Jacks Dream

I was snuggling with Jack before his nap yesterday and he told me about his dream. This is what he said, “When I closed my eyes I saw Jesus and I looked out my window and he was standing outside by my door. Jesus was knocking and you were on the other side. You open the door and let him in and then he told me to be nice.” When he was finished I was crying, the spirit was so strong and the look on his face was so unique and special. I really didn’t know what to say, I just sat there and he went on. He said, “And mommy there were the bad men that put nails into his hands and they killed him and put him away. Why did they kill him?” I in turn asked him why Jesus died and he said, “Because he loves us so much. But he came back to life mom.” Our conversation was long and so incredible. I guess I thought that a 3 year old wouldn’t understand the sacred things we talked about I couldn’t have been more wrong. Being 3 means that he hasn’t had all the garbage out there in our world hurt his soul yet, he is closer to the spirit than anyone I have ever met. I have heard people say that they don’t want to fill there kids head with spiritual things and they don’t want to push them into a religion. I couldn’t disagree more. Satin is out there and he doesn’t give our little ones a moments rest, he wants nothing but the worst for them, he will do everything in his power to make sure they have the most unhappy life that is possible. The only way for them to have a chance is if we make sure they know what is on the other side. When I am teaching Jack about our Heavenly Father its like he already knows it, he listens and then gets this look on his face that’s kinda like, “oh ya, I know that.” It’s like he’s remembering something he has forgotten. To be able to bear my testimony to him and tell him the things that I know are true is the single most important thing I have to accomplish on this earth, this is a moment in my life I want to always remember. I also find it interesting that when you become a mother you think that you will be the one doing all the teaching but you soon realize that somehow your child is doing most of the teaching. I can be so naïve, Jack keeps me closer to the spirit than anything. He will asks me questions and then he will unknowingly bears his testimony to me, it unbelievable. At night he always prays for Jesus, I never really understood why but I think it’s because he feels our Savior close to him and he only prays for the people he loves.

At the End of our conversation I asked him how he felt. He said “I feel good, I’m happy.” I told him that THAT feelings he was the Holy Ghost telling him that what we were saying was true and that any time he ever feels that was way it is the Holy Ghost. Jack smiled at me, wiped a tear away from my eye, kissed my nose and fell asleep. I know right?!!!

I am so grateful for the Gospel in my life and in my Children’s life. I couldn’t be the mom I am without it. My ONE job on this earth is to get my children back to my Heavenly Father it doesn’t seam like it should be that hard. But in reality it’s a HUGE responsibility and it scars me. Satin is so smart with how he tricks us into thinking that we know more than God, he knows our weaknesses and he plays on them every chance he gets. BUT I KNOW if I follow the spirit and do what our Father in Heaven has asked I can get my little ones back into my Heavenly Fathers loving arms.

Thank you Jack for being an example to me, you make me a stronger and a better person every day. I love you little man

Halloween 2010!!!

This year for halloween I made Dane and London's Halloween Costumes. They were none other than Thing One and Thing Two. I must say it turned out even better than I planned. I'm no seamstress but this time around I really outdid myself, lol;) Mr Jack was our Night in Shining Armor, boy was he Handsome! He would announce himself whenever he told someone what he was, he would say "Dun Dun na Dun, I'm a Knight!" He really couldn't be any cutter! I did NOT make his costume:) Then Riley and I were none other than Olive Oyl and Popeye, yep just like Pam and Jim on The Office and Riley was just about as excited about it as Jim;) I did make these costumes and you could tell they were made the day of the party. They were a little special just like us;)

Thing One and Thing Two. And yes I did put some thought into who would be what. London arrived 1st so she was obviously Thing One and Dane came 2nd so naturally was Thing Two.

Here are Thing One and Thing Two cleaning up after Cat in the hat just like they always do:)

"Mom stop bugging us!!!!"

Surprisingly enough they kept their hats on. Their hats by the way were super easy to make. You just get a beanie and glue a boa all the way around it. For their feet I just glued the blue boa on their socks.

Our Handsome Knight!!! LOVE HIM!

MaRea always does her Halloween Party for the kids and this year she didn't disappoint! Hear are all the little friends that showed up:)

There dinner was slimy worm (hot dogs cut into slices dowsed with barbecue sauce) sloppy joes. It looked way to real;)

Miss Olive Oyl and Popeye. Riley is to handsome for his own britches, love it:)

Miss Thing One and just in case you didn't know Thing One is a girl, I mean the bow and ruffles on the bum were a dead giveaway:)

Dane 101

My SWEET, SWEET, SWEET Dane! There are so many things about him that make me smile! Mr. Dane is starting to jibber jabber and I just love it. If we say and word and ask him to say it he will 80% of the time. His favorite word is puppy. Speaking of puppies, Mr. Dane can't get enough of puppies. Where London is petrified of them Dane will follow them around till the dog is more than a little bothered. London cries when the dog walks in and Dane cries when the dog is put out, lol:) It's so very cute!

Dane is VERY tender hearted! If he trips over something he will cry, if you look at him wrong he will cry, and he will most definitely cry if you tell him no. Yet in the same breath he really doesn't understand when I'm being serious. If he is playing in the brown sugar and I tell him to stop he just laughs like I just told him the best joke ever. If he is hitting someone of something and I tell him to stop he will just laugh and keep doing it, I must say it's hard to get mad at him when he is giving me his delicious little giggling.

Dane is very laid back. He doesn't demand my attention all the time, he just walks around and entertains himself. When he does want my attention he will simply come up to me and say "pup" which means up. I love this about him!!!! He and London are complete opposites when it comes to this:) It fascinates me to discover that these little twins and polar opposites in almost everything. I'm so glad that they are this way, I want them to feel like they are just a member of our family and not a pair to this family.

Dane loves his sister London. When he wakes up in the morning he searches for London and wanders around saying "undin" witch means London of course. He will kiss her and go up and pat her head, these are the moments that I can't get enough of.

Then there is the not so nice part side of Dane. Because he is only 18 months old he still doesn't understand when he is hurting Jack or London. Mr Dane has got one tough arm. When he hits it really does hurt! And like I said before he really wont stop unless I remove him totally and completely from the situation. London is my bitter and Dane is my hitter. When Dane finds something that he can get a good grip on he will use it as his weapon and it's near impossible to remove it from his unbelievably STRONG grasp.

There is something about Dane that just feels so yummy. The other daY I was walking into Wal Mart and the little old man that is always there to greet us said, "I just can't put my finger on it but there is something about that little guy that is just wonderful. Maybe it's his eyes or his smile but I love it when you come and I get to see him, it always brightens my day." The sweet old man was right, Dane is different and he has this sweetness about him that can just melt your heart. I LOVE you Dane and I can't imagine my life without you. Thanks for choosing us because we so NEED your sweetness. LOVE YOU!!

Londonisms

My little London is something special. I don't know about other little girls but this one is too smart for her own britches. I have been meaning to write all these things down so here I go.

1st thing you need to know is that London's MOST favorite word in the whole world is MOMMY, it is getting so OLD!! Before she says anything she MUST say "MOMMY" first. She says mommy anywhere from 150-200 times a day, ahhh!

2nd London is speaking in sentences. This may be normal for other peoples kids at 17 months old but this is something totally new for us at the Smith home. Everything I say she will repeat. There may be some "da bu ma" in the middle but she eventually says what she wants to be heard. Things she has been saying lately are

-"Mommy, I want pupu" translated, "I want up"

-"Mommy, I hot" She said this while pulling on her coat in the car the other day so I took it off and she stopped saying it.

- "Mommy, a puppy" This is said almost as much Mommy, everything that moves is a puppy

- " Mommy, go night night." She will say this after I ask her if she wants to go night night. SHe will then say to everyone in the room, "Bye, bye, I night, night" and wave to everyone.

-"Mommy, I want down" This is said after she is finished eating

- "Mommy, bebe, bebe, bebe!!!!" This is in reference to her blanket, she calls it her bebe of her puppy. I made this blanket and it is bitting me in the butt, she LOVES it WAY TO MUCH!

-"HI JACK, HI DANE!!!!!" Every morning she freaks out when she sees these two. London can't get enough of Jack, poor Jack just wants to be left alone but London has to do EVERYTHING that he is doing, sit everywhere that he is sitting and play with everything that Jack is playing with. This may be why Jack calls he preschool his "Party," true story!

-"Mommy, dance, dance" Out of the blue she will just start to dance and has to tell us bout it.......of course she has to tell us about it. In fact there will be times when me and Riley are talking and she will grab our faces and hold them in her two little hands until we give her our undivided attention. Most the time it makes absolutely no sense but after she is done she will let go and move on with what she was doing.

-"Mommy, poopy" This is said every time she poops or is about to poop. When she wakes up it's one of the first things she says:) I hope this means she potty trains early. She has pooped in the potty once but that's just because she was going to poop in the tub.

-"Mommy, I want Drink"

-"Mommy, I want Bite" Bite means eat.

-"Mommy, iches" This means britches. Yesterday her pants fell off during her nap and I asked her were her britches were and she turned around and picked them up and handed them to me.

Miss London has a very interesting personality. She can be oh so SWEET and oh so NASTY. London is the one that will bite her brother and then when they are crying she will go lay down next to them and hug and kiss them till they stop crying.

We love this little mutt and she brings so much Joy into our home. We really should just call her Miss Attitude.

Ladies Man

My little Jack is a ladies man and he'd not even trying..........this is not a good thing! I was waiting for him to come in from playing at his pre school and as he came in he was holding a little girls hand. I laughed as he was trying to get the little girl to let go, but she wouldn't let go for the life of her, lol.

The teacher came and told me about the days events with this little girl and Jack. I guess that she said to Jack, "You love to hold my hand ha Jack!" Jacks response was, "Um..... not really." This same little girl wanted to sit by Jack but he wanted to sit on the boys table so she put up a fight till she could sit with him.

On the way home I asked him if he wanted to hold the little girls hand and that if he didn't want to he could just say stop "stop holding my hand." His response was, "um....she likeded me and was nice so I was nice to her. Her's wants to be my girlfriend. She loveded me mom." Oh boy, I don't even know where he learned the word girlfriend!!! But at least he's playing hard to get;)

When Riley got home he asked what her name was and he had no idea so Riley said, "You should probably know a girls name before you hold hands with her." I guess every boy has to learn the rules some time.

This had been an ongoing thing with Jack.......me no likesy!!!

HECTORS Phone Number

Hector #: 801-548-1438!

Hector

Oh Hector, how I adore you (yes I am thinking in my Mexican accent.) Riley and I are finishing our basement!!! We (we as in Riley:) were determined to do all the work ourselves..............not so much! We (we as in RILEY and Kyle) did the framing, electrical, insulation, air ventilation and speaker stuff. But one month into it WE were more than DONE with the whole project.

So a friend of ours told us about her friend HECTOR. Oh Hector how we adore you:) Hector come and gave us a bid on our 500 sq ft, 2 room basement and it was an AMAZING!!!! To HANG the dry wall, TAPE and MUD then SAND and TAPE and MUD again then TEXTURE the WALLS and CEILING was a grand total of.......................$550!!!!! HELLO, thats $100 less than the guy who gave us a bid to just texture the walls!!!! Well needless to say we hired HECTOR right then and there! Not only was he cheep he was FAST!!!!!

Before Hector

Day 1 1/2 After Hector

Day 4 DONE!!!!

These pics are showing you just one corner of one room, he did much more:)

In getting to know Hector I found out he has a little boy that is REALLY sick and has been in and out of the hospital for the last 1 1/2 years. The medical bills are over $120,000! He could use the work and he is so NICE and wonderful. Also he has his front tooth missing, it's kinda cute but we are working on getting him a free tooth:) Maybe by the time he comes to your house he will have a tooth:) So if you need some work done on your house give Hector a call, he does more than just dry wall. I know he paints and maybe other things too.