Tyler & Tanner Smith (My new nephews)

THIS IS TANNER WILLIAM SMITH MY SISTERS NEW ADDITION!!!

And this is TYLER GRAHAM SMITH 21 DAYS OLDER THAN HIS BROTHER!!!

Brooklyn kissing her brother Tyler!!!

Brooklyn kissing Tanner!!!

Tyler & Tanner

Snow in Page....and Hope for Haiti!!!

Okay so this a random post but i was being lazy and only felt like making one post! so at the bottom is the portion on Haiti so please go to the link i hope my friends the fowler fam. don't mind me leading people to their blog but it was just so inspiring to me i had to spread it around. Anyway so we got a ton of snow in page this last weekend!! It was so much fun and so random! Max loved it and had a blast he was so mad when i made him come inside cuz he was frozen! so here are the pictures from our snow filled fun filled weekend!
Below is Max filling up on cheerios before we headed out to the snow... you know you can't play in the snow on an empty stomach! Grandma Jones he loves your hat it is the only one he would keep on his head! To bad the Chargers threw the game huh!
In Grandma and Grandpa Grahams backyard after the first snowfall had been on the ground for a while!

He wasn't sure what to think when he first started walking in it. It took him a minute to decide that snow was okay and a lot of fun!

So cute!

Those of you who read my blog regularly are aware of the "So Big" face!

I think he is just about the cutest little boy in the whole world, how do you not just fall in love with this face!!! He was having so much fun!!!

And the Second snow began to fall sometime Later! We were scared we were going to miss it so i didn't bundle him all up like the first time until we realized it was going to keep coming down for a while! So here he is trying to catch some snow in his mouth!

Snow falling in my parents backyard!

I am so gald he loves to be outside and he is such a happy boy!

My little man and me in the snow!

Look at how hard it is coming down and I couldn't get him to come inside for anything, not even food!

Catching more snowflakes with his mouth!

First time on a sled! We decided she should bundle him up again it was getting cold!

It was to cold to go up the street to the elementary school so we decided to try it in Grandma and Grandpa's front yard it didn't work so well but he still loved it!

And that ends the day of snow in Page it is all melted now not even a day later which if you have ever lived here should come as no surprise to you, but it was fun while it lasted and Max had a blast so that is all that matters! we did take him sledding on the big hill at the elementary school down the street on saturday when paul got home from work which he loved even more but we forgot the camera!

Okay on to my post on Haiti! I have never met the people whose blog I am going to link you to only spoken to her, her name is Anna Fowler and her son was born with a cleft like Max and we were both involved in a support group for parents with cleft children. So I look at her blog every now and then to see how they are doing and her little boy is older so to check on what Max may have to do later on in life! Anna if you read this I hope it is not wierd and if you don't want me to put this on here or are offended in anyway let me know and it will be off of my blog soon after! anyway Anna's dad is a Doctor and she writes about not only what a wonderful man he is but what a big heart he has. He has gone over to Haiti to help and has called and given them updates every so often. I am doing a horrible job at describing just how influential her posts about her dad are and his experiences over there are so here are the links, and you can read them yourselves. Here is her first post!http://fowlerfam.blogspot.com/2010/01/dad-in-haiti.html and the second post is here..... http://fowlerfam.blogspot.com/2010/01/more-updates-from-haiti-121-123.html !!! ( i don't know how to do a link where you just write the words "Click Here" and it takes you to the link sorry) I wish there was something I could do wether, if I had any medical background I would be there in a heartbeat! But i think if i went now i would just be in the way and also not be able to help because i would be such and emotional wreck! I cried and cried reading these and felt so helpless! I called my sister Jaimee and read them to her and we cried together, both of our hearts went out to the people of Haiti but it tugged a little bit more at my heart and I am sure hers as well for those children who have lost their whole entire families. Jaimee has just adopted a little girl from the states and we both just want to fly to Haiti and pick up a few kids to bring back with us to our homes who no longer have a home to go to. I have done some research on this including asking Anna to have her dad bring a child or two back to the states but I have found if you don't already have an adoption in the process for a child from Haiti it is going to be tough, but I am determined to see what more I can do! My Mom and I decided that they should just bring a plane full of children back to the states for us to take care of, there are so many wonderful people that would love to help, but then you also have those psychos that are the reason for this not to be possible! Anyway I think a little Haitian boy or girl would fit in well with the Jones family! I hope you are as inspired and moved by Anna's dad and his stories as I was. Let me know what you thought! and please keep the people of Haiti in your prayers!

I have been at this since 9-13-2006!!!

Okay so yesterday my mom called me and said she was cleaning out some drawers and found some papers that we had filled out entitle before and after!!! Now for those of you who are thinking hair styles or fashion mishaps etc. you are totally wrong, if you are thinking weight loss you get a gold star! The papers were from a weight loss program we were going to start on... you guessed it 9-13-06! I have been trying to lose weight for way to long and this year I am determined to do this. The fact that I have been at this for over three years now is not even the most depressing part, I have gained 30 lbs from what my weight was on that before sheet! I am a pathetic excuse for an athlete if I do say so myself! Granted I have had a kid but that is no excuse i know plenty of people who have had more kids than I have and are healthy and thin and loving life!
So with that said I am bound and determined to participate in a sprint triathlon this year on october 3rd so I have til then to lose 60lbs plus and get my rear in gear! I am going to continue to blog about it every now and then so I need you all to hold me accountable! I started on jan. 4th and have since lost 7 lbs and have only eaten sugar on my birthday jan. 5th. so with that said let the pound shedding begin!!!!!

Welcome to the World Baby Tyler!!!

My sister Jaimee and Jon had their baby boy Tyler Graham Smith he was born at 1:28 pm and was 6 lbs. 10 oz. he is a Graham through and through and i love him so much already. Congrats To the smith family on their newest addition. Jaimee i am so proud of you for all you had to do for this little man and you are the best mom he could ever ask for. We love you!!!!

Ho Ho Ho Came & Went!!!

Christmas was great, not what we are used to but it was nice to have a peaceful quiet christmas. It is a huge change from our normal 500 hundred people running around always something going on food galore, 3 hour long christmas eve family night but it was great to put more of our focus on the true meaning of christmas and to spend some time with my mom and dad alone cuz who know how much longer we will live so close to them! Anyway...... Here are some pictures of our christmas eve and christmas morning!

Here is Paul taking care of his fatherly duties assembling the rocket my parents got for Max!
Grandpa helping Max open his present from Aunt Shawnacy & Family! Thanks guys he loves the hand puppets. He deosn't quite get that they are hand puppets he just wants to bite there noses and rip them off your hand but he will figure it out some day!

Thank you Grandma & Grampy Jones for the CHARGERS colored beanie this is the best picture i could get sorry! he is not too fond of hats of any kind hopefully he will get better at wearing them before it is too small! We love you guys and wish we could have seen you this christmas. Thanks for all the other gifts as well! (p.s. he is sitting on the rocket paul had to assemble it is way fun he loves it but always gets on backward)

Playing with the toys from Grandma & Grandpa Graham!

He loves balls and wheels here he is playing with the ball Grandpa Left for him from Santa!

Another Present from Santa AKA Grandpa!

He ripped this one open on christmas eve so we figured why not let him play with them so we could have a quiet family night filled with the spirit. it worked to an extent but honestly how quiet is anything with a 15 month old around! But hey absolutely loves big lego block he will play with them for hours! They are my savior when i need to get something done!

Here are some Christmas Pictures that i just adore Grandma Graham put him on a present in front of her always gorgeous christmas tree and the pictures turned out so cute if i do say so myself. But then again how could they not be cute with my little man in them!

This is his innocent face!

And this is his "So Big" Face i love this one it is adorable!

Grandma Doing X marks the spot on Max's back he loves this and it is the only time he will hold still and cuddle you, so grandma loves to do it!

My Little Angel!!!

Here he is with an ornament from Grandma's christmas tree, this was a regular fight throughout this whole christmas season which i am sure it is with any 1 year old but he is so cute about it we let it slide sometimes! needless to say i will be happy to put them away and not have to worry about it anymore!

I think I have the two best men in my life ever, Max is so adorable and couldn't be a better kid , and Paul is such an amazing dad and so handsome! i am so grateful for them both and i love them so much. I look forward to many more christmases to come with my boys and love them both with all my heart! Thanks Paul, Max, Mom & Dad and the rest of our family for a wonderful christmas!

Another ornament from the tree!