Tyler's Baby Sister

Today, Jen and I welcomed our daughter and Tyler's little sister into the world.

She weighed in at 7.o lbs and was 20 1/2 inches long and was born at 11:22 am. She has red hair but it is very strawberry blonde.

She is healthy and doing very well and even cried on the way out (so-to-speak)! Jen is also doing very well and making tremendous progress after major surgery.

So, we present to you Anneliese Kay Smith.

Night before.....

Bags are packed, we are ready. Jeff put the finishing touches on the baby's room tonight.

He put up the name. As you all know, we have kept the name very hush-hush.

Graduation 1-17-2009

Tyler has graduated (from the Little Gym!) Hard to believe but yes there is such a thing.

This class has proved very positive. Tyler is very active and more outgoing because of this class. This class has helped Tyler with his coordination and his self confidence.

To top it off, they played "Chariots of Fire" at the graduation ceremony. Here are the pictures.

Trains at Missouri Botanical Gardens

Well, as you may or may not know, Tyler absolutely loves Thomas the Train. So on Friday 1-2-09, Jeff and I were both off from work that we thought it appropriate to take Tyler to the Missouri Botanical Gardens to show him the Christmas display of trains that were set up.

Tyler was in his own little world. He was so excited. Take a look for yourself.

New Location on Blogspot

Hello All,

The SMITH Family is blogging at a new location.

http://www.smitty3plus1.blogspot.com/

Because of the new addition to the family coming soon, we thought it was appropriate to update the blog location. Smitty4 was taken so we had to get creative.

The month of January was a blur. Most of our time was spent preparing for the addition of our newest family member.

The room is ready and so are Jeff and I. Tyler is excited too. We think he knows something is up. He has been very affectionate. He has been giving out a lot of extra hugs and kisses (more than normal).

Relaxing on New Years Day evening