A summer in PC

 hmmm...I wonder what Alexi wants from Santa???

 PC Market...Alexi so exicited, he is up at dawn. The prize, first for face painting and the climbing wall..

Rule the pool...

 A little snuggly snooze with the pug

July Family Reunion

Sun River, here we come. Minus Daddy and a slight bump in the road as our tire blew up between Bend, OR and the middle of nowhere...

Luckily, the tire was fixed after a very long day, and we were back in business. Puppy business, serious puppy business...

Well yes, there was fun, family, all the perks of a family resort. But for Alexi it all paled in comparison to Sophi, the weener dog. She stole his heart...well mine too, but it was a bit hard to get any quality puppy time in....

And don't forget Gris, or Griswald, or little Grizzy...

The two stars taking some time to soak up the sun

Alexi hang'n with the gang..

Doesn't that make you wish you were a kid again?

Pulled pork at the Smoak house

Alexi soccer team

Biker Boyz

Oliver and Alexi, look'n too cool...watch out world!

Big boy and his new bike....

Alexi's New Brother!!

Breaking news!!

Meet Jeremi, he is Congolese, hoping to have him home in 8-10 months!! A bit in shock, so more later...

Big Boy turns FOUR!!

Wow, that was fast!!

Alexi enjoyed bday festivities with Grandma Lin/Grampa Rob followed by Grandma Judy and the Simmons gang. Party 'til you drop, or wear your pants! 

Bouncy house...

At the circus...

And, of course, lots of presents!

Alexi servin' up playdough noodle surprise...

Santana showing the boyz how it is done!!

Ode to the Hood

It was with mixed feelings we left our life and house behind this year...a decade of memories, growth challenges and changes... 2002...so excited to be back home in SLC, to have found the perfect place to start again.

Now 10 years later, and a little guy who has started us off on a whole new adventure. Hard to believe..we have been on and off in this little piece of the 'hood' since college....

Bye bye old house, we will always remember you!

Alexi shows off his new fav toy

Yep, the buzz lightyear laser...and yes he even had to tuck it in at bedtime...

Yampa Freezy Float

Yampa: April 2011. Snow and rain in the forecast. Mom and Pop almost call it off, don't want to freeze out the big guy (or so that was our excuse). At the last minute we decide to rally, hoping for the best...

As you can see the crowds were on the light side, or more like non-existent side. Just us and the birds, beautiful scenery, solitude, and the uncertainty of government shut downs....

The main man enjoyed hours of endless sandbox play, chasing birds and playing hide-and-go seek.

Mini-man takes the oars-whew! this is hard work!

Waking up to snow on our last day of the float...

Hang'n with the daddy

After a fair amount of procrastination, we embark on our icy float..snow cones anyone??
Alexi chastising us to hit the 'splashies'...so we wrapped in a tarp, white trash style, and away we went, right through the meat. Luckily, it had warmed up a bit by then...