Family Trip to the Pumpkin Patch

We bundled up for the cold air on October 1st and headed to the Lexington Corn Maze for a day of fun with the family.

Asher picked out his pumpkin.

Then he painted one for the front porch decorations.

He let his cousin, Jack drive him on the tractor. (No children were harmed in the making of this picture.)

He hung out with Aunt Katie!

He supervised the pumpkin cleaning.

He went barrel racing with Jack.

The cousins climbed a haystack to hang out with Cici. Even Olivia made her way up the haystack.

The boys decided that playing in the corn was more fun than all the animals in the petting zoo.

It was a great day of fun for the Smith's. Complete with a dinner of chicken as requested by Jack at the end of our trip. Only 30 more days until Halloween. :0)

I have called you by name and you are mine.

Asher had a big day on Saturday, April 24th. He went to the domain for some Saint George's Day fun and to be baptized by Bishop Sauls. It was a great day with lots of family and love to go around for the little guy. So much love that he slept almost 18 hours the next day! Thanks to all who came and to those who said prayers for our little boy. We really appreciate the love and support. These are just a few pictures from the big day. Wish we had taken more, but what can you do when life is so busy. :0)

Asher, his Godparents, and parents with Bishop Stacey

Blessings were said...

...water was poured and he became a member of God's Family.

Proud Family

The North Carolina Family came to share in the love!

Playing with Uncle Eddie and Aunt Jo

Hanging out with Pop on St. George's Day

I love my hands and Granny Sherri

Grandpa Roger holding Asher

All the excitement wore MJ out.

Easter, fun, and family!

Things have been busy in the Smith house. I started back to work two weeks ago. Asher does fine at daycare and has gotten used to his morning routine with Daddy. I get an update of the morning events each day from Stad so it makes my day a little less painful without him. I am on spring break this week so we took the weekend to go visit with family in North Carolina. Asher was a trooper. He slept all the way there and all the way home. (We learned to travel during his longest sleep stretch at night.) We enjoyed seeing everyone and had a great time with the family. I am posting a few of the pictures from our trip. Our next big event will be his baptism on April 24th. He loves a bath so we will see how he does. Until next time...we wish you well!

Visiting with Papawl Edd

Easter with Pop and Cici

Easter picture with Aunt Katie and Uncle Collin

The family after church on Easter Sunday

Family Photo (Stad and I are both cheesing!)

Cute baby in his Easter basket

Mommy making him wear Easter Bunny Ears

He is such a trooper.

So happy on Easter morning

He's a morning baby!

Hanging out with his Great Great Grandmother Hurley

Cici sure does love him!

What a ham! Mommy has learned she has to cut my nails often.

Hanging out with Aunt Jo

Has it been a month already!?!

Wow where does the time go? I am proud to say that things are starting to settle down around here. Different from life before, but now that we have established somewhat of a bedtime routine mommy has some down time in the later evenings. Asher continues to grow and change each day. It is hard to believe he will be seven weeks old tomorrow. Here are a few pictures from our recent weeks.

Asher cheering for the KY Wildcats!

(Notice Copper in the background with his head on Stad's leg...he is never far from his baby.)

Hanging out is his favorite thing to do. Mommy wears him out singing to him all day.

What a stinker!

He loves his playmat. His favorite toy is a rattle with a sun on it.

He has just recently discovered his reflection. He loves looking in the mirror.

Look at the big boy holding his head up.

This is now where he sits while he helps mommy fix dinner.

This is the first smile I got on camera. What a cutie!

Sleep deprived, but loving it!

We have adjusted in the Smith house. Copper has finally come back to the bedroom now that a few nights of crying have passed. Don't get me wrong we still have our moments, but not anything like those first few nights. We have had lots of visitors since the last post and are very thankful for the family and friends who have provided us with meals and company. Stad takes his first road trip this week, so it will be a new adjustment for all of us. Here are some of the latest pictures.

Welcome to Parenthood! Baby Asher has arrived!!!

So baby Asher decided he didn't want to wait for his due date, so he arrived two weeks early. (Guess it is a good thing since they are calling for lots of snow on the 30th!) He was very healthy with high Apgar scores and I had a pretty easy delivery. I couldn't have asked for a better experience. We came home a week ago and life as we know it has changed. Gone are the days of sitting and watching television at night. There is too much other stuff going on with our newborn. We might miss a cute smile that needs to be photographed. We have been very blessed by family and friends who have provided us with food, time, support, live in help (I am going to have to hire a maid mom!), and most of all LOVE! The first few nights were rough, but Asher has settled into a routine and sleep is coming more often. Mommy is thankful that daddy can now take out the ear plugs at night! :0) Overall we are extremely happy and feel very blessed that God gave us such a precious gift. Here are some pictures from the recent days.