Walk along the Cedar River

We often go walking along the Cedar River, which is right next to our home. This time we thought it would be fun to take the kids bikes. It was our first walk all together as a family after the birth of Sadie. During our walking the boys wanted to go to the river's edge and through in rocks. We had a great time just sitting and enjoying the beauty of nature as well as spending some precious time together as a family.

Snoqualmie Falls

This is a water fall not far from where we live.

Where we Live

For months I've been trying to capture just how amazing our view is at our house in Washington, and since my camera is about to go out, it has been very challenging! But I think I've finally got a few that shows just how beautiful our view is with the mountains surrounding us! (maybe Santa will bring me a new camera this year for Christmas :)

Christian & Sadie

Aren't they Precious! Christian just adores his baby sister. He is very attentive to her. He loves holding her, he'll read his books to her, share his toys with her, and when she is fussy, he'll help calm her down by playing "peek a boo" or talking to her saying "it's okay baby"

He is so protective of her, he watches out for her already. I wonder what it will be like when she starts dating... watch out boys!

Aiden

He is such a Cutie!

Christian & Aiden have come up with a new game the last couple of weeks. They sit down, say a prayer and then roll their toy cars across the floor to one another. Stopping ever so often to say another prayer, then continue rolling the cars back and forth. It was so cute! I just had to capture it on the camera!

Cute Pictues of our Children

Sadie is now 1 month old, and I wanted to get some pictues of her. While I was staging the photo opt, Christian & Aiden saw what I was doing and wanted to be apart of the fun! Christian & Aiden love saying "Cheese" in front of the camera, then Christian loves looking at the newly taken pictues of him and his brother & sister. It's such a fun age!

Sadie Lynn Smith Our Baby Girl is Here!

We went in to be Induced Wednesday afternoon and Sadie was born in the wee hours of the morning (5:40 am) on Thursday, July 16, 2009.  We are very proud because she is our biggest baby weighing in at 7 pd 4.5 oz! 18 inches long.  She has a very fair complexion, strawberry blond hair, and definitely looks like a Smith.  Christian and Aiden are excited to be older brothers and look after her very well.  Christian loves to bring her blankets, and give her kisses on her head.  Aiden watches her often as she sleeps in her bed, and is very interested when she has a poopy diaper.

Sadie is a very sweet addition to our growing family, and we are grateful for her to be here!

Becky was cooking pancakes one sunday morning when the kids decided to help her cook in the Kitchen.

So we found this Kitchen in the rafters of the garage at our place in Washington, and decided to let the kids play with it until we had a change to put together the nice wooden one we got from Grandma Farnsworth-Ekins for Christmas.  

So we've been in Washington for just a few weeks when we get a call from Taylor & Marie, they are having their baby boy!  So we went to see them, and while we were waiting for them to come home, we went and played at a park right on Lake Washington. (Sorry no pictures of their cute little baby boy)