the office!

soo the office season 5 premeire is tonight. its been in my calendar for like, hmm, a month or more so yah, its kinda a big deal. it's gonna be a whole hour filled with hilarious and absurd moments. anyways, in other news...tomorrow i'm going on a retreat for choir this weekend which will be fun. apparently all we do is sing...wooooo. i'll be back saturday night or early sunday morning. as for the fam, they're good. mom has daycare, dad has teaching, beth has school. we are gonna make a trip up to utah next weekend for conference and to see my uncle from new zealand who will be up there for a week or so and also to see rachel and garrick of course. so that should be fun. thats pretty much it. til next time. byeeee

hidden talent...

this is bethany['s stomach]. she apparently has a really strong stomach and can roll it just like zach can! i videotaped it and then showed her and the only thing she could say between her laughter was, " i look so proud of it!" which she does. haha. well, this week is going okay. me and emma luthi and two boys from our choir sang the national anthem at the volleyball game tonight[liberty vs. foothill] so that was nerve-racking. then i went to a byu fireside at the stake center which was kinda informational. tomorrow is an early out and at mutual, we're learning how to blog! yay! so thats the week so far. el fin.

the weekenders!

everyone loves weekends. weekends mean no school, no work, and lots of sleep. they mean football games, friends, family and fun. theyre basically a healthy dose of everything good. heres some pictures from this weekend:




so basically, that was our weekend. it was fun. we've got church soon so that will be fun. then its back to school and work...until next weekend!

oh happy day!

this day was splendid. i hardly had homework and therefore got to chill with my friends. we made cupcakes, went to taco bell and then to the volleyball game[liberty won the 1st three matches no problem:) ]. also, i got my camera in the mail! so that was exciting. also, i remembered that mutual tomorrow is tie-dying! which is, as we all know, one of the most fun things to do ever! as for other news, one of moms daycare kids brought a playset for our backyard...yay. dad was happy because he got new road tires for his bike. and the newest news from zach is that he didnt have time for a haircut so he shaved/buzz cut his hair himself...that was actually a week ago, but i forgot to post it. what a funny guy aye? well, thats all folks. byeee.

9/11

i know this is a sad day for many and is seen as a day of mourning, but it is also bethany's 9th birthday! sooo, we celebrated today. we went out to red lobster for dinner because bethany absolutely loves crab and shrimp. she ate a couple king crab legs all by herself! haha. she had a great day. i gave her the mamma mia soundtrack which she has been listening to the whole afternoon. she also got a case for her scriptures from mom and a bag of peanut m&ms from dad;) shes gotten calls from both rachel and garrick and from stacie...so that was good. thanks you guys:] so overall this day has been a success! the end.

update!

its not as easy as myspace of facebook or even bebo, but im getting used to this whole blog thing...kinda. well anyways, my day was pretty boring. i did a whole bunch of reading, writing, and junk like that. its pretty cool having my dad teach at my school because i can keep my lunch in his refrigerator and i can keep my books in his cupboards...also, he writes passes for me occasionally. haha. tonight is mutual. yay! we're making creme puffs and it should be fun!

i don't really know what to write on these things...umm, zach is doing pretty good[so i hear] and he has about 5 months. he hasnt had many baptisms, but hes never been really discouraged so that's good. he is in penn yam right now and he was in an omish community at one time, followed later by a native american reservation. thats him right there! what a STUD!

pretty cool stuff...garrick is in provo and is workin on his mission papers. rachels doing good in college. and its bethanys 9th birthday tomorrow! mom and dad are the same. everythings going good and that's all i have to say!

the parental units

this is dad. see dad eat. eat dad eat!
subject: matthew waaka smith
this picture was taken in new zealand at a famous little shop called pokenos. dad's from new zealand and his heart will always be in aotearoa. he is a teacher and moved to liberty this past year. he had a hip surgery done this past summer and says he feels like a teen again. haha












this is mom[and dad] on mothers day.
mom aka lucinda is a daycare provider/stay at home mom. and a good one at that! she's a great cook when she does...jkjk. mom grew up in eureka and delano and then met and married dad. we know all live here in bakersfield. yay!

sista sista!

this is an old picture but whatever, this is me and my sister rachel. she just left for college:[ sad day, but i guess everyone has to grow up sometime...shes doing good, if you wanted to know. her roomate isnt lds, but she's nice and pretty cool. she is living in heritage and is as close to campus as anyone could be . she calls sometimes and sends me texts regularly with random quotes from movies and the office. the house is emptier, of course and her room is being used by my mom to play the cello. we miss you gurrl!