SMITH FAMILY

Maddie's Quilt

2012-02-15T08:57:00.000-08:00

Maddie has been helping me with her room.

She did most of this quilt on her new sewing machine.

She picked all the colors and she helped design it.

It's been fun teaching her how to sew.

This picture shows her quilt and her matching curtains.

A blue wall is coming soon.

Busy but fun for an 8 year old.

Lots of Hearts

2012-02-15T08:53:00.000-08:00

Yesterday was Valentines day.

All the girls had hearts in their hair.

They also enjoyed finding hearts around the house.

We call these hearts our "little loves".

Everyone gets to find hearts during the day.

They remind the person how much I love them.

Emmie's hair was destroyed before I could get a picture.

It was two pigtail hearts with ribbon braided through it.

My girls love to have their hair fixed in cool ways.

Pinterest Projects

2012-02-15T08:48:00.000-08:00

Our new house needed new things - so I've been busy.

Thanks to Pinterest I found some great ideas.

We got the kids on track with "Habit Helpers"(AKA chore charts)

I also found a cute idea for a growth board.

Why I never thought of this I don't know.

When we lived in Ephraim the girls loved to get measured on the wall. My plan was to transfer all the marks when we moved but I forgot to do it. When I remembered a week later it was too late. Now that will never happen again.

PreSchool Busy Box

2012-01-26T09:19:00.000-08:00

We do Preschool at home with our kids.

I was on Pinterest looking for more ideas and

came across tons of Preschool Busy Box ideas.

Here's a couple that I've done so far.

I have a list of about 25 things that will go in the box.

Emmie is loving the special box.

Some of the things are a bit easy for her but practice is good.

The button snake - still fun even if you already know how to button.

Pushing Pipe Cleaners - working on matching colors.

Projects and more Projects!

2012-01-26T09:13:00.000-08:00

Now that we are settled in our house, it's time for Projects!

I'm going room by room and little by little.

Pinterest has been very helpful.

I've seen these apple ball trees at hobby lobby but -

they are kind of pricey (for me anyway).

So I decided to try making my own.

I started with this

And ended with that tree in the middle.

It was pretty easy and only cost me about 5 bucks.

There are tons more Projects to finish - so stay tuned.

Look who's Writing her name.

2012-01-10T12:55:00.000-08:00

Emmie saw me writing on boxes. She decided to give it a try.

She's getting pretty good at writing her name.

It says Emmie Smith - or Simt if you're 3.

Twins Christmas Visit

2012-01-02T09:40:00.000-08:00

Jess and Nate had their twins just before Christmas.

We got to visit them on Christmas Day.

The kids were able to see the babies through the window.

They are so tiny but doing so good.

Puppets

2012-01-02T09:35:00.000-08:00

All the kids got Puppets in their stockings.

They were so easy to make.

CHRISTMAS MORNING!

2012-01-02T09:33:00.000-08:00

We moved just in time to have Christmas morning at our new house.

The girls loved opening their Presents

Jarem had a great time crawling for wrapping paper

and taking things off the tree.

Christmas Eve

2012-01-02T09:31:00.000-08:00

Christmas eve was full of fun.

We celebrated Shem's Birthday.
Next it was onto the Nativity Scene.

The best part of Christmas is acting out the story

of the BIRTH OF OUR SAVIOR!

We love teaching our children the true meaning of CHRISTMAS.

Abs lost a Tooth

2011-12-17T21:16:00.000-08:00

My Sweet Abs lost her First Tooth!

The new one was already in and needing space.

She feels so grown up.

Two quick things

2011-12-01T13:30:00.000-08:00

1. "Burn notice" has filled the gap in my TV life

that "Numb3rs" left - when it was cancelled.

We don't watch a lot of TV ( we don't even have cable)

It's nice to have a show that Shem and I can enjoy together.

2. It's the best time of the year -

for a lot of reasons but

WHITE FUDGE OREOS ARE HERE!

Just two quick little things that make me happy.

Emmie's First Cut!

2011-11-29T07:41:00.000-08:00

Last week during thanksgiving break I took the girls for hair cuts.

It was Emmie's first time getting her hair cut.

She got about five inches cut off.

She looks so grown up - all her lillte curls are gone.

It flips out right at her shoulders. Where did my baby go??

GREAT TO BE 8!!

2011-11-08T07:50:00.000-08:00

Maddie turned 8 last week.
She is such an amazing little girl.

She got her very own sewing machine

and she got to "clean the kitchen sink"

She was one super excited little girl.

The second great thing about being 8 is getting baptized!

Shem baptized Maddie on Saturday.

I know this is a day that Maddie will never forget.

She looked beautiful in her dresses.

Thanks to our family for coming to support Maddie

in her choice to follow our Savior.

Happy Halloween!

2011-11-08T07:42:00.000-08:00

This year we celebrated Halloween a bunch of times.

First we had a ward fall festival, then a family party,

and last some trick or treating to local stores.

We don't do door to door trick or treating but we still have fun!

Our family was a pumpkin patch.

Shem and I were the pumpkin growers/gardeners/farmers.

Dana Family Pirates ( Pregnant with twins Pirate)

Peterson Crew (notice the clown being choked with handcuffs)

Um - Nicolas and women

The whole gang! Talk about fun!

Baby Shower Dress

2011-11-07T09:11:00.000-08:00

My sister Vanessa is expecting a little girl in January.

Thanks to Tiffini - I was able to make this cute outfit for the baby.

It was the cake topper on the diaper cake at her baby shower.

OUR TRIP TO DISNEY (and so much more)

2011-10-27T09:41:00.000-07:00

Our family just spent nine days on the road.

We visited friends, family, grave sites, the beach, and Disneyland.

We did so many things in such a short time.
Every day we were off and going.

The kids were amazing troopers (Especially Jarem).

It was so fun to get away and take a time out together as a family.

We were able to see Chandra and her family, Papa and Alice,

Brandon (Shem's old roommate) and his fam, Amber-plus Frank and Grayson.

Papa and Alice

Amber, Frank, and Grayson

Visiting Shem's grandparents and great grandparents graves.

Huntington Beach

At the hotel pool - Maddie worked on swimming

and Jarem hated the cold water.

We had an awesome time. We'll always remember this trip.

Plus the funny things like our toilet over flowing, getting stuck on a ride,

Maddie screaming, and the broken stroller.

Family Pics from our trip

2011-10-27T09:22:00.000-07:00

A post to Tessa

2011-10-27T09:14:00.000-07:00

We interrupt our trip posts to recognize Tessa.

Thank you Tessa!!!

Tessa came on our trip with us. We knew we would need help.

Tessa was a life saver. She worked with kids, stood in line for us,

took pictures, and loved our kids like they were her own.

Thanks for all your help Tessa - we owe you big time.

CHARACTERS!

2011-10-27T08:16:00.000-07:00

M-I-C-K-E-Y---M-O-U-S-E!

WAHOO FOR WINNIE THE POOH!

We spent A LOT OF TIME seeing characters.

The kids loved it. Emmie was the only one to see Goofy.

Quick story - Emmie wanted to meet Sleeping Beauty,

but when we saw the princesses Aurora wasn't there.

On the last day we finally caught her and got a picture.

Notice the look of excitement on Em's face. (priceless)

The Rides!

2011-10-27T08:06:00.000-07:00

Dumbo - a classic

The new little Mermaid ride - one of their favorites!

Our trip was wonderful! We did so many things

and made some great family memories!

Fianlly Emmie is Three!

2011-10-27T07:59:00.000-07:00

Our wild child is three!

Em is still full of spunk and she can always make us laugh.

She loves any kind of attention.

She will do almost anything to get a reaction.

Emmie's birthday was during our trip -

she got a leapster for the car ride.

Happy Birthday Emmie - We Love You!

(pictures coming soon)

All in a months time

2011-10-27T07:52:00.000-07:00

I've been extremely busy. In one months time,

Emmie turned 3, I made six dresses, two pairs of shoes for Jarem,

three onesie tie shirts and we took a big family trip.

WOW - that's a lot. Now it's on to more birthdays,

Maddie's Baptism and the Primary program.

I guess it's true that time flies when you're having fun.

This last month has been great.

These pictures are four of the dresses that I made.

The other two are for Maddie's Baptism.

Daddy Daughter Date!

2011-10-01T06:24:00.000-07:00

Chick-fil-A sponsored a Daddy Daughter Date night.

Shem took all three girls and they had a great time.

Each girl got a flower and dinner.

They took pictures and answered questions.

It's great to know my girls have an awesome dad.

FABULOUS FAMILY PICTURES!!

2011-09-17T13:52:00.000-07:00

My sister Jessica took our family pictures.

She really did a Fabulous job. Thanks Jess

Playing with my camera

2011-09-17T13:49:00.000-07:00

The girls think it's fun to play with my camera.

These are some of the silly pictures I found the other day.

Daddy Duty

2011-09-17T13:45:00.000-07:00

All fathers of little daughters must play dress up.

It's part of being a dad and doing your duty.

The girls get so excited when Shem is the King.

They made a castle and they were the princesses.

Another part of Daddy duty is baking.

Just kidding - but he really did make brownies with the girls.

YUMMY!

2011-09-17T13:37:00.000-07:00

Jarem is growing way too fast.

He started rice cereal a few weeks ago.

HE LOVES IT!

COMING SOON...

2011-09-16T11:56:00.001-07:00

NO not another baby... but some great new posts. Daddy duty, YUMMY, playing with my camera, and Fabulous Family Pics.

The First Day

2011-08-26T11:12:00.000-07:00

I can't believe that we're already back to school.

Wednesday was the first day of school for Maddie and Abbie.

Little Abs is in Kindergarten and she LOVES it.

CLASSIC FUN CENTER!!

2011-08-26T11:05:00.000-07:00

It was just that - some GREAT CLASSIC FUN!

This place was perfect for all of my kids.

Thanks Wendy and Nicolas for taking us there!

Smith Siblings - need I say more

2011-08-10T11:29:00.000-07:00

Saturday morning we left camping early to get to a baptism.

Congrats to Zach for getting baptized.

Shem's family is known for their awesome funny faces.

Here's great pictures of the siblings at their best.

Annual Smith Fam Campout

2011-08-10T11:22:00.000-07:00

Friday night we went camping up Ephraim Canyon.

It was a fun and eventful night with plenty of funny faces.

Our air mattress held up and all the kids slept pretty good.

All in all it was a successful camping trip.

Thanks guys for all the laughs and good times!!

Liberty Park! (the coolest place)

2011-08-10T11:13:00.000-07:00

Last Friday we met Shem's old roommate at Liberty Park.

Our family had a great time and Shem got to see Eric.

Tessa was there to help with the kids and it was so nice.

They went on the Ferris Wheel, Merry go Round, and Paddle Boat.

Prices were cheap and there were tons of things to keep kids busy.

Talk about a cool place to spend the day.

Arizona in a nutshell

2011-07-18T12:46:00.000-07:00

Oh Arizona brings back so many memories.

We went to the Grand Canyon and Flagstaff.

The Grand Canyon of course was BEAUTIFUL.

It was so fun to show the kids where mom grew up.

We stayed with the Andersons at their AMAZING house.

My kids were in heaven. They had a swingset, bikes to ride,

acres of forest to explore and a stream to play in.

We enjoyed seeing old friends, visiting for hours, being outside,

my high school reunion, and eating at Galaxy Diner (sort of).

The drive was SUPER LONG but our kids did GREAT.

Overall it was a fun trip with lots of memories made.

Growing and Growing

2011-07-18T12:42:00.000-07:00

Our first try at a garden is "growing" great.

We've been picking and eating.

Mamas turns 80!

2011-07-18T12:37:00.000-07:00

My sweet Grandma just turned 80. We had a huge celebration.

We had lunch, presents, games, and fun at the park.

She was so happy to get a new TV and a memory book.

My kids love their Mamas so much.

Our family on the Fourth

2011-07-05T20:29:00.000-07:00

This year we stayed home for the fourth of July.

I enjoyed the Diamond Rio concert with my mom

and sisters. (Thanks again mom) Then I watched the
fireworks with the family, my Dad and Judy.
We missed doing all the fun things down in Manti
but we plan to be there next year.

Happy Kids!!

2011-06-22T12:04:00.001-07:00

The pictures say it all

We got a swingset and our kids are so Happy.

It's been well loved by other children and now it's our turn.

AWESOME AWARD

2011-06-22T12:03:00.001-07:00

Shem went to his counselor conference for the whole state.

While he was there he was given an award.

It was a "rookie of the year" award.
He's worked so hard this past year and he deserved it.
Congrats babe we've always known how awesome you are,
now so many others know it too!!!

Out with the old - in with the new

2011-06-22T11:59:00.000-07:00

We bought a new van last week.

Still a Toyota Sienna only newer.

Goodbye old van we loved you. Hello new van.

CUTE KIDS!!

2011-06-22T11:58:00.000-07:00

NEW PICTURE OF THE KIDS

Cathing Up

2011-06-22T10:51:00.000-07:00

We've been busy - so now it's time to catch up.

Last week our family took a trip.

We were gone for five days and stayed a different place each night.

The trip started in Salt Lake with Shem's counseling conference.

We saw family, went swimming, played at the park,

bought a van and shopped for school clothes.

Then we spent two days with cousins, an aunt and uncle.

We met up with Kassy for our yearly meeting.

I went to training for Usborne books.

We went to Zoey's first birthday swimming party.

And we ended our trip at Dallin's birthday party.

Talk about a busy week. On the trip we were informed

that Shem's grandma had died. So Monday it was back

to Kaysville for the viewing. She was 90 years old and

ready to be reunited with her husband.

The kids at the pool.

Maddie spent her time at the pool practicing swimming.

The girls loved the park. Our little guy was such a trooper.

He spent most of his time in his carseat.

SO SMILEY

2011-06-06T13:14:00.000-07:00

My favorite part of having a little baby has come.

The smiles and coos are here.

They are sooooo cute and tender.

Jarem is two months old and he's putting on the pounds.

He sleeps all night long and he's trying to laugh.

Oh How They Love Him

2011-06-06T12:55:00.000-07:00

All of the girls LOVE Jarem.

They always want to hold him and help with him.

These are just some cute pictuers I took the other day.

Memorial Day weekend

2011-06-02T11:25:00.000-07:00

Shem and Maddie got done with school on Wed May 25th.

That night we were able to go to Connor's grave.

I can't believe it's already been two years since his birth.

Jess and Nate gave the kids balloons to send up to Connor.

It was a special experience for all of us.

The next morning we went to Ephraim.

It was so great seeing friends and family.

We also got to visit Jared's grave in Manti.

It's always fun to hear Shem tell stories about Jared.

Our trip home was more than an adventure, but we made it.

Our kids are enjoying the beautiful weather.

We're looking forward to more fun trips hopefully with pictures.

CRAZY HAIR!

2011-06-02T11:20:00.000-07:00

On the last day of school Maddie had CRAZY HAIR DAY.

She loved how her hair turned out, but was sad she didn't win.

Overall it was a good day for her.

Now onto some summer fun.

OUR GARDEN IS GROWING!

2011-05-24T07:16:00.001-07:00

This is our first time doing a garden.

We're all excited to see that things are growing.

Hopefully it will produce some vegetables.

A Girl and her Brother

2011-05-24T07:00:00.000-07:00

Maddie loves to read. She'll read to anyone that will listen.

The other night Jarem was fussy -

so Maddie started reading to him.

He calmed down and listened to her. It was the sweetest thing.

Maddie is a GREAT big sister.

She is always willing to help with Jarem.

Blessing our Baby Boy

2011-05-02T07:25:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was a wonderful day.
Shem gave Jarem a great blessing.

We had tons of family come to support us.

I finished his outfit just in time.
We are so lucky to have this little guy in our family

PROUD PAPA!

Easter

2011-04-26T12:16:00.000-07:00

We had a great weekend full of egg hunts, food,

stories of our savior, family, church and fun.

Now on to Jarem's Blessing this weekend.

Newborn Pics

2011-04-23T16:35:00.000-07:00

My sister Jess did Jarem's newborn pictures.

These are my favorite ones.
Thanks Jess for doing this at the last minute.

Notice the little toes poking out the end. (So cute!)

TWO WEEKS

2011-04-21T12:06:00.000-07:00

Jarem is already two weeks old.

The doctor said he looks great.

He's growing like a weed. He's 8lbs 4ozs.

This is his favorite place to sleep.

Pictures from his newborn photo shoot are coming soon.

Abbie's Birthday

2011-04-12T10:26:00.000-07:00

I'm a little late posting about Ab's Birthday.

I'll blame it on having a six day old baby.

Abbie just turned five and she wants to go to school right now!
She was very excited to get Tangled,
a shopping cart and a hula hoop for her birthday.
She liked her other things as well.
She is very soft and gentle with Jarem,
and she loves to hold him. (all the time)
Ab's we love you and hope you had a great fifth B-day.

MEET JAREM

2011-04-07T12:15:00.000-07:00

He's here!!! Jarem was born early in the morning on April 6th.

He was 7lbs 9ozs and 20 inches long.

Labor and delivery went just fine.

We are home and the girls are doing good with him.

We are soooo in love with this little guy!!

Meeka's Birthday Doll

2011-03-14T09:30:00.000-07:00

My niece Meeka turns 8 today.

For her birthday she got an "American Girl Doll".

My sister asked if I would make doll clothes for her new doll.

These are the outfits I made for her birthday.

Happenings at our House

2011-03-03T12:01:00.000-08:00

Emmie decided to potty train - wahoo!

So now she gets to play the computer.

Thanks to an awesome aunt that gave us the Easy Link.

She is in panties full time and doing great.

Hopefully she won't revert back when Jarem is born,

in about four more weeks. Let the count down begin.

My guess is he'll be born on March 30th.

Weighing seven pounds eleven ounces.

The BEST Part of Baking!

2011-02-21T13:08:00.000-08:00

Is there anything better than licking the spoon after making brownies?

My girls look forward to this - The Best Part of Baking.

A Few New Things

2011-02-07T07:22:00.000-08:00

Last Friday Shem had a conference in Salt Lake so we tagged along.
Then since we were already half way to Ephraim

we decided to go the rest of the way and see family.

After his conference we took the girls to the Clark Planetarium.Great fun except we forgot Emmie's stroller.
Note to the Planetarium - you need to have a couple strollers

people can rent and a place to hang your coats.

We got to Ephraim late Friday and prepared for a crazy Saturday.

Shem's sister April is also expecting in April.

They are having baby number four as well.

But we are expecting our first boy and

they are expecting their first girl.

So we had a baby shower together with all the sisters and in-laws.

We visited some other friends as well and

they were so nice to give us baby boy things.

After the shower it was off to basketball and the Malt Shop.

Shem played some serouis ball with his brothers while I

visited with the "Scrapbook Gals" and had treats.

Sunday we went to church and it still feels like home.

Then one last stop on the our way out.

We saw some friends that had their sixth baby a few months ago.

A busy but FuN trip for sure!!

Thanks to everyone that gave us boy stuff

and to the Smiths for taking care of our girls.

Jarem's Blanket

2011-01-31T09:47:00.000-08:00

Every time I'm pregnant after I know the gender of the baby,

I make them a special blanket from mom.

Each of my girls have their special blankets too.

I love Winnie The Pooh so each blanket has to have Pooh on it.

This is Jarem's Blanket.

Only two months left until we get to meet little Jarem.

Project Success!

2011-01-10T12:11:00.000-08:00

My belly is growing quickly these days

and most of the pants I have are uncomfortable.

I love the panel/pouch maternity pants.

So I decided to try turning low rise

maternity pants into the panel kind.

I started with pants like these that have

the big uncomfortable elastic band.

And small stretchy undershirts - like these.

I ended up with three pairs of pants.

They are perfect and seriously so comfy.

Christmas Memories

2010-12-31T07:18:00.000-08:00

Acting out the Nativity with cousins.

Matching frog jammies.

Each girl holding their favorite gift.

Christmas was great like always.

We are already counting down til next year.

Sledding

2010-12-31T07:08:00.000-08:00

All of our girls love to go sledding.

Each time we go it's a new adventure.

Hungry??

2010-12-23T09:59:00.000-08:00

Look at this Felt Food I just finished

making Emmie for Christmas.

Yummy cinnamon rolls.

Poptart and banana - that comes out of the peel.

Bowtie pasta and Quesadillas

Big ham and cheese sandwich

For breakfast - egg, bacon, and pancake.

Last a hamburger with a heart shaped sugar cookie.
These are just a few pictures of the food. There's tons more.
So easy and so fun to make.

Piano Recital

2010-12-13T16:00:00.000-08:00

Miss Maddie had her first Piano Recital last night.

She played the song "Have a Holly Jolly Christmas".

Thanks to Uncle Nate for teaching her.

All I want for Christmas -

2010-12-13T15:56:00.001-08:00

Is My Two Front Teeth!

After days of twisting and pulling

the extremely loose tooth finally came out.

It's A !?!

2010-12-03T08:04:00.000-08:00

Right before Thanksgiving we found out the gender of the baby.

We told our families on Thanksgiving day.

My family found a note inside the turkey telling the gender.

Shem sang his family an original song over speaker phone.

The baby is healthy and doing great.

IT'S A BOY!!!

We are all very excited (especially Shem)

but still a little shocked.

Maddie's Music Concert

2010-12-03T08:01:00.001-08:00

A few weeks ago right before we moved,

Maddie had a school music concert.

She loved singing and performing.

Oh Emmie

2010-12-03T07:55:00.000-08:00

This little girl continues to keep me busy!

She learned how to climb out of her crib.

So now she sleeps in a Big Girl Bed.

The other day she asked Shem to play barbies with her.

I had to take a picture of Shem playing with barbies

and Emmie trying to ride the barbie horse.

My Munchkin is Seven

2010-11-04T05:56:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Maddie Munchkin.

I love your bright smile and happy attitude.

Thanks for all the help with your sisters.

Hope you have a great birthday.

Halloween

2010-11-01T11:22:00.000-07:00

Halloween was tons of FUN!

We took a trip to Ephraim to see all of our friends

and go to the Trunk or Treat.

Shem was Nacho Libre.

Abbie dressed up like Larry Boy (from Veggie Tales).

Yes she has real plungers on her head.

Maddie and Emmie were "Word girl" and her

side kick "Captain Huggy Face"

Emmie is Two!

2010-10-15T12:44:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Emmie We Love You!

Thanks for making us laugh all the time.

This little girl is full of life.

She loves playing with the girls and exploring everything.

A Trip To The Hospital

2010-09-30T10:10:00.000-07:00

Last night was Emmie's first time going to the hospital.

Some how and I don't know how, she hurt her arm.

Let me just say I'm not a mom that goes to the doctor very often.

Most of the time we just let our kids tough it out.

But this time I knew something was wrong.

So at ten last night I loaded her up and we were off.

She pointed to her arm and told the doctor,"arm hurt bad."

She was so mellow and she didn't cry very much.

The doctor moved her arm for a minute and then with a quick jerk

put it back in place. After that moment when Emmie calmed down

she was back to her normal self and her arm was fine.

She gave the doctor a high five with the hurt arm

and then she said "thank you."

No x-rays and only about an hour later we were home.

I'm glad she didn't break anything and her arm is now fine.

What a Weekend

2010-09-30T09:51:00.000-07:00

On Friday night Maddie's school had a Fall Festival.

It was so much fun and the girls loved going on all the rides.

I don't have pictures because I forgot to take my camera.

Then on Saturday we took the girls to a HUGE Corn Maze.

We split up and tried to follow the map

Shem and Maddie won (of course).

Next it was off to Dinner at a restaurant.

The girls did great and we all had a good time.

On Monday Shem and I celebrated 8 years of Marriage.

These pictures are outside the corn maze, it had a jungle theme.

PUBLIC INFORMATION

2010-09-15T11:52:00.000-07:00

Ten weeks and one appointment later. We are happy to share that

baby number four is due April 15th.

The baby was very active, With a strong heartbeat.

Everything went well and the girls are so excited.

Shem and I are excited too!

Based on how I feel, I think it's another girl.

Creative Kid.

2010-09-14T11:13:00.000-07:00

Abbie loves to play pretend. So here's what she came up with.

A mop for a stick horse and a diaper box for a sleigh.

She wanted to ride through the city pulling her dolls.

Oh how little minds make me laugh.

Peanut Butter and Dish Soap!

2010-09-14T11:08:00.000-07:00

Maddie has been growing her hair out for over a year.

And yesterday all the hard work almost came to an end.

Yes that's a big piece of gum in her hair.

Luckily with magic help from Peanut Butter and Dish Soap,

we were able to get it out of her hair.

Firetruck Fun!

2010-09-07T08:39:00.001-07:00

A guy in our ward is a fire fighter.

He brought his truck for all the kids to see.

The girls had a great time checking things out,

and spraying the fire hose.

Back To School!

2010-08-18T09:17:00.000-07:00

Today was the first day of first grade for Maddie.

And it was Shem's first official day too.

Working Out

2010-08-18T09:14:00.000-07:00

Shem has been working out in the laundry room

(because it's cool in there). The girls decided to join him.

There was not enough room for all of them

but it was funny to watch.

Notice the things Maddie and Abbie are using for weights.

Skirts For School

2010-08-04T10:14:00.000-07:00

Shem started his first day of work today and

Maddie starts school in two weeks.

Oh how the time flies. Maddie's new school requires uniforms,

So we've been sewing some new skirts for school.

She had to help with some of the sewing and since Maddie

got new skirts Abbie needed one too.

Abbie's new purple skirt.

A Few Fun Things

2010-07-31T13:00:00.000-07:00

We've found some fun things about living in Logan.

- The Cookie Lady - a sweet grandma in our ward

makes cookies for all the kids in the neighborhood

every Sunday except fast Sunday.

- Horse Rides on Tuesdays. - Another person in our ward does

horse rides for all the little kids once a week.

- Story Time at the Zoo - they read several books

and then they show the kids an animal.

- The Splash Pad - It's Free and the kids Love it.

24th of July!

2010-07-24T16:09:00.000-07:00

July 24th is a HUGE Utah/Mormon holiday.

It's the day the saints made it to the Utah Valley.

So we've spent the last two days celebrating.

Our stake did dinner and games last night

and today we went to the parade and did more activities.

The first pictures are Maddie trying to catch a fish.

Then we have Abbie playing ring toss

The girls did sponge races.

They got their faces pianted and hair sprayed.

And only in Utah can you see the Missionaries

in a parade handing out pass along cards.

Time Out is Tiring!

2010-07-24T15:55:00.000-07:00

Emmie was sent to her room for a Time Out

and she was way too quiet.

This is what I found when I went to check on her.

She got her blanket and went to sleep.

Using her toy drum as a pillow.

Family Home Evening FUN!

2010-07-19T20:56:00.000-07:00

Monday Night = Family Night

For FHE we learned about patience and

Maddie showed us how to make paper ladybugs.

I hope we always enjoy being together as a family.

Pennsylvania Cousins

2010-07-19T20:42:00.000-07:00

My sister Heidi and her family came out to visit

for a few weeks and boy did we have fun.

We went swimming, played at the park, ate tons of food,

and spent hours playing guitar hero.

Abbie's Hair

2010-07-10T14:47:00.000-07:00

While we were on our trip Tiffini gave Abbie a perm.

It's really cute and Abbie loves it.

Now I just need to get a picture of it fixed.

Fourth of July!

2010-07-10T14:27:00.000-07:00

We went to Ephraim for the Fourth of July.

We stayed with our adopted family,

and we went to Zoey's baby blessing.

This is the only time during the year that our girls ride a horse

- so they really look forward to it. Even Emmie loved it.

We had a great trip and a fun time together.

Dad had to stay behind for a week and fix up our rental house.

The Power of Five!

2010-06-25T10:34:00.001-07:00

5 - seconds to realize I don't like moving

5 - trys for Emmie to learn how to climb the bunk beds

5 - hours a day Shem is in class for his new job

5 - weeks until he officially starts his new job

5 - days to unpack and get settled (mostly)

5 - people in a family that have helped us sooo much.

(actually there are seven but only 5 at home)

Thank you to this amazing family you guys truly are wonderful.

We are honored to be called your other family.

We'll see you guys soon.

The Joys of Moving

2010-06-25T10:21:00.000-07:00

Lets start on :

Thursday June 10th - Seven Peaks

11th - Bishop's 50th birthday, last time eating at Los Amigos

Grammy and Wendy come to help

12th - Should have been the Hike with YW (cancelled by rain)

13th - Speak in church, the girls gave talks and sang a song

girls leave with Grammy to go to Logan - sleep at Vanessas

14th - load the U-Haul, drive to Logan -sleep at Jess' house

15th - unload the U-haul, Drive to Salt lake, sleep at papas

16th - Shem conference, girls play, sleep at Hotel

17th - Shem conference, girls go to temple, drive to Ephraim

house, sleep in Ephraim

18th - 20th in Ephraim cleaning and Shem working, drive to Logan

first night sleeping at our new place.

It's been a long process but our kids are troopers

Shem's Conference

2010-06-25T10:11:00.000-07:00

The whole family went to Shem's Conference in Salt Lake.

We played while dad was learning.

The girls spent their first night in a Hotel.

We also spent time at the Temple

seeing all the neat things Temple Square has to offer.

Lets just say my kids loved the water.

Seven Peaks!

2010-06-25T09:49:00.000-07:00

Maddie got a day pass to Seven Peaks from school.

It had to be used by the end of June.

So in the middle of moving we took a break

and went to Seven Peaks.

It was the type of day where it could rain at any time

but luckily it didn't rain until we were leaving. The girls had a blast
and Maddie said she would like to live there.

WE'VE BEEN MOVING!

2010-06-22T10:01:00.000-07:00

We finally have the internet up and going in our new place - so many things to post about and tons of pictures coming soon (as soon as I find the cord to the camera).

May Day

2010-05-26T19:45:00.001-07:00

Maddie Loved performing at May Day.

She was so excited to wear her blue dress.

She was in the last row so it was hard to get good pictures.

The Destroyer Stikes Again!

2010-05-26T13:52:00.000-07:00

Emmie the DESTROYER has been very busy at our house.

She's had alot of time to watch herself - or get in trouble.

A few days ago it was SHARPIE MARKERS

Today it was Butt Cream.

Two Really Cute Dresses!

2010-05-22T11:56:00.000-07:00

(this post was done by maddie)

Mom made these CUTE dresses just for me.

I chose the dress I wanted to wear for May Day.

guess what dress I picked?

I picked the blue dress!

Maddie's Last Day

2010-05-21T11:49:00.000-07:00

Today was Maddie's last day of school.

She went on a field trip with her class.

They toured a shop with tons of animal skins,

played at the park, had a snack, and sang songs.

Now on to the May Day performance and packing to move.

So Ghetto

2010-05-21T11:40:00.000-07:00

Only in Sanpete County can you see something like this.

A dresser being moved on a car.

And don't worry the driver is my brother-in law.

BASKETBALL BOYS!

2010-05-17T20:17:00.000-07:00

Shem loves to play Basketball with his brothers.

But that is about to change.

Two of them just moved south and we are moving north.

So they got together to play one last time.

Now they'll only be able to play ball together

a couple times a year.

Fixin the Bike

2010-05-17T20:10:00.000-07:00

Maddie and Daddy fixing the flat tire on her bike.