Christmas Success

We had a great Christmas...did you? Reed and I really enjoyed this year because both boys understood Santa and were excited about the big day. I think I must be a grown up now, because I wasn't excited at all for myself...just couldn't wait to see the boys open their gifts!
Carson made everyone a DVD of him singing a song to Daddy, Rodney Atkins "I wanna be like you". We aren't really country fans (especially Reed), but this song was perfect--you should hear it. He's such a ham, he even did motions and winked at the end. :D Trevor made everyone Melted Snowmen pictures out of foamie pieces that were super cute.
Okay on to pictures...










Carson, cousin Ella, Trevor, and Baby Logan













My two babies look so grown up in this picture!












After following the arrows left by Poppi and Mimi, they found a very cool Jeep!

Tagged by Brandy

Here goes:
A - Available/Single? Married
B - Best Friend? Beth and Carrie, Marie, Emily, Jen, Lizzie, Di, Brenda, Carey, Michelle...I'm a lucky girl
C - Cake or Pie? Red Velvet Cake with cream cheese icing. Yum!
D - Drink Of Choice? usually sweet tea
E - Essential Item You Use Everyday? Um, besides deodorant? computer
F - Favorite Color? pink and blue, equally
G - Gummy Bears Or Worms? ew neither, I hate things that stick in your teeth
H - Home or Homesick? I'm home! Not Homesick!
I - Indulgence? I don't know...watching GH?
J - January Or February? February-Reed's birthday! Nothing happens in January
K - Kids & Their Names? Carson and Trevor! And Savannah, my stepdaughter
L - Life Is Incomplete Without? Friends. and Laughter. And sometimes liquor
M - Marriage date? June 30, 2000
N - Number Of Siblings? One li'l bro, Joseph
O - Oranges Or Apples? Yum, both!
P - Phobias/Fears?mice! and hairy spiders
Q - Favorite Quote? for this week? Eva sent it to me, "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body. But rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in hand, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO-HOO what a ride!"
R - Reason to Smile? Christmas in two days!
S - Season? Spring
T - Tag 3 or 4 people? My friends do MySpace, so Carrie and Ericka and Marie
U - Unknown Fact About Me? I sing all the time. Ok, so Beth probably knew that. I'm really not mysterious.
V - Vegetable you do not like? Celery in anything
W - Worst Habit? procrastinating
X - X-rays You Have Had? I get CT's and PET scans every 6 months.
Y - Your Favorite Food? my bean dip, and I'm hungry!
Z - Zodiac Sign? Aries

Kala's Treat Swap

Cathedral Windows, my treat.


After my party came Kala's Annual Treat Swap. She always throws a mean swap. Lots of fancy food, yummy spiked punch, fun games (I won one!!) And of course, tons of treats. I came away with lots of yummy goodies to share with neighbors and friends, not telling you how many I ate myself...
I didn't get a good pic of the hostess herself, but here are a few of the partygoers.

Miss J looked fabulous in her fur coat, and I have to say that both she and M look full of holiday spirit(s) in this pic. Sorry, ladies, you're beautiful!















Carson and Trevor are in a Toy Story phase, and Carson likes to dress up as Woody. He's pretty darn cute, doncha think?

For Christmas he's getting these pj's so he can dress up as Buzz!











And here's my darling Trevor, because I have to be fair. LOL Just being cute as always.

I know, I know

I've had more than a few requests that I update this thing, and I'm finally getting around to it. What with school, holiday parties, shopping and two often unruly toddlers...what can I say?

So let's just get right back on, shall we?
Thanksgiving we spent in Athens, AL, which is a beeyoutiful place just outside of Huntsville. I would so live there. All of Reed's family lives there, save BIL and SIL and niece, and everytime we go is a great time.

There were leaves, leaves, everywhere. This entertained the kids (and the dads!) for quite awhile until Dinner was served. 1st pic is Carson and Kimberly piling the leaves on Reed, 2nd is Trevor enjoying the storm.

Carson and Kimberly were fast friends and had a blast! I heard more giggling in 2 days then in all my teenage years combined. (I think).












The Terrific Trio on a walk around Granny's neighborhood.

Then after Thanksgiving, we had our first annual Holiday party here at the house. Adults only!
Food, Food, and more Food. And liquor! Makes for a fun evening, even though quite a few people couldn't make the party due to a conflicting holiday party at their work. Ugh! Must schedule sooner next year! I was going to run into someone's party regardless of when I had it though. All in all, it was a good time.









We played Santa Swap (hence the presents by the fireplace) and there seemed to be a theme among gifts this year. Gift cards, anyone? Next year I may make a rule that says no gift cards, period. Reed definitely enjoyed his chocolates (a little too much!)















Last week held two more parties, Reed's work dinner and G's Super Fabulous get together at his beautiful house. I'm so jealous, and suddenly completely underwhelmed with my own unfabulous house. Oh well.

Have a great Christmas, and see you next week!

Hiking Trip

We went hiking today in Dupont State Forest near Brevard, NC. It was so beautiful! And what a hike! We packed a picnic and hiked two of the trails, Hooker Falls (no clue why it's named that, don't ask), and Triple Falls. They were both great. We would have gone on up to High Falls, but at that point Reed and I were carrying a 30+ pound baby in a backpack and helping Carson climb...it got steep! So we turned around. Next time we'll do just the High Falls first. We took a ton of pics. Thank God for digital cameras!

Hallowe'en has come and gone

We had a great time on Hallowe'en. The kids had a blast! This was Trevors "first" year that he could really participate. We didn't even go ToT'ing last year! We went to a party at Brandy's and it was awesome! The food was great, the kids adorable, and the begging for candy very fun.

Here are the boys before we left. Carson was, of course, Superman! And Trevor, the dino from his party. They were so cute! Joanna took this one, I just made it black and white. Someone I know said it looks like a pic of "Superheroes when they were young". It makes me smile. You can see more photos of the party and night (if so inclined) on Brandy and Joanna's blogs.










Took some more photos outside today, because the weather was finally nice enough for us to play. I'm struggling to get better shots of the boys. I know I'm doing something wrong as I take them, but can't figure out what. I've been pouring over sites and books to learn more, but I may just be photog-illiterate. Who knows?


This is my favorite.








Was it something I said? LOL

Bracelets for a good cause

Hello! I know it's been ages, and having a life is no excuse. Actually, midterms are not what I consider a "life", but nevertheless...
I am also busy making these bracelets. I'm doing it to raise money for a cancer patient at my oncologist's office. All the profits will go to her and her family, for the payment of her treatments and such. I've gotten quite a response but still have a great deal of supplies to make more bracelets with, so if you or someone you know would like to support a great cause with cute jewelry, email me at smithstation@mchsi.com. They're just $10 a piece and so far everyone has been really happy with them. I do the multicolored, as shown, as well as any particular color (that's made in beads) to support a specific cancer. Let me know! This family could really use your help!

Many Millions of Years ago...

Dinosaurs walked the earth. Two years ago, Trevor was born. He looooves dinos! We started out the day with 2 birthday donuts (the breakfast of champions, you know.)










Then got down to decorating. First the Volcano Cake, complete with dry ice smoke pouring from the top and sparkler candles.












The "Pin the horn on the Triceratops" game was a big hit...with two of the partiers.










Trevor gave a final approval of the kids table decorations with Dad.
(More dinos, of course!)

Practising our scary "ROAR" in full costume...Trevor would later scare the very first guest to arrive and have to take the dino outfit off. :( It WAS a realistic "Roar".

Uncle Joseph supervises the Pterodactyl swinging, so that the light fixture doesn't fall down.

Blindfolded and dizzy...who comes up with these games?

I got the horn right where I wanted it...

The elusive Trevorosaurus, in his birthday suit, after a long day of partying. Crikey!

Just "Ducky"

We had a great time feeding these "ducks" (what the kids insist they are) at the lake, and they make for a pretty picture...

My very own superman!

It's a bird...It's a plane...

So things lately have been hechtic. I started fall semester and so far I'm loving my classes. Some days I think I should just go ahead and do medical school though...at this point it seems silly not to. LOL
Reed has had job offers from everywhere, and we are frantically trying to decide because of course everyone wants him post haste. Should we move? Should we stay? Either way, it means good things, I hope! :)

The boys have been awesome lately. Carson has moved past the terrible two's (and three's) and has really become a good little guy. With quite a personality! And Trevor hasn't quite gotten INTO the terrible twos, so it's a good time. We have a huge dino party next weekend for Trevor's birthday, and I think it's going to be great fun.







Trevor practising to be a grave digger? In Athens cemetary...


Guy and Carson, driving buddies.

Stop! Potty Time!

uhoh! look who's getting potty trained!
He asked if he could peepee, and did it! He got to wear "big boy underwear" (pullups) and was so proud! He kept giving me "five" and potatoes. LOL Ever since then, he's been telling me when he needs to go. Sometimes we make it in time, sometimes we don't, but this is a big step! Go Peapie!

We went to the park on Friday afternoon and had the best time! It was overcast, so it was bearable. It's been close to 100 for the last week! Carson and Reed played baseball while Trevor and I went walking, then we all hung out on the playground.

Punk Rocker!

Carson got a new haircut tonight. It will be interesting to see how it is received, but he LOVES it. He looked in the mirror and said "I look just like a bird!" LMAO! He's been patting it all night. We just thought it would be funny, but it really looks cute. I had half intentions of shaving the rest off if it looked hideous, but since he's happy, I'm happy. Plus, he does look pretty freaking cool....

It's a MOHAWK!














Pre-punk phase, Carson got a doctor's kit for his bday and has been healing us all. Here's Trevor getting his shots (because he has boogers, Mom, and needs a shot to fix that).












And, Aah! Look what we can do! We can climb up on the counter and give mom a coronary! This counter is connected to all the others, and nothing is safe any longer. Such little monkeys...