...not much to report!

Here is a short video of Paige's latest tricks & signs!

We have not been very good about pictures around here! Aaron has been working & in classes- so life is crazy. Along with being sick with the stomach flu (all three of us) & colds since Christmas - we are just trying to get by right now. That is why there has not been much to report. We did have a wonderful time at Christmas with family (especially having most of the Strombacks with us - that was a first) & we always love our time with the Meyers who we consider family! And we finally got to meet little Callie Joy Barker- what a cute little baby girl! It was a full house on Christmas day & my mom made an awesome meal...fun was had by all!


We are excited that my cousin Kate's little baby was finally born on December 17th! He is so cute & we cannot wait to meet him! Congrats (belated) to Katie & Pat!


Madsen Alexander Smith

...happy halloween, shaver & monkey love!

be sure to check out my other blog for a big post i just did about "being green."
you can click on this link to get there: www.everydayvalentine.blogspot.com
thanks- *laura*

in other news!

Happy Halloween!

paige was a little lamb- so cute. i decided to take a little video of her walking too...i've had a few requests. enjoy!

a few weeks ago we got to go up to Shaver Lake with our life group (small group/bible study- whatever you want to call it) and spend a fun weekend lounging, playing games & just hanging out. we stayed in a beautiful home that belongs to a family at our church- they were gracious enough to let us stay there for free! so fun.

check out the pictures by clicking on this link: shaver pics

monkey love...paige continues to love her monkeys. all monkeys...she loves them all. in fact she picks them up now and makes monkey noises. aaron has trained her well. enjoy the video below.

...portland & the oregon coast!

a few weeks ago we went up to portland for our annual family reunion (my mom's side of the family gets together once a year...we switch off between OR, Southern California & the Bay Area)

we had great time and got to experience paige on a plane for the first time...lets just say it was interesting...but could have been much worse. after spending one night in portland we all headed to the Oregon Coast (manzanita beach) for a few nights. we stayed in three beach houses & had a fabulous time. as one cousin puts it- our family likes to power visit- there is a lot to catch up on when you only see each other about once a year. paige was in heaven with all the attention and people to hang with...and all in all she was a great traveler as usual. thanks to the oregon crowd for hosting an awesome weekend! we all had a blast...my only complaint was that it did not last longer!

this was paige's first time playing in sand- how sad that we had to go all the way to oregan to play in the sand. we have been to the beach with her a few times- but she was too little to appreciate it. she even tried to eat it...yum!

check out my gallery for more pictures!

this first video may not be funny to anyone else- but i knew aunt fifi would like it-paige is always obsessed with her phone (or any phone for that matter)! and the other one is just cute!

a few paige videos...eating and talking!