So, wow... I haven't posted in almost a year. How embarrassing! That has got to be some kind of record or something! A LOT has changed since I last posted... I think I'm going to just copy and paste our Christmas letter below to bring this up to speed. Here it is:

Dear Friends and Family,

What a year 2007 has been for the Smith family! On June 21st Kendall Marie Smith joined our family! She weighed in at 7lbs 3oz with a mass of dark brown hair. She is such a joy and is a wonderful addition to our family. Her big brother, Carter, is completely smitten with her and has been from day one. In fact, we have to keep a close eye on him because he loves to hug his little sister and isn’t always as gentle has we would like. ☺
We celebrated Carter’s 2nd birthday on December 4th. It’s hard to believe he is two years old already! It seems like just yesterday we were bringing him home from the hospital. He is “all boy.” He loves being outside and playing with cars, trucks, and tractors. Some of his favorite pastimes are riding around in the tractor with PawPaw (Justin’s dad) and “helping” Justin work in the yard. He recently moved out of his crib and started sleeping in a twin bed. Some nights it takes a little “convincing” to get him to stay in his bed, but overall he has done really well with the change and seems to love being able to get up by himself in the mornings.
Justin is keeping busy with work, school board meetings, and commitments at church. We celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary in August! God has truly blessed us! In March, we left Carter with Justin’s parents and spent a few days in Orlando for an early anniversary celebration. We enjoyed visiting a museum, spending a day at Sea World, and watching the Houston Astros play baseball in Spring Training. It was a fabulous way to celebrate five wonderful years of marriage!
In May, I “retired” from work. I have always wanted to be a stay-at-home mom and that dream has finally become a reality. God has blessed Justin’s business tremendously and I am now finally able to stay home with the kids. I am truly enjoying my time home with them but I do have to say that this is by far the hardest job I have ever done. However, as I’m sure any mother would attest, this is also the most rewarding and fulfilling job I could possibly be doing.
We traveled home to NM for Thanksgiving. We had a wonderful time eating, spending time with family, eating, playing games, and eating some more. Lord willing, we plan to be back in NM for Christmas.
Well, that about wraps it up for us. We pray that during this busy season we will all keep our hearts and minds focused on our Newborn King, Christ Jesus.

Much Love,
Justin, Kristi, Carter and Kendall

Looks like I need to change the title of my blog now... it's not just "My Boys and I" anymore! Now that I'm home with the kids I will really try to do better about posting more frequently... really, I will!