Elder Smith R.W.H.!

I told Jaren to hold still this is the pose he gave me... lol Sorry Jaren!
Jana and Leo hangin out.. sorry you turned out blurry Jana!

Greg was posing for a good pic so we can post this on a single's site whenever he is good and ready!

Andrea was so happy Jaren was home she thought putting a flag up her nose was a good idea! lol!

Julia, Holly and Aunt Lavonna all so glad Jaren is home!

Leo is sooooo happy that Jaren is home he learned how to clap and gave him a round of applause!!

See Cristi.. I can take a few good pics!

Welcome Home Elder Smith... now on to getting you married off! hehe ;)

Ellie Comes for a visit!

Ready or not here comes baby #3!
The funny part about this pic is that it was supposed to be Anz, El, Dez and me... but in everyone it was like playing where's waldo except for it was with Hannh and Jaden! lol! Good times!

Aaron, Anz, and El United!

But before being united Anz and El decided they needed a spanking!?

Dez has a little chat with her new pet rock named Rocky!

All the kids together! And yes this is the best the could all muster up for me!

Ammon and Ethan hanging out!

Aaron's 31rst Birthday!

Sooo I know it has been like a month since he turned 31.. but oh well I am a little behind and will try to get caught up before this baby comes!..

So Aaron turned 31 at the end of June. Things we love about him and things he has accomplished.

Ammon " He is my favorite dad! He tells my favorite stories! He is soooo nice to me he is the best"

Caitlynn" He loves me, he tells me great stories without Ammon, and last night he let me play a game on his phone!"

He owns a home, is about to be a daddy to 3 children, works for Footnote.com, is a great hubby and father. Has travel world wide as a soldier and a civilian and a missionary. Loves the gospel. Has graduate with a bachelors degree in digital media.

Love you hun!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

35 wks

So today I saw the ob I am 75% effaced and dialated to 1. I am 35 wks as of yesterday. I have been sick with sinus stuff all week and hoping that this pregnancy hurries to be over with. I am ready to have this baby here. Except for the fact that I haven't bought a car seat and haven't gotten anything ready for her. Ok well tonight I finally had Aaron climb in the attic and and get the stuff out and went through some clothes which need to be washed. But beyond that I have nothing ready. I know I am a slacker.. just not feeling the same kind of nesting drive that I felt with the other two. I just keep thinking is this real? Am I really about to have a third child? We have narrowed it down to two names now and so that is progress.
I am glad to have made it this far and the dr's are very surprise but glad. Aside from constant pelvic pain and the early bed rest and the non stop morning sickness this hasn't been to bad. HAHAHA! I will be very happy when we welcome this baby girl to our home here in about 4 weeks or less.
Thanks everyone for all your help and prayers we appreciate it all!

6 WKS AND COUNTING!

Yes that's right the official count down can begin. I have six weeks till my official due date! Baby #3 will be joining our family. I have very mixed emotions. I am so glad I have gotten to a point where I am not sooo worried about her coming, and how its all going to play out. I am close enough to my due date that things would most likely be ok. Granted that nothing terrible happens. Baby is still about two wks small but perhaps she will just be a small baby... which I don't mind at all. Our lives as we know them are about to greatly change. To be honest I am terrified as what this is going to be like. Ammon is starting kindergarten and having a new baby to top that off is a little overwhelming to think about.. so I try not to think about it. Everyone keeps telling me the third one is the hardest.. I am really scared.. Caitlynn I love her to death but she was a reallly reallly really hard baby and cried alot. After I had her I thought my life was over.. little did I know it was really just begining. I am glad she grew out of it she was a much easier toddler than Ammon ever was. As for nesting... well I am not. I have done nothing to get ready for this baby, I haven't gotten out the clothes or put up the crib.. for heaven sake I still need to buy a car seat for this baby, oh and not to mention still haven't picked a name. In the mean time I know I should be doing a few things to get ready but I guess in some ways it still just hasn't hit me that I am having another baby. I think between battling morning sickness( which yes I still have at least two days a wk) and exhaustion, and two other small children I just am not ready. That probably sounds weird as much as I would like my life to go back to normal.. I know the minute she is out normal will go out the window. Soooo in the meantime, I will just think about getting ready to have her and call it good at that. Perhaps if I think about it long enough I will do something about it. haha!

Fourth of July!

Well the fourth of July went by wwaaaayyyy to fast. I was in utter exhaustion and forgot to take some decent pictures. Sorry :( There is always next year! HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY ANYHOW!

Saturday night firework were at our house with all of my family over. It was fun but I was exhausted after ward. Sunday was pretty mello which I was really grateful for a day of rest! Monday we then spent with Aaron's fam, and our good neighbors the Crump's. We bbq'd and it was lots of fun!

In the mean time I do have some pics from the weekend before. My dad recently got called to be a bishop in his ward and while the family was all together we took some fun pictures. The other exciting thing happening was we got a new little nephew.. Eli. Congrats to Justin and Natalie on their first baby!

My little sister Claire also got a new puppy whose name is Maxwell the kids love to play with him and get them to chase him. It's pretty cute to watch!

Summer time goodness!

I married such a good lookin man! This is at Saratoga Splash days.. They were flying kites!
Saratoga Splash days! The kids got to inspect the fire truck and try on the firemans' hat!

Tried getting some good pics of Ammon in our yard.. He said there were just too many bee's and wouldn't give me any good faces.. oh well maybe next yr.

My dad and I!

Grandpa and Cait!

Megan is eating again!

The kids and Megan took some pretty good pics this day!

Auntie Megan and the kiddos!

My handsome 5 yr old!

My cutie Cait that is about to become a big sister!

All in all its been a busy yet fun summer. We mostly are just sticking to home but enjoying our yard and house and family that lives close by since I can't really go do to much till I have this baby!

Hope you are all having a great summer too!

Dez Graduates!

Dez is my neice. I cant believe she is getting soooo old! Just kidding! Life for her is finally about to begin! Lucky girl... now we just need to find her a good looking, hard working wealthy guy and get her marrried off! lol! Anyhow, in case you are wondering yes my brother's graduation and her graduation were the same day just different times.. It was a fun yet exhausting day!

Colin's Graduation!

Colin is my youngest brother and he graduated from West Lake High school. As soon as he gets off on his mission there will only be one left child at home... well unless Megan decides to live with my parents till she gets married someday... haha! Anyhow, this is the first graduation that one of my siblings aren't missing due to missions and so forth. So it was a long day but it was alot of fun!