Beginning of Summer

Sunday May 22nd was the first real hot day of the year. The Smuin family decided to celebrate with cooking dinner over an open fire in the back yard. We bought some hot dog roasters and the fun began. The kids loved cooking their own dinner over the fire pit. Kinley got in on the action with a little help from Dad.  I snapped the pictures and enjoyed the  conversations going on between the boys and the laughter that came from it all. I am one lucky gal to have such an amazing family!!!

Smuins Livin' in fast forward....

Hi Everyone...
WOW is all I can say! Life has been busy this last couple of months. First of all Dylan is playing football and Chad is coaching so that has consumed most of our week. Matt is playing soccer and loving it and he is babysitting Kinley so I can go be the football team mom. Chad besides coaching football is running his business and being an amazing husband and dad! I am still in school, but I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. I have started my student teaching in kindergarten and I am loving EVERY minute of it. I will be completely done with school on November 15, 2011 YAY!!!! I am looking forward to that day and I can honestly say so is the rest of my family. I have also started a new adventure/business. I started selling Paparazzi Jewelry. It is a home based business that does home parties and everything is under $5 plus tax. It is going well and I am hoping to build it up to help with my income while I student teach and looking for a teaching job. I will try to get some more pictures posted soon. That is just a quick overview of the Smuins livin' in fast forward!!!!

Smuin Summer Splash 2011

The celebrate and end summer we held our Smuin Summer Splash. We invited family and friends to celebrate with us. We had a blast and we all look forward to this every year. This year Chad set up a volleyball net and got a kickball game going ~ Old versus Young! I am not sure who won ...I think it all depends on who you ask. My family and I are so blessed to have so many people in our lives that are truly AMAZING. Here are a few pictures of the day!! Thank you to every one that came and helped celebrate summer with us. We look forward to seeing you all next year.

Dinosaur Park

We went to the Dinosaur Park on a field trip with Kinley's preschool group. It was a great day a little overcast and we got some sprinkles of rain throughout the day. Kinley was so excited to go until she saw the big dinosaurs. Kinley started to warm up to the idea that the dinosaurs were not going to get her, but she was not going to take any chances she held on to her big brothers with everything she had. Matt and Dylan were always there to protect their little sister.

Kinley was not too sure of this big dinosaur standing behind them. 

Matt and Dylan showing Kinley that the dinosaurs are not real. They told her they were just toys

Kinley getting a little braver. Kinley said that this was a baby dinosaur. I guess babies are not scary to her.

Here are Matt and Dylan being silly. Kinley wanted nothing to do with this Dinosaur

Pink Dinosaurs are not scary at all. "I want on" she said. Her wish is Dylan's command

 Now we are just having some fun before the end of the day!

 To end the day I had to take a picture of my three monsters in their cage! The sign says it all...

Worlds Most Dangerous Creatures!!!

Matt, Dylan, and Kinley

 We had a great day! I love these three monsters!!!!