Leadership Fort Smith

Moises was inducted into the 2016 class of Leadership Fort Smith last night. He was selected as part of a group of 25 people who were chosen based on leadership ability, experience and commitment to the community. To be considered for the program you must receive two nominations from leaders in the community, complete an application process and obtain letters of recommendation from business and personal associates. The candidates are then selected from a wider group and narrowed down to 25 participants. The program lasts 10 months and focuses on studying the strengths, challenges, needs and overall community issues that face this region. The program has been in place for nearly 30 years and is sponsored by the Fort Smith Chamber of Commerce.  Jennifer and the girls are so proud of Daddy! 

Lake House Visit

This weekend we headed to the lake house with the girls. Cousins Reece and Avery also made the trip, so Abby was ecstatic when we got there! The older kids played a lot upstairs. They're finally at the age that unsupervised play is an option! Allison was feeling a little sick, so she spent most of the time in mommy's arms trying to recover. As usual, the kids had a great time and when we come back to the lake house the next time there will be a boat!

Much Love,
Moises & Jennifer

Sally Kate's Birthday

 This weekend Abigail stayed the weekend at Sally Kate's house to celebrate SK's birthday. As usual, the girls had a great time and SK's big sister, Caroline, spent time fixing the girls' hair and even let them sleep in her room. She's a great big sister. Abby had a great time, but when she got home she said she was glad to be home with her "people".

Much Love,
Moises & Jennifer

Eat Time!

Today Allison had her first taste of rice cereal. She wasn't too fond of the unfamiliar texture at first, but soon she got the hang of it.  She was mostly interested in the brightly colored bowl that the was holding the rice cereal. Overall she ate really well and even wanted a little more!

Much Love,
Moises & Jennifer

4 Month Checkup

Today we took Allison in for her 4 month check up. The doctor is pleased with her development and even gave the green light for Allie to start eating solid foods. She also had her 4 month shots, which made her really sleepy for the evening. Other than the shots it was a great doctor visit. Allison is weighing in at 16 lb 1 oz and is 26.25", which is the 80th and 97th percentiles. Looks like she growing and growing!

Much Love,
Moises & Jennifer

Visit to Pop & Mumzie's

On Abby's birthday we flew down to visit Pop & Mumzie for the week to celebrate the 4th of July. It was Allison's first flight and she did awesome! Both the girls slept most of the way and arrived well rested. We went swimming everyday. It was a little hot for Allison to be at the beach so we only took her a couple times. The rest of the time she spent hanging with Mumzie and Pop. Abby loved swimming in the Gulf and building sand castles.  We took the girls to Mote Marine Aquarium, which is one of our favorite places to go when we visit. On the Fourth we watched the island's parade, since it was hot Mumzie & Allie stayed inside for that. Abby loved it and caught so much candy and beads. It was so great visiting them and we had such a great time as we always do. It was tough getting back to the real world!

Much Love,

Moises & Jennifer

Camping Trip

We went camping for the weekend of Abby's birthday at Cooper Lake. The whole family rented three cabins and Abby spent every night at Grandma & Grandpa's cabin with Seth. Even though she told us she was going to miss us so much. We arrived Thursday night and got up early on Friday to go kayaking. Abby was not a fan of kayaking too much. Fortunately, Saul brought his jet ski so Abby & daddy took a ride on that and she loved it. Later on they all went swimming. On Saturday, we had a birthday party to celebrate Abby's birthday complete with a Minnie Mouse pinata. She had a great time trying to get the candy out of the pinata, opening her presents and eating cake. We could hardly get her down for a nap after the festivities!

Much Love,
Moises & Jennifer