Sunday, October 5, 2008

Cienna McKay Arrives!

Another favorite moment in time...Cienna McKay Smith joined the family on Sept. 29, 2008 at 12:32 a.m. She weighed 8 pounds 1 ounce and stretched to 21 inches. Her name comes from the Spanish word "cien" which means 100. She is the 100th great-grandchild for Brent's dad's parents. With her name, we honor the great strength of family values established by generations passed, and we celebrate the tremendous opportunity available to those who will continue the great tradition of strong families in the future.

The joy and excitement of having a new baby, a strong spirit straight from our Heavenly Father's presence, radiates throughout the house. Her siblings and parents adore her!

Cienna, what a blessing it is to have you in our family circle! Thank you for trusting us to take care of you during your earthly journey back to our Heavenly Father. We know you will teach us of things both spiritual and temporal just as much as we will teach you. We look forward to many happy moments with you!!

15 comments:

-Mary-> said...

Congratulations Amy and Brent! What a sweetheart :) I liked reading about how you chose her name. Very interesting!
Glad to hear things are going well!
Love, -Mary->

April Larsen said...
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April Larsen said...

What a beautiful baby girl. I'm so happy for you and your family. Congratulations to all!! I look forward to reading more and seeing more pictures on your blog! :)

Brent's cousin April

The Wills Family! said...

Amy, congrats on your newest arrival. Wow your family has gotten so big since we last saw each other. We miss you and your cute family so much! You all look happy and healthy :)Please keep in touch. Here is my blog... willsfamily5.blogspot.com

Erica said...

A big congrats to your family, Amy and Brent! What a Van Camp face this one has! She's beautiful!

Brian and Erica

Shauna said...

Yeah for your beautiful baby girl and YEAH for your blog! How fun to be able to see what you are up to. I can't believe how much your family has grown. Fun Fun! :)

Cody and Utahna said...

We are so happy for your newest addition. She is beautiful, and we hope we get to meet her some day soon. Kirsti's wedding gown turned out so pretty. She has a very talented grandma. We love you guys and wish you the best!

Megan Lofgran said...

Wow! We had no idea you were expecting. What a joyful suprise! And she is totally a Smith, I love it! I also love the way you honor family with the names you choose for the children, your parents must feel so pleased! So good to hear from you. We miss you and love you! If you ever have an itch to visit St. George, please know there is room in the Lofgran house for you and the brood. But hopefully we shall meet up again soon at least in AZ. Love to all the Smiths...

We Are The Davis's said...

Congratulations on your new addition!! She is beautiful! Just like all of your kids! What a beautiful family you are. I am looking forward to keeping up on the Smith Family happenings from now on. Thanks for sending the blog info!
Love,
Cousin Vickie

Angela said...

Congratulations! Thank you for sharing your happy news. Cienna is so blessed to get to come to your home. Rest and take care. Your friend from college, Angela.

kristine said...

What fabulous news!!! I am so happy for you and the growing family you have! They are beautiful! We love you all and we send our love and happy tidings from Santa Clara & Iraq!! New babies in the home are one of the best things, I love that feeling.

Kimberly said...

She is adorable along with the rest of your family. Thanks for the email.
Kimberly

Nana said...

Congratulations on your beautiful new baby girl! Love the name! Found your blog through the Larsens!! Can you belive it:) I'm so excited to be able to keep up with everything that's going on with your sweet little family.
Love, Aunt Debi

quintus said...

Cien porcien! Congratulations to both of you... your children's birthplaces are like pins on a map of everywhere you lived from BYU onward. We enjoyed the time we got to spend with you in Tucson. Feel free to visit our blog too: blog.schulzke.org
Your friends, Quintus and Mandy

Britney said...

Brent & Amy,
I just stumbled onto your blog on our links page... Congratulations on the new baby. Cienna is beautiful. The kids all look excited to have a new little sis!
Britney