THE SMARTS ARE O U T!!!

We are all packed up. We have only to take our expensive fire alarms off the wall and load up our 25 chickens, and head for home. Haystack Ranch!! This is so bittersweet for us. We are SO exited to be together and so exited about the next 2 years adventures that I'm sure will come our way. We have 2 years worth of work PAYING work, down there, and a great homeschool program. Hopefully, Globe 1st ward is mind blowingly fun and entertaining!

We are so thankful for all of our friends here. We have been so thankful everyday for all you have done to help us move. Help me move since Josh has been working on a Big Long job in Sierra Vista!! We love everyone and will miss you so much!! I will get the internet there in July, and until then, I will update our blog in the valley where I plan on spending the summer by the pool, and with Kallie at Skateland! Call me and come visit us anytime!! We LOVE company. We also changed our email, it is smartfamily06@gmail.com. So take note of that and keep in touch!!

SUE LA RUE IS THE BIG 07!!

Kallie Happy Birthday. We love you so much!! I remember May 15th 7 years ago, just like it was yesterday. First Daddy and I went to the hospital. Mom got hooked up to all the silly monitors that make sure you were doing ok inside my belly, and they put me on some medicine that made you want to come and meet us really bad, and really fast!! Granny, and your great great grandma OEO were there for you to come. They helped daddy get through it, because Daddy does NOT like hospitals!!There was a bad fire happening in California, and the Doctor just watched TV while I had you, then I had the nurses check to see if you were tongue tied..(because COlton was when he was born)...YEP you were, so they clipped it, and you were ready to come to us!! We love you so much!! WHen you were just about 6 weeks old, we had to evacuate for this REALLY scarry fire that was in Linden. We had such a great time!! Kallie, we love you so much!! Here are our 7 favorite things about you:

1 you are so sweet to your family. You always try to make everyone feel good

2 You have the best handwriting of any 7 year old I know!! Mrs. DeWitt thinks so too!

3 you are very good and reverent in church

4 you are so into shopping and having perfectly manicured nails and toes, and cute clothes, and picking out a cute outfit everyday,,,, BUT you also love to ride your pony and help your dad at the ranch. You don't mind ripping your cute clothes to run under a tree on snowballs!! You are well rounded

5 You are so considerate of people's feelings, at school you always try to be nice to everyone, and you are very sad when people are mean to you. You have a tenderheart

6 You are really funny! You say words like for HEAP sakes..and funny stuff like that.

7 You are a Daughter of Heavenly Father, you are so good at saying your prayers, and remembering EVERYONE and EVERYTHING!! You take time to think of what is important to you and you Choose the right!!

This pic has a funny story...Aunt Alli bought you this feather boa for one of your bdays, you LOVED it!! You wanted to take it to church soooo bad and we wouldn't let you. We got to church, and you opened this little purse you brought and out fell/flew a million pink feathers. You plucked all the feathers off and put them in your purse, since we wouldn't let you take it around your neck!! You Are a smart little girl!!

WE LOVE YOUR GUTTS!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOSH!!!

Today May 8th is Josh's Birthday!! The picture shown above is probably going to be his favorite present that he recieves from me. WHY?? you say, Well because this is pretty much Josh's favorite picture of me. WHY??? you say, because I am wearing yellow rockies, and as if that isn't already the most wonderful thing in the world (in his eyes) they are also a size 0, and I am 6weeks pregnant with Colton.After I had Colton, about 3 days later Josh asked if I could start wearing them again. I said I didn't think I'd EVER be able to fit into them (trying to make an excuse to never have to wear the hidious things again)...well since I am married to such a sweet man, he brought home a brand new pair in a size 3 to make me feel better! O man these things were BAD!! O'well. I jut wanted him to know that if they still made Rockies, (and if they made them in now a size 5, and 4 kids later)...I would gladly take one for the team and wear them all day long today for his birthday!!

Josh is a wonderful man, this is on October 18,2003...after we went through the temple!! I am so thankful for him, and for his testimony. (Sorry for the crooked scanned in pictures)


These are some pictures of Josh in his younger days. He loves his dogs and was always out in the woods. Here is a picture of Josh at the ranch, he still loves his dogs and now loves being in the high desert. With a bunch of cows and horses.

We love you Josh!! You are the greatest daddy and "love guy"!! We are so exited you were born today!! Thank You so much for all of the wonderful things you do for our little family!

WOMENS CONFERENCE

I was totally going to post about womens conference. Then I went HERE and realize I didn't have to, because the work has been done for me!!