A Slice of Smith Life

Sunday, June 10, 2012

Happy 8th Birthday, Cupcake #3!

6:26 AM | Posted by asliceofsmithlife | Edit Post

Dear Cupcake #3,

On this Feast of Corpus Christi, we are also celebrating your 8th birthday! It's hard to believe that 8 years ago today you were born! You were loved from the start with your head full of beautiful dark hair! We were in awe of you, God's blessing, and we couldn't believe the amount of hair God blessed you with! You looked like you had a wig on! Your big sister is wearing a pink t-shirt that says "I'm the BIG Sister" and your big brother is wearing a blue t-shirt that says "I'm the BIG Brother" in the photo. I made these shirts for your siblings and wrapped them up for your brother's 2nd birthday. At his party, they each opened the t-shirts and this is how we told family and friends I was pregnant with you! It was very exciting to share our joyful news in this way!

Your big sister and brother loved peeking into your bassinet to watch you sleep peacefully! They loved giving you lots of hugs and kisses!

This picture was taken just before your first mass visit. You looked so beautiful with your pink and white lace outfit. It was a lovely day to bring you to our church for the first time!

Here you are at 41/2 months old, our Little Pumpkin. You even had a pumpkin stem! :)

Here you are at 9 months old with your brother and sister and you still have a head full of beautiful dark hair! I had to put bows in your hair at 9 weeks old and since you never lost your hair, as many people thought you would, we continued to keep the hair out of your eyes with pretty bows!

You have always been a big helper as you helped paint our new house!

You love being silly with your siblings!

You are such a great big sister!

At your cousin's college graduation recently, you grabbed his cap and had the biggest smile that melts our hearts! Happy Birthday sweet girl! You bring so much joy and love to our lives! We are so blessed to have you in our lives!

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Thursday, June 7, 2012

Feast of Corpus Christi

7:46 PM | Posted by asliceofsmithlife | Edit Post

This Sunday we celebrate the Feast of Corpus Christi (and it is Cupcake #3's 8th birthday. Her birthday post coming later). This doctrine of the Catholic Church is so misunderstood by both Catholics and non-Catholics alike.

If you have a hard time understanding/believing this mystery, you are not alone for even Jesus' disciples questioned Jesus' words and they were already followers of Him.

I hope the following article (See link below) gives great insight into this teaching that traces back in history to not a man-made teaching, but to a teaching from God, made man.

http://www.crossroadsinitiative.com/library_article/130/Eucharist__The_Body_of_Christ__The_Real_Presence.html

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Sunday, June 3, 2012

Fun Weekend: Scouts, Soccer, School Celebration

10:43 PM | Posted by asliceofsmithlife | Edit Post

This past weekend was a busy, fun, and memorable one! It started out on Friday night with my son's Graduation/Cross over ceremony to Boy Scouts, and then my husband coached my son's soccer team in a Sand Blast Soccer Tournament all day Saturday and Sunday and then on Sunday evening we had our homeschool end of the year party! Here's some pictures of our wonderful weekend!

My son received his Arrow of Light and all 20 pins! This was handmade by the Nelsons, parents of one of our scouts, for each scout that crossed over into Boy Scouts. T. and S. Nelson did an awesome job! The Arrow of Light award is the highest award before entering into Boy Scouts and the arrow at the bottom of the plaque is a record of all the awards they earned while in Cub Scouts.

At the end of the ceremony, each scout got in a canoe and went to the other side of the lake where they met up with the leader of the Boy Scout Troop they were entering. Each Troop leader was asked if they were ready to receive the new scout.

My son with his good buddy on the right. Cub Scout leader on far left with their new Boy Scout leader on far right.

Then on Saturday and Sunday, my husband coached my son and 5 other boys in a Sand Blast soccer tournament at a local beach. Yes, they play in the sand (hard work!) with socks, 4 vs. 4, (3) 10 minute periods were the length of the games, and lots of other rules. It was a great weekend and the weather on the beach wasn't too bad, although Sunday did get hot!

My son's team won 1st place in their age division! "The Avengers" took home the gold! It was hard to tell who had more fun, the boys or my husband and the other Dads that helped coach! :)

The Avenger Poses!

Silly Shots!

Then on Sunday evening we had our annual homeschool end of year pool party at a family's neighborhood pool. It was a great evening of food, fun, and fellowship. I didn't take many pictures because after a busy weekend I was ready to relax and visit with the parents (and keep an eye on all the children swimming in the pool!)

We were blessed to have Fr. Alex, who has worked with our homeschool families this past year, hand out certificates for each child. We had about 60 people in attendance and everyone had fun swimming!