Playing around

Here are a few random pictures from last week.

We played a little croquette

And TONS of cards

and even watched a few movies

MOJO

We took Aunt Tisha to MOJO Yogurt in Tempe market place and ate the most delicious yogurt EVER and the kids played in the water.

My kids LOVE the water. I HATE water and swimming and being wet but I am starting to get use to it and enjoy seeing how excited they get!

we go to the zoo A LOT!

100 degree weather doesn't stop us. We all went to the zoo last week with Grammy and all the Aunts! We spent most of the time in the water caves.

Anna Belle

Trisha and Reagan

Tyler and Dara

Reagan feeding the squirrels

Jaxon, Trisha, Anna Belle Dara,
Blake, Susanna, Emily and Troy

Trisha

It is so fun having family in town! I have a TON more fun pictures of thins we did while everyone was here!

The hottest hike EVER!

Well Saturday morning my family decides to go on a hike in gold canyon. It wasn't a hard hike but there was NO shade and it was over 100 degrees by half way. We all survived and even had a great time.

Doughnuts Smith style!

As a kid we made these doughnuts and it was always treat. My mom made peanut butter frosting because dad loves peanut butter so much. Well a few weeks ago I was thinking about them and decided it was time to teach the kids how to make them, and they LOVED it. They call them "smith doughnuts" or "grandpa doughnuts". Since my family was in town I thought it would be fun to have to professionals help out.

Here are the kids cutting out the holes.

Grandpa cooking them

Dara bringing them over to be cooked

We use to lay them all up our arms to see who could bring the most over! I know that is gross but they are about to get a hot bath in oil so I think all the germs must be killed... I sure hope it is. Well here is Trisha for old time sakes.

Dara and Reagan with some rings.

Emma helping Grammy Smith with the famous frosting.

Reagan and Trisha just looking cute!

The gang enjoying the finished product!

Oh to the good Ole days!

Swimming lessons.

Our last day of swimming lessons!

I only put Emma and Tyler in lessons and Reagan and I would swim during their lessons.

At the begining of the summer Reagan was very cautious but not any more!

Tyler is doing AWESOME he can swim pretty far now!

"suite" tickets to the circus!

The Curry's invited us to the circus and we had tickets in the suite. It was a BLAST. Tyler said his favorite part of the circus was the whole thing! And Emma has a long list of people she wants to take to the circus with her next time. I didn't know I could get all 3 of my kids to sit and be quite for that long... it was amazing. Maybe we need some animals at church and then the kids would be good!

Emma and Stanton

They had face painting for free during the intermission.

And Yes this guy is talking on his cell while painting the funniest looking clown ever!

I had to post this picture what do you think Reagan is thinking?

All the kids after getting their faces painted

Rob and Joe enjoying some relaxation

How do they do it?

Tyler really loved the endless sprite (I only let him have one but knowing it was endless was all it took for a smile like this)

Thanks Currys!!!!!!!