Congrats Angie & Keith

June 28 John's aunt Angie got married in Montrose, CO. We made a trip out and we were able to catch up with all the familes. Its such a coincidence that both our familes are from the same areas. We stopped in Fruita and saw my Grandpa and Darla. We had a lunch at Golden Coral, needless to say I was stuffed until almost midnight that night. After our stop their we went to Clifton and saw John's other Aunt Sue and Uncle Dave. I have only met them one other time, but they are always so nice. Its great to be able to just come into someones home and feel welcome. After driving around we finally made it to Angies house about 9:30(We started our trip at 8am! haha) The wedding was at the Bridges country club in Montrose, and it was beautiful! The ceremony was outside overlooking the golf course then the reception was in the ballroom. There was great food music and everything. Not to mention I got to speak to Goose Gossage who is being inducted into the MLB hall of fame this month. He was a really nice guy. Then we spent the evening with John's Grandma Elaine who I found out lived in the same place and my Grandma and she knew my Grandma. What a small world! Then Sunday we did the rounds again, back up to Fruita had lunch with my family then we went back to Junction and saw another relative of John's, Wes. I just wish we had more time to spend with everyone. Too many great people, too little time.

Happy Birthday Crystal!

Happy birthday big sis!... I think we had a pretty good time. On the 18th we had a girls night, crystal, mom and I. Instead of cake we shared some cream puffs, went to a movie, and took it easy.
This is the awesome jewlery Mom and I bought Crystal in Mexico. We looked around all over but this set was the coolest!

Of course Connor is our main attention at every family event now! Not quite up to trying our favorite Indian cuisine, but as usual he is still just adorable.

So I attempted another cake... and it actually turned out cute this time. I always do something to screw up cakes when I decorate them. So I was SO excited to make a cake the looked good. I can cook, but I am not a gifted baker.

John freaking out as usual... but ya gotta love him.

On Saturday we went out with the whole family (minus Dad... he is in Oregon) and ate some spicy indian food and went to Get smart... all in all a pretty fun night.

Well I hope you had an awesome day Crystal I love ya! Until next year... Happy Birthday!

Tagged

20 years ago...
1. I was coming up on my 1 year birthday
2. probably crawling around
3. I was super Chubby!
10 years ago...
1. I am pretty sure I was in 4th grade
2. I did a really good job at annoying my older brother and sister
3. Always counting down the days to summer, I loved riding my bike
5 years ago...
1. I was going to drivers ed working for my drivers license
2. Getting into trouble like most teenagers
3. I was working at Bellismo cafe', boosting up my caffine addiction
3 years ago...
1. I was graduating early from High School
2. Going to school for Dental Assisting
3. Been dating John for a little while.
1 year ago...
1. I started working at Utah Surgical Arts as a Surgical Assistant
2. I bought a house
3. I bought a bedroom set that I absolutely LOVE!
So far this year...
1. I bought a new car
2. John and I will be dating 4 years this January
3. I am a new Aunt and I love it!
Yesterday...
1. I went shopping... Of course
2. We celebrated my sisters Birthday(Future Post to come!)and ate Indian food at my favorite, the Bombay House
3. I went to the movie Get Smart, which was really funny
Today...
1. Went to church, it was a killer to get up this morning
2. Watched a couple of disney movies
3. Attempted to lay in the sun to catch some rays but it was WAY TOO hot
Tommorrow...
1. Back to work!
2. I am going to cook dinner, probably Aussie Chicken
3. Spend my night w/ John and the Family
Next year...
1. John and I are planning on getting engaged
2. Working at Utah Surgical Arts
3. Keeping a work out regimine for once!
I Tag Crystal, Mom, Vanessa, Shalayne, Ashley & Holly

Happy Fathers Day!

We had everyone over for Fathers day and had a combo Birthday/Fathers Day party since it was my Dad's Birthday on Friday. Crystal made another ice cream filled cake. I must say Crystal you did an awesome job it looked really good and was SO tasty! I love Sundays like today, so relaxed and lots of fun with all the family around. Andrew and Aleta came over with the baby as well, so we'll give ya a little baby update and some adorable pictures! He lost a little weight so they started supplementing with formula and he is bulking up now. He is definately getting the hang of breast feeding though. Its been so fun, everytime I see him he is so much more alert. On Saturday night I talked to him for probably 20 min and he just looked at me and looked around. He really liked John's voice (I think he just likes looking at him!) Kids love his cute ears. He is just a trooper, he gets passed around and played with more than he likes I am sure. I am definately still loving the life of an Aunt. Happy Fathers day to all you Dads! And Happy 51st Dad!

SATC

So I went to Sex and the City the movie opening night... AND LOVED IT!!! I laughed and cried, it was amazing. Of course the clothes and shoes were amazing, but it was the best movie! I am planning on going again this week and defiantely adding it to my collection!!

Baby update!

Connor is doing pretty good. He was a little jaundice and had to be under the lights for a day or so. He went in on Friday to be weighed and he has lost some weight, almost a pound so they are talking about supplementing with formula to help him gain weight. He is sleeping well during the day, but not at night. He is just changing all the time. He makes all these faces that remind me so much of Andrew. He is almost 3 weeks old, and we are having so much fun.

My new car!!

I finally got a new car... and I LOVE IT!! It has been so nice to have a car that is new enough that it does not smell like anyone else but ME! My old car was gross, so I am loving life. Isn't she cute?

Introducing!

Introducing Connor Allan Smith

He was born May 21 in the early afternoon 5 lbs and 11oz and 17 inches long!

I just love him so much already!

The baby is here!

I am an Aunt now! I am so excited. He is just the sweetest little guy! So this moring around 3 Aleta felt like she was going into labor so they went into the hopsital and they told her she was 100% efaced but only dialated to a 2 1/2 or a 3, so they sent her home with some medicine to help with the pain. Later that morning she felt her water break and they hurried up to the hospital. Meanwhile we were all rushing to meet them there. Once they arrived at the hospital she got checked by a nurse and she was already dialated to a 9. They got her the epideral and let her settle in for a while. When the checked her again she was dialated to a 10! She started pushing about 12:30 and within the hour he was here. It was a pretty emotional day. I don't think I realized the excitement of it all. I am just so happy that he is here and I can't wait to get to know him. They still have not decided on a name, they are debating between Conner, Tanner, and Erick and who knows could be something totally different. I think he looks just like Andrew's baby pictures. I could just go on about how cute I think he is, but I will let you look at the pictures and see the newest edition to our family!

Aleta is 37 weeks!

Aleta will be 37 weeks tomorrow! She said last night she was having "uncomfortable" contractions for almost 2 hours. They thought she was in labor, but they stopped. They have been taking lots of walks, so maybe this week I will finally be an Aunt! She has grown a lot since her last pictures, her belly gets so hard when she is having contractions. I don't think I have ever been close with someone who is pregnant. It has been so fun.

Any day now!

Well Aleta went off the medicine to stop her contractions on May 12. We had a baby shower on the 10th, I think she is pretty much set. We are just so excited for the baby to get here. Her official due date is June 5th (I think) So really anytime she could go into labor, but we are just hoping he gets a little more time in there. It was so much fun Darcie and Dennis made a trip down for the shower. The guys went golfing, except for Andrew he had to work. Well I will keep you posted!

Cruise To MEXICO

We finally went on our cruise! I felt like it would never happen. We flew to San Diego on April 28th and we flew home on May 3rd. We stopped in Cabo San Lucas and Ensanada Mexico, and we also celbrated Mom's 50th birthday on the ship. We were on the Carnival Elation, this ship had 12 floors it was HUGE! There was amazing food available 24/7 and you can have as much as you want. Needless to say we enjoyed the buffets to their fullest extent! They told us you usually gain 3-7 pounds over the cruise. I think we both did! We ate in the imagination dining room every night. It was one of those fancy restraunts with 4 forks, 3 spoons, etc. I think I caught on after the first few days. We had the same waitor every night, and he had a little crush on me. He would always put his hand on my back and call me senorita. Made for a very fun trip though. I have never felt more pampered in all my life! They made our beds cleaned our rooms and straightened up all our stuff every morning then every night they would turn down our beds put chocolate on them and leave out a new itinerary for the next day. They also made a different animal out of towels every night. We went to shows every night with singing and dancing Vegas showgirl kind of shows and they had 2 different comedians come on. There were bands and dancing and a hundred things going on all the time, and of course the buffets were always open! We attempted to snorkel in Cabo, big mistake. It was a joke but we had a great time trying. I think we laughed and relaxed more on this trip than we ever have before. We did lots of shopping and I had several marriage proposals along the way. For some reason Hispanic men are very attracted to me. We did the coolest thing in Cabo, we walked by some zoo representatives and they were raising money for the zoo and they had a 6wk old baby lion that we got to hold and take pictures with. She was adorable and she snuggled right up and fell asleep. It was an amazing experiance! Mom and I got hot stone massages on her birthday. We werent really thinking when we scheduled them cause we were already sun burned by Thursday and it was a little uncomfortable still felt amazing though, but when we got back I had set it up so the staff would decorate our room for Mom's birthday so it was a nice surprise for her. I also got the cute Australian cruise director to wish her a happy birthday in the big show lounge. I think she had a great day. In Ensanada we toured the area then went to a restraunt called Mango Mango and made our lunch of Salsa, Guacamole, Tamales, and Tostadas. The chef that hosted it was hilarious, we had such a great time. Also in Ensanada during the tour be drove by the bay and the origial Black Pearl from the first Pirates of the Carribean movie was stationed there. We took lots of picutres! We met some amazing people and got really close with one of the couples at our dinner table. Our dinner table sat 10 people and we sat with the same people every night, 2 older couples, a couple of honeymooners and a couple celebrating their 25th anniversary. It was just so fun to wander around the ship and meet people from all around the world. There were over 2,400 guests and over 900 staff representing over 50 countries. It never felt like there were that many people on the ship though. People seemed extra friendly, maybe its cause we were together for 5 days. We are planning on going again very soon. It was worth every penny. I can't wait to go again. Mom had a very special birthday and I had an amazing vacation. Really relaxing and so much fun.