Valentine's Day Fun!

This year was a "Chinese" themed Valentine's Day! I made some homemade fortune cookies and sent a few to work with Derrick with little love notes in them and then when he got home we all decorated the other ones with chocolate and sprinkles. We also had homemade chicken fried rice and homemade crab ragoons! Harrison had a stomach bug on Monday and was still recuperating yesterday and didn't help us decorate but he had a blast making his Valentine's last week! Here are a few pictures of our Valentine's Day. Derrick and I are going out to celebrate on Friday night without the kids!! Can't wait to spend some time with my Valentine!!!


Fortune Cookies

Darcie Decorating

Decorated Fortune Cookies

Milk Chocolate and "Pink" Chocolate with Sprinkles


Derrick's Masterpiece...Best of Both Worlds

Darcie Enjoying a Taste

The Kids' Valentines...Harrison glued all of his Pirate Valentines together himself! (I did Darcie's) :-)


Harrison Glueing

Hope you enjoyed the pics!!

Harrison Turns 4!

These pictures that follow are of Harrison's Birthday and a few other pictures of the kids in the last week or so. Harrison's party is on the 21st because every February is so busy that we usually have it a couple weeks after his actual birthday! But, the four of us celebrated with cupcakes and presents! What better way to celebrate???

The Birthday Boy

This is all that was left of the cupcake...

Grandma's Shower Cap

They found it in the guest bathroom...

Crazy Kids...

...this really is a term of endearment! They are so funny, they are just crazy sometimes! The other day, I was baking and Darcie got hold of my oven mit. She proceeded to put it on and started pulling on the oven door handle. It was so cute and she was really trying to open it! Maybe one day she will be a baker!

Here is Harrison with Spiderman stickers ALL over him and also he is trying to throw "web" out of his wrist! Hilarious!

This next picture was captured last night! Darcie was giving Daddy a kiss...not on the cheek, but on the nose! It was so sweet!

And last, but not least, the kids playing on their "laptops"! They are so cool!

Dr. Harrison Smith...and His Patient

Here are a few pics of the kids this week playing "Doctor". Harrison made a grea M.D. and Darcie, a pretty good patient, at least for a few seconds. She needs some help with all that hair!!! Thought you would like to see the pics! Have a great day!

The Holiday Adventures of the Smith's...

Well, this year we had 4 "Christmas" weekends in a row. The first started on December 10th which we spent with Derrick's niece and her husband. They came for the weekend to see his parents and they came up here to see us on the 10th. We hadn't seen them since they got married and it was REALLY nice to see them and spend some time with them. The second was with Derrick's family in Munford. The weekend of the 25th the four of us had our Christmas together. We actually did it on Saturday the 24th so that we would have the whole day in our PJs spending it together, with nowhere to go. It was GREAT!! Then, the following weekend Holly's side of the family showed up for festivites on Saturday the 31st. Her family was here for more time than just the 31st but the main celebrations took place on New Year's Eve. So, since this is the way we celebrated this year, when Holly's family showed up, Harrison asked where his presents were...he wasn't ungrateful, mind you....BUT, with three weekends in a row with family and presents, he just assumed that was what was suppossed to happen. Anyone that came to see us, they had presents. He and Darcie made out like bandits! I don't know where we will put all this new "stuff"!! They are having a ball with all their gifts and neither of them wants to share with the other one! It is LOVELY!! We had a blast but we are also glad that the New Year has arrived and maybe, just maybe, life will slow down a little bit! Enjoy the pics!

Best Photo Ever

We have taken soooooo many pictures of the kids together and this one is one of the best of them together! They are actually both looking at the camera and both smiling....it is a Christmas miracle! We took this picture right before we left for church services yesterday morning! Enjoy....more pics from the holidays to follow soon!

Harrison's Holiday Concert

Well, we have officially began the ritual of school programs...Harrison had his first debut on Friday at his Mother's Morning Out program! Derrick and I weren't sure how he was going to react onstage in front of a building full of people, but to our surprise and joy he did GREAT. Although you couldn't hear him as well as a little blond boy in the back row (he was hilarious and the life of the show), we swelled with pride as we watched, took pictures and cried just a little bit! He was awesome! Here are just a few pictures of our star!

My Three Cuties...

I have three cuties (including my husband) :-)! Just wanted to share some photos that we have taken in the last couple of weeks. They are getting ready for Christmas! Harrison is excited, Darcie doesn't realize what is going on...i.e., all the decorations and such that are up around the house. They are having fun making things for teacher gifts, paper ornaments and such. We have been busy, busy, busy but it will slow down (I hope) a little bit next week. We are done with Christmas shopping for the most part (still have a few stocking stuffers to find), now we just have to wrap everything! Yikes! My husband's side of the family are getting together this weekend to do "Christmas"...and the kids are excited to spend the weekend opening their first gifts of the season. Hope you enjoy the pics!

The New Accessory

Darcie's newest accessory....I think the picture speaks for itself!! I thought that my son would be the one with the first broken bone....then, I had Darcie! She made a rememberable entrance into this world (emergency c-section) and I think her life will be rememberable as well (although I hope not TOO rememberable)!!!

And then, you have Harrison who is just a cutie! He has been very helpful (in his own way) since Darcie hurt herself. He was great yesterday during the xray visit and such before the ortho office. He was great! He got to go back to work with Daddy (which he loved) and then home with Daddy until Darcie and I got back with her new "bling".

Grandma's Visit

Here are a few pictures taken while Grandma was here for a week. We had a blast with her and I think she did too!! The kids always have a couple of days of Grandparent detoxxing (sp?) when they leave. Harrison got to sleep on his top bunk every night while she was here and she slept in his bed, which he thought was really cool. After Grandma left, every time the phone rang she would say, "granma"? It was cute but sad all at the same time.


Grandma and Harrison


Darcie in the dress Grandma brought