A Fun Night Out...

Stacy and I and our girls went out for dinner and then shopping.  It was a cold and snowy December night but we dressed warm and we still had a fun time.  I love being with my girls.

Merry Christmas!!

We started our Christmas off as usual...by waking up our kids!  They don't wake us up...we have to wake them up...isn't that the strangest thing?  We had a great Christmas morning.  We lit the tree, started the fire, read some scriptures, turned on some Christmas music and then...went crazy opening presents.  We had a relaxing morning (NOT) until we had to hurry and get ready to go to Grandpa's house for breakfast.  We traveled to Grandpa Dale's where Christie was also and had breakfast with everyone and exchanged gifts with them.  It was nice to be with my Dad, but the bad thing is, is that we have to rush from there to go to Steve's mom and dad's house so we can meet up with all of his brothers and sister.  It is crazy and it all gets to be not so fun.  We didn't stay there long either because we had to race home because Mom and Steve were coming down for dinner and I needed to start some things.  But once we were home, we could relax and it was nice.  We had the missionaries over for dinner also and you could tell that they were a little homesick.  After Mom and Steve left, the missionaries stayed and we played games and made Christmas treats and enjoyed the rest of our Christmas evening.  The best part of Christmas was the evening when we were able to come home, relax, get into our Christmas pajamas and enjoy our family.

Christmas Eve up at Grandma's

The Christmas Party up at Grandma Lois' was fun, the only sad part about the whole thing was that Grandma Thompson wasn't there.  She wouldn't come because she didn't want to come out in the cold and be around someone who might get her sick.  I guess I don't blame her.  She is 98 years old.  We did the usual thing up there and enjoyed Grandma's yummy food.  I love the ride home from Grandma's house when it is late and everything is quiet, everyone is excited for tomorrow, there is snow on the ground and it is just peaceful!  On the ride home, all of us just talk about what we are wishing for Christmas, what we hope our day will be like tomorrow, and other magical things about the Christmas season.  Merry Christmas to everyone...and to everyone a Good Night!

Roxy

 Roxy...The Greatest Beagle Ever!!!!  Even though she is doing things she isn't supposed too...we still love her and she still makes us laugh.

 

Soccer in Mesquite

Angie Barlow, Afton, McKenna Parkinson, and Brinley and I traveled down to Mesquite for the weekend for some soccer training and games. Something that I didn't really want to do because I have so much Christmas shopping and other things that I should be doing instead. The weekend was successful though and Angie and I had fun with the girls! The scrimmage games were really good...the first ones Brinleys played in since her hurt achilles tendon. She did a great job too. The team went roller skating, had picnics together, and played a lot of soccer!

Sam's Ninth Birthday!

Sam turned nine today! So sad that he is getting so old. He is the funnest little boy in the whole world and he makes our lives happy. You could say that all his sisters spoil him just a little.

Everyone had either school or work today except him and he was able to go over to Ben's house and play. He loves to go over there so it was a happy day for him. When we all got home, we met Grandma and Grandpa and went out to dinner to celebrate.

Here are 9 things that tell how awesome Sam is...

1. He is the hardest working boy I know. He comes home every day and has to work on homework and reading harder than anyone. He does complain some...but does it and tries hard too.

2. He does what you ask him to do and sometimes a little extra! Some mornings his bed is already made without me even asking him to do it. He just knows it needs to be done.

3. He has a great sense of humor. He makes me laugh and he laughs easily at other's jokes.

4. He is well liked by others. He has a lot of friends and he is a good friend to others also. In fact his teacher has told how kind he is.

5. He is very athletic.

6. He is a Cub Scout and has finished his first year.

7. Sam's room is consistently the cleanest out of all the kids in this family!

8. He is so handsome.

9. I am not his primary teacher anymore, but in sharing time he answers a lot of questions so I know that he is so smart and has a testimony. In fact he shares his testimony a lot in sacrament meeting :)

I love you Sam!

More Birthday Pictures...Happy Birthday Sam!

Grandma Thompson turns 98!

We all celebrated Grandma's birthday on Saturday. She turned 98 years old on Friday, November 26 and she looks so beautiful! She was born in 1912 in Liberty so she has lived up in the valley her whole life. She married my Grandpa Wells Thompson on January 21, 1931 in the Salt Lake Temple. She enjoys gardening and she always had the most beautiful garden every summer, she enjoys painting, quilting, making dolls, and having family close by. She is a very talented person and was always wanting to share her talents and was always encouraging me to learn and pick up on as many skills as I could. She is one of the most influential people in my life. I love her so much and I look up to her. Almost every memory I have as a little girl has her in it and what a happy childhood I had!