Christmas Surprise

After Thanksgiving we found a house in Littleton and decided to move again. We had been wanting to get closer to Corbin's work and find a place that had some more room. We already had plans to have Christmas in Las Vegas (sort of) so with the upcoming trip and move there was no Christmas decorating or tree for us this year, but we were excited to travel to Grand Junction first and then on to Las Vegas for Christmas. We got to Las Vegas on Saturday after spending a day with my family and on Sunday morning after breakfast we gathered the kids around the Christmas tree to open a present a little early. They weren't sure what to think when they first opened their ticket to DISNEYLAND!!!!!! Actually it was pretty funny because they really weren't that excited until we told them that Grandma and Grandpa were coming too. Then they were overjoyed. I think at first they were a little upset that they would have to leave Grandma and Grandpa's house after just having spent 2 days in the car, but once they found out that Grandma and Grandpa were coming with us they were happy. Then they each got to open pj's for their disney stay. The girls got princess dresses and Easton got cars. As soon as they were done we loaded up the car and were on the way to Disneyland for Christmas by 10 am!

Dance Recital

The girls have had so much fun participating in dance at the rec. ctr. They have really enjoyed their teacher, Mrs. Marilyn and we really enjoyed the chance to see all their hard work at their dance recital. They both did great and dance has been even more special because both Elise and Ella each had a friend from church in their class. Ella loved dancing with Grace and Elise loved hanging out with Eve.

Holiday Recap

We've been a little busy to say the least here at the Smith house, but we have had so much fun the last couple of months I thought I would do a little recap. Thanksgiving was a blast. My mom came from Grand Junction, my sister Amber traveled from Kansas, Corbin's parents came from Las Vegas, and of course Landin, Jazmin, and Lindsay all came from BYU to the Smith house in Littleton. We had a wonderful dinner then we all gathered around the piano and sung Christmas songs. It was right out of a movie and one of the nicest Thanksgivings we have ever had. It made me very thankful for the Gospel which is the reason I am part of the family I am. It was so fun to just hang out as a family. Later that night all the girls went to see the "Twilight" movie.

Our Daughters

For Jennie and all my other dear friends that are raising beautiful daughters of their own:

"A mother who radiates self-love and self-acceptance actually vaccinates her daughter against low self-esteem." Naomi Wolf

It's not enough to love them, we have to love ourselves too. Thank you for being the wonderful mothers that you are and for being such great examples to me. I love you all and WE are doing a good job!!!

Thanksgiving Program

Elise had her Thanksgiving program at school last week. This was the cutest thing I have ever seen. This was the first time that she had done a school program. It was darling. The theme was "Grandma's Old Fashioned Thanksgiving." They were supposed to dress up like grandma's and grandpa's. I looked every where for an apron and finally called Amber and she had the perfect one. I tried to get Elise to wear some of my clothes, but she picked out her outfit and then we added the pearls and bun. I thought she looked more like a 50's housewife than a Grandma, but she was so cute. During the program she would find us in the audience and then get the biggest smile on her face. Afterwards we took her to Cold Stone for ice cream. She did such a good job.

Perfect

Tuesday was THE perfect fall day. After we walked Elise to school I took Ella and Easton to a new park. Of course they both had to take their strollers. It was absolutely gorgeous. They were done after an hour, but I could have stayed longer. And since last night we had freezing rain and it's only supposed to get into the high 30's today, I'm really glad that we got to the park this week. Living in Colorado has taught me that you pretty much drop everything you are doing and get outside when the weather is nice. When we got back from the park I was glad that they decided they wanted to ride their scooters for a little bit before lunch.

Mascara

Apparently we have not learned from the lipstick incident and have now moved on to mascara. Luckily the eye make-up remover took it right off. Is anyone else worried about my son being raised in a house with 3 girls?

Happy Birthday to Me!

Cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeez

This is a little late, but I celebrated my 32nd. B-day earlier this month and just wanted to share some pics. Corbin had this whole night planned that I completely ruined, we even had a babysitter lined up. At the last minute I decided that I wanted to have my birthday dinner with our kids, (what was I thinking?). They love going out to eat and I really love having my family around me on my special day. Sorry honey, maybe a rain check? We went out to eat at Hacienda Colorado. I love Mexican food. There is just something about chips and salsa and a Shirley Temple, yum. Corbin got me a new digital camera and a heated mattress pad for my birthday. There is nothing better than getting into a nice and warm bed on those cold winter nights. I love it. And I love being in my 30's. It seriously is the best. Thank you to my wonderful husband and my cute little ones for hanging out with me. And thank you to all my family and friends that called and sent me funny cards. The best present is knowing that I have the best support system that anyone could ask for.

Thank you right back.

Thank you! Thank you for being my friend and loving me despite all my faults. I treasure our friendship and miss you guys more than you know. A day doesn't go by that you and Maribeth are not on my mind. You are such a huge blessing in my life and I love knowing that I can pick up the phone and you'll always be there for me!

Tagged again: The 8's in my life

I guess I better do this tag since I have been tagged by both Shayndel and Amber. Sorry I'm a little slow on the tag thing.

8 favorite T.V. Shows

1. The Amazing Race
2. Dancing with the Stars
3. Jon & Kate plus 8
4. Divine Design
5. House Hunters
6. Oprah
7. Say yes to the Dress
8. Regis & Kelly

8 Favorite Restaurants

1. The Melting Pot
2. Outback
3. Baja Fresh (not really a restaurant, but not fast food)
4. The Cheesecake Factory
5. PF Changs
6. Red Robin
7. Olive Garden
8. MiMi's

8 Things that happened yesterday

1. Took Elise to school
2. Scrap booked
3. Played with Ella and Easton
4. Cleaned
5. Went to dinner at Red Robin with Linda and her daughter Eve
6. Linda and I took the girls to the BYU ballet
7. Came home and watched TV
8. Went to bed (I know very exciting)

8 Things I'm looking forward to

1. Thanksgiving
2. Being all caught up on my scrap books (I'm almost there)
3. Elise and Ella's dance recital (Dec. 16 @5:30 for anyone that wants to come)
4. Christmas (We are going to Vegas and then we have a HUGE surprise for our kids, can't wait.)
5. I'm looking forward to moving again (did I just say that? I can't wait to be closer to Corbin's work and hopefully in our final school for a while)
6. Walking with Amber again (I have missed my morning therapy session)
7. Being pregnant again (no I am not pregnant, I can't believe I said that either)
8. When it starts snowing more (great excuse to cuddle up with my personal heater, Corbin)

8 Things on my wish list

1. For Corbin to stop getting Migraines
2. To have our student loan paid off
3. Our parents to move to Denver
4. A vacation in Maui
5. Money put away for college, missions, and weddings.
6. To get my van fixed (dent in bumper, door that doesn't shut automatically like it should).
7. A home with 4 bedrooms and an office for Corbin
8. To take our kids on a Disney Cruise