Changes

Well, here is just a quick update. Pocatello will soon be beind us. Kevin was offered a job as a planner with the City of El Paso, Texas. So, we are packing us and moving this weekend down there. It will be a little bit daunting, but we are all excited. The whole family is all doing well. We will be updating the blog a little more often now that we won't be searching for jobs all the time. More updates will be coming. We wish everyone the best.

Odds and Ends and Going Ons

Well, I think that I am going to be averaging a blog about every two months. Hopefully, it will get better. We shall see what will happen. Here is what is new with the Smith family.
Little Alexander is not so little anymore. He is now a big boy. Maddy and Geneva at his age were smaller. As Kendra has put it, it is fun to have a big baby. Alex got his first haircut today. He really enjoyed it and didn't cry at all. He also likes to play and splash in the bathtub and rock out to the Beach Boys. We (especially Kendra) are trying to have him sleep through the night. He still likes to wake up and eat (Did I mention that he is a big boy?)
Geneva is a funny little girl. We recently decorated for Halloween and we have a fake spider. At first, she was terrified of it and wouldn't go near it. Then Kendra worked her magic and now she gives it kisses and even told it good night one evening. She also is starting to go potty in the "big girl potty." She, like her Daddy and Grandpa, are obsessed with Legos. She gets a huge smile on her face and loves playing with them.
Madeleine is our little student. She has been going to preschool and loves going. She then tells us what she learned and she is getting smarter every day. Soccer just ended for her and she really enjoyed it. She didn't seem to interested in taking the ball away from the other team, but she was always willing to play when the other kids wouldn't want to. She is also always helping with Alex when he gets a little grumpy.
Kendra is doing an excellent job for only getting a few hours of sleep each night. She may seem half asleep during the day, but she keeps plugging along. She and the kids (along with a little girl from our ward) were rear ended this last week. The other driver decided he should pick out the gunk out of his dog's eye and ran into the minivan. No one was hurt and there wasn't a lot of damage. So, all of you readers, don't clean out your dog's eye gunk while driving. (Just do it at home.)Kevin is doing okay. He did have an interview in Philadelphia about three weeks ago, but still hasn't heard back yet. He has also changed some of his tasks at work to have a little more peace and sanity. There is not a lot of prospects on the job front, unfortunately.

Overall, we are a very blessed family. We really have nothing to complain about. Heavenly Father has blessed us and we will keep on doing what He wants us to do. We wish the best for each of you and your family. (Expect another update in two months).

End of Summer

Well, here is the latest updates. It has been a while and I apologize for that. Life has been a little tiring.

The whole family is doing well. As you can see, little Alexander has turned into a manbeast. He sure is growing and becoming a little ladies man. He likes to grunt and recently has taking to showing off his dimples.

Little Geneva is really mischevious. Her language is really coming along and she has even taken to eating her vegetables (at least more often).

Madeleine is growing up as well. She has taken swimming lessons this summer and has recently started playing the beautiful game (soccer). Here she is after just scoring her first gggggoooooooooaaaaaaallllllll!

We have also gone camping this summer and have tried to play as much as we can. Since it has been a while, here are some pictures to let you know that Kendra and Kevin are still around:

We hope that you all are doing well and hopefully we will be able to update this a little more than once every six months.

Congratulations to Switzerland!

Just a quick congrats to the Swiss Football (Soccer) Team for winning the World Cup this year. Wait, you might say, but didn't Spain win? Well, not really. Switzerland was the only team which beat the Spanish in the beautiful game for the World Cup, therefore Switzerland is the official winner. If you have any qualms, talk to Geneva, who learned how to say "Go Swiss!"

On a more important note, the whole family is doing well and some more pictures will be going up later this week. Hope all is doing well with you and yours.

Here is the little one!

Well, it took a little while to get out, but Kevin has finally been joined in the ranks of manhood. We are pleased to announce the birth of Alexander Benjamin Smith.

He was born at 12:50 am on June 21. For those of you keeping track, that was still today. He was at birth 7 lbs 10 oz and he was 21" long. He doesn't cry too much, except for when he is getting his diaper changed. He has some blond hair and he wasn't as hairy compared to his sisters when they were born. Anyway, both mom and son are doing well. I'll put up some more pictures when I have a minute, probably tomorrow. (Most of the pictures of Alex make him look a little funny.) Have a wonderful day!

We are still here

Hello one and all! We are still here. Kevin, Kendra, Madeleine, and Geneva are all doing well. Just a quick update - Kendra is going to the hospital tomorrow to have a baby. We are all really excited. I will be putting up some pictures for everyone can see. Hopefully, we will also be able to update this more than once every six months. Hope everyone is doing well. Until tomorrow.

Halloween, Jobs, and More!

Well, well, well. The Smith family is still around, even though the blog hasn't been updated recently. Life has been fairly hectic. It even got so bad that we just about packaged the little girlies up and shipped them to the circus.

First of all, Kevin did find a job. He is working at a local pharmacy doing a bunch of odds and ends. It isn't what he expected, but it helps to pay the bills. It will work out until a more permanent solution is found.

Halloween was fun. We all dressed up and had a fun time. Madeleine was a painter and the big Genf played as an M & M. We got a lot of candy and all our teeth are all about to fall out.

We also had a lot of fun carving pumpkins. Geneva didn't really know what to do with all the pumpkin guts. One final thought from Kevin (actually so with this whole posting). For his birthday, Kevin's Mommy and Daddy got him a rhyming book, because they were so enthralled with the poems that he puts on the blogosphere. So, here is one entitled, An Ode to Autumn:

You hear a witch cackle,

But there is also a skeleton with shakle,

The house is also a ramshakle,

The leaves start to fall,

Where everyone has a ball,

Because they all want to go to Gaul,

This is fall!

Happy Falling Leaves Days!