Christmas 09

Our ideal Christmas is spent at home. Sleep in. Big Breakfast. Gifts. Big Meal. Games. Being Together.

Dad's gag gift from Andrew: Red Plastic Cups and Plates! Great Value even! :P

Hmmm...wonder what this could be? I'm such a clever wrapper!

Gifts from Dad and Mom - this is all too much!!

A wonderful Christmas day being with the ones I love remembering the One who gave His love.

Mi Familia

Family is:

where probably 90% of you drink coffee - enough to keep two coffee pots busy.

when you play 31 games of Uno, mostly the "crazy" type till after 1 in the morning.

Family is driving through the snow once, turning back, and trying again.

Family is singing, playing, clapping, and occassionly clogging.

Family is sitting around camp, eating ham sandwiches and chips, with the snow falling outside.

Family is crowding 9 people and a dog into a Jeep in order to get across the creek.

Family is getting with cousins, laughing and joking, and jumping over chairs (for some).

Family is setting the camera on a rock on the self-timer setting, and scrambling over rocks to get in place before the picture takes.

"You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you as you are to them." - Desmond Tutu

"The great gift of family life is to be intimately acquainted with people you might never even introduce yourself to, had life not done it for you." - Kendall Hailey

"When you look at life, the greatest happinesses are family happinesses." - Joyce Brothers

Good Medicine

My family - we are crazy. I just laughed so hard I had to leave the room to get control. It seems like I can only laugh the free-est when I'm with my family. Love you guys.

New Years Weekend in WV

Here are pictures of the Smith family. We had a great time, obviously. :) Friday, my cousins and I got up early and hit some consignment shops - we went to a bag sale and got about 13 pieces of clothing for a total of $3!! After shopping, we came back home and got beautified. :) *Note* Labels for the pictures are underneath the picture.

Cousins: Leanna and me.

Cousins: Andrew, James, and Daniel

Marty presenting Papaw his birthday cake - 75!

Second cousins Elizabeth (L) and Grace (R) with Papaw. He is 75 today!

My adorable second cousins and their friend, Emma.

Grace is at the left and Betta is at the right.

Uncle Mark and Andrew

Uncle Marty on banjo and Aunt Derita doing her thing on the piano.

My TALL brother Andrew and my TALL cousin Jordan!

Me and Abby.

Some of the cousins: Emily, Katie, Me, Jordan, Andrew and Abby.

This pose took forever too take. My mouth kept making funny noises and I couldn't stop laughing. My eyes are still laughing - lol.

Jordan, Cheryl, and Mark. Jordan's a business major at WVU.

Mom and Abby

Playing Imagine If

Cousin James

Uncle Marty on banjo, Uncle Dan listening, and Andrew on bass.

Me and Aunt Cheryl catching up.

Papaw and his wife Hazel

Me and Emily
The Solemn Smith Family

The Smiling Smith Family. (Top Row - Marty, Derita, Mark

Bottom Row - Cindy, Papaw, Terri, and Frank)

Some of the fam.

Emily and I trying to follow the guys!

Surgery on the kitchen table.

Andrew - aww, isn't he cute? ;)

Well - that's it! Whew - that took awhile!! :)

P.S. There is new music for my listening purposes, but you can listen along too. :)

Recent Pictures

Here are some pics from Nicole's Christmas Party, Sam's Birthday, and Thanksgiving 08 at the Conley's. And finally our 2008 Christmas Picture.