My little pumpkin!

A few weeks ago I took Marques Jr. to have some Halloween pictures done. Katie told us that she had a friend (Ashley), who does pictures in her home so while we were driving to Ashley's house who do you think fell asleep? Yep, you got it..the baby was in Snooze Town. So, when we got there, instead of cancelling the photo shoot, Ashley took some cute pictures of our baby sleeping...about halfway through, he decided to wake up. Below are some of my favorite pictures that were taken that day.

My jumping baby

CHICAGO

I have promised that I am going to be more vigilant about my blog...therefore I am going to post more. A month ago Larry and I went to Chicago, I know, I know, I should have posted then, right?? Anyway we drove to Chicago Heights, where he was born,and he showed me where he grew up. It was fun to see his childhood home, where he went to school, and basically where he got into all of his mischief. We stayed with Jill (his sister) as we always do. It was so much fun, as always! Jill you are the perfect hostess, and my bestest sister in-law. I love you!!!

CARRABBAS!!

Last night Cara and I went to one of our favorite places.....Carrabbas.It was fun seeing her and catching up on all the new things happening in our lives. Thank you Cara for a great night!! We shouldn't wait so long before we do it again!!

Almost 5 months old

Litte M.J will be 5 months old on August 1st. I cannot believe how big he is getting. We are really enjoying him. These pictures were taken July 22nd.

More Hawaii

QUEEN EMMA'S BATH


KJ, ME& CLINT


WHO ELSE?


CARLA, ABBEY & KJ AT SECRET BEACH


CARLA AT THE AIRPORT

Hawaii

Okay this post is long overdue!! In fact I have really been slacking on my blog...I am going to do better! We got back from Hawaii on July 10th. Our trip was quite eventful...and soon, hopefully, we will be able to replace the memory of it with an even better trip!!!!! We went to Kauai, and stayed in Princeville, we arrived on July 3rd. On July 4th We all decided to head to Hanalei. We stopped at Bubba's and had a fabulous burger, and heasded to the beach. We soaked up a good amount of sun, enjoyed the beautiful ocean and decided it was a good day....so with that we packed up our things, (beach towels, coolers, etc). On the way back to the car, Carla (an adopted family member),fell in the sand. After we looked at her leg we decided it was best to call the Life guard over. It appeared that her leg was broken, and broken quite badly! Long story short, she was taken to the hospital, kept overnight, and the next day, while under anethesia, had her leg set. need I say more!!! Not the thing you want to happen in Hawaii. I want to be fair and say that while some of our trip seemed doomed we did share some good times. Below, are some of those good times.

KELSI & LARRY AT THE SMITH FAMILY LUAU


KATIE, ABBEY & KELSI AT POI PU BEACH


ME & KATIE AT THE SMITH FAMILY LUAU


ABBEY & KJ AT HANALEI BEACH