Happy Easter!

Maya with her Easter Bucket on Easter morning.

I love Babylegs, they are such a great product. We love them so much, we even let Trixie wear a pair.
Look at the girls face when they saw the Easter Bunny up close.
The Smith clan with the Easter Bunny!
Maya shared some of her Easter eggs with Simone.
Simone sitting by her little friend.

Maya had to have this really cool Disney Princess kite, not just a little cheap one, this ones is big and elaborate up close. After the Easter Egg Hunt(took place a week after Easter), we went over to the park to test it out. A great day, very windy and it took off easily. I think Will had more fun with it than she did.
Simone loves swings! Maya never seemed to like them as a baby, so it is so fun to swing Simone at the park.
Simone is 11 months old, time has just flown by way too fast!

Simone is 10 months old

Here is Simone's 10month old pics. I have not been getting her pics done professionally much at all. I think we got Maya's done like every other month if not every month. These turned out cute
This one below is my favorite. It shows off her gorgeous brown eyes.

I forgot to add this pic from Boston. We had to visit the ocean before we left Cape Cod, MA. Maya found the perfect rock to do her "Ariel" pose on. You know where Ariel sings her tune and holds up her arms and legs! She needs the practice since she still wants to be a mermaid when she grows up.:)

We are back home..

We are now back home from Boston. We had a long road trip with two little ones, but renting a minivan really helped out. On the way home while driving through NY, I hit a deer. I hit it pretty hard at about 70mph, but thank god no damage to the vehicle and everyone was ok, actually the girls were sleeping. Still shook me up a bit, reminded me of driving in MI, always had to look out for deer. Now back to my SUV till we can get a minivan.:(

RIP Grandma Smith

We miss you very much grandma Smith. We love you! Here are pics of our trip to Boston for the funeral. It was so nice to see all the family and it was a lovely ceremony. Maya & Simone had so much fun with all their cousins.

Will, Dad and Simone. Dad calls Simone his little "chicken bone". He was giving her a chicken bone to suck on!
Maya loves her little cousin Jacob.
Maya always has fun with Sali and Hannah.
Maya's god mom took her to Charlie's cupcake and got her a cupcake and then to Color Me Mine. Maya loved painting a Ariel piece.
Thanks Auntie MaryAnne!
We just checked into our condo and Simone and Jacob were hanging out together.
Maya and Zaria with their cute orange smiles.
Here are some pics below of Simone at 10 months old.

Maya and her hair cap on.
Simone and her best buddy Trixie. Trixie loves waiting for Simone to drop her food off the high chair.:)

I'm still here!!!

Yes, my last post was Oct. 2008!!! I know, I know! One more thing in my life that is behind! I've been wanting to take the time to do "catch up", but I knew I was so behind, I didn't want to face the truth and just didn't log on! This blog is mainly for posting pics of the kids for family/friends to see the girls and little posts about what we are up to, so I promise to try to update everyone with the lost 4months!

Simone is now 9 months old and such a good baby! She is so sweet and always happy. Maya is still full of life and being a big sister is her top priority!

Will's mom is still in the hospital and it's not looking good. So we are praying everyday for her and wish we were closer, so we could see her and be with her!:(

I need to go to bed, but I will try to post pics and all that this weekend. I love reading my friends blogs. They can tell funny stories or express their deep thoughts, which I would love to do too, but for now, I will be good with just posting pics and little captions to go with and have fun reading their posts!:)

Good night!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentines Day! Maya and I made these cute little Valentine's for her teachers. It is a piece of scrapbook paper and we made it look like a popcorn bag and then filled it with microwave popcorn and movie candy. On the front is says something like"I don't mean to be corny, but you are a poppin valentine" or something like that, I forgot exactly, but her teachers and dance teachers thought it was cute.
Tickled pink! Simone is not very happy!

Here is me and my Valentine!
I hope Simone has figured out that her sister and mama are crazy girls!
Maya cannot seem to give Simone enough kisses and hugs through the day.
The girls have so much fun taking baths together. 4 years age difference, but they have so much fun together, age does not matter as of right now.

December 2008

Sorry, all the pics are actually in reverse order, but oh well! This is basically our December, consists of Maya's dance recital, Simone's first tooth, Build a Bear, visiting Santa and Christmas at home and in MI. I have tons more, but this is as good as it gets for now.



The girls opening some more gifts for the holidays.

Maya got to go to Build A Bear. She wanted the "Ariel" dress up outfit for her bear of course. She wanted to be silly and wear the wig herself.


Simone above opening up a X-mas present at Grandma's in MI. Below, her and daddy fooling around.
Maya got a Belle dress up dress. I think this is the only one she does not have. Actually she still needs Jasmine to finalize the whole princess dress up collection.:)
Here is my little Simoney Bologney! She is 7 months old!
Maya with Santa Claus. We visit him and Mrs. Claus every year downtown Crystal Lake in their cute little house. It was very cold, but the good thing was, not a long line at all! As you can see, she LOVES santa!


Maya's first year in the Winter Wonderland performance. She did the "Peppermint Strut" tap dance number, it was very cute and she was a star as usual!:)
Simone got her first tooth right before we headed to MI for X-mas!