Our loves

Has it really been 6 months??

2010-05-05T20:03:00.000-07:00

I can't believe it but I think it's actually been 6 months since I've posted anything! So Landon will be 4 in July and Levi is 18 months. They are very active and keep me on my toes! We adore our boys!

Forts and wrestling is what they do best!

Every once in a while, I'll snap a picture and Levi will actually look like his daddy!

Gotta go to bed, I'm pooped...we'll see if we can post before another 6 months goes by!

2009-10-18T18:17:00.000-07:00

2009-08-18T08:30:00.000-07:00

Smith Family Vacation '09!!

We went to Oak Island and Wrightsville Beach in NC. This was the vacation we'd looked forward to all year long. Alma's travel has some perks after all. Landon and Levi loved the ocean and the sand. Keeping a paci in Levi's mouth was sometimes tricky (he ate a lot of sand) but both of our boys love the beach so they were happy. We were at Wrightsville for the annual Sand Sculpting contest and when our kids get older we'd love to join it someday.

Alma was lucky to catch this picture...the dolphins were putting on a show right in front of the hotel for about 20 minutes. I could swear they knew exactly what they were doing.

Our little Levi started walking this past month (8 months), sand was harder for him but still on the go

Night walk

Our little surfer dude was a celebrity on the beach again...Such a social butterfly; he wanted to talk to everyone and wanted to sit in the jacuzzi with the older "cool" people.

2009-07-26T08:19:00.000-07:00

Here's a very quick update...more to come
Landon is 3 and had a wonderful birthday party, which I swore we'd never do again...we'll see. They had fun, but just a tiny bit stressful. Levi is 8 months, growing and walking and wonderful as ever. He's learned how to snort for some reason, which is quite hilarious and Alma and I thought maybe we shouldn't encourage it, but sometimes I can't help myself. We're on vacation at the Beach so we'll have more pictures coming!

Landon wanted me to see him pose and I said, "who does that?" He said his Uncle Johnny. Of course, who else?

My boy!!! Gotta love that cheeser!

Superman with goggles! ahhhh!

I found Levi in the laundry basket! He was quite proud

Alma and I are having so much fun with our boys

We have moved!

2009-05-24T15:47:00.001-07:00

So we're in our new home... I say home, because it is not a house, but it is definitely our home. We love it already. Our apartment is fun and we've met some new friends. Landon and Levi are doing well. Levi was sleeping well and then got a cold so I did a big no-no by putting him in bed with me when I was beyond sleep deprivation. He got a little used to it, so I'm trying to get him back to crib sleeping. I knew there would be consequences, but you gotta do whatcha gotta do, right? Levi's forehead is pretty bruised... I can't keep him off of the furniture and I can't hover around him all day. But he's a happy boy most of the time! Landon is so funny...he cracks me up on a daily basis (On occasion I choose to laugh so I don't cry - all mothers know how that is) His new thing is getting a piece of bread, going into Levi's room, opening the blinds, and breaking the bread and putting tiny pieces all over the window sill and then eating them as he watches the people outside and talks to them (himself). I LOVE IT. Alma and I are doing well...we're going to see NO DOUBT in concert soon. Fun fun! Anyways, that's our quick update. I'll add pictures later.

Our little Missionary

2009-03-22T19:13:00.000-07:00

Our 4 month old has decided to go on a mission...the shoes may get a little worn, and his hair might need a trim.....We're so proud

Levi is growing up sooo fast, as is our Landon. Levi is happy most of the time, but when he's upset, boy is he upset. Landon tries to soothe him by saying, "it's okay Yi Yi". That's how Landon say's Levi. Now that Levi is a little bit stronger, Landon feels that it is time to start the wrestling training. I cannot wait till they can play and rough-house (a little) Oh...my sweet boys!

Good idea gone waaay wrong!

2009-02-13T21:28:00.000-08:00

So, I had a fantastic idea to get rid of Landon's pacifier. I told him a story about a boy and had him act it out. The story ended with the little boy sending his paci up with 2 balloons to the Valentine Fairy, who would in return, leave a Valentine on his pillow. Everything was going as planned until the balloons got stuck in the tree....I don't know why we didn't take him to a more clear area... A Perfect plan was now not only ruined, but sabotaged so that the paci is at a low enough height that he can see it when he walks outside but too high to get out of the tree. I know...only I could have managed to do something like this. Now, Landon is tortured when he walks outside. Bed time was extremely tough, but we'll take it one day at a time and hope for the best. Happy Valentine's day my Landon, my poor boy. I feel terrible.

Other than that... Alma is gone for Valentine's Day so I made a little slideshow of what he's missed this week. I Love you Sugar!

Happy Valentine's Day to My Valentine

2009-02-13T21:24:00.000-08:00

A lot of catching up to do!!

2009-01-08T12:50:00.000-08:00

Well it's been over a month and we've got a ton of catching up to do! So much has been going on!

Our Chippendale's dancer ...yes that's a bow tie and he did this all on his own. We're having a little trouble keeping his diaper on, so recently we've resorted to duck tape which he likes because it's his "belt". Works great by-the-way! But we're hoping potty training will take over soon.

Our Little Levi is smiling all the time now...I love it!
These were taken at 6 weeks....He's huge! I never thought I would have such big boys!!

The men

We had a wonderful Christmas...Alma actually got to be home and we got used to him being there; it went by too fast. Now Landon misses him when he's traveling. He called him on the phone and cried and said, "Miss" and "hug." I know it was hard for Alma to hear that and it's been hard to not have daddy around much but we're coping and trying to stay busy.

Landon got this police bike from Uncle Justin and Aunt Jennifer...it's the cutest thing in the world. He stays very serious when he drives (as you can see by his face).

Since then, I've cut Landon's hair and I must say again, I miss his long curly hair. But now he looks like a real big boy. Too bad the only picture I have of my big boy is him eating yogurt with his hands.

Who wouldn't miss seeing that matted mess every morning?

He's Here!!!

2008-11-19T11:50:00.000-08:00

Levi Ashton Smith was born Nov. 5th, 2008! Yay! Although hard, it was a wonderful labor and delivery. The hospital called at 2:30 a.m. and said they had a bed available (I was supposed to be induced on the 4th, but too many mommies were in labor), so we rushed off and they broke my water instead of giving pitocin, which I was glad about. My sister-in-law, Jennifer was my nurse and helped deliver our Levi! It was really fun and a great experience to have her there. Levi was sideways so the doc. had to turn him as he came down (probably why he wouldn't come earlier and why his nose was so flat). Levi was born fairly quickly and we are sooo glad he's finally here!!! Landon LOVES his baby brother and isn't too jealous...yet. He was a big boy at 8 lbs. and 21 inches!!!

Landon and Levi's Aunt Jennifer who helped deliver him

My sweet boy; I think it was harder on me than Landon to not be with him 24/7. I missed him so much while I was at the hospital!

He came home on a beautiful fall day!

1 week

Happy Halloween!

2008-11-01T08:51:00.001-07:00

This year I was determined to make Landon into a turtle, which is one of his favorite things. I finished the shell and that's about it, but it still worked out and he was a cute turtle. He loved trick-or-treating! He just said "treat" at the door and put his open hand out, and then sometimes waited as if he was supposed to receive something else; It was very cute and entertaining.

tired turtle

I think our second hasn't come yet because he really wanted to go trick-or-treating too!

THE AFTER PARTY!

And then, the lovely sugar highs...
His uncle Johnny's jock-strap... yeah, what a boy

Mommy Log 2: WHEN? WHEN?? When??

I can't belive I'm going to have a November baby. First due date was Oct. 16th, then it changed to the 28th. Now, we're into November and still no show. For about three weeks we've been thinking it was "tonight," then, suddenly it's "tomorrow" and everything has stopped. It's soooo different from Landon, who was a week early. But we are so thankful that it's soon; I might be induced on election day (tuesday), but we're hoping he comes before then. Emotionally draining but we're hanging in there.

The loves of my life

2008-10-23T09:42:00.000-07:00

Both Alma and Landon are constantly making me laugh...They do the exact same faces and Landon admires his daddy so much. I love it.

Are you mocking me?

2008-10-23T09:34:00.000-07:00

My Landon loves to put his blanket in his shirt and pretend to be prego too. We're all anxiously waiting for the arrival of our 2nd boy!

"Daddy and Me"

2008-09-16T07:48:00.000-07:00

This was my favorite picture that I forgot to post. Sometimes there's no words

"Feeding the Squirrels"

2008-09-16T07:37:00.000-07:00

Landon loves to collect acorns and he wanted to bring them inside yesterday, so we told him he could feed the squirrels by putting them under the tree so they could find them.

Mommy Logs

2008-09-11T07:01:00.000-07:00

The other night, as we were going to sleep I started to tell Alma about all the funny things that Landon did during the day and he said, "have you been writing this stuff down?" I realized that all these little funny or even aweful things that happen on a daily basis will be lost memories if I don't write them down, so I'm making "mommy logs" and though most will be for our benefit of remembering our boy as he grows up, you are welcome to read them and share your mommy logs with me! So here goes!!

Mommy Log #1 - "The Cocoa Butter Incident"
As I woke up this morning, instead of the smell of a dirty diaper, I smelled the sweet scent of my cocoa butter. First thought, "UH OH." Landon comes walking to the edge of my bed looking as if he was going out to sun bathe at the beach or be in a body-building contest. I mean, this is not the regular cocoa butter lotion; this is the thick cream almost like puddy. So anyways, He is covered from head to toe and I just said, "oh Landon, did you use it all?" His eyes got really big and looking quite serious said, "Yeah; bye-bye, more." So I put him in the bath; all water beaded off of him and of course day 2 -his hair is still very Conditioned! I remember when I used to get so stressed out when he did things like that. Now, it's nothin! hahahaha Funny how that happens when you're a mom of a 2 year old!

Since I didn't get pictures of the cocoa butter, here's some othere things he's gotten into...

Nana's Lipstick and my mascara

He was excited when I told him he looked like a Cheetah

Sweet Summer time

2008-09-04T19:23:00.000-07:00

So, this summer we've been out and about and haven't done any blogging. So it's catch up time. We've had a wonderful Summer and I almost hate to see it end, except we are really excited for the arrival of our new boy! It's getting closer and I don't know if I have any more room left for 2 more months of growing baby. We think he'll be a little early like Landon. I'm just staying really busy trying to get everything done that needs to be done before the baby comes! Isn't it crazy how the nesting thing takes over??? Alma is working hard and doing well. We miss him when he travels, which is often, but the hotel points make up for it a little bit. Anyways, here's some pictures of past trips, family, and friends. We need to take better pictures, I know.

Our last beach trip to Charleston, SC.

This time around Landon ate less sand and actually spent hours building drip castles with daddy. We had a blast!

On the flight to Arizona, as tired as Landon was, he couldn't resist putting stickers on his face.

Playing with daddy....pretending is now one of Landon's favorite things to do, which is sooooo fun.

Copying eachother's noises...did I mention Landon has a love for singing? I love to hear him sing to me..he sings about momma, daddy, turtles, and lately abc's and Jesus wants me for a sunbeam. Pretty much whatever he feels like singing.

A little cone of Chocolate icecream goes a long way!!!!

WE LOVE UNCLE JORDAN!

THE INFAMOUS MO-MO!! He mentions it just about every day... and his Papa is always happy to take him on a ride.

Me and my boy before naptime...his hair is gettting long and curly and I can't stand to cut it yet.

My baby is not a baby anymore!!

2008-07-12T12:56:00.000-07:00

Landon just turned 2! We had the funnest time ever. I didn't know 2nd birthdays could be such a blast. Landon got lots of toys from his Uncle Justin and Aunt Jennifer. They even got him some little boy elmo underwear, which he loved and mostly likes to put on his head. We played with water balloons outside and had tons of fun. We love our boy!

Recap of May

2008-06-02T19:11:00.000-07:00

So, since I'm a monthly blogger here's some of May's pictures...We are having fun! Notice most of the pictures of Landon are him eating. That's one of our favorite things to do lately! By the way, we're big RED WINGS fans and we've been watching the Stanley Cup playoffs...Landon loves hockey and makes "oooohhhh's" just like the rest of us as he watches.

Gone Fishin'

Can I say Alma Jr.?

He loves Nana's cookies!

My three bestest bro's

2008-06-02T19:03:00.000-07:00

It's hard to get all of us together, but when we're all together we have so much fun...I love ya'll

Small towns

2008-05-07T19:11:00.000-07:00

There are some days when living in a really small town can get on your nerves; just having to drive 15-25 min. to get anywhere. However, there are other days that just make living in a small town worth it. Yesterday, we stopped to get icecream yes-Hallaluja! My little town has an icecream shop! Unfortunately, they only had strawberry when we got there...but our expectations weren't that high anyways. They did have a baby cone though that Landon thoroughly enjoyed since he could hold it and eat it all by himself. It was really cute but we didn't have a camera with us, so no pics today. Anyways, it was really fun...we actually had a blast just sitting outside watching Landon learn how to lick the edges of his icecream cone. We also had a good laugh at a flyer that was completely spelled wrong all over the place. But let me tell ya, the people in these small towns are so so so nice. Just really great, nice people. And we actually left the icecream shop wanting to go back sometime. That tells ys something if they only had strawberry to offer. Anyways, we had fun and I appreciate all the good ol' southern hospitality that we enjoy.

Look who's talking 7

2008-04-22T20:03:00.000-07:00

Hi! Landon here. I decided to get some blogging done since my mom doesn't do it anymore. We've had a lot of fun lately...But on a quite serious note, I don't know what has gotten into my mom lately. She is very emotional and she's eating sweets all of the time! I'm not complaining though, cause I get some too. Now here's the really crazy part. She talks about growing a baby inside her tummy! Weird, I know. I mean, even if she was growing a baby in her tummy, how fun would that be to play with?

Anyways, here's what I've been up to...Sleeping has been tough because a lot of changes have taken place. I'm a big boy now, which means a LOT of responsibility, including a big boy bed. The other night I had trouble getting to sleep (insomnia already? I think not). I was wide awake and I decided to dangle my pacifier between the bed and the wall. I looked over to see my mom's face. It wasn't a happy one, so I knew I'd be in trouble if I dropped it down there. But I couldn't resist! I dropped it and had to see where it would go! I tried to look surprized so that the consequences wouldn't be to harsh, but I still had to sleep without it that night. But I showed her, I didn't need it anyways. I really am growing up!

Also, the rest of the pictures show what I've been up to....

My uncle's guitar hero...I'm a pro

Exercising...squats - up and down

Immitating Chris Farley

Eating something blue..ya know, everyday stuff like that

Hmmm....Should I use this time wisely??

2008-04-02T19:03:00.000-07:00

Today, was quite eventful...Landon had to go into time-out a few times. Then, when we went outside, he started to climb his favorite tree. He was having fun until he went horizontal and started grunting. He actually got stuck in this position...I had to get my brother to grab the camera before I helped him; poor guy. Maybe I could have gotten some things done during this time, but I decided to be a good mother and help him. But only after I got the picture below. Don't worry; he had just barely started whining. So funny, though. It'll be a good one to show him when he's older and say that's where I put him to get things done around the house!

My poor boy..I debated putting this on here because it looks so sad; but I just couldn't leave it off. It's the funniest thing I've ever seen. Anyways, he absolutely loves the outdoors. He'd live outside if he could and I'm glad because I probably could too. We have so much fun fishin too...even though it's without a hook. I'll get a picture of that later.

FREEDOM!

2008-03-26T18:17:00.000-07:00

Well, today was Landon's first field trip with his aunt and uncle. I got him up early this morning and kept telling him he was going to go bye-bye with his aunt and uncle. I was worried how he'd react, but he got into their car and smiled and was happy to go! They took him to a natural science center and he LOVED it. They spoiled him rotten and when he came home, he didn't even care to give me a hug. He didn't miss me or home at all! Let's just say that Landon is not going to be a homebody. It's time for another baby who just wants mama!!!
By the way, I thought well, if my friend, Brittany, can take her son to see Horton Hears a Who, I can take my son. We planned the movie around nap time so that Landon would watch some of the movie and fall asleep. ha ha ha yeah right. He did okay, but about half-way through, after he was full of popcorn and juice, he wanted to visit the neighbors. Landon wants to do the entertaining. So, I had to take him out and he ended up falling asleep out of exhaustion the last 5 minutes of the movie. So, Landon is not going to be a movie goer for a little while longer!

YUMMY!!!

2008-03-05T11:54:00.001-08:00

Lately, Landon has been our little garbage disposal. He eats everything, all day long. Especially if it's sweet! He's one of those kids that wanted to taste everything as a crawling baby and now, well, he still wants to taste everything. Here is how our week has been...First, crayons; Landon has started to like coloring, but it only lasts a minute until he starts to bite off the tips to all the crayons. I tell him "that's yucky" and make an "eww" face. Now, whenever he sees crayons or pictures of crayons, he makes that face, but still eats the crayons. NEXT, bathwater; Landon simply cannot resist tasting his bathwater, and of course it's after I've cleaned him and the water is all soapy and who knows if he's pee'd in it yet. I do all I can to stop him, and I still catch him slurping and saying "mmmmmm!!!" with a huge smile. That boy!! Sometimes I can't help but crack up. So finally, (it gets worse), yesterday, he ate a bug. Who knows what kind, but I saw him pick up something black off the ground and he quickly put it in his mouth. I tried my darndest to get it out, but those jaws are like the jaws of...a crockodile. After some force, I got out some of it, but he got some added protein that day. So anywho, my son loves to eat. He's grown a ton lately and I'm glad about that, but maybe from now on I'll try reverse psychology on him. By the way, he drank half that milkshake without taking his eyes or mouth off the straw!

Caught in the Action!

2008-01-30T18:40:00.000-08:00

Landon always has a secret mission when he's outside...what a boy! He loves to get dirty and collect all sorts of things; rocks, berries, and sticks are some of his favorites. Lately, he has loved watching an Otter who we've nicknamed "nessy" swim and dive for fish in our pond. He calls for him to come, but of course the otter sees us and swims away. It's been fun for Landon to see though. I'll try to get a picture of it soon.

Also, we think Landon has finally realized that he can laugh as loud as he wants and whenever he wants. As smiley as he is, he only really laughed when we tickled him, but now it seems like he's laughing all the time now...faking it too, when we laugh at the tv or eachother. We've had fun hearing how deep his giggle gets. He's our little man child.

Landon's First Kiss

2007-12-14T08:47:00.000-08:00

This is Landon's little girlfriend at church...They are a pair! Landon puckers up really well and his girlfriend had something else in mind. haha

What can I say...He is his father's son! He's so loving!

Cutting the Curls Off!!

2007-11-21T15:34:00.000-08:00

Landon loved his first haircut! I miss his curls but it was needed because people kept thinking he was a little girl. My mom and I were trying to think of a way to keep him still while I cut his hair, so we thought about what we had done with my little brother to keep him happy. We thought we could fill the sink with warm water, so we did, and Landon was having fun; just before I turned on the electric clippers, my mom said, "WAIT! what if you dropped the clippers in the water!!" Surely we didn't fill the sink when we cut my little brothers hair! haha So, luckily my mom saved the day before I started clipping...whew! "I don't know about this ma"

Which one is Landon?

2007-11-21T14:51:00.000-08:00

So, we got the pumpkin costume at the beginning of October and Landon wanted me to put it on him whenever he saw it. By the end of the month, the shoes barely fit him, but we pulled it off. He was hilarious as we got the pumpkin ready...he is such a little boy and likes everything dirty and usually eats anything he can get his hands on, but he was absolutely disgusted by the pumpkin insides. He touched it once, made the funniest face and then, he couldn't even look at it with out squirming. We had a fun night at the ward trunk-or-treat.

The Mountaineers

2007-10-25T17:37:00.000-07:00

Isn't NC beautiful?

This fall has been beautiful minus the drought, so we took a family trip up to Pilot Mountain to see the colors. Because of the drought there wasn't a whole lot of color...many trees were dead. But we had lots of fun and Landon loved hiking up the rocks by himself. Since then, the Lord has blessed us with Lots of rain! We hope it continues! We feel so sorry for the California fires...Our prayers are with with all of you who are there or affected by it.

Well, Hello Alma Jr.

2007-10-05T19:03:00.000-07:00

I think everyone has said this at least once to Landon because he's almost identical to his daddy. No paternity tests needed here!

Beach Baby

2007-09-26T17:18:00.000-07:00

Our vacation this year was so much fun! Alma had to go to the beach for work...yes, he "had" to. So, I decided that I "had" to also. It was the greatest vacation and Landon just loved the beach. He ran right up to people and waved at them, whether they were 60 years old or 1 yr.

Our Little Tiger

2007-09-26T17:07:00.000-07:00

Landon does just about every face possible, but this is one of our favorites lately. GRRRRR!