♪♫ "You're in the 'laundry' now" ♪♫

It was a proud, yet sad, day at the Smith household when I discovered my first army man in the freshly dried laundry basket of clothes.

My little boy is growing so fast :-)  *tear*

"I-on sit d' cher"

Addyson was having a difficult time Spring Forwarding.  She didn't want to go "night, night" tonight so, I let her "sit d' cher" with me.  We decided to make some silly faces and let her "see Add-sin" on my phone.

(Sorry, Camera phone again)

Miles and Ella -

 My best friend Amber is pregnant with twins, Miles Ryan and Ella Lane.  This pregnancy is sooooo very special and we are all soooo excited.  My mom has been begging for pictures so I am dedicating this post to Wes and Amber and their babies.
Unexpectedly, Amber's water broke the other night and she is only 28 weeks along.  She made it to the hospital and everything is looking good so far.  Please keep her and Wes and the babies in your prayers.  She has a long, bed ridden, hospital stuck road ahead of her.

They're Here!!
March 20th, 2010 is the date to mark your calendars for Miles Ryan's and Ella Lane's Birthday!!
I will keep you updated on their progress (from Amber and Wes' updates on FB)
in the comments on this post.

"Follow the yellow, brick road..."

 Nana and Grandmother took Julia, Brayley and Peyton to see the Wizard of Oz performed by the Children's Theater this weekend.  They had a good time and even got to pose for pictures with the characters afterward.  Brayley was upset that the Bad Witch was not available for a photo shoot!

Another song -

"This is my temporary Home
It's not where I belong
Windows and rooms that I'm passin' through
This is just a stop,on the way To where I'm going
I'm not afraid because I know this is
My temporary home."

-Carrie Underwood

Top 30 of my 30th

1. My THOUGHTFUL Husband that I love dearly!
2. Brayley's sweet and funny birthday card and Addyson singing "Happy Birfday" to me over and over again!
3. Getting cards from family and friends in the mail.  I LOVE mailed cards :-)
4. New Premier and Auburn jewelry
5. Seriously! shirt
6. My treadmill surprise
7. The 'Black Crows'
8. My Obama Chia Pet
9. My Auburn Snuggie
10. My new 'Not Young' looking shirt
11. My husband being locked out of the house causing us to be able to ride together to dinner.
12. Olive Garden...Yummmm (I know, I'm simple)
13. A TOTAL surprise party
14. Tears of happiness
15. Photographer Julie
16. Edgar's Birthday Cake
17. 30 ONLY white candles
18. My Sorority Sisters
19. My booo/black friend! LOL ;-)
20. The SmIzBrewMatTov Clan celebrating with me
21. Miles' and Ella's attendance (and their parents!)
22. The BWW Morning Crew
23. Auburn cake pan
24. Gas Card
25. Everyone keeping Everything a secret for weeks
26. Brayley falling off the couch and waking up my mom's entire house for a early morning play session.
27. Mom's Sunday Lunch
28. 3 birthday cakes for 1 birthday
29. Twilight Woods
30. Wonderful Memories with Wonderful Family and Friends

Party? What Party?!?!?!

My sweet husband threw me a surprise birthday party for my "25th" birthday!  He did such a fantastic job planning the whole thing that I really think he should consider being a party/event coordinator.  He invited all of our friends, my work friends, and even my college friends/ sorority sisters.  A lot of people drove a long way to help me celebrate this day and I appreciate it so much :-)

Thanks to my wonderful husband for making this dreaded day a GREAT one! I <3 U!!

Thanks also to all of my thoughtful friends for helping him, for all of the great gifts and for celebrating with me!!

Also, a big thanks to my sis-in-law, Julie, for being the photographer of the night :-)

My Next Thirty Years...

I think I’ll take a moment, celebrate my age

The ending of an era and the turning of a page

Now it’s time to focus in on where I go from here

Lord have mercy on my next thirty years

Hey my next thirty years I’m gonna have some fun

Try to forget about all the crazy things I’ve done

Maybe now I’ve conquered all my adolescent fears

And I’ll do it better in my next thirty years

My next thirty years I’m gonna settle all the scores

Cry a little less, laugh a little more

Find a world of happiness without the hate and fear

Figure out just what I’m doing here

In my next thirty years

Oh my next thirty years, I’m gonna watch my weight

Eat a few more salads and not stay up so late

My next thirty years will be the best years of my life

Raise a little family and hang out with my wife (husband)

Spend precious moments with the ones that I hold dear

Make up for lost time here ,In my next thirty years

In my next thirty years

-Tim McGraw 

The 3-0 plan:

As the long dreaded day approached, I took a look back at my 20's and realized... Man I was busy!!!  I got my first apartment, got my first car, got married, graduated college, moved to the "big" city, had my first child, had my second child, and much more.  So, I have decided that in this next decade I am going to relax and enjoy my life and my family. I am sad to see my 20's go but I look forward to this 3rd decade of my blessed life.

"The only time you really live fully is from thirty to sixty. The young are slaves to dreams; the old servants of regrets. Only the middle-aged have all their five senses in the keeping of their wits." 

- Hervey Allen

Everything I know I learned after I was thirty.
- Georges Clemenceau

When you turn thirty, a whole new thing happens: you see yourself acting like your parents.
-Blair Sabol

Age is a matter of feeling, not of years.
-George William Curtis

Thirty is the new Twenty!

-Candace Smith

;-)