are those pancakes?

Looking at these chocolate chip cookies one would think it was another Mikelle substituted or did not follow the recipe cooking disaster........... but if you think that this time you are wrong!! Many might not believe the story that I am about to tell, but I finally have the chance to gloat so I am going to take it. Brian was so sweet the other night, I wanted cookies and don't let him fool you he wanted them too, so he agreed to bake cookies for me. I was resting on the couch when I heard a chuckle from the kitchen. I went into to check it out and yes, this is what I found. He apparently miss measured the flour, using the wrong size measuring cup. Those of you who know Brian well I think this may be his first cooking mistake ever. Those who know him even better know that he likes to tell stories of my cooking disaster's which are usually a good laugh even for me. He added some more flour to the dough and the second batch turned out perfect. I had to take this moment to mark this in the history books, it may be my only chance. Nice pancakes honey!

Brady is walking!

With the security blanket removed (pooh bus), Brady Smith is walking! I am going to have a long day tomorrow!

the sand box story

side view of our expedition


side rear view of our expedition


picture of side airbags that deployed



picture of the car seat that kept our little brady safe


Let me start my story by saying that we are all okay, not a cut, scratch or bruise. Now, I am sure you are wondering what this has to do with a sand box, let me tell you. Labor Day started out like any other day in the Smith house. Mommy had a bright idea to go get some supplies to make brady a little sand box like she had read about in parent's magazine the night before. We all had breakfast and then headed out to our favorite store Home Depot. As we were driving down Grant Ranch Boulevard we noticed a minivan slowly starting to veer into our lane. It was coming at us head on. Brian and I both kept thinking that the driver would eventually swerve back to their side of the road, but it quickly became evident that it was not going to happen so Brian started to veer the car as far over on our side of the road as possible, but there was not a lot of room given that we would soon hit the curb. Before any of that could happen the minivan slammed into the driver rear door of our expedition and spun us around 180 degrees. I don't remember much about the crash, except for getting hit in the side of my face with the air bag and then turning around to see how Brady was doing. He was crying and I could not get out of the car fast enough to get to the back seat. Needless to say that the Britax side impact rated car seat did it's job and Brady escaped with absolutely nothing wrong with him but a little bruise on the bottom of his chin, he stopped crying as soon as mommy did. We were lucky enough to have a neighbor behind us, who just happens to be a police officer. He witnessed the whole accident and was kind enough to stop and try to calm me down. Just so you other parents know when you get in an accident, do not remove your child from the car seat until the EMT's arrive. I would have taken Brady out, but our neighbor (the off duty police man) instructed me not too. We are so lucky he was there. Brian and I were both taken to the hospital. Brian for his back and neck pain and myself for the little man in my belly to make sure he was doing okay, after having a seat belt tighten across my tummy. We were all discharged and all okay. Thank you Brad St. Clair for running down kids and all to try to help us with Brady. Thank you to my Aunt Ree for coming to the hospital only to have me send her away immediately to go purchase another car seat. Thank you to Grammy Sherri for coming down to hang with little man while mommy and daddy got checked out. Thank you to all the West Metro Fire Department EMT's who took such good care of my family, thank you to the Lakewood police officer's that took care of all the little details.) The biggest thank you I saved for last............................. Thank you GOD for watching over my family yesterday. I guess it wasn't our time to go and we have more to do on this earth.

A little side note to the story, daddy made sure Brady got his sand box yesterday, he went and got the stuff later in the afternoon and put it together. He wanted to make sure all of this didn't ruin our day. Brady is so lucky to have a daddy like him.

dog days of summer coming to an end

As summer starts to come to an end I can name at least two people in this house that will be happy. Hopper and I are not ones for the heat. We can't speak for Brady but I would have to say that he should be happier that the weather is getting cooler. It means mommy can stand being outside for more than five minutes, more play time at the park for you little man! I can't believe how good Hopper is with Brady. Lately this stopping to take a rest on the dog has become the norm and I can't say that Hopper minds to much!

bye bye

Today at the grocery store, Brady found it necessary to tell everyone in the store bye bye on the way out. Let me start by saying before we entered the store today I had never heard him say bye, bye. Not to say that he was not trying to say it at some point and we did not understand because there are a lot of those kinds of words. After we checked out he said bye bye to every checker, bagger and customer leaving King Soopers. He then preceded to tell every car in the parking lot that was driving by as I loaded the groceries, bye bye!

amazing lifetime memories

Very few people have the opportunity to have their Great Grand Parents grace their life. Brian and I were talking the other night and are so blessed that Brady has had the opportunity to meet four of his. Neither Brian or I were lucky enough to have met ours. It is absolutely amazing to see how much love and happiness those four people bring to his life. In turn it is amazing to see how much happiness Brady brings to them when he is around. Brian and I have learned so much from them as we grew up. Their stories, advice and love will last for generations to come. We hope they are around for years to come to share their life experiences, knowledge and love with him and his little brother. We love you guys!

Such a ham for the camera

Now whenever we hear the flash go up and the beep beep of mommy's camera, this is the lovely smile that we now get to share with everyone! He thinks he is Mr. Funny man and well he is!