Sk-8-ter Boy.

Here is our skater boy in action.

Our little dude had his first board lesson today and he now thinks its the coolest thing ever. The funny part is that he really has never seen anybody skate. He became interested this Summer when Grandma let him pick out a Christmas ornament of a random skateboard and helmet . Gotta love Hobby Lobby. Anywho.

He did really well. I don't know how he stays on the thing to be quite honest with you. He had a few wipe outs as I expected. But his teacher told me he did pretty good for a beginner. Teacher dude said most kids aren't able to do what he did until their 8 or 9. Pro's start off excelling at about 4 or 5. Who knows this might be one of our little mans gifts. A pro sk-8-ter dude. We'll see. Here's the link to the pics.http://share.shutterfly.com/share/received/welcome.sfly?fid=c90c1802604314d86cbbd47cbb382743&sid=0Cbt2bFuzZsmGH
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Dancing Queen.

Last Saturday our little darling started her very first ballet lesson. I wish I could put the adorable slide show up that I made of her first day but for some reason it won't post.

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Ms. Cassidy reported that her first 20 minutes of class, we're used to pout because Mommy wasn't allow to stay in the studio to watch her. I will have to say it was so darn hard not to open the door to take a peak. All the parents were so anxious to see their little princesses. After those 20 minutes of pouting passed, Avery jumped up and started to dance. Supposedly she followed directions very well and ended up having a great time. We just finished our second lesson today. It went so much better. This time she had no problems with the separation.

Maybe she will be a dancing queen after all.

Don't miss out on this video. This footage was taken

after class.

Happy

Happy New Year to You! For us, 2009 was a great year to end this past decade. From Harrison and I debuting on the cover of Preganacy and Newborn Magazine in January, to our March 1st Snowday. Our Summer Beach trip in July to St. Simons. August took Jackson to school and the latter part of the year we were busy celebrating birthdays. Here are a few shots we took last night as we brought in 2010 with Tyler and Ashley and a few friends. I thought a photobooth would be a lot of fun to have at our party. The kids loved it as well as the big kids too. Harrison ended up going to sleep by a quarter to 9pm. He couldn't hang so he missed out on our photobooth session. Poor Baby. Jackson stayed up until we departed and fell asleep on the ride home. Miss Avery did pretty good. She got to see the ball drop and about 10 minutes later passed out. Well we hope that 2010 brings blessings amongst you all. Take care and God Bless!

Love,

Us Smiths

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Calling All Models.

I just invested in new lighting equipment a few weeks ago and since the biz has slowed down a bit, I had some free time within the past few days to test the lights. In order to do so I had to gather a few models up for the shoot. Here is a preview from one of the shoots. Does my model look familiar? If you follow the link to the other models you'll find that they couldn't resist getting into some Christmas candy from Grammy. Yeah just wait until you see their precious messy faces. Oh and then there is Brandon....

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A Very Merry Christmas.

<-----Our tree that has been decorated/ undecorated 10 + times. Imagine that.




We hope each and everyone of you had a Very Merry Christmas! Our 3 very excited little children woke up early Christmas morning to discover the presents Daddy and Mommy had blessed them with. Jackson was so thrilled to open his long awaited skateboard/ equiptment, so he can finally take skateboarding lessons. Yay! He enjoyed taking it for a spin , he's actually not to bad for never having been on a board before. Im excited to see what he can do after his lessons. Avery found another baby doll to add to her collection plus some pretty dancing shoes and accessories so she can start her ballet lessons. Daddy and Avery spent time playing with the My Little Poney's that Aunt Ali and Tera gave her. Along with fixing each others hair. After they tired from that they lounged on the couch and watched an episode of the Magic School Bus. As for Mr. Harrison, he enjoyed his candy treats, thats why we call him piggle, lol!. He was honestly content with the wrapping paper and

he really enjoyed UNdecorating the tree this year.

Familiar funny face?

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Family Portraits.

I felt so frustrated this year with taking our family portrait. For those of you who recieved the card, just know it took about 30 shots to get a halfway decent one and I can't blame it on Jake for his camera skills, its just hard trying to get three kids under the age of 5 to take direction. Can you tell i'm a perfectionist? Golly I hate it. I continue to pray thru this year that God will remove that horribleness.

After we got thru the family shot I reclaimed my camera and captured a few moments of the kids playing in the leaves.

Avery loved it the most. She would fall straight back into a pile of leaves and kick her feet up in the air and giggle. You'll see what i'm talking about when you follow this link-->

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Enjoy!

We will miss you.

This post is in memory of my beloved Grandfather, Mr. Choyce Johnson. The Monday before Thanksgiving the Lord put on my heart an urge to go visit him and celebrate Thanksgiving before we went out of town. If I hadn't listened to my heart I would have regreted it. For I would not have gotten a last hug or to tell him how much we loved him. I am so, so, Thankful God gave me that last chance of saying goodbye. Unexpectedly, on the morning of December 2, Granddaddy passed away, living to be 86 years old, he lived a long and prosperous life. I will always cherish the sweet memories that I have of him and Nanny on the farm . I will never forget our Sunday lunches and Tractor rides. For their lives have passed thru this world, but glory to God, for I will rejoice in knowing we will meet again.