Happy Spring Everyone!!
It has been awhile since I updated our blog SOOOO…. I figured I better hop to it so that I don’t get angry notes from friends and family asking why they haven’t seen or heard from us – HA!
We are getting into the swing of having Matt traveling and scheduling good family time with him while he is here, as limited as his time at home may be 
He was in Portland for 5 days to start off and then was home for 2 and back out to CA for a week, then starting Thursday he will be home for about 6 days before going back out on the road for 10 days – what a life!
We have also taken our semi-annual trek to the Desert Botanical Garden Butterfly Exhibit where Braelyn was SO excited to have a butterfly land on her shoe AND her booty! She was dressed in yellow which we were told was the butterflies’ favorite color – hence they landed right on her bum
We went to the zoo for my brother’s 30th birthday as a family which was a LOT of fun and the most absolute PERFECT weather for seeing the animals AND riding camels (see the pictures!).
There have also been a lot of fun ‘Braelyn’ moments to capture from her tennis lesson (which was classic Braelyn – no attention span, laying on the court, talking to all of the kids instead of paying attention!) to her dress up outfits, to dousing herself in MUD at the cabin – - we are talking completely covered in what I like to call ‘industrial strength’ BLACK mud from the waist down!! Luckily I had her dressed in brown and that made her happy because the mud was “camouflaged in her brown outfit!”
Anyway, this is short but hopefully sweet & I hope to have more to show and tell about the next time I write! We are sending good thoughts your way and hoping you take time to smell the Spring flowers – - the ridiculous temperatures of Summer will be here before we know it!!
Love to all,
Lisa
April 16th, 2010 at 9:55 pm
I LOVE It!!!!! Looks like you are all having such fun! Chris and B on the camel ride will be a memory to tresure for sure. What a nice 30th birthday adventure. What a creative Mom, and a great choice of songs!
I love you all, miss you all and send tons of kisses and hugs your way. Thank you Lisa! You make such an amazing documentarian and we appreciate all you do to keep us in touch with your days.
April 17th, 2010 at 8:29 am
Thanks for sharing all your wonderful adventures, I especially loved the butterflies, I think they are the most beautiful insects and wish there were more around to see in my garden. You are sure a beautiful little girl and love life to the fullest. You look so pretty in your dress up outfits, I use to love to dress up when I was little too. Love to you from Aunt Linda!!!!
April 17th, 2010 at 8:29 am
I forgot to tell you, I love the song also!
April 18th, 2010 at 11:24 am
The “Elussive Butterfly” is exactly the perfect song for little Miss B. She is full of imagination and creativity and conversation and such a joy to be around. April 3rd was Uncle Chris’s 30th birthday and he wanted to go to the zoo for his family celebration – so we know that he is still a kid at heart in a man’s shoes! We had a great day and beautiful sunny weather for our outing and then came back to our house for his favorite meal of Baby Back Ribs and Artichoke Stuffing and Asparagus. The next weekend we went to the cabin and part of the snow cave was still standing while the rest of the snow had melted. So there was mud everywhere Braelyn wanted to play and Casie kept laying on top of the snow cave! How can anyone not have a good time with Braelyn in company? Lisa, great job, as always, of sending out the special moments in your lives – we love to see them! Love, Gramma Bonnie
April 19th, 2010 at 9:23 am
Hello AZ Smith’s..great video and pics as always Lisa.. Thank you for sending the pictures to my house and now have can see Braelyn every time I open my frig..so of course, that’s A LOT.HAHAHA
I love the riding on the camel with Uncle Chris, they both look like they are having a great time.
I always look forward to seeing all the things the AZ Smith family is doing.
Love Ya,
Uncle Bob
April 19th, 2010 at 9:27 am
sorry..edit note:
… now “I” can see Braelyn every time I open my frig…
April 21st, 2010 at 3:18 pm
Thank you for keeping us in the loop. Don’t see you often, but that doesn’t mean that we don’t think about you. Wonderful to get some first hand news from Gramma Betty during our weekend getaway.
You do such a great job, Lisa, you definitely deserve cudos.
Enjoy every minute of Brelyn’s great time. The years pass too quickly. She looks like a joy to be around. God Bless you all
April 21st, 2010 at 10:23 pm
This slideshow and song made me so happy! Love the little moments in life that you capture on camera. Little b sure knows how to carpe diem! Love you all and can’t wait for the next blog entry