My Little Hippo

We went to Bear Lake and this is my little Jack being a baby hippo. He sat there like that for like five minutes. I could eat this little guy, SO CUTE!!!

Scripture Totes!!!

The pics aren't very good but I had to share. I am in the Beehives now and I wanted to do something special for them. So I am making all of them these Scripture totes. I had them fill out a "getting to know you" paper and had them tell me their favorite colors and and favorite patterns. These are two if the results. I have 13 girls so it was too much work to make them all at once so I am only making a few a t a time. The girls team teach once a month so I decided that every time a girl teaches their reward it a Scripture Tote. This way they will be excited for when it's their turn, well at least I hope so. Also these are so EASY!!!!! I'll give you the steps really quick

1: Pick out two diff fabrics and get 1/2 a yard

2: Buy a place matt from the dollar store, try to find the thinest one you ca

3: Cover the Place Matt with your fabric but sewing the the two fabrics together, wrong sides facing each other.

4: Only sew 3 sides together so you can slip the place matt inside, just like a pillow case.

5: Once inside turn the raw ends in on the remaining side and sew.

6:Fold the cover Place Matt so the wrongs side it out, sew just the two sides together, left and right.

7:Then turn it out so the right side is facing out.

8:Get your ribbon and cut two pieces that are about 12 inches each, or as long as you want the handles.

9:Get your seam ripper and measure where you would like the handle to go then cut a small hole there, on both the right and left side.

10:take safety pin and attach it to your ribbon and thread ribbon through the hole and tie a knot. Do that on both sides then do that to the other side of the bad.

11: If you like the flowers on the bad then you cane make some however you like.

I know it sounds like a lot of work but it was really easy. Next time I'll take pics as I make it so it's easier to follow.

If you have any questions let me know and I'll help as best I can:)

Latest Projects!!

I turned these into......

THIS:)!!!!! I am finely organized, not all the way but I'm working on that "not to be found in ME" organization thing. I think that this would work for personal progress:)

These are for Jacks toys so he can learn to CLEAN UP:)

London was always talking Jacks Blanket so I had to make her and Dane one. London LOVES hers. Dane really likes his too:) I think they are possibly the cutest thing I have ever seen;)

The Winter is coming so I knew I needed to create activities so that Jack wouldn't make me kill him;) A friend if mine did this so I though I would try it out. I LOVE IT!!!!! You know you love my stick people.

This may not seam like much to you but this pantry was DEATH!!! I finely had enough yesterday and organized and labeled. MaRea you should be so proud of me:)

AND this was just too CUTE not to share. All the parts are covered up so I thought you should all see how stinkin CUTE my babies are!!!! Oh and just so you know this isn't something we do every day, just every other day;)

JACK MOMENT: "Mom your not listening to my spirit, it says that I need Chicken Nuggets." What do I say to that?:)

Just Wondering

Just wondering, how illegal is this? I mean their all in car seats.......right?

My friend Jamie and I went to Logan for the weekend, I must say it was all together to much fun!!! The kids had a blast and so did we. Can't wait to do it again!!! There is nothing like a little time on the farm.

Just an Update

Jack: "Mom when I was a big boy I used to ride a motorcycle"

Jack: "When I was a big boy I would go to the movies with you mom"

Jack: " When I was a big boy mommy I married you:)"

Apparently Jack has been reincarnated:)

I have a few pics that I want to post and that's about it:)

Miss london and that little tongue that she is so aware of:)

This is at the Dinosaur Museum before the movie started. Very long movie that I think only BIG kids like!

Dane has wondered onto the neighbors porch. This is the neighbor that I pulled his flowers out. Notice the purple flowers, I put them there;)

Dane LOVES his daddy!!

Riley Walked out onto the porch after work and this is Dane giving his very best LOVE to daddy:)

I got all of these for.............FREE!!! I have even more!!! I am sworn to secrecy but I just have to say THANK YOU REA!!!!

At the Dinosaur Museum, Jack is so CUTE!!

This shark was scary!

Dane took everything out of the basket then inserted himself. Very CUTE!!!

This is after the Dinosaur Museum. This is my new BFF Jamie!!!! That's her at the end. It's so nice to hang out with her, she is so laid back!!! I think she is like one of the best moms I have ever met and she has patience that I hope to maybe get a tiny bit of myself. This ice cream shop is right next to the museum and all kids under 4 get a free ice cream cone and over 4 years old its a quarter and it's yummy. PERFECT!!!

That Has Lindsey Written ALL Over It!!!

Ok so we all know I'm a little special, I just came this way:). Here

is my SPECIAL story.

Last week our bishop encouraged us to do secret service for someone.

Me being the practically perfect person in every way obeyed and set out to

do that special secret service.

I found my lucky person within a few days and boy was he lucky to have

me pick him:). It was my very nice neighbor Todd. Todd is my single

neighbor that works a lot that obviously needed a hand. His flower bed was

infested in weeds, I knew that if he had the time he would have weeded

but from my observation I could tell that his schedule did not allow for such things.

One evening last week Jack and I went to town on his flower beds,

there were a TON of weeds. Finely we finished and I went inside

feeling full of pride for doing my good deed.

Well last night all the scouts and scout leaders were at Todd’s house

passing of some badges. We were outside playing in the park enjoying

the cool evening. I then hear Todd talking about his flower beds, at

the sound of this I get giddy and fill with delightful pride. Then I

hear MORE, this "more" was not good.

Todd says "Ya, some nice person pulled out all my flowers.". At the

sound of this I WANTED TO DIE!!!!!!!! I was about to just turn and go

inside but me being Lindsey K Thatcher Smith I could not walk away without

fessing up. I confess my SPECIALNESS and everyone laughed and laughed

and laughed. At this point Riley comes out, discovers what was

going on and says, "That has Lindsey written all over it, your so cute

Lin."

I came to find out that my nice neighbor had planted his wild

flower seeds in March and thought that they just weren't going to

grow. When they finely bloomed about two weeks ago, Todd was pleased.

Little did Todd know that his practical perfect in every way neighbor

was about to toss them out with the trash.

I must give credit to Todd, he was so nice and even joked about it

saying, "That's what I get for trying to be domestic." He's right there, nobody pants wild flower seeds in their tiny flower bed, right?

I guess I leaned my lesson, no more special secret service projects in the near future for me!

Here are a few pics from the summer, these are for my Kar Kar in lonely for you in Layton;)

This was on our way to Jackson Hole Lake!!! We stopped to let the kids have a break in the park.

We went to the Sea Life Aquarium and Jack loved it. We went with my new friend Jamie!!! We all LOVE Jamie and her 3 girls!!

This is at my new BFFs house. Her daughter had a b-day party and we went. Dane and London LOVED the swimming pool filled with balls. They literally played in there the whole time!

This is a morning ritual

They both love to have their blankets with them while they cuddle. Dane is always to busy playing in the puddles created by the sprinklers:)

White Trash Pool and Stinky Breath

Here at the Smith home we have no fear of embracing the White Trash side. In fact I kinda relish in it, it's one of those things that just feel so good every once in a while. Well today was one of those wonderful, glorious, white trash inspired days. We have a little sand box that we built on the side of our house and well we turned it into a pool today. The kids were still in there cloths and when the sand box accidentally filled up with water I couldn't think of a more fun thing than getting dirty and embracing that wonderful white trash in me. So here are the kidos in their new found pool, they LOVED IT!!!! And so did I!!!

The other morning Jack climbed into bed with me. I started talking to him and he started dry heaving, like he was really going to throw up. I told him to go to the bathroom if he was going to puke and he said, "It's...............just..................that your............breath," gasp, cough, dry heave, "it's..............so................STINKY!!!" I'm so glad that I have my little monster to tell me the cold, hard, stinky facts. Thanks Jack!