So this is our attempt to get you all caught back up on the ever growing Smith family. Our last update was at the end of the summer and with this cold, wet weather that seems a lifetime ago!
October
When we asked Erin what she wanted to be for Halloween she replied "Spiderman! Ta Da!" So we got her the costume and thought she was one of the cutest blond pigtailed Spidermans that ever fought crime! When she would run from house to house she always said "Thank you" first and "Trick or Treat" as she was running away. We also had a nice visit to Hot-lanta (it was 90 there) where Erin was dotted on by the Carlson clan.
Visits
We went to Ohio for the Akron Marathon in October where Dennis broke his 4 hour marathon goal - he finished in 3 hours 59 minutes and 58 seconds! When we would get to my mom's house Erin would ask "Are there any cousins in there?" She just loved to play in the basement with everyone. We spent another week there for Thanksgiving and Erin loved to build towers with Grandma and eat grits with Grandpa.
The Carlson's came to visit us over the New Year's holiday. They all loved to put on performances and had a BLAST at the Flag Museum.
Christmas
Erin was so excited for Santa to come but was scared to death of the man in the big red suit. I was so proud that she sat on his lap and told him that she wanted a baby with a bottle. Dennis' mom and Stan came up to spend Christmas with us and we all had a great time watching Erin open her gifts.
We went to see the Nutcracker and started an obsession I never saw coming! She now refers to herself as Clara (she said we can name the baby Erin if it is a girl because she is Clara) and if I call her Erin she corrects me. Dennis has not been called Daddy for about a month, he is Drosselmeyer and I have been promoted to the Sugar Plum Fairy. I was the Mouse King for a while! We listen to the CD in the car over and over and dance around the living room day and night. Thank goodness for You Tube because we can watch clips of Nutcracker performances!
Airplanes
When the Carlson's came to visit Jeremy taught Erin a lot about airplanes. We went to the airport a bit early so we could watch the airplanes take off - very cool! The following weekend we went to the Airport Museum where Erin and Drosselmeyer dressed up like pilots and I was with her for her first time at the controls.
Random Shots
The first photo is from when we went to see Sesame Street Live. Erin was so excited to see the characters on stage and jumped for the whole performance. She also loved to build a snowman with Dennis (I stayed inside to make the hot chocolate!) and is always putting her "guys" to bed. I think she is going to be a huge help with the baby - as long as all s/he wants to do is go to bed!
