Halloween 2015

Halloween is always a great time around the Smith household.  We went to Houston this year to celebrate with Brooke, Travis, and the babies.


Before that though we won- yes won the family contest at Finley and Carters school. We went as characters in the batman movie..... Have to admit, I was a pretty good cat woman.

The Houston kids went as super heroes and fireman and construction workers- we all had a great time!

Count Your Blessings, Bella

Riley Turns 3- October 2015

Where did the time go for our sweet Riley.  For her three year old party she wanted a Dora party.  Luci gave a cute, cute party with family and friends.  Riley was of course the hit of the party.

Bless Our Sweet Riley!

Count your blessings!!! Bella

The Girls Turn One- September 2015

Our sweet grand daughters turned one in September 2015. Their mommas gave them a cookout party with a jumping house in Austin.  Both the girls were a little overwhelmed with all the family for their party. We all had a good time with Minnie Mouse!

Corrina Lynn ( Cori)

Annabelle Marie ( Annie)

Home made Mickey Mouse Cupcakes

Who knew that one tiny little ball of sweetness (YOU) could improve the lives of so many? Happy Birthday to our little miracles. Love you my baby girls!

Count Your Blessings, Bella

Lori and Blakes Wedding

My Godson Blake Hartgraves married a lovely sweet girl name Lori on August 8, 2015.  She has brought such joy into our lives through Plexus and her parents Greg and Debbie whom we now travel with.  Blake is Dana and Mark and Fred and Becky's son and has been in my life for all of his 25 years.  We are so proud of him and Lori and the life they are making for themselves. Here are some pictures from the wedding as the whole family was invited!  Thanks guys we had a great night!!!

Here we are! aren't we purty all dressed up!

The Bride and Groom- just beautiful

Riley dancing away the night!

We had to divide an conquer with 8 children!

Travis, Brooke and their sweet family!

Jeremy and Blake's brother Drew- we are so proud of his service to our country!

Luci and Jeremy

Abbey, Justin and their family

Connor and Paige

My beautiful friend Dana- the Mother of the Groom!

Jeremy with his little ladies!

Greg the Proud Father of the Bride


The real act of marriage takes place in the heart, not in the ballroom or church or synagogue. It's a choice you make - not just on your wedding day, but over and over again - and that choice is reflected in the way you treat your husband or wife. Barbara De Angelis

Count Your Blessings!

End of Summer- 2015

Loved the summer of 2015, lots of traveling and spending time with friends. But my all time favorite thing to do is to go to the lake and just relax.  Water seems to be good for my soul!  So do my friends!

Molly, Mike, Adreinne, Terry, Kirk, Lynn at Lake Lavon

In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, and sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.

Khalil Gibran

Count Your Blessings, Bella

Cruise Baby Cruise July 2015

Well we did it again.  We went on a cruise with my parents and had a gloriuos time!  This time we went to Cozumel, Belize, and Mahagony Bay.  My mom planned the excursions and did a wonderful job.  We went to a Salsa class in Cozumel, an Air Boat ride in Belize, and a monkey and parrot park in Mahagony Bay as well as the beach.  My mom and dad are so easy to travel with and the four of us really enjoy each other's company. They treat Kirk as one of their sons.  Here are some pictures to capture the moments:

Life on the Boat:

Momma always remembers us on our birthdays

Happy Birthday Kirk

Salsa, Salsa- Kirk got to be the MC and be with the pretty lady since it was his birthday.  Kirk and I also won the Salas Dancing contest as the most fun couple!

Salsa/Salsa where you get to make Salsa, drink margaritas, and learn to Salsa dance.


Air Boat Riding in Belize



The beach at Mahagony Bay.  We took an air gondala to get over there!

Momma and Daddy always having fun!

My favorite- love this guy!


“The beauty of collaboration between older and younger generations is that we combine strength with wisdom—a surefire way to accomplish more for the glory of God.” Count Your Blessings, Bella

Puerto Vallarta

Still trying to catch up.....

Kirk and I also got to take a much needed vacation this summer to Peurto Vallarta with two of our couple friends. It was fun to just be a couple and relax. We slept, ate, shopped, and we were just normal tourists. We stayed at a beautiful  condo that Greg and Debbie had secured from their friends. The view was beautiful, the pool was wonderful, and the beach was great. Dana, Mark, Greg, and Debbie had been there before, so they knew the ropes and how to get around the town and the best places to eat. We did catch a few tours and overall really, really, enjoyed ourselves.  Here are some highlights:

The view from our condo!

At a morning beach at Cabo Corricutes- the first travelors on the beach!

Waiting for out friends to join us.  they took a hike to the beach, we took a boat as Kirk was still suffering from his spraigned ankle.

We took a boat to a circular island and swam through the volcano rocks into the middle of the island.  Absolutely breathtaking!

There is the gang!  What a great group of people!

View from the restaurant. Stunning!!!!!

Cannot wait to go back!
Count Your Blessings, Bella