Team Smith

So it has happened. Matt got a bike over the weekend. Stay positive y'all! This photo will be the first and last time you see Ms. Cassidy on a bike till she graduated from college or moves out of the house- whichever comes first! XOXO

Have you been one of the lucky few to be speed dialed by Cassidy? If you were, you probably had a good long conversation since she loves to talk on the phone! She'll cock her head to the side and make hand gestures with her left hand while balanciung the phone with her right hand.

Growing up I can't tell you how many times I would wake up early on a Saturday morning, grab my favorite sugary cereal (Coco Puffs) and plop down in the living room for some cartoons! It's a time honored tradition every since the world was introduced to Corn Flakes :) Cassidy will carry the tradition forward...Enjoy some pics from this past Tuesday when she had her first real bowl of cereal with a spoon and everything at daycare. Yes, I was late that morning to work by about 10 minutes, but these photos were so worth it!

A post has been a long time coming! I so apologize for the delay. The following pictures are from 4 different events :) 1. Easter. My mom sent Cass a beautiful dress and she was as adorable as can be! Cass doesn't seem to mind bows; I happily afix them to her curls every chance I get. We went to a bbq over our friends' Jerome & Brett's home. Cass gathered a few eggs there. 2. Pow Wow. Cass and I joined our friend's Juana and Celeste for the UNR Pow Wow. Cassidy thoroughly enjoyed fry bread tacos and clapped on beat when the drums began. 3. Oregon. On our way home from a road trip to Seattle for Great Grandpa's 90th birthday (pics of that will come next week) we stayed in Eugene, OR with our friend Jessi. Jessi was an incredible host and we experienced Papa's, a great soul food restaurant. 4. Tahoe. Cass' first trip to Lake Tahoe was delightful! Our friends Nate and Tasha and their little girl Ananda were in town visiting. They live in Korea where Nate w...

We had a birthday party for Cass in the lounge of the building we live in. It was perfect for what I like to think of as one big play date! I will let the photos tell you the story :

Our baby is 1 year old! These pictures are from a mini celebration in the housing office. Her first real taste of sugar was an experience for everyone! She began by timidly using one finger to swipe at the frosting and taste it. Her eyes, pools of chocolate themselves, grew big as the sugar hit her system. She looked up at me as if to say "Really? I can eat this?" I encourgaed her to take a bite of the cake part and her smile grew as sweet as the crumbs around her mouth. Then she went for it! I was expecting her to be very hyper for a moment, but she wasn't. As soon as she was finished licking the last little bits off of the cupcake wrapper, she fell asleep. Her birthday party is this Sunday and I will write a much more detailed blog after that with photos from the bash!

We bought some pears from the grocery store and they were perfectly ripe! Cassidy loved them and was able to eat hers and half of mine! These were at work, I had brought her with me one day last week because she was too sick to go to daycare, but to well to sit at home! She hung out with me all morning and was super well behaved. Recently I embraced technology and received a second monitor...so while I caught up on email she watched Veggie Tales a la Netflix! And then we had to have our snack of pears :)