Emmie's Chair

Emmie turns one on Thursday and this chair is her present.

Tiffini from the "DREAM SEAM" helped me make it.

(These are the supplies to make the chair)

(This is the finished product - totally cute chair)

(This just shows the ruffle across the middle)

Tiffini is very talented and she sells these chairs for a great deal.

She also does boy ones with a sports ball on them.

Monkey Maddie

Tonight Maddie decided to climb the tree in our front yard. She's wanted to for a long time but has never been able to - until tonight. She was so excited and the frist thing she asked after Shem took the pictures was, "can you put this on our blog?"

So it's official that Maddie is a monkey.

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

Today Maddie started SCHOOL! She was SO READY and VERY EXCITED. She wasn't the least bit scared. She told me to leave and she would be fine. I still can't believe I have a child old enough to start school.

THE SWEETEST THING

Yesterday Maddie surprised me by making our bed and leaving us love notes on our pillows. Little kids are the best. Thanks Maddie for being so sweet.

ANOTHER ADVENTURE!

So we had the ward campout last night and let me just say, I think we are done with camping for this summer.

We went from THIS...Abbie playing happily in the dirt. She was working in her garden.Emmie climbing up to steal food from other peoples chairs.Maddie playing with her friends.

TO THIS....

NOT ONE BUT TWO FLAT TIRES! So instead of leaving at nine last night, we got home at eleven. Now to get new tires and write this story in my journal. Just another chapter to add to the Smith Family Adventures.

Smith Family Campout

July has been very busy. We went on the houseboat, then we went to Logan, and right after that we had a family campout with Shem's fam. This camping trip was hard and ended by driving home at one in the morning, but it was good to be with family and spend time in the mountains.

Emmie at nine months

This kid is growing up way too fast. In just the last month she has learned to crawl (very well), pull up on things and go up stairs. She babbles ALL the time and she is ALWAYS moving.