Her new book.

Here are a couple clips of Hadley going through a new book we got her. It has pictures in a column on one page and then you have to match them up by finding them on the pages in the scene. She's picking up on it pretty quickly...

Her new book. from Nate Smith on Vimeo.

Turtle. from Nate Smith on Vimeo.

tricks, pics and one crazy monster under a blanket.

We've been having lots of fun so far this summer and lately we've been spending as much time outside as possible. I guess that's what happens when it rains for the whole month of June! Hadley has been loving her swing, watering the plants, and climbing up onto everything she can get her hands on. She's even surpassed Sawyer with the "roll over" command...

sit. roll over. from Nate Smith on Vimeo.

the monster. from Nate Smith on Vimeo.

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A few random pics.

A hot day in DuBois during the summer of 2008.



Sawyer launching for a ball last summer.



Pete and I working the ol' chain saw in DuBois many years ago...maybe 2002?



Ahh, garage beers, the gift that gets sweeter with time - at least those that don't explode due to cold. They've been there 3 years now?



A night at Wolf Trap amphitheater outside of D.C. to see Bill Cosby...June 2002



Ski Maine. Sunday River, Saddleback, Shawnee Peak...



Grandpa Smith in Troy, NY in April of 2008.

Dreaming of the beach...

Well, we're back to reality and the beach is now just a distant memory. We're already booking the trip for next summer. It didn't take very long for Hadley to not be afraid of the ocean as you couldn't turn your back on her for a second or else she'd be out bobbing around in the water. She had a great time digging holes, knocking over sand castles, eating sand and salt water, and meandering all over the beach just when we started to relax on our beach towels. The whole Smith family was there at Bethany and it was truly a great vacation. Here are a few videos of Hadley both on the beach and inside filling her belly with food. Long live the Bethany donut shop...

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the spork. from Nate Smith on Vimeo.

Playing on the beach.

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View from the ol' beach house.

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Hadley's new-old slide.

Jess and I cleaned up and put back together this classic slide from Jess's childhood...so that dates it back to the 18th century, right Jess? Anyway, Hadley loves it. We have to keep the door closed to the mudroom when we're not using it because she would play on it all day if she could. She figured out how to climb up and slide down pretty quickly, and as you can see from the video she also knows how to slow her self down on the slide. No, Daddy has not tried the slide yet...

Slip sliding away... from Nate Smith on Vimeo.

More on the slide. from Nate Smith on Vimeo.

Sawyer is a nut.

Well, actually both Sawyer and Rossi are nut jobs. Every once and a while they go to town digging a hole and today was one of those days. Sawyer was nearly over his head digging in this hole, chasing whatever they were chasing. Either way, they had tons of fun and Rossi got his cardio for the day.

Diggin' a hole. from Nate Smith on Vimeo.

The kissing bandit.

Hadley has been displaying her personality more and more everyday. From her dancing and chattering, to her mini temper tantrums, to her kisses to everyone including the dogs, to her throwing food to the dogs, to her spinning round and round till dizzy -- she certainly is growing and changing fast. I'm excited to be done with school and teaching so I can spend more time at home with my girls. Here are a few videos from the last few weeks that I've been trying to get posted but have been just too dang busy. Enjoy...

Kisses for everyone. from Nate Smith on Vimeo.

Snapping her fingers. from Nate Smith on Vimeo.

Dancing to frig music. from Nate Smith on Vimeo.