Smith Family

Audrey has been asking to go to pre-school for a very long time. The time has finally come! I couldn't ever get her to smile normal! Owell. With her best friend Eve Mae It was nice they had one another so they weren't scared. She of course absolutely LOVES it. I get to spend some time with my little man for a couple hours twice a week. He is always very excited when she gets home.

The other day I looked over to find Brandon had figured out how to climb up on counters now! He certainly keeps me on my toes all day. He enjoys taking batteries out of the remote controls and it drives us nuts. His favorite way to do it is to throw it on the floor to loosen them up and then proceeds to take them out. He thinks it's great fun to try and walk in his daddy's shoes. Wearing daddy's hat and being cute! He absolutely loves fruit. I just can't get over how cute this little guys is, and I'm so happy he's mine.

I absolutely love this holiday! I always forget how much I like it until it is actually here. We got all dressed up in our patriotic gear Then headed out to AZ Mills mall to see Cars 2. We weren't super impressed with it, it was alright. We had fun walking around the mall and then thought it would be really fun to try out the Rainforest Cafe. Well that was a mistake because Audrey was terrified and looked like this whole time. We then headed over to my parents for a BBQ. I love this picture of Brandon and Jackson involved in a deep conversation. Brandon was having the time of his life. He got soaked before I could get his swim diaper on him. My sister in law, Amy, found some fun experiments online that kept us entertained. One of them was a smoke bomb drum. Andrew lit the smoke bomb in it and would pound it and it would puff out circles. It was cool. The other experiment was putting dry ice and dish soap in a container with a vacuum hose. It made these amazing bubbles that the k...

We've been having a great time going to the Summer Movie Fun at Harkins. It's super cheap and a nice way to get out of the house to do something. I didn't know what to expect with my kids, but it has worked out perfectly. Other than Audrey having to go potty 3 times EVERY movie she sits really well through them. Brandon normally takes his nap and it's a very enjoyable time.

Helen found a wonderful deal on Groupon for a kid's cooking class. The girls absolutely LOVED it! First they gave directions, then everyone got to help put the ingredients in the bowl. They listened to a story. Sorry for the blurry picture, my camera is lame.... or maybe that's me I don't know. Then it was time to taste. Very cute, and very fun! Helen and I both wish we had money to put our girls in more classes.

There is this amazing place in Awatukee called Toyland. It's this big room with about 10 different themed kid sized houses. They had a library, grocery store, dress ups etc... and a bazillion toys to play with. One of my best buddies Tanya and I met up. We were in the same ward in Casa Grande and became really good friends. We always seem to be going through the same things at the same time. It was wonderful being able to meet and get caught up. This was the perfect place to do that because the kids just ran off and played and we didn't have to worry about them. It's silly I didn't get any pictures of us!

Audrey Love Love LOVES Pippi! I used to watch this show all the time when I was a little girl, so it's fun that she enjoys it so much. She insisted that we tried to make her hair look like Pippi's. We did our best with her short hair, she was thrilled.