Videos

Here's a video of Abigail skiing....

Abigail is also obsessed with watching Aunt Ruth's wedding video highlight. Here's a link - it's pretty fun. Click on Ruth and Adams highlight.

http://intvid.com/examples.html

Michigan

We had a great Smith family vacation in Michigan this year. After the first few days, when the temps reached the mid-40s in the AM and Jeremy was still skiing, the weather there was wonderful and, as always, we had too much fun. Abigail had several firsts, including her first real horseback riding experience on a trail and skiing behind the boat on some trainer skis. Olivia also had her first tubing experience, which she liked, and riding in Uncle David's sand dune ready Jeep, which she really loved.


Abigail had so much fun with her cousins.


This is the owl to scare away seagulls from the boat dock that the girls turned into their baby for the day. He got a bath and was tucked in for nap time, in addition to being kissed and carted around the house.



If you feed Olivia ice cream (with chocolate!) she will be your best friend.

Olivia liked the jeep ride.

Swimming in Lake Michigan.

Abigail loves horses, and baby cats too!

The steak n shake twins on the way home.

Kansas City

Our first stop on vacation was Kansas City to celebrate the wedding of Ruth and Adam. Overall, it was a very fun trip. My folks flew out with me on Saturday which made that leg of plane travel so easy. Abigail was happy to sit with Nani, order Sprite, and decide when the window shade could be opened or closed. We were picked up in the 15-passenger white party van, complete with 'almost' just married stickers. We all stayed at Ruth's house (and she had graciously supplied the upstairs with plenty of kids toys and videos), enjoyed a water park on Fathers Day, lots of yummy KC BBQ, visited with family, an afternoon at the lake, and also melted in the humidity. Ruth treated me to a massage and pedicure (Abigail also came to the latter), we had a really fun bridal shower on Thursday night, a wonderful rehearsal dinner in downtown KC, and a beautiful wedding day. Well, Abigail did happen to have a complete meltdown during the pre-wedding photos and Olivia wouldn't take one without me so there are very few official documents of the occasion, but as soon as the babysitter took the girls after the ceremony Jeremy and I could relax and enjoy the evening. We even did a little dancing. Ruth was a beautiful bride and it was a great day. I don't have all that many photos of the day since I was busy being in it but maybe I can post more when Ruth gets her pictures back from the photographer.

Abigail dressed up Ruth as a bridesmaid. Olivia got some new pj's from Adam's folks.

Ice cream!

The water park, complete with country music blasting in the background.

Her 1st pedi. She picked pink with extra sparkles.

At the church after rehearsal.

Okay, so kind of a funny Adam face - think he was eating but it's the best I have right now.

Dancing...Gail caught the bouquet!

The post-it note getaway car.

Antioch Water Park

Before we left for vacation, the Smith girls and Aunt Gail headed out to Antioch Water Park for some fun. Olivia and Abigail thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Olivia thinks she can swim, and Abigail was big enough to ride some of the bigger slides this year.

Before we left for the water park Abigail and Aunt Gail had some fun with pop beads.