Jude, Feb 2012

Our littlest joy, Jude.  He's the light of our family.  While he is very cute, he is also so funny and so boy.  He loves trucks, building towers with legos and reading about trains.  He truly is a gift to us.

Christmas 2011 at the Cabin

Christmas at the cabin is always so fun.  We had a wonderful, white Christmas.

 Daddy helping the Bug open a present.

 Uncle Mark and Jude

 Jude in the snow

 Grey, Mark and Aunt Pachel!

 Jude playing with cousin Vivien

 the cousins

our family =)

December 2011

Christmas tree shopping!

Grey and Aubry before the church Christmas program.  My beauties.

Enchanted Rock (again)

Yes, I drag every visiting soul that can walk to Enchanted Rock.  It's one of my favorite places.  I think Sierra stayed back with Jude.  You'll see more Enchanted Rock pics in March when we took Jude up. Big mistake.  Anyway, Aubry is showing us where we will end up and quickly procures herself some transportation for the climb.

Using my fish-eye lens this time. See the curvature of the horizon... sweet!  It was super windy on the rock.

No really, it was very windy.

Pretty sure Grey didn't make it all the way over.  Looks cool anyway!

Thanksgiving 2011

Pop Pop and Gramma Carol, Sierra and Malia visited for Thanksgiving.  We went to Heather and Cory's house to celebrate.

My better half womb-mate Sierra and Gramma Carol

My baby girl niece Malia, so grown up and beautiful =)

Aunt Rachel with Aubs and Julia

And Nana, too!

I love these two, more than I can say.

Cory and Rachel

Mark getting crazy with the boys.

Me and Bug.  Looks like he was recovering from one of many bruises to the head.

November 2011

Most of these pictures are just random. Like this cute one of the middle and youngest offspring.

 My friend from W&M, Anne (Chemistry professor at Michigan - so proud of her!), gave a seminar at UT and hung out with the Smiffs for a few days. She was pregnant in this picture but kept it a secret until a couple of months later.  Grrr!  Check out baby info here!  The little guy is due pretty much now.

 The tutu was killing me.

Jude's first haircut by our friend, Cara. She's been cutting Grey's hair since he was a baby.

Handsome!

Dave and I had a bet on who could run the 5 mile Turkey Trot faster.  I shamed him with a 9 minute lead.  I believe he had to walk some of it.

Me and Jess at our last race together. She messed up her foot, permanently =(

Aubry earned wedding Barbie by finally ceasing to suck her thumb. It worked for about a month.  

 She was born posing. It comes naturally. She has a mean twirl, too.

 My princess before a dance performance.

Sucking the thumb in the tutu.  He's the comedian of this troop.

Geoff got me a fish-eye lens for my birthday.  I'm obsessed.

Halloween

Grey was an angry bird, Buggy a chick, and Aubry wore her ballet outfit.

 Apple bobbing with Hazel.

The 3rd annual candy table.