Grandpa Smith Visits

 Grandpa Smith came out to visit from Vermont for Sydney's baptism.  While he was here we did some fun things with him.....like visiting the Carousel,

going to McDonalds....twice!.....

and visiting the Zoo.

 These are my favorite pictures,  Grandpa Smith with Tyson (in the first, and Tyson and Carson in the second) watching the sea lions, who were being very active that day!

Sydney's Baptism

 Sydney was baptized on January 28, 2012 by her dad.  It was very special day for her.  She has looked forward to this day for a long time.  Sydney said she felt very happy and excited.  Her Grandma and Grandpa Huffman, and Grandpa Smith were there for it.  So was Aunt Erica and cousin Ellie.  All of these people are very special to Sydney. 

Sydney Turns Eight

 Turning eight is a very special year.  So special that Sydney ended up having several parties!  This was the family party.  Sydney wanted an icecream cake.

This was Sydney's friend party,  which I keep saying we are not going to have every year, but somehow we keep having one everyyear.  The theme was pajama party.  We served pancakes for dinner and the cake was a stack of donuts!  Each girl got to make her own fleece pillow to take home.

Sydney got rollerblades for her birthday and she has loved practicing on them.  I'm amazed at the progress she has made is such a short time.

Thankyou Great Grandma Smith

These special blankets were made by Great Grandma Smith!  I kids recieved them in the mail recently.  They were very excited to recieve a package, and then loved that there were blankets inside!  Out kids LOVE blankets.  They pile them on their beds and carry them all over the house.  We are very grateful for all the time and love that went into the making of these blankets.  Thankyou Great Grandma Smith!

Our Typical Snow Storm

 We finally got our first snow of the year! Maybe a quarter of an inch, hurray! Just kidding, Lance loves to make fun of how little snow we get, but the kids will take anything! And they LOVE it!  Here they are with some local cousins, Ellie, Nathan, and Ren.

   Here is Carson pulling cousin baby Ren.

Oh and by the way,  there was a 2 hour delay for school that day,  another thing Lance loves to make fun of.