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One of my favorite decorating bloggers, The Nester, is having a paint color party! As much as I'd love to post pictures of my favorite paint colors, our house is under construction (again!) due to frozen water pipes. So, here is picture of the paint colors that we used in our house. I LOVE them!Monroe Bisque is a beautiful, warm neutral in our house. We have white cabinets in our kitchen, and

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I'm excited to be guest posting over at Worthy of the Prize today! It's the first day of our new series, mom 2 mom. Be sure to hop on over and check it out!

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2010 was a fantastic year and I'm sad to see it go...but I'm SO looking forward to what 2011 has in store for us! Here's a look back at what we were up to in 2010... *you can click on the photo to make it bigger January: playing in the snow for the first time in Missouri. February: learning colors at preschool March: a trip to Virginia for a week while Mommy and Daddy went skiing April:

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What in the World Is Going on? By Dr. David JeremiahIn his book, “What in the World is Going On?”, Dr. David Jeremiah walks his readers through 10 Biblical prophecies and how they pertain to what’s happening in our world in the 21st century. It’s not meant to frighten or alarm, but seemingly written as a tool to empower Christians to be aware of what’s happening. Jeremiah discusses such “hot

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I can't wait for the bidding to start for Worthy of the Prize's Chosen Child {Adoption Auction}! The bidding starts tomorrow...be sure to check out all of the awesome products that have been donated! ALL...yes, ALL 100% of the proceeds go to WOTP's adoption families to help bring their babies home!I've donated one of my My Little Superhero Cape's to the cause. It's going to be great!

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A LOT of this... A little of this... A little work here... A LOT of work here... and some paint colors thrown in... and we'll have ourselves a new home!  We'll be back soon with "afters" and more of the story!

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Same Kind of Different as Me by Ron Hall and Denver Moore This book tells the unbelievable, but true story of two unlikely friends – Ron Hall and Denver Moore. Denver, a man raised in modern-day slavery in Louisiana in the 1960s and Ron, a banker turned international art dealer, come together in this emotional and convicting tale. Same Kind of Different as Me is told in two voices, each man

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As most of you know, Scott took a group of 9 students and 3 other adults on a 10-day (which really turned into 13 days with travel time and an unexpected overnight stay in Atlanta) mission trip to Ukraine.  It went by much faster than I anticipated, mainly because we were able to video chat with Scott almost every day!   The trip was an awesome experience for everyone that went, including Scott.

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Venom and Song The Berinfell Prophecies Series - Book Two In Venom and Song, the second book of The Berinfell Prophecies Series, the authors, Wayne Thomas Batson and Christopher Hopper continue the saga of seven teens who find themselves in a totally new and foreign world, Allyra. We are immediately introduced to a plot to capture the “teenage lords” and the elves, but the task wasn’t quite

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Grayson, like most boys, loves to be active! He loves to run, throw, catch, etc. Keeping that in mind, I have been trying to think of activities that I could do with him to reinforce his colors and shapes. I have seen several tutorials across "blog land" for bean bags and the light bulb came on!  I made Grayson a set of shape bean bags and he LOVES playing with them! He can even identify a

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“From the moment the child discovers what it looks like and feels like to put lines down on paper, he has found something he will never lose, he has found art” - Rhoda Kellogg Grayson was drawing this morning while I was folding up some of my fabric.  When I asked him to tell me about the picture that he was drawing, he said that it was a picture of "Grayson and Daddy playing basketball."  I

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"Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free." - Ronald Reagan *photo taken during a Kansas

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I find myself watching Grayson more often these days...not watching him to make sure he's safe, but really studying him. I watch him while he runs, while he plays, and while he's still (which is rare). I am noticing that our little boy, who will be 2 1/2 next week, is literally growing up before our eyes.  Grayson is becoming more inquisitive each day. "What is this called?" is quickly

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Before you start reading, I must admit that this post is more for me than for anyone actually reading. Grayson is starting to lose a lot of his "toddler speak", and I just can't bear the thought of forgetting some of these "words" that he uses so often. Don't get me wrong, sometimes I think that he is speaking another language because he is talking so fast (I wonder who he got that from??),

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Scott and Mary Jo Smithnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258218110874823573.post-56084061623418768512010-04-19T21:54:00.000-05:002010-04-19T21:54:17.027-05:00

We spent last Wednesday afternoon at Collard Farms in Oronogo, just north of town.  The local Parents as Teachers group organized a preschoolers' day out at the farm! The farm is owned by a member of the Webb City school board, Dave Collard.  The kids were really looking forward to seeing cows and chickens.  The weather was perfect for the trip!  The first thing that we heard as we walked toward

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We didn't get a great picture of the 3 of us together, but here's Grayson with Mommy and Daddy on Easter! Check out the cowboy boots...we're still representing Texas. :)

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We had a great Easter weekend! It all started with an Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by our church. It was the first time FBC had a hunt and I think it went really well! :) The first egg that Grayson saw was a football egg. Of course, after that, he ONLY wanted to pick up football eggs. He found 2. :) So we quickly gathered the other 8 eggs (all of the kids were allowed to pick up 10 eggs). He

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This is what Grayson has been learning over the past few weeks... Grayson's Mommy and Daddy from Mary Jo Smith on Vimeo. According to Grayson's grandma and grandpa, he said it on the whole car ride from Virginia to Missouri. :)

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Grayson has been going to "school" two days a week since the beginning of January.  He loves it!  They do some type of art project every day, and being the sentimental mom that I am, I just can't throw them away!  I'm planning to make some sort of art portfolio at the end of the year to contain all of his masterpieces.  But, until then, I've tried to take pictures of Grayson with most of his art

Scott and Mary Jo Smithnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258218110874823573.post-42772378868097288902010-02-16T23:52:00.001-06:002010-02-17T10:59:22.463-06:00

Most people that know me know that I can be a self-professed geek at times...I LOVE the computer and love the internet.  It's a glorious thing!  What I really love about the internet (or the world-wide interweb as one of my favorite bloggers says), is how it can really make our world seem smaller! I started reading Lisa McKay's blog, The Preacher's Wife, sometime last year.  She is married to a

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My favorite boy, his favorite hat, and his favorite food...what could be better than this? :)

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Centasational Girl is hosting a giveaway on her blog....and it's GOOD! She's giving away 2 $50 gift certificates to The Vintage Pearl! My favorite piece is the Eclectic Necklace.  I'm hoping that I win! :)

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One of my favorite blogs, Beneath my Heart, is hosting a stamped jewelry giveaway!  Gentlemen, you have just enough time to place an order for Valentine's Day.  Click on over to Traci's blog to enter for the giveaway!

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Grayson has started going to "school" on Tuesdays and Thursdays.  It's a Kid's Day Out program that came highly recommended!  This was his first week and he LOVED it!  The fact that he is the only boy in his class, along with 6 girls, might have something to do with that. :)  His teachers, Miss Megan and Miss Shonda, said that he was really well-behaved both days.  Yeah!  Here are pictures of

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Scott and Mary Jo Smithnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258218110874823573.post-14485174315817968752009-12-25T16:16:00.000-06:002009-12-28T16:23:18.904-06:00

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Grayson, at 2 you......have suddenly begun calling me "Mommy" instead of "Mama"...not sure how I feel about that....wake up and want to eat your cereal with "muk" right away....call crayons (and any other writing instrument) "colees" and LOVE to "colee"...are a big helper. You feed Raleigh his breakfast and dinner each day. You tend to give him more or less than he should actually eat, but he

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One of my favorite bloggers, Lisa of The Preacher's Wife, is hosting a Scavenger Hunt for ministry wives....what an awesome idea, right? I'm looking forward to "meeting" other ministry wives and hopefully winning this scavenger hunt! :)Here are my questions/answers for the scavenger hunt: The Treasures 1. First Name: Mary Jo 2. State and Country of Residence: Texas, USA but soon to be

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There are lots of changes in store for the Smith family over the next few weeks/months! But, I won't go into those right now...I'll just leave you with a picture of our sweet, little cowboy. :) Grayson LOVED trick-or-treating on Saturday night. He walked up to each door, with absolutely no fear, and said "I wanna treat". :) He did say "thank you" and "Happy Halloween" before he left each

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I am really excited about this week's TWOC Post because Keelie is giving away one of our fit bands! A big thank you to Keelie for hosting the giveaway! Be sure to create your own TWOC post and link it up for a chance to win!Anyway...back to the food. :)Let's face it, one of my favorite things about the Christmas season are all of the different parties that we go to! And one of my favorite

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Most of you know that I LOVE the Christmas season....maybe it has something to do with celebrating my birthday around the same time, but I have always loved Christmas. Now that we have another December birthday in our little family, the Christmas season is even more exciting. :)One of the blogs I read, Red Writing, is hosting a "Twelve Weeks of Christmas" party on her blog, so I decided to join

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Grayson's Mimi (Scott's mom, Sandi) gave him this Chicken Dance Elmo for his first Christmas. Grayson LOVES watching Sesame Street now - he calls Elmo, "Mo Mo" - and this has created a new-found interest in the Chicken Dance Elmo. We taught him how to flap his arms like a chicken tonight and this is what it looks like. :)

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Grayson is talking up a storm (I wonder who he gets that from??) now! It seems like he's learning several new words every day and is learning to repeat a lot of things that we say.I wanted to get some of these words on video to share with everyone. :) Grayson liked being on video so much that we have 4 videos! Enjoy!

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One of my favorite things about living in the Austin area is all of the free things to do with kids! We have a great park system, including Champion park, which is just down the street from us! They have an awesome "dino dig" covered sand pit, complete with any toys you'd need, and a great little splash pad for younger kids. We had a little playdate with some of the other stay-at-home-mommas a

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While Scott took the students on a mission trip to Mexico, Grayson and I headed down to San Antonio for a few days! We stayed with Megan and Paige while Rick and Karen took Lindsey to college. It was nice to get out of town for a few days! While we were there, Erin, Melissa, and the boys came down to check out the San Antonio zoo. It did not disappoint! Most of the zoo is shaded which is

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We have a great pool in our neighborhood, but the baby pool is covered...this is a great idea in theory, but the water is always freezing! So, we bought Grayson a little pool a few weeks ago and he LOVES it! Here are a few pictures that I took the other night: I can't believe how grown up he looks in these pictures! Grayson would lay down in the water and kick his feet like he was swimming. I

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My baby boy is a little over 20 months old! Grayson's at that stage where we can almost see him changing from a baby to a toddler right before our eyes. He is becoming very independent, but is still the sweetest boy. We are SO blessed!Here is a list of the words that Grayson can say:"Rawey" - Raleigh"vroom" - car"goey" - all gone"hop" - helpupBible - this is a new one! I was singing B-I-B-L-E

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Just a quick shot of Grayson wearing "momma's SHOWS" before church on Sunday. Let's make a deal - don't tell Grayson about this when he's a teenager. :)What a sweet boy. :)**Edited: "SHOWS" is how Grayson says "shoes". It's not a typo. :)

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I just came across a blog called I ♥ Faces. Each week they have a challenge, generally focusing on faces of both kids and adults. This week's challenge, however, is feet. As soon as I saw the challenge, I thought of this photo that I took of Grayson's foot the day his cast came off. I wanted to remember those grubby little toes as they were. :)Be sure to visit I ♥ Faces to check out the

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Don't mind the mismatched pajamas, the fact that our grass needs mowed, or the quality of the pictures...I just wanted to document Grayson wearing a pair of Scott's cowboy boots from his toddler years. So sweet. :)

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Our friend Amy (of Twelve Stones Photography) kindly pointed out that I haven't updated this blog since April...has it really been that long?? I can hardly believe that it's already the middle of July! I don't know what has happened to our summer! Here are a few things that we've been up to since April: We definitely took advantage of the surface-of-the-sun like temperatures and hit the

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As most of you know, the house that we live in was a foreclosure when we bought it. Needless to say, the yard and flower beds had been pretty neglected. We bought our home last summer, so there was not a whole lot we could do to salvage the yard during our lovely Texas summers. :) Well, it's spring, so we've been working! Here are before and after pictures (you can click on the pictures to

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I've found myself realizing more and more lately that my "little baby Grayson" has turned into "not-so-little toddler Grayson". We had his 15-month well-check appointment last Thursday, and found that Gray weighs 23.2 pounds (16.02 pounds more than when he came home from the hospital), is 30.5 inches tall (10 1/2 inches taller than when he came home from the hospital) and his head is 47.2 cm

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Grayson and I were playing in the game room today, after lunch and before Grayson's nap time. I had seen a segment on a TV show earlier that had animals on it, so I "rewound" (is that even the right word when you're talking about DVR? Oh well!) the TV to show Grayson the segment. He just stood there watching as they showed different Asian animals...an owl, a Mongolian camel, and a monkey. He

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"Hanging out" in the basket...This is Grayson's basket of books in our game room. He spends a lot of time pulling books out, looking at them, and putting them back. I looked over this afternoon, and Gray was a little more INTO looking at the book basket. :)

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Don't mind me...I'm just mowing the lawn....err, carpet. :)

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This video is called "A Boy and His Dog - Part 1"...because I'm sure there are more "parts" to come!Who needs a jungle gym when you've got a big, laid-back dog named Raleigh? This boy LOVES his dog.

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Grayson is definitely a morning person! After breakfast, this is what our mornings typically look (and sound!) like. I'm glad that Gray is a morning person...I just wish that I was too. :)

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Ok, I apologize....I haven't been any better about updating this blog regularly! A certain little boy (and his dog) keep me BUSY! So, to try to get back into the swing of things, I thought I'd post a video a day for the rest of this week. They are videos that I've taken over the last week - but they're too funny not to show. At least I think so, but I'm a little biased.Before I show the video,

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I was uploading videos from our Flip video camera (LOVE it, by the way!) and thought I'd share a few from the "highlights reel" with you. :)Video 1: When Grayson is tired...Some nights, just before bed time, Grayson gets delirious! Here's a little example of that. The lighting is terrible - the lamp is on behind Scott and it looks like a bare bulb - and the videography is even worse, but it's a

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As all of you know, I LOVE pictures and love taking pictures. I thought I'd post ten pics that I love from 2008. They're not necessarily a "top ten", because they're in chronological order, and they're not all perfect, but I still love them. :) January 2008: I love this picture of our little family. Look at that sweet little boy and his handsome daddy. :) Can you tell we were (and still are) in

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Okay, I think I say every "age or stage" that Grayson goes through is my favorite...but THIS really is my favorite! Being the mama to a 13-month old is SO fun. It's sometimes crazy, but SO fun! Grayson starting walking while we were in Virginia (maybe his Grandma and Grandpa Hubbard or Mimi and Poppy taught him!), so that has added a whole new element to the fun.It's amazing to see the new things

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since I updated this blog! Clearly, we have been busy in the Smith household. :) Kristen Krug Stallings has been bugging me for birthday pics of Grayson....Kristen, you'll have to read this whole thing to see the pic. :) Here's what we've been up to since the end of October: Our friend Amy, of Twelve Stones Photography, took Grayson's pictures in the pumpkin patch.We dressed Grayson up as a

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It's so hard to believe that Grayson will be a year old in just a few short weeks. I guess that's a big milestone...we've made it through a year of parenting! :) Grayson has definitely made that easier than we thought it would be! Decked out in Longhorns gear to go watch ESPN's Game Day in Austin!Last Thursday we celebrated Scott's 27th birthday, his first birthday as a daddy! We had a pretty

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Well, as some of you might know, we took Grayson to the doctor last week for a weird rash that he had. Our pediatrician, Dr. Prochnow, was completely booked, so we saw another pediatrician. She thought that his rash might be a MRSA staph infection (!!!!!!), and took a culture to make sure. Luckily, his rash went away overnight (with the help of some antibiotic cream) and Gray didn't have a

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We can hardly believe that we've spent 10 months loving this little boy! Up until last month, I was always excited when the 3rd of the month came around. We'd made it through another month as parents! But, on the 3rd of September, I saw how quickly the days were passing, and that Grayson was growing up at an extraordinary speed. Now when the 3rd of the month rolls around, it's a little sad -

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I can't believe it's been over 2 weeks since we've posted...it's been a crazy couple of weeks! But, hopefully everything will be pretty calm around here for a few days, at least. :)I took this video of Grayson in his "thinking chair" this afternoon. He has loved his Johnny Jump-Up for several months, and is probably getting a little too big (notice his knees dragging on the floor!), but he

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Grayson has finally figured out how to get the toys out of his toy basket without having to stand up on it every time. What a smart boy! Playing with toys from Mary Jo Smith on Vimeo.

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This would have been a cute family picture, but Grayson was obviously bored. :)I LOVE this little man! Grayson's lunch of green beans was all over him and the highchair tray! Gray thinks it's funny to say "buh! buh!" with food in his mouth...the food ends up everywhere! I can't help but laugh, which, of course, encourages him.

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I can't believe that this is my little baby Grayson! He looks like such a BOY here! One of the rare pictures of Gray and Mommy...I'm always the one behind the camera. This photo was taken in Missouri...Gray and I had a great nap on the lawn chair at Scott's Pawpaw's house. :) Grayson's little concrete (or cement? I don't know the right term!) covered toes. Terry, Jeremy, and Scott added a new

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It's hard to believe that this little man has been making us smile and laugh for over 38 weeks! Grayson will be 9 months old next week. :) From 4 months on, Scott and I have kept saying "This is our favorite age." The next month will roll around and we'll say "No, THIS is our favorite age." Well, almost 9 months IS our favorite age! I kept telling people that I'd just like to "freeze"

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What Grayson at 8 1/2 months is like...Crawling all over the place.Pulling himself up onto anything he can. Standing up from Mary Jo Smith on Vimeo.Playing "hide and seek" with Mommy (by crawling UNDER his crib while we were playing in his room.)Eating green beans, peas, carrots, peaches, applesauce, squash, and sweet potatoes...all made by Gerber. :) Green beans! from Mary Jo Smith on

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Untitled from Mary Jo Smith on Vimeo. Here's a video for Grandma and Grandpa...your granddaughters and great-grandson. :)

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Grayson LOVES the pool! He has his own little boat and his Grandma and Grandpa Hubbard's house that he floats around in, kicking as he floats along. Pay close attention to his little feet. :)

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Grayson is has definitely been mobile for a while now...just rolling and scooting around to get where he wants to go. But, over the last few days, we've definitely seen more of a "crawling" motion to get to things. Here's a little video we took tonight. ** Sorry about the poor quality of the video...it was taken on our webcam. I'll try to get a video using our video camera and post that

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Grayson has been spoiled ROTTEN while we have been in Virginia. Grayson's Grandpa Hubbard even gave him his first taste of watermelon. * NOTE: This video is a little dark...we are going to do some editing and will repost it later! Check back for the brighter version! :)

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I went upstairs to check on Grayson during his nap the other day and this is what I saw...Notice his little finger sticking out of the crib. :) Silly little boy!

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Grayson's "conversations" have finally started sounding like words. Scott is really excited because it sounds a lot like "da da". What do you think? Can you believe the amount of drool on Grayson's chin? :) We STILL haven't seen (or felt) any little teeth sprout....we'll keep everyone posted!

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This is the quilt that Grayson received from our church for his dedication yesterday. It matches his nursery perfectly! Can you see how much he likes it? :)

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Grayson went swimming for the first time on Saturday! We went to visit Rick, Karen, and the girls in San Antonio and took advantage of their great pool. Grayson LOVED the water! He especially loved splashing us. It looks like we have a little fish on our hands. :)

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Scott has been trying to get me to agree to cutting Grayson's hair for several weeks now. I was resistant, but finally agreed when my mom was here this weekend. I guess he did need a haircut. Before... After...My little baby looks like a big boy now. Our worship pastor, Aaron, claims that he didn't even recognize Grayson this morning - he thought that he looked older. Our little baby is growing

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Grayson has been rolling over for a few days now, but we finally caught it on our webcam. Enjoy! We had a great day at Grayson's first "friend birthday party". Anderson, our music minister's son, had his 2nd birthday party today and Grayson was invited! It was a lot of fun. I'll upload a few pictures from that later on this evening.

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No signs of little teeth yet...but if this boy isn't teething, we don't know what's going on!! Grayson is chewing on EVERYTHING, drooling buckets, and was running a little fever this afternoon. We'll keep everyone posted!

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Grayson was trying to help his daddy hold the bottle. He grabs at EVERYTHING!

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The talking continues... it'll be interesting to see just HOW MUCH Grayson talks when he actually starts talking. If this is any indication, we're in big trouble! :)

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This is what happens when Scott is responsible for brushing Grayson's hair after a bath! At least Grayson doesn't mind it! :)

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We're seeing A LOT of drooling... And lots of chewing... The things daddies do for their babies. :) We don't feel any little teeth yet, but we'll keep you posted!

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Hail to the Redskins, Hail Victory! Getting ready for football season. :) I am a little biased, but I think that Grayson is the cutest baby I have ever seen! Solving the world's problems from a Johnny Jump-Up. He's planning his future presidential campaign. Grayson might be getting big, but he's not too big to cuddle with Mommy while he's sleeping. :) Cheering on the Tarheels during an open

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We tried feeding Grayson rice cereal for the second time last night and it went MUCH better than the first! (We'll have to upload the video of his first time eating cereal...hysterical!) Gray wasn't sure about the first few bites, but as soon as he figured out that he could "help" hold the spoon, he was all about it! :) Our little boy is growing up too fast!

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Our 4-month old baby Grayson...Our friend Amy, of Red-letter Photography, came over last Saturday to take pictures of Grayson. This is my FAVORITE picture that she took - although it was hard to pick a favorite. Check out the rest of the pictures here: http://picasaweb.google.com/scottandmjsmithAlso, be sure to check out Amy's website: www.redletterphotography.net If you live in the Austin

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T-R-E-E spells tree. :) Grayson's eyes are getting darker...they are a greenish brown now.What are you looking at? Haven't you seen a mohawk before? :)

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Here are some of the sounds that I hear all day. :) Conversations with Grayson from Mary Jo Smith on Vimeo.

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Here is a video of Grayson laughing. It's not the best quality because it's on our webcam. I'm also laughing so much that I can't hold the camera still! :) Grayson loves it when Scott blows on his little tummy - that's the sound you hear a little bit into the video, followed by Scott chuckling. :)Enjoy! :)We finally caught it on video! from Mary Jo Smith on Vimeo.

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Here are a few things that Grayson does during the day! Puppy love! Gray still LOVES his play mat - especially now that he's grabbing at everything in sight. Here is Grayson's new trick - he is suddenly aware of his feet and what they can do! Grayson has figured out that he can kick the rattle to make noise. You can also hear his new yell in the video - there's a new sound coming out of his

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Our little man all dressed up in his Easter best. Hanging out in his jumper. Smiling at Daddy - Grayson is a Daddy's boy! He smiles at his Momma, too, but I'm always the one taking the pictures. Grayson was giggling at Scott while I took this picture. It was one of the cutest things I have ever seen! Hopefully we'll get that cute giggle on video soon.We're going to Scott's first AMBC

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Here is Grayson "hanging out" on Easter!

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Grayson is putting those thunder thighs to good use! Ann gave us Cayden and Peyton's "Johnny Jump-up". We thought that Grayson might be a little too small to use it...but check out the video. He loves it!

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Hi! It's been a month since we've last posted, but we've had an exciting month at the Smith house. We've had a lot of "firsts"!Grayson's first plane rideGrayson's first time away from Mommy and Daddy. He spent a few days in Virginia with his Mimi and Poppy (Sandi and Terry) while we were in Cincinnati at a youth conference.Grayson's first visit to Jerusalem Baptist Church - where his Mom and

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Here is a little show of Grayson "talking"...as his parents, we think it's the cutest thing in the world...we'll see if you agree. :) It's not a very long video, but hopefully we can get another up soon!

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The day Scott has been waiting for has finally arrived...Grayson slept through the night on Sunday night! He slept from 7pm-5:45am! :) Of course, he woke up at 2:30am last night, but hey...at least we know that he's ABLE to sleep through the night. Grayson willl be staying with his Mimi and Pop Pop (Scott's parents) Thursday night - Monday night while Scott and I are at a Youth Conference in

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Look at how big our little boy is getting....the first picture is from December 6, the day we brought Grayson home from the hospital, and the other picture is from yesterday, February 11.

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Here is our little boy with band-aids on his chubby little thighs...band-aids covering up where he had his first SHOTS! Grayson had his 2 month check-up last Thursday and is growing like a weed. He weighed 11lbs. 6 oz. (4 lbs more than when he was born!) and measured 23 inches (4 inches longer than when he was born!). He's in the 50th percentile for both height and weight...perfectly

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Ok, so his intitials ARE G.T., but Grayson is GIFTED...he's talking already. :) Excuse the poor video quality (it was recorded with our web cam) and me laughing halfway through. Grayson LOVES the play mat that his great grandma Hubbard got him for Christmas!

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Grayson turned 2 months on Sunday - what a great occasion for a party! Well, that and the Superbowl. :) Here's a picture of Grayson and his daddy watching the game - I'm sure this is the first of many pictures of the two of them watching sports! Grayson is starting to show signs of sleeping through the night! Last night he slept from 8pm - 4am...I guess 8 hours IS sleeping through the night for

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Grayson loves the play mat that his great Grandma Hubbard gave him! He is even starting to reach out to try to grab the toys that hang from it. :)

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Grayson is up to 10 pounds 4 ounces! He's getting bigger by the minute, it seems. He can hold his head up really well and his just beginning to "stand up" when we're holding him. Grayson also has started rubbing his eyes when he's tired, which preceeds him fighting naps for a few minutes during the day. Luckily he doesn't fit going to sleep at night...yet. :) His eyes aren't quite brown yet, but

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Well, our poor little baby Grayson has brochialitis...I guess that's how you spell it. He started getting congested last week, so we called our pediatrician's office and they told us to use saline drops in his nose and if he didn't improve in a few days, we should call back. Well, that was last Friday and he hasn't improved, so we took him in to see Dr. Prochnow, his pediatrician, today. He

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What a cute smiley boy we have! :)

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