Camping at Lake Hartwell

The crew in front of the camper. The first night we had all to our selves and the next two nights we were joined by eight other families from our ward, a bit crazy!!! It was allot of fun. We had a community breakfast one morning that was great, lots of games and just good times! Mia and Daddy relaxing in the hammock. Out on the boat.

Brenner in the tube of death.

Cayden having some fun!

I think this photo could be used for an Ambercrombie and Fitch add if the were all a bit older!?! Cute Boys!

Brenner and one of his many fish. And is there any thing that says camping like a great s'more!

Mia gets her very own Build a Bear.

Ever since Cayded got "Leo" the Dinosaur at the build a dinosaur shop in Downtown Disney, Mia has been hooked. She would play with Leo when Cayden wasn't looking and even "baby sit" for him. With her birthday money there is one place she wanted to spend it all! Here she is picking out the heart.

Giving the bear its first bath.
And after the bear is named (Muffin) and dressed (a small fortune for one outfit and pajamas) it was ready for real play, and she has not put it down for over a week!

Mia's Splishy Splashy Birthday Party.Mia and one of her best friends Sammy.

Four kids in a pileup at the bottom of the water slide.

Water balloon fight anyone?

May Days

Mia "Graduated" Pre-K and had several parties including Dounuts with Dad, Miffins with Mom a water day and of course the big last day with her diploma and all. Here she is hugging her "Boy friend" that she said broke up with her the day before, How sad! Mia and Miss Tamera. She and her helper Miss. Connie did an excelent job. The boys also had school parties to end the year but just no pictures- So sad!

The Family at the Zoo.

And at the Braves Game. That is what whent on in the month of may for the Smith Family.

Snowball Fight

Snowball Fight

The past two years (before that the bush was too small) we have continued the tradition of the annual Smith Family Snowball Fight. It is always a lot of fun and you get to do it in warm weather while wearing shorts and flip flops.

Brenner got it good!
The kids and their Easter Bunny teeth- Thanks for the package Grams and Pa!

One of our favorite families in the ward, the Taylor's, are moving to Southern Georgia and this is a picture of all the kids eating ice cream one last time. So sad, they will be missed! =(

Decorating Easter Eggs.

Easter Morning.

The kids were not very excited about church at 9:00. They wiped of the chocolate Easter bunny from their faces and this is what we got- not to bad!

Picking strawberries at the strawberry fields.

Mia and Daddy and a big strawberry!

Atlanta Temple Open House

The Atlanta temple has been closed for almost two years for a renovation project. It is now done and it is beautiful! The kids all walked through and they thought that it was amazing. Mia loved the brides room, Brenner thought that the chandeliers were very pretty and Cayden thought that the new "green" stained glass throughout was spectacular. They really did a great job, and it is truly a beautiful building and ultimately the "House of God".

The whole walk through crew.

It will be nice to once again have "our" temple open so close to us so we don't have to drive 3+ hours to another. They say that you don't miss something until it is gone, and this could not be more true of our temple.

Spring Break- Disney Style!

Spring Break at Disney World.

We were invited again to go down to Orlando with the Browns, and of course we said yes! It was over the kids spring break from school and we had a blast. Although over the years we have decided that Disney is not a relaxing vacation, it is allot of running around, waiting in lines and very long days. But it is truly allot of fun!The Castle Picture.

Ice cream anyone! Daddy and Mia in front of "It's a small world". This became her fourth or fifth favorite after Pirates, Splash Mountain, the Tea Cups and Thunder Mountain Railroad. She has become quite a little thrill junkie! All the kids (minus the Browns as they went to Universal this day) waiting to ride the Buz Light year ride.

The electric parade is back this year with the fun music and all. Nikki was our parade spot holder, and beat several people from our spots each day as the kids and I rode rides, Go Mommy!

Mia and a Mickey Treat!

At Disney's Hollywood Studios. The Rockin Roller Coaster was the favorite of all!

Our last day in Animal Kingdom.

This is Daddy's favorite park of the bunch, with the Safari, Mount Everest and the Nemo Show!

We all had so much fun over the week, and I think that it will be our last Disney Vacation for some time to come!

Check out the new Club FHE!

Our Site has changed up a bit.

And has a new look!

Check it out and be sure to tell me what you think!

I am very excited as you can only guess- It is time that such a neat program has a site to match!

The Club has really taken off in January and February, and the first of this month we shipped a yearly subscription off to Australia. That is as "half way around the world" as it gets! Thank you to all who support us, it helps out alot! Remember to post our logo on your sites, blogs and Face Book pages, and now with the cut and paste logo it is easier than it once was!

Thank You!

Pine Wood Derby

Pine Wood Derby

The boys and their cars.

Out of 17 boys, they drew numbers that were competitors for the first race, what luck for the Daddy who built (helped!?!) the cars. To Daddy's surprise, Brenner's car barely squeaked out the win and sent Cayden to the losers bracket, but not for long as his car was still very fast!

Brenner took lining his car up on the track very seriously. This is the second to last race, and the red car ended up with 1st place.

Cayden cheering his car on to victory in his third race. In the end, Brenner ended up with 3rd and Cayden with 5th place. Not to bad for a 17 car heat... but there is always next year!

Cayden's Birthday and Baptism

Cayden turns Eight

His request for a turtle cookie cake was realized and as you can see, it made him very excited.

Turning eight is all about baptism and he was very excited. The day was very special, and I hope he remembers it forever.

Mimi and Grandaddy and the rest of the family came and all had a feast at the house after, but no one seemed to pick up the camera for it!

What a special day!

Brenners Science Fair and Soccer

Science Fair

Brenner did his science fair topic on the solar system and did a great job! Now if we could only convince him that Pluto is not a real planet, everything would be great!

Soccer

Soccer is in full swing, or kick or whatever. He truly loves it and we get a kick out of watching him play. Two games so far this season and they are undefeated, keep your fingers crossed for another great year!