She's here!!!!!!!

Saturday was the big BYU vs. Utah football game that we have season tickets for. Steve and I thought that Gracie would be here by then, so when I still hadn't had her....we decided that I may as well go and enjoy the big game! When we got there, I started having pretty strong contractions, but nothing too regular. By the second quarter they were getting stronger. During the second half of the game they had pretty much stopped....(the second half was not as exciting as the first half for BYU until the end.) When we were headed home, my contractions were back with gusto! But still only 7-9 min apart. We decided to go home and see if they got closer. By 10pm I was having really strong contractions 2-3 minutes apart......so off to the hospital we went. I was admitted at 11pm and had Gracie Sunday November 29th at 11:14am!

Grace is already daddy's little girl....she waited till after the game to make her appearance!

Telling mom & dad that it is go time!

For being 1 week late, she was pretty small - 7lbs 1oz 19 inches

Our first family photo

Grace Taylor Smith

Steve and I couldn't be happier! We absolutely LOVE our beautiful little girl, and feel so blessed to finally have her here!

Still No Baby....Update Instead :)

Steve's Re-Kindled Love:

In high school and in college, Steve loved doing ceramics, and he is very talented! He promised one of his best friends, Mark, that when he got married, he would make him a bowl for a wedding gift. That is just what he is doing in these pictures. I loved watching him work.....it was so fun watching him do something that he loves!

He came home and announced that he wants to turn one of the unfinished rooms downstairs into a ceramics studio.....I'm all for it.....when the time is right! Then he can teach me a thing or two!

Mark & Monica's Wedding:

Our good friends Mark and Monica were married on October 11th......it was a beautiful day and we were so glad that we were able to be there with them on such a special day! My heart was so full as we sat with our friends in the temple. Gracie was moving so much, and I couldn't help but think how blessed I am to be married to Steve in the temple and

that we will all be together forever!

I love him so much!

The Boys
(TJ, Evan, Mark, Steve, Alan & Joe)

Isn't she a beautiful bride!

It was such an amazing day!


The mom's to be!
(Me, Kara & Sarah)



Fun in a photo booth

It was so much fun to spend time with good friends who we love so much! We miss you guys!

Baby Showers:

My sisters threw me a baby shower at Cami's house in Orem for family and friends who live in Utah County, and my mother-in-law(Rita) and her sisters threw me a shower in Bountiful for the family who live in Salt Lake and Davis County. It was so much fun to see so many friends and family who I love so much!

Rita, Grandma & Me
(Steve's Grandma)



Me & Logan
(sister-in-law)



36 weeks

Halloween:

This is the first year in a really, really long time that I didn't dress up on Halloween. Steve was working at the fire station, so I decided to hang out with my sisters and their cute kids. I started at Cami and Rob's, where I saw the most beautiful Giselle and the cutest Minnie Mouse I have EVER seen! I love my Kate and Andie!

Then it was off to Lara and Bryan's. Bryan was out taking the kids trick-or-treating, so I handed out candy with Lara until the sweetest Alice and the most adorable Nemo came home! I love Sara and Blake!

I had a blast with my family on Halloween....I just missed my hubby!

Girls Night:

My nieces have been wanting to have a sleepover ever since we moved into our new house, so I thought that it would be good to have a girls night before Gracie arrives. Steve was working, so it was perfect! We called it a 'Girls Only, Pajama Party Sleepover'......so fun!

We ate pizza and watched Enchanted.....

So cute....they were OUT!

The next morning they watched cartoons in my bed!

It was fun hanging out with my girls! We'll definitely have to do that again when

Gracie is here and a little older!

Firecracker:

Lara's old roommate, Sarah who lives in Texas, came to town to visit. When she and Lara lived together, Sarah was given the nickname Firecracker. One summer when our family came to Utah to visit, we spent a lot of time with Firecracker watching 'Can't Hardly Wait' everyday and drinking virgin pina colada's. We all love Sarah and it was so much fun to

spend some time with her!

Baby Update:

As of today I am 1 week overdue! This little girl has her own schedule and does NOT want to be rushed! I am scheduled to be induced on Monday Nov 30th, so we are just going to enjoy our alone time until then. Tomorrow we're going to the big BYU vs. Utah game and can't wait! We'll keep you updated and let you know when our little one arrives!

Things we have been doing

As many of you may have noticed.....I have been really bad at keeping my blog updated! So I decided a catch-up post was in order. Here are a few things that we have been up to lately!

My good friend Elizabeth (aka Bubby) is also pregnant and is having a little boy, Nicholas, in October. I grew up with Bubby in Batesville and it was so much fun to see her and her cute belly! She is due almost exactly 1 month before me, so our kids will be really close in age!

Bubby and I

Nicholas & Gracie's 'first kiss'

Batesville girls!

( Katie, Bubby, Me, Cami & Lara)

My Mountain Man:

Since Steve and I have been working on getting our house done this summer, we haven't been able to go camping very much. Camping is one of our most favorite things to do in the summer. So right after we moved in, we went camping with some of our friends. We had a blast! We made tin foil dinners and had smores! Steve decided that he wanted to try to start our campfire Bear Grylls style. It didn't work very well, but it was a lot of fun to try!

Kindling

Steve trying to get the fire started

Despite his effort, it didn't light, so we used the blow torch instead!

Blake:

I spend a lot of time with my sisters when Steve is working. One Monday night I was over at my sister Lara's for dinner and Blake (2.5 years) is super excited for Gracie to get here. He will look at my belly and say 'Gracie get out!!' My bro-in-law asked him how we were going to get Gracie out? He thought about it for a minute and then ran to his room and brought out his....

Chainsaw! When that didn't work, he ran into his room and brought out his.....

Skill saw! When that proved unsuccessful, he decided to try his........
Drill! After much effort, we came to the conclusion that
Gracie needs more time to grow inside my belly!


I love the logic of a little boy! Gracie is defiantly loved by
Blake and all of her other cousins!

Grace's Room:

Blake's enthusiasm rubbed of on me and I decided it was time to get started on Gracie's room and bedding.....which I am making! Here is what her quilt will look like.....

the colors are green, brown, pink and cream


This is the nursery which I am sooo proud of! Steve helped me with the green walls, Cami helped me with the brown wall, and I did ALL of the stenciling by myself!

It took FOREVER!

Once we have the crib set up and all of the bedding done I will take a picture of the finished product!

St George:

My sister's and I have been talking about going to St George to see a musical, Aida, at Tuachan for a while and finally decided that it was time to follow through! We left last Saturday morning and had a blast! The only thing that could have made it better, was to have mom there too! Hopefully we can go next summer when she is out here!

On our way south, we stopped in Provo at the farmer's market and got these adorable headbands.....we all 3 have one!




Us during intermission

With 3 of the 4 leads after the performance! It was an amazing show!

By the way, Thayne from so you think you can dance was a dancer in the musical we saw, but he is the lead in Footloose which is also showing at Tuachan. This is Cami and I being dorks!
Boy he is cute, and he sure CAN dance!

Amy

My sister-in-law Amy is a great photographer......so while she was in Utah she was kind enough to take some pictures of my belly.......here is one. I'll post more when I can!

Have I mentioned that I absolutely LOVE being pregnant!

Indiana

I was able to go home to Indiana and spend some time with my mom and dad a couple weeks ago! It was so great to be home, but especially good to see my parents. Here are some pictures of my trip......my only complaints are that Steve wasn't able to make it and 1 week just wasn't enough time with my parents! For those of you that know my parents, you know how amazing they are! I am so lucky to have such amazing parents!

It's funny how you start to miss little things.....like signs with street names instead of numbers!

The Batesville Fireman's Festival

Good friends that throw you a surprise baby shower.....
where you get adorable things for Gracie!

Mowing the lawn.

Watching dad play with his toys!

I miss how many trees there are in Indiana....and how green it is!

Brookville Lake memories......

(Bubby.....double date...lost car keys in Lake....stranded!)

Most of all, I miss these two amazing people!

Mom and Dad, thanks for everything! I had so much fun just being able to be with you two. I can't wait for you to come out in December! I love you!