Here we go again..........

No were not expecting i'm so glad i got that out of the way. This is about our sweet lil angel Chey. I knew something was wrong with her after she came back from VBS (vacation bible school) she seemed very moody and we go through that having a lil princess but by 8:00 there was blisters on her arms and wrists that were cracking and bleeding. This has happend before last Jan but this happend by being around hay and this was on her face. As most of you know it has been a fighting battle with her extremly bad excema since she was a month old. We have been to so many drs and they put us on different creams and its just gets so old and wish we could find something that would help. The dr we went today well she was more less saying I had contributed to this infection. I wanted to cry since i've never ever would want to harm her and i bathe her daily put on her one cream we use so the thought of harming her was crazy. But she was mentioning the new cream out and works great for excema but found out by the pharmist that this is a new one and he was really worried about Chey using it. He was so good today he found some other medicine that would stop some of the itching and Chey told him THIS NOT FAIR and he goes i know honey but i'm going to try to take good care of you =). So our plans of going to Ks is off we cant take Chey to too many new enviroments till this clears and we have to wait to see the allergy specialist to see if we can get stuff figured out. So i ask you all to keep us in your prayers esp our lil angel Chey. I know her special Angel Melissa is watching over her. I just get so frustrated when people out in the public say oh your daughter does she have a sunburn or does she have a disease or is she contagious grrrr. I know today we were at subway and this truck driver goes right up to her and said what did your mom make you roll on the cement your skin looks like you have a terrible rash =( thats suppose to be a mad look. I just needed to take some frustration out and this is a good way to do it. I just wish people would understand but they dont. They say those things and dont even think of what that person may feel after that comment. I know when that guy said that to her she started to cry and say mommy hold me. Our lil Chey has such a big heart and when she smiles she can brighten a room wherever she goes. She's a fighter and i'm so proud to say she's my daughter i wish i had that much strength like she does. Thank You for listening

The picture was taking last wednesday treating her to pizza after she finished her 1st yr of preschool!!!!!

Love you all

Last Day of School

Today Owen finished Kindergarten and the stuff animal he's holding was an award from the reading program he got. They have 4 classrooms 2 names from each class was drawn and can u believe it Owen was picked. Then his class received awards for certain things they've done well on or outstanding in a certain category. Our lil man received an outstanding artist award. When i've talked to his teacher she mentions how impressed she is over his art work. As she tells me she's amazed of his art ability. We wonder were his art ability comes from since chris and i have no art ability in our bones. However i have a sister that does really good in art and a grandma that was very good. In fact she was asked to teach art at the UNL but turned it down. What makes it really special he's name after one of my friends brothers who was extraordinary artist but was killed 13yrs ago so its just a little freaky. Kinda like the similarities of Chey and her special angel Melissa. But Owen did very well this year and as Mrs. Hendricks said he's more than ready for 1st grade =)

Movie Night

On Sunday we decided to take the kids to Monsters vs Aliens. We had a good time as a family since we dont get that chance very often. We got our goodies the normal popcorn, pop, and taffy and sat down waiting and waiting and finally the movie started and chey whispers to me is the movie over yet i just had to giggle and say umm no it just started. I thought to myself oh boy this is going to be a long movie. But she did really well we had to go to the bathroom once and i only hopped to daddy and mine left a couple of times. The kids really liked it and Chris treated them to supper. Well most of us didnt care where to go but Owen had to go to McDonalds so Chris let him go there why we went to Runza. The things we do for our kids and the only reason why he wanted Mickey D's is cause of the monsters vs aliens toy grrr.

Owen School Program

Tonight Owen had is Spring Program at School which was animal songs A-Z and they were suppose to dress up like an animal well we had trouble finding the outfit to match his ears and tail well then i lost his tail over the weekend oops. Thankfully Owen was VERY understanding telling me its okay cause then he would look like a gorilla and he didnt want to be that. I bought the set on Ebay which they called it a monkey. So he wanted to look like a spiffy mouse his words. So in this first picture he's acting out a monkey then on the way to the program he decided to be a mouse. He done very well however halfway through the program he wanted to cry since his daddy wasnt there. Its very hard for Chris to get away from work esp during the week and its hard for Owen to understand. I keep telling him we need to get a new camcorder so he and daddy can watch it on the weekends. After his BIG show we decided to go get ice cream which was really good eventhough it wasnt Schwans as Owen informed me. Then read stories which it wore Chey out cause half way through the story Chey fell asleep in mine and Owen's lap. The picture on the right was taken with his teacher Mrs. Hendricks before the show.

Tagged

I was tagged by my friend Cheri for this meme. Here are the rules:1. Go to your documents/pictures files.2. Go to the 6th file folder.3. Find the 6th picture.4. Blog about it.5. Tag 6 friends to do the same. (See a theme here?)This is a little harder to do on a Mac because pictures aren't saved in the same manner as a PC. So this one doesn't exactly follow the rules but its as close as I could get.

This was taken at Chey's uncle Matt's wedding and aunt Kimber is holding her. Yes i said aunt and uncle this is her family her middle name is melissa who happens to be their sister who passed away several yrs ago and cheys daddy and melissa were really good friends.

1. Sarah

2.Cheri

3.Christine

4.Kiara

5.lesa

6.Mallory

The lil Actor

Owen was so great in his shows yesterday however by the last one he was very tired. The first show my sister and nieces,grandma ashley, Tess and Shawn, Daddy, Chey and I all came to watch Owen's first show. Then Grandma Ashley treated Owen to supper to celebrate which he chose McDonalds he was pretty thrilled i think Daddy and Iwould of chose something different but then again it was Owens Day. Then we dropped Daddy and Chey off cause daddy wasnt feeling too well and figured Chey couldnt handle another show. So grandma, Owen, and I headed to the school for one last show. When he got there he wanted a picture with his two cast directors who he found very cute lol. While he was doing the last show he was very tired and afterwards very cranky he wanted to go to the casting party however with a bunch of hs kids didnt think it would be very fun and thought he would be fast asleep. Needless to say he was very upset with me but went fast to sleep. He told me this morning he said he had so much fun and would love to do it again.

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Starring Derek Owen Smith.............

As a parent you have those moments that you are so proud of your child and brag until your blue in the face well today is the day. They had a missoula childrens play thats here once a yr. I thought it would be a great oppertunity for Owen. For you ones that know Chris he's so much like his dad doesnt know a stranger but he just scared and doesnt think he can do anything. Well i told him if you try it i wont bother you about it again. I want him to get out there and get involved since i never did and regret missing out on so much. As Chey and i waited waited 2 hrs which seems alot longer with a 4 yr old i had stuff for her to do but she was getting real tired toward the end but she did real well though. The parts were being called not thinking he made it cause there was 130 kids ranging from age 5-18 and could only pick 60 children most of them been there before so when i told chey lets get our stuff and they yelled Owen Smith with all the parents surrounding me i couldnt see his face of exciment. When they dismissed the kids i was trying to find him and it was crazy you know that feeling your trying to get to him and its slow motion and you cant get to him fast enough. Well he was pretty excited and said he had so much fun and he said mom thank you which my heart melted. The play is going to be this saturday and Owen will be playing a dust bunny. I'm going to be a mom that takes lots of pics is that terrible. Now i'm not that person that is a crazy stage mom he's always told me dont be watching me cause it makes me nervous so somehow i just sit there and dont motion or tell him what to do and he does great which i already knew that but its so nice to hear that from other people. Okay i will stop talking i just starting typing away and couldnt stop so dont be mad lol =)

It only took how many hrs...........

Okay i found out i need to go back to school and take computer classes lol. I was trying to change my background and all that stuff. I ended up taking a break just so i could maybe come back and figure it out lol. But i think i've figured it out so it will be so much easier next time. I knew it i done it before i could do it again crazy. Well i will stop babbling on and on.

sad news!!!!!!!!

I received a phone call from my mom and once i heard her say my friends name i knew what had happened. My friend and his wife had a baby at the end of July which was suppose to be an exciting time for everyone however she was diagnosed with SMA which is called spinal muscular atrophy which is a motor neuron disease and there are 3 types of the disease unfortunately she carried the 3rd one which in that case they dont live past their 3rd birthday well she made it to 4months a couple of days shy of turning 5months. And also went into gods hands on Christmas. I will be going home Monday so i can make it to the funeral which is on Tuesday. So please pray for them they have a lil boy who is 4 and very healthy just think of them at this difficult time.

I'm so mad

This year i was so excited cause my kids are old enough to really enjoy Christmas and we were making sugar cookies and frosting them and i went to go get my camera so i can get pics of them. Oh i forgot its in Chris's van and chris has the van today=( so i was very upset and Owen said mom dont get mad cause theres nothing you can do about it. Well he's right i just hope its in the van and i didnt lose it cause that would stink since were so close to Christmas. We hope our friends and family have a wonderful Christmas and a safe New Year and please pray that i find my camera lol=)

sick, sick or more sickness

I'm so ready for the winter to be done!!!!!! It started last friday morning our lil owen got sick but insisted going to school he was alot better. Cause he felt a day away from school is a day away from learning man does he sound like his dad. Well around 11am i receive a phone call saying i need to come get him. Then Monday Chris has the flu good he will be away from us on his routes i know thats really bad but i dont want it. Well he finally got better thursday and then last night owen complains about his stomach and head. I really thought it was cause he was trying to get out of cleaning his room but i soon found out he wasnt lying. I kept to him out today and he seems to be doing better however chey has had a cold this whole week and cant seem to get rid of the cough darn it. And for me last night my stomach hurt and i figured oh its just cause i've been taking care of sick ppl well today it didnt get any better. I feel very weak and extremely tired. But i keep pushing on cause i guess thats what moms do right. So i'm hoping this is the last bit of sickness for awhile atleast till after Christmas. Cause next week is party week at our schools. The school always takes each grade to the movie crazy i think but i'm glad there doing it and not me lol. So hopefully when i get back on here our family is feeling better. Good Night!!!

i've been so bad

I've been so bad about getting on here and letting all of our family and friends know whats been going on with the Smith's. We have been so busy with the kids activites at school and church. Like father like son Owen has joined the kids choir at church i think he's going to have his dads voice thank goodness i was going to say if he had my voice we might have a problem lol. Chey has been going on alot of field trips lately with school and has enjoyed them all and even has a new friend named Harry however daddy is not so sure about that=). And I even have changed my ideas about staying home all the time. So i started working part time at the elem school as a para and i LOVE IT!!!!! It's also been good for chey and not so clingy plus extra income to is nice. Starting in 2009 i'm going to get better i promise well i will try. I hope everyone is getting all their shopping done and that you all have a wonderful and safe holidays with your family. From our family to your yours Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Trick Or Treat

Well Halloween has come and gone once again and this year was the most fun i've had in all the years minus chris being with us. The kids ended up having there halloween parties at school with me helping Owens Class it made me really miss teaching in the school. Aftere their parties we decided this yr to do the parade which was alot of fun a little crazy but fun then going to the downtown to do trick or treating with the business. But after that we always go with our cousins and this yr they've decided it was un cool to be with us so it was just Owen Chey Aunt Shell and me trick or treating. We went out for 3-4hrs and really brought in the candy then picking up daddy at work so he could see them in their costumes. Owen was the incredible hulk of course everything is the incredible hulk with him and chey first got a costume from the movie Mulan then Shell let her borrow the girls duck costume which she said i'm gonna be that then at one time she thought about a cowgirl or her Snow White costume from last yr so i had no idea what she was going to be well waking up friday Morning she was going to where snow white however she informed me it wasnt snow white it was princess Chey.

Going on a diet

Well i've decided to go on a diet and try to get back in shape. I've always put it off but i dont think i've ever been this big well when i was pregnant with both kids. So i'm gonna get in gear and exercise more and try to eat better wish me luck this holiday is going to be so hard.

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Suprise Crystal

Well last night after the kids birthday party was like no other we were all going out for supper with chris's folks and i asked tess and shawn if they would come with us and of course they said we would probably go to supper but leave after that. However i was a lil bummed that my mom and sister's family wasnt going to come but i understood.Well i've been wanting to go to this restaurant for our anniv and he never takes me well it surrounds the lake and it so gorgeous with a fireplace. Well i knew i forgot my camera and i went back to get it when i see Tess bringing in a package and while i'm getting my camera my mother in law kinda cornering me i was like yeah theres something up. When i get my camera we go and take pictures of the lake and i hear chris i was thinking oh he probably has a cake for me well when i turned around it was my father in law and chris following so he said we better go in so while i'm walking by the windows looking for a table that has a cake and i'm like hmm its around the corner they said so when i walked through the door there was my sisters family and my mom with a cake and some balloons with pictures scattered on the table of me growing up. I do not show my true feelings around people and i just couldnt hold it in when i saw my family i just lost it and was hugging everyone crying, crying and crying some more lol. Well Tess gave me a pretty friendship frame with a neat paper book about our friendship which i didnt get to read till i was home very emotional. Then Chris said he had a platter made for me with our names on it so we could serve turkey this year on which i thought was nice then he said but until then this will have to do. Well it was a Ring box and i opened it up and i was so surprise it was the ring i've been wanting for months. I love love love rubies and it has one big ruby with two lil ones on the side and lil diamonds going down each the sides. I just couldnt believe it. Cause i kept telling him all i want for christmas is a ruby ring. He had got everyone involved and for once i had no idea he pulled it off and it was absolutely perfect. I was going to say the only thing that was missing was my dad and my other sisters family but i understood. I truly am the luckiest girl alive. Then my cake was very pretty with peach roses on it which are my favorite flower. I know it wasnt easy cause i do not like surprises and i have to know everything and i usually find out but i have to say i had NO idea my family and Chris really got me. I love you all thanks for making my birthday so wonderful.

Cheys Halloween Costume

Well i thought this yr would be easy she would just use her same costume from last yr since she still young. Well no that didnt happen she decided to be a cowboy/cowgirl she says. I'm like okay that wont be to hard borrow some spurs and buy a toy cowboy hat. Well were on a mission to find a cowboy hat at our first store & cant find one so we go to this other store and guess what happens she throws cowgirl out of the picture and fell in love with this other costume. However no one will get to see the costume till Oct 31st because she wants it to be a suprise. But i think some of u maybe suprise what she gets. So make sure u check in to see what halloween costume she decided with. She wont even tell her daddy and its driving him crazy he goes it better not be nothing to wild or revealing lol. But i think daddy will approve. Stay tuned ??????????

In Loving Memory of Melissa Evans

Cheyenne with her special grandma and grandpa

Thank You for the Memories Melissa

This moring i woke up to the song "The Dance" by Garth Brooks yes that song has a lot of meaning to it but that was one of Melissa's favorite songs. I'm sure some of you are wondering who Melissa was. I want to say sorry you never got to meet her cause she was such an amazing girl who live each day as if it was her last. Well i never even got to meet her but the stories i hear and the love my husband had for her was just amazing. Melissa was born not expected to make it out of the hospital. Well down the road he met an amazing woman Debbie who truly took Melissa under her wings and the only mom Melissa knew and ended up getting a brother and sister who truly loved her more than words can say. Melissa's life involved lots and lots of doctors each year at school saying melissa may not be with you at the end of the yr well once they got older the principal stop saying that. For those who didnt know her she was a very strong will person she was a fighter maybe cause she had the evans blood in her. By the time they were graduating HS some of the boys in her class did something at the graduation that will forever be in there hearts. They ended up lifting her wheelchair up on stage so she would be able to receive her diploma like the rest of the class. Lets just say there was no dry eyes in the gym. When Chris saw her the next yr at homecoming she was not having a real good day which wasnt unusually cause she had so much pain most of her life. But what he didnt realize that would be the last day he ever spoke to her again. One day during school God must of realized she had enough and he took her in his arms so she wouldnt hurt no more. Chris served as one of the pallbearer's at her funeral. They never dated but everyone that knows Chris knew he loved her so much. And still misses her like crazy. I really know when he misses her cause i hear so many stories about their special friendship they shared. The story doesnt end here with Melissa yes your thinking how can that be well when we were pregnant and finding out it was a girl chris made a special call to the Evans asking if we could name Cheyenne after her. Of course with open arms and tears they accepted. Well Oct 11th Cheyenne Melissa was welcomed into the world which was 9 yrs to the date Melissa past away. When we made the phone calls to Cheyennes new grandparents there was a lot of tears and joy. Our lil Cheyenne does not know how special she is to the Evans but in the future she will. Like one day i ended up calling Chey Missy when she was 18 months Chris whip around and said where did u get that. I said i dont know it just came to me and he said thats what some people use to call Melissa i told him sorry and he mentioned no i like it i havent heard it for awhile. So thats what her daddy calls her. And the funny thing is she only lets her daddy call her that. I just wish i could of met her if i was in Chris's life sooner just to say i knew her but the truth is i actually feel i already do. She was such a fighter and smiling even though she hurt she kept pushing. If i ever can be half that girl i know i have done something right. So I ask you this saturday to light a candle in memory of melissa and the life that she led. Thank You for all the wonderful years Melissa we miss you like it was just yesterday. Always in our hearts, Chris Crystal Derek Owen and Cheyenne Melissa

How Cute

Today i went to take the kids to school and was walking down Owens Class Hall when i noticed some art pictures on the wall. Well when i came to Owens he drew a picture of some people and at the bottom they were asked what they like to do for fun as most kids said play with cars or on their bikes stuff like well my lil Owen said he liked to play with his lil sister my heart melt and i thought that was so cute. I know they fight like all siblings but i know they truly love each other and they really look out for each other. I just hope they have that special bond that my siblings and i've had over the yrs.

Spike Culbertson Smith owen named it

Okay I been dreading this but Spikes Cage was getting kinda gross. I knew it had to get done since we have family coming in this weekend and next weekend too. But today was the perfect time to get it done since i have both kids in school. I even called my mother in law but she was very dissapointed she couldnt help lol. Lets just say she doesnt really care for those kinds of animals she's more a dog lover. But trying to get him in another cage is kinda scary kinda grosses you out. But i overcame my fear and got it all done and spikes alot happier. Thank goodness i only have to do it like once a month. If you asked me in HS if i would ever do something like this i would say no way thats gross but its crazy how things change. Owen loves Spike and i'm very suprised how well he does care for Spike and really takes care of him. He has really stepped up and taking the responsibilites to take care of his pet. Its very cute at night he even reads a good night story to spike lol.