Monthly Archives: August 2010

finding out it’s a…

Yesterday morning we found out Baby Smith’s gender! After a failed attempt to find out last month at 18 weeks (another modest baby), we had a successful answer to our question now that I’m 22 weeks along! We ran a little contest on Facebook to see who could guess correctly, and from those who guessed...

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smith family bowling!

Friday night was such a treat! We decided to go to Holiday Bowl with Randy and Susan and the kids…and it happened to be Alana’s very FIRST time bowling! So, naturally, we brought a camera to document the fun! Alana was REALLY excited when I told her we were going bowling with her cousins, and...

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rich and alana

Rich’s birthday was on Thursday. Alana and I started the day by making him breakfast…one of his favorite things. We got to spend some time with him in the morning, and then once he left to get some work done, we set about executing our sneaky plansWe swung by Bread Basket and picked up his...

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wordless wednesday: trampoline fun!

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snow cone fun!

Today Alana and I went to Kellie’s house in Cleveland for some girl fun. Kellie had seen this cute little snow cone place and thought it would make a fun area to take Alana for a few photos. So, today we decided to hit it up – and get Alana her first ever snow cone....

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alana’s new room

When I found out I was pregnant with baby #2, I started to think about how we could make the best of our space. I love to be resourceful, but I’m also really particular with home decor and the way I want things to look. We have 3 bedrooms in our home. Rich and I...

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twenty weeks

Today I am 20 weeks pregnant. This is both encouraging and discouraging to me This pregnancy has been a rough ride to be sure, so being halfway there doesn’t sound particularly wonderful. On the other hand, I hope to be done with the most difficult parts, and that is happy. And the most uncomfortable, humid...

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just a little self-portrait…

Just a quick little family self-portrait since we’ve been so bad about taking them lately! Happy Friday, everyone!

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family session summer 2010

Last month… {Yes, I said last MONTH, which implies just how far behind I am on blog posts right now} …Amber came to do a family session for us since it had been a while since our last one when “Alana’s Second Year” of photo shoots concluded (which I summarized here). I don’t think I...

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