Blast from the past

Every once in a while I love to look through old pictures... One weekend I was gone for something and Tim took the boys on a bike ride. This was fall of '03... aren't they cute!!!!

Now for the present ....

Mondays are better and more joyful here at the Smith's school now that the sun is shining and hope of Spring. School is winding down and we are feeling the pull of summer. We are accomplishing a lot and getting done with our school books... I am also spending lots of time de-cluttering, organizing summer clothes, etc. So that we will be free to take time at the beach. Thought I would give you an update on what is going on here. Hope you are enjoying the spring in the air (though it is possibly going to rain an is a bit chilly here today ;)

Worth the Time

Sherri Gordon sent me this it is a tiny bit longer (for the blogosphere) but worth the time ;)

have you seen it already?

Jacob and Laban

Today we were reading out of the Message from the story of Jacob and Laban...see if you can find any of the events of the story from this drawing. It got kinda crazy, but boy was it fun!!!!

More Beach Pics

We got some pics from our Brother-in-law's camera...so sorry, but just a couple more for you from our vacation...than, no more, I promise!

Wanna Laugh

We were
putting

felt
pads on
chairs
last
nite...
Travis
was
wiggling
the table
and
generally
getting in
the way

Tim said,
TRAVIS....
when he looked
up to get after
him,
this is what he
saw.
Tim said,
"look at
him"...I said,
"Kinda
hard to
be mad at
him, huh???!!!"

BRRRRR

THIS...is where I want to be....

BRRRRRR is my word for this day here in Michigan... but I did miss all my friends here...so I guess I will just dream of warmer weather.

Free Stuff

I found this blog somewhere...probably from another blog...but I am obsessed with it and should get a bazillion free samples in the mail in 6-8 weeks...I will let you know what happens ;)

I am obsessed with free stuff and bargains...I think I signed up for everything that was interesting to me...must have spent an hour! oops

btw...not necessarily just for mom's...if you buy groceries..this applies to you

Spring Break Group Shot

We returned from warm and beautiful Hilton Head Island last night around 6pm. Much to do to get back into the swing of things, but at least I have a bit of a tan :)

We had a great time. We had 8 kids and 6 adults, so there was always alot going on in the villas. We had 2 beautiful villas a short walk from the ocean. I even got to run on the beach a couple times with my niece Courtney. WONDERFUL! When I first walked down to the ocean I almost hyperventilated at the beauty of the water, and the waves, sand, and scenery. Totally feeding my obsession. Now, about 2 months or so till we get to do the beach in Michigan :)
We had lots of activity, including a dolphin watching excursion! I may post pics of that later. We didn't have a set schedule, so there was lots of go with the flow in a leisurely way. That was nice. Some of them took a beach bike ride, but I opted out of that for some relaxing. That was the way we operated alot. Stuff to do, but fine to opt out. But we all wanted to do the dolphin watching and that was so COOL!

One relaxing and fun day was a beach day. The kids and guys had fun playing on the beach, but I chose conversation and reading. Also lots of card playing and games... (what better to do on vacation, but play some late night Euchre). Other days they had a couple of pools to enjoy for the kids while us adults (some of us) soaked in some sun! A giant hot tub was also available for a chilly time of day! To sum it up, we stayed up late and got up late while enjoying wonderful company and weather. Not all the weather was sunny, but it was always above 60 degrees.