entire Smith crew.

This weekend we had a great time with the whole Smith crew. All of my brothers and their wives came into town to hang out with Aubrey.. and celebrate Father's Day together. Here are a few shots of the entire Smith crew.

All the Smith men... my Dad's 6 boys.

Those sharp Smith Ladies.

Then Luke started something fun.

If you can't tell.. when we all get together.. we like to have a good time.

Aubrey's First Press Coverage.

It might take a while for some to get mentioned in newspaper articles, but for Aubrey it only took 5 days!! Of course, it does not hurt to have an uncle heading to pitch for Auburn next season.

Uncle Slade has been covered in many articles as the MLB draft has been approaching. Slade made the decision to pass by the draft and head to he Plains of Auburn. He made his feelings known to all the scouts that called. We are all thrilled to see him fulfill his dreams of wearing that AU uniform.

Slade made sure that everyone knew his plans for the summer, as the fall is approaching. J.D. Davidson writes, "For starters, the recent Fort Payne High School graduate has just a few weeks of free time before he begins his baseball career at Auburn. He wants that time to himself. Well, himself, and his new niece.

“I’m going to try to spend as much time as I can with my new niece,” Smith said. “I’m just going to work out and get my arm back in shape, so when I get to Auburn I can compete for a starting job or a weekend SEC job.”

You can check out the full article from the Times Journal.

Aubrey's Photos.

We wanted to share a few of the shots that we've loved so far. We hope you enjoy them too.

the Little Lady smile.

here is a glimpse of that Little Lady smile on video.

the Little Lady smile. from Jared Smith on Vimeo.

Here is a glimpse of Aubrey's little smile.



She is sporting a gift from her "Honey", that honors her "Pop" who played football at Auburn and her Uncle Slade who will be wearing those colors on the baseball field next season.

Aubrey Adair Smith :: video.

Okay.. so are you wanting a bit more than these few photos? Well, here is a Little Lady on video.

Here is a little showing of our Little Lady. We just wanted to say hello to all of our friends around the world. Hope you enjoy.

heading home.

This Smith family just got the word that in a few hours we will be heading home. We get to pack up and cruise on with little Aubrey home to Wisteria Circle. We can't wait for all of you to come meet this precious child.

Little Aubrey.

Today was another delightful day in the St. Vincent's delivery suites. We had to hang out here for one more evening to make sure that Meredith's white blood count levels back down. It does not seem to be anything major, but the doctors just want to have her close to monitor them. We both see it as a blessing to have an incredible hospital staff right outside our door, ready to take care of any need that we might have. Meredith has been so strong pressing forward with all of the issues.

Aubrey has been outstanding today. She is already getting a touch more personality in her. Last night as Meredith and I were holding her close and talking with her about our family, she kept giving us this precious smirk and a very flirtatious smile. It caught us both as a great surprise, as it almost seemed Aubrey knew exactly what she was doing to us.

We have had some more great friends give wonderful compliments and fun visits to see this new addition. Thank you for all your kind words and comments on here and other places. The internet service here at St.V's is very spotty, so I haven't been able to load up all of the photos I want to.. but I thought that I would share one of my favorites I got lucky taking this morning. You gotta let a proud father show off his Little Lady a bit more on here.. and if you like them, trust me.. a lot more will be coming soon.

Please keep us in your prayers. We will find out in the AM if we can head on home tomorrow or will need one more day to monitor those levels. Either way.. we are just so glad we get to spend it with this beautiful daughter.

the story behind the name.

We wanted to Thank You all for your extra sweet comments, compliments, and continued prayers. Aubrey is only a little more than 24 hours old, but she has already captured our hearts. We hope this photo brings a smile to your face like it does ours.

So let us tell you how we came to choose the name Aubrey Adair Smith. Family has always been something extremely valuable to both Meredith and I, so we knew that we wanted to honor our family by carrying on family names to the next generation.

We will start with the end and move forwards.

Smith, I know, I know what you're thinking.. you didn't have a choice in that one. Although it is true, and also that there are plenty of Smith's out in the world, we are so excited to bring in the next generation to our Smith crew - there is something very significant and special about our crew - and especially that we are bringing the next generation in with a Little Lady. As a guy with 5 Smith brothers, I never would have thought a girl would come.. but I honestly wouldn't want it any other way. Come on, look at that girl.. can you blame me??

Adair is my mother, Kris' maiden name. It has always been a name I have loved, because its a crew I have always loved. We don't get to see each other as much as we want to, but when we do get together.. you better watch out.. cause it is guaranteed to be a laugh-filled, fun time. It is an honor to connect our Little Lady to the Adair family with her middle name.

Then there is Aubrey. Aubrey was the name of Meredith's Grandfather, her mother, Sandi's father. He passed away when Meredith was 4 years old. I never got to meet him, but have always heard some incredibly special things about this man. He has always been special to Mer and her family. The amazing, un-planned, part of it all is that yesterday, June the 8th, would have been Mer's grandfather's 90th birthday.. yes.. our Little Lady has the same birthday as her namesake!! How cool of God is that.

So there you have it. The main reasons why we went with the name. Plus, we just like the flow of Aubrey Adair Smith. Once you meet her, we know that you will love it too.

** side note, we also found out today that my Dad has a distant cousin named Aubrey Smith. So now we definitely have all sides of our families covered.

I'll leave you tonight with a little bit of Aubrey's personality coming out.. I don't know where she gets this stuff from. Thanks for checking in to find out a little bit more of our daughter, Aubrey Adair Smith.

:: Aubrey Adair Smith ::

We want to introduce you to our daughter..
:: Aubrey Adair Smith ::

Born on June 8, 2009 at 5:07pm.
Weighed 7 lbs, 3 oz. - 21 inches long.

We thank you for your prayers.. Both new Mom and Little Lady are doing great now. We can't wait for you all to meet her.



Trust me.. more photos are to come!!