Cami the photographer

My girls will sneak my camera and take pictures with it and most of the time I delete them. I could not resist posting this because I heard them in the kitchen taking the picture and Cami was trying to get Kerstyn to do exactly what she wanted, saying things like "O.k., Kerstyn hold the bottle up higher and closer to your face, now kiss the bottle like you love the soda, turn your head more towards the camera, now hold still!" What cuties they are!

Twilight movie

Thank you to my sister-in-law Sara for making the plans and getting the tickets to see Twilight at the theater this morning. I took Christian to the movie with us and I forget how easy newborns are to take to the movies, he just ate and slept! Sara's mom babysat our girls and we had a blast. I am no longer embarassed to say that I am infatuated with this story because I have seen Twilight fans that put me to shame! I can't believe how people get into this. We were cracking up at this girl sitting by us, because she was making comments about Edward the whole time, like when Edward talks about how he could hurt Bella just by touching her, this chic says, "Edward can hurt me any time he wants!" I should have read the book again before I saw it because there was tons of stuff I had forgotten, but I loved it any way! I'm glad about how clean it was since all these young teenagers are obsessed. Well, for a book that I started reading as a skeptic (come on, vampires-yeah right) it has certainly occupied plenty of my reading time and a little bit more!

Kemp's Science Fair Project!

We are so happy that Kemp wanted to do the Science Fair this year. He loves Chemistry and experiments, so we found a project about testing household items with red cabbage juice to see if they would be an acid or a base. He got a participation ribbon and hopes to place next year now that he has some experience and an idea of how to make the project better. Curt and I had a good time helping him. It was something that you definately have to invest the time in. I'm really glad he did it. It was cute to see him preparing the night before for what he would say to the judges. Great job son!

Shout out for Kemp and Cami!

So I noticed that a lot of posts lately have been in behalf of Kerstyn so I need to give equal attention to Kemp and Cami. We had parent-teacher conferences this week and Cami's teacher said all she had to tell us was that Cami was a perfect student. I thought that was very sweet of her teacher and of course I agree. Cami is one of those persons who is very self-motivated to succeed. I have to be very careful how I go about scolding her, because she beats herself up enough as it is. Yesterday she noticed me trying to fix dinner while helping the kids clean out their hamster cages and Christian crying in the background for his diaper to be changed, so she just went and got a diaper and changed him all by herself without me asking. I can't say enough for the moments when my children just sense a need & fulfill it, What a daughter! Thanks Cambo! Kemp had equal praise from his teacher in 4th grade, but she mentioned that he would be an exceptional student if he could just button those lips of his. I felt the need to apologize for that one, cuz let's face it, it's genetics folks! For as long as he has lived on this earth (probably in the pre-existence as well) Kemp has been such a compassionate, sensitive young man, and his teacher shared how pleased she is with the way he treats the kids who have a hard time fitting in. There is a boy at school that gets teased for his weight, and Kemp always stands up for him. He tries to be so responsible, and with a husband that travels quite frequently, I appreciate him more than he'll ever know. Whenever Curt is out of town I'll say to Kemp that he is the man of the house so he can call on someone to say the prayer, and he sucks that up! Skeetos-I'm so glad you are my son! I am so blessed in my life to have wonderful parents who love me, and have taught me that I have a father in heaven who loves and cares for me. He has watched out for me in so many ways, and that has sustained me throughout my life. If there is one thing I absolutely don't want to fail at as a parent, it is that making sure my children know they are LOVED, no matter what! So I hope and pray they will know that from me when they grow up, if nothing else, Ha!

Kerstyn the comedian

I think I need one of those side bar things on my blog just for all the funny stuff Kerstyn says! Our family loves the Discovery channel, shows like Man vs. Wild, Dirty Jobs, How it's Made, and so forth. Yesterday I was changing Christian's diaper and it was-what we call- a blowout, which means the poop was everywhere! Kerstyn looked at it and said, "Mom, this should be on Dirty Jobs, huh!" Oh, this girl of mine brings me so much laughter! If you haven't seen the TV show called "Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe" then you probably aren't thinking this is very funny, sorry!

How boring would life be!

I love having children and the amusement that I receive! Kerstyn went with me to take Christian to the Dr. today for his 2 week check-up. We went to Wendy's for lunch and Kerstyn was talking about how good Christian is and how he hardly cried when they pricked his foot. She said that he likes Daddy the best in our family. She then changed her mind and said he likes her the bestest! I said, "What about me?" to which Kerstyn replied, "Oh yeah, he likes you the most of all cause you have all the milk!" I can't tell you how hard I laughed at that one. How true it is, as long as everyone's bellies are full then Mom is the best-haha!

Kerstyn's party at Fat Catz in Ogden

Glow in the dark golfing

Kerstyn doing the bumper cars.

Playing around on the arcades.

Curtis took the kids on Saturday for a little celebration of Kerstyn's B-day. They also went bowling and Kerstyn had a blast. Kerstyn usually isn't allowed on the bumper cars cuz she is too little, but I think her dad swung a deal since it was her b-day!

Happy Halloween!

I stayed home with the baby and passed out candy while the kids went with Curt to trick or treat.

Kerstyn and Kemp trick or treating. They went to Curt's parents' neighborhood and they were passing out like full bags of m&m's and candy bars, lucky!

This mask looks pretty funny in this picture, but it was freaky looking. Curtis was shocked that Kemp wanted to be the grimm reeper, he has always been a our sensitive boy.

Kerstyn as a Barbie princess, what else do you think she would be!

Cami-for the second time in a row- is Hannah Montana, the tween sensation!

Some of the Smith cousins at Grams and Papa's house. They had pizza and watched Kit Kittredge, American Girl. I miss having all the energy of a child on Halloween. Curt and I stayed up to watch a movie after the kids went to bed, and I can't even tell you what it was about cuz I was asleep before it started. It sucks to be getting old!