A Good Night's Sleep...

Finally!! Last night we finally got our first pretty full night's sleep in a week and it was much needed. Starting last Tuesday night when I woke up at midnight with contractions, Nathan and I have been up at least half of every night. We spent the following 2 nights in the hospital and you know how sleep is there, and the first 4 nights at home Reese has had a little bit of day/night mix-up. She sleeps most of the day away, no trouble at all going down and would probably sleep hours on end if we let her. Then when night comes, she is all of the sudden wide awake and hard to get to sleep. She has had a good stretch every night of about 3-4 hours, but the rest of the night has been very long. But last night, thanks to our friend Julie and her gliding/swing like contraption that she let us borrow, we put her down at 11 in it and she slept until 3:30! She woke up, ate, and slept till 7. It may not happen again for a while, but it feels good to feel normal for a day :)

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Reese Madalyn Smith

She is HERE! Reese Madalyn Smith was born at 7 am on June 6th. She weighed 7 lbs, 4 oz and was 19 in long. Although she did come on her induction date, she came on her own terms and her own time (not sure if this is a sign of things to come :)). I was scheduled to go in at 7, but we ended up going to the hospital about 3:30 am with contractions. She already has a mind of her own (but I shouldn't expect anything different from my children!). We got to come home from the hospital around 10am on Friday morning and everything is great. She is absolutely perfect! The boys are just gooey over there little sis and we are adjusting now to our family of five. Thanks to all for the comments and well wishes. We are excited to share her with everyone.

Camp Agape

This was our first year in 7 years to not be in charge of our yearly Day Camp. Although it was a little sad to let go of something that has been such a big part of our life for 6 years, it was time. Camp is a big commitment and requires lots of time and energy and with the baby coming and moving all around this time, we knew it was something we could not really commit to this year. We left it in wonderful hands. Our good friends Summer and Amber did a great job! The theme was Western. Nathan and I taught Bible one day and I was a counselor for the 4th grade girls. It was nice to be on the other side of it for a change. My boys has a blast as well. This year Griffin and Tucker were both in the preschool class so they got to participate in lots of activities and feel like a part of camp. It seems that every year I never take any pictures for camp and this year is no exception-I just get too busy and caught up in the week. Griffin asked me just yesterday when woudl be the next Camp Agape and he was disappointed in my answer of "next year". :)

Happy Birthday Lleyton!

We were blessed to be invited to the San Antonio Zoo with our friends for sweet Lleyton's birthday! It was a warm day (as all days this spring have been) but it was a lot of fun. that is a nice zoo and the kids loved it! I didnt take many pics, but here are a few of our day.

School Year and Water Day

This past year I taught the Preschool II class at our Children's Ark program. It was Tuesday and Friday from 10-2. It was a great experience and fun to be back in the classroom. I wish I could continue this next year, but with the baby coming, it would just be too much. Here are some pictures of our Open House program (we were rainbows and sang 2 cute songs-thanks mom!) and the water day (of course, these are of the boys. They had a great year as well in their classes.

catch up

Wow! I am Way behind on my blogging! With the end of school year and moving, we have been busy...but since it is about to get busier with the baby in a couple weeks, I think I need to play catch up. This will be more for me than anyone else.