I love a little boy in a polo. Plus this one from Target had me at under $10.00. #kidsgrowtofasttospendatonofmoney. Side note: I had a small breakdown as I packed away all the 18 month clothing yesterday. Why is he growing? 2 is slaying me. For real. I grabbed Michael this gingham shirt from Old Navy they had 30% off everything and so it was a good price too.   I picked out this shirt and I'...

In 8 days my fat boy will be 2 and I'm struggling. Silly. Maybe. But so real for me. I love everything about him right now. But then I miss those snuggles and that baby smell and the tiny clothes. I miss the no talking back and the simplicity of feeding a new born (hello! they only eat one thing!). The one that made me Mama is growing up in the blink of an eye. He talks to me in sentences and he is as smart as a whip. He's got a sense of humor that has me laughing until I cry most days. He is as stubborn as the day is long and he holds his ground too. However he gets that from me so it's a pretty long battle of wills. I win 90% of the time but then there are days when I'm just tired and give in. He prefers Mama over anyone now and it makes my heart so full of love. However Daddy is the playmate and they wrestle and run and play "tuitar" (guitar). He copies everything that Daddy does and says "yook at me I wike my Daddy" and I melt into ...

This was an ahhhhhhhhhhhmazing weekend. I got alone time with my main man and I got to see Garth Brooks!!! Okay let me back up Friday I got out of work grabbed dinner and my little guy from school and we were headed home for comfy clothes and hanging out. Oh yeah I also stopped and grabbed some ingredients to make a few desserts and ice cream sundae's YUM! Grayson looked pitiful after daycare and was refusing dinner so I took his temp 101. I tell you that kid can throw a fever anytime we have plans. He fell asleep on me for about an hour and then still went down to bed early he just was not himself. Michael and I enjoyed some ice cream and Pulp Fiction on Friday before crashing at 9 because we are cool like that. Saturday I had big plans to head to a few local shops and use up some gift cards and then it happened I woke up with a sinus headache and congestion. Grayson was stuffed up too but thankfully his fever was gone. So I decided that a little bit of baking and s...