Ok so it's official, I am the worst blogger, facebooker, and myspacer on the planet. I never update status or post new pics and after looking at alot of friends pages I have decided that I Ashley Jo Smitherman will do better this year, this I swear. Now that I have have taken the oath of the new age mommy/wife it's time to get down to business and update all of who have, I am sure, been anxiously awaiting my update.

The first thing I feel compelled to share, for those of you who don't already know. On November 13th 2009, the dearest sweetest man I ever knew quietly passed away in his home after a long and difficult battle with lung cancer. John C. Dewey, was in so many ways my friend, father figure and mentor. He was always so full of life even in the very end. Weeks before his passing he would crack jokes and dance his little dance in the kitchen, barely able to walk he would still try to stop, shake his little bum and make me laugh. I was raised by my grandparents and owe so much of who I am to them. I have to thank my sweet husband for being so understanding when I would spend most of free time with my grandparents after Papa's diagnosis in June of 2009. He stood by my side through the hardest thing I have ever had to go through. It's because of my family, my husband, my little boy, my amazing friends and last but not least my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, that I was able to brave the roughest storm. I love you guys!!

While going through this very difficult time I felt compelled to reestablish a relationship with Christ. However I wasnt sure how to go about this. After many family prayers around papa, most of which were led my Uncle John, I felt compelled to talk to him about helping me find a church for me, Bud and Gabe. My Uncle John and his sweet wife my Aunt Taryn took Bud and me around town to find a Christian Fellowship that would "fit". Bud has such amazing instincts, he picked the Calvary Chapel of Saint George to visit first and after meeting the pastors there we knew that it was the place for us to call our spiritual home. We have been attending this church for several months now and it has been such an amazing experience for us to share. Already we have had such blessings in our life, and I know that many more blessing are in store my family. Thank you Uncle Johney and Aunt Taryn for being such examples to us and helping us to find this amazing church. I love you guys so much and owe each of you the world.