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We have had many people ask how they can stay up-dated on what's been unfolding in our lives the past few days. Eddie's web-site www.eddiesmith.com is where we are referring people to.....as we get news we will post it. Thanks so much for your support and prayers. We feel so loved through this valley.

Easter Egg Hunt!

Selah got to go on an Easter egg hunt in our front yard, and she absolutely loved it! I thought I was done blogging for the day, but I couldn't resist posting these......it was just fun to watch her have such a good time!

Happy Easter!

Selah with her friend Iliana at church...precious

Enjoying the sunshine....

notice that she's taken off her socks and put her shoes back on backwards

Eddie's dad, stepmom, and grandma came for a couple of days and spent Easter with us. It was wonderful to have them, but now am realizing that in the short two days they were here I did not take any pictures of them at all.......how horrible is that? Trent, Deana, and Mary it was such a blessing to celebrate Easter with you.....thank you so much for coming, and I'm so sorry I slacked off on my job of picture taking...

Potty Training....in the parking lot :)

What parents won't do :) We've been working with Selah on potty training for about two weeks, and she is almost done! She has stayed completely dry the last two days....AND she tells us when she has to go potty!!! It's a dream come true!! We were able to throw out all the diapers....what a great feeling! Anyway when we go somewhere we sometimes stick the potty in the back and when we reach our destination we ask if Selah has to go potty....if she does then we whip it out and let her potty.....even in a parking lot :)

She did not like this!!

Nana got to come to visit for a few days and Selah was so excited!! Her and Nana got to spend a day out on their own, and Selah thought that was a lot of fun. What Selah did NOT like was when I suggested Nana paint Selah's toenails. She had been admiring Nana's all day, and I thought it would be a treat for Selah to have toenails like Nana's....boy was I wrong!! The picture says it all!...and Nana, I am sooo sorry I cut your head off!!!

Princess Tunnel

Selah was so excited when Eddie brought home a surprise for her that was sent from Grandma and Grandpa R.....she opened it up and discovered.....a Princess Tunnel!! She LOVES it......in fact when we can't find her anywhere else she's usually in the tunnel :) Thank you Grandma and Grandpa R......what a great surprise!

Sick...yuck!

Selah is really sick....it started out as croup but I think the steroids cleared that up....now she is sneezing, coughing, horrible runny nose, low grade fever........you can tell she feels absolutely awful! So pray that she will get better...I'm really hoping it's not the flu...what are the symptoms of the flu? Honestly none of our family has ever had it that I know of.....so I'm a little ignorant of what to look for...

The Zoo

This past Saturday was a beautiful day so Eddie and I decided to use the free passes to the zoo some good friends had given us and go spend the day at the zoo! What's funny as I was looking through these pics is that I don't have many of Selah actually looking at the animals...in fact all the ones I'm posting are us on the zoo playground....but I promise we really did go to the zoo and see lots of "epephents" as Selah would say!

Selah was looking at the chickens as I was taking this pic...the zoo has a little petting area which Selah loved!

She loves to ride on these things!!

Selah in deep thought...

She's steering the ship.....

Birthday Party

Selah and I (MM) were able to go to a birthday party this afternoon for a little girl who turned four....we both had a lot of fun, and I got some adorable pictures of Selah enjoying the party!

The Birthday girl!

I've never seen anything like this before, but these were so good and very impressive just to look at..strawberry marshmallows, chocolate icing, and lots of sprinkles....easy enough that even I could make them :)

Sooo cute! The party was during her naptime so I think she was trying to rest a little while waiting for her pizza

Not sure what in the world she's doing here, but it's still cute

All done....check out her face...she enjoyed every bite of the sweets!

Buddies

Selah and Iliana are buddies...no doubt! Check these pictures out....they are both laughing so hard although in one picture it looks like Iliana is crying...oh yeah..and see if you can see what Selah's "agenda" was in these pictures (hint: look where her feet are in every pic)

Mission Accomplished :)

STOP!!! No More Pictures!!!

Toddler class

For the last year Selah and I have participated in a toddler class every Tuesday morning. Not only does Selah have a great time, but she also learns how to incorporate exercise into having fun. They get to play with exercise balls, do obstacle courses, sing songs with motions, play with parachutes, and some other exciting stuff. Here's some pictures of a typical morning at the toddler class.

Running around...what toddler doesn't love this?!

They were singing a song about Beanie Babies doing the Beanie Baby Dance...the song tells you where to put your beanie baby on your body....of course this was the time it was saying to put it on your head....I couldn't believe Selah did that and then stood there for about 2 minutes before she took it off!

Selah giving me a smile at the end of class...I think she had a good time! :)

Pigtails

Pigtails......she can finally wear them! And she's adorable!!!

A Fun Sunday!

Snack before church

Before Eddie, Selah, and I left for SC we went to church with my family and then out to lunch...and then said good-bye...we also got to see Nana, Eddie's mom, but with the wind blowing so hard no one was in the mood for a picture :)

Grandma, Selah, and Grandpa

Wissa and Selah

Selah and Grandpa (she did have shoes on but as usual she took them off...along with her hairbow)

The circus!

Ever since I have been little I have LOVED the circus! Eddie and I have gone several times since we've been married even before Selah was born....I have to admit we felt a little funny going to the circus childless but we always had a great time!

So...this past week-end we took Selah to her first circus....it just happened to fall on the week-end we were celebrating my sister's birthday so we traveled up to NC and my dad, sister, Eddie, Selah, and I went to the circus!

"Wissa" and Selah

Mommy and Selah

$12?!?! I don't think so!

Wissa, Selah, and Grandpa

Superbowl!

Selah dressed up in her Colts outfit...hey they almost made it! :)

Last night some of our good friends invited us over for a night of great food and football. We gladly accepted! We all had a blast, but I have to admit two things....I ate WAY too much and yes, I have to admit, I watched only about two seconds of the game. That is not usual for me, because I love football, but ever since the Colts were knocked out of it, I just haven't been that interested in this Superbowl. I am thrilled that the Giants won though!!!! That is awesome!

Selah and Colten hanging out...Selah LOVES Colten...he makes her laugh a lot

Selah, Eddie, and our friends' dog Maggie who Selah is crazy about!

Our friend Jennifer watching Selah hug Maggie...awww! (oops...I cut out Brian...sorry Brian)

Brian and Eddie....they've been friends since high school...don't they kind of look alike?

Ouch!

Right before walking out the door for church yesterday, Selah slammed her head on the corner of the wall. Not good. It scared all of us...especially Selah rightfully so. She did some damage to the wall and a little to her forehead. Although not deep ,Selah now has about a 1/2 " vertical gash on her head. We called the doctor to get the run down on all we needed to do for her. Thankfully she didn't need stitches bu we did have to watch her very closely yesterday as well as wake her up twice last night to make sure she was ok. Today she's acting like herself, but the accident earned her a big band-aid on her head for the next few days.

Selah is NOT a big fan of band-aids

She hit the corner so hard that she knocked off some of the dry wall!!

Daddy's girl

Selah is definitely a daddy's girl.....she loves to follow him around the house and do everything he does.....it's adorable. Eddie is such an incredible daddy, and I'm so excited that Selah and him will always have this special relationship together....in my opinion a girl's relationship with her daddy is one of the most important relationships she will ever have.

I couldn't resist adding this one in....too cute!