A Fantasic Baby Shower!

I have some amazing friends to say the least. My good friends Rickie, Lara, and Krissy worked together to throw me an amazing baby shower. The decorations were out of this world. There was a "diaper cake" loaded with baby goodies, balloons, little babies in carriages, hand knitted booties; even the water bottles were decked out. The food was delicious and the company was even better. Thank you so much to everyone who came to party with us and welcome my new little fella. I am beyond words with my gratitude. I have wonderful sisters, wonderful family, and wonderful friends. Thank you so much for all of your love.

Ready for Church...

I wanted to post these simply because I thought that they were stinkin' cute. The kids were all dressed for church and they each looked so adorable that I just couldn't resist snapping a few shots. Paris' picture does not do her justice. Her outfit was just beautiful. She's into accessories right now; so she was wearing a scarf, fuzzy white boots, and had a sparkly bow tied in her hair.

All I Want for Christmas is my Two Front Teeth...

Brenden's top two teeth have been loose for over a year now. In the last two months they've finally loosened up enough for him to really try to get them out. Well, as you all probably know, Brenden is a bit of a "scare-d-cat." The process was taking much too long. Finally, Brenden was wrestling around with his cousin Garrett when he accidentally "kicked himself in the face." (that is how he explains it) Pop, out comes one tooth! The next day we were eating Chinese food and when he bit into his "pupu platter" the other one twisted and was just hanging there. Daddy toted him off to the bathroom where we girls were left alone at the table and heard Brenden's distant scream. Shortly after Brenden came back to the table with one less tooth and a very different smile. Apparently, the tooth fell right out into Daddy's hands, but the fear was too much for Brenden and he just had to scream. He's a silly boy... hope he's a bit more courageous as a man. The tooth fairy paid him kindly for his sacrifice and he's already working on the next loose tooth...

Annual Thompson Bike Ride

Well, we may have been scattered for Thanksgiving, but we didn't let that stop us from gathering for our annual bike ride the day AFTER Thanksgiving. We met up at Johansen High School like usual. As we waited for everyone to arrive the sky grew darker and darker until it finally unleashed on us sending us for cover. With the weather being so wet and cold we decided instead to head over to the movies. Half of us watched "Old Dogs" while the other half of us got to see "New Moon." After the movie we headed back over to the high school and hopped back onto our bikes. The weather was more cooperative and we had a nice little ride. Afterward we met back at Noah and Heather's house for some delicious french dip sandwiches. Thanks Noah and Heather for a fabulous dinner, and thank you to mom and dad for a nice family movie day!

Pretty Paris Turns 9!

November 11, 2009, Paris Rose had her ninth birthday. Her birthday happens also to be Veteran's Day, so she was lucky enough to have the day off of school. As a birthday treat I took her to the salon where she got her very first perm. (well, it didn't take, but she still enjoyed the experience) She had requested "Hoho's" in lue of a birthday cake, so later that night she blew out her candle atop a "Hoho." That Saturday she celebrated with her "Silly" party. She came up with this theme on her own and helped me to plan the event. She hand made a "Pin-the-Nose-on-the-Clown" game, and insisted that everyone come dressed silly or crazy. There was a silly freeze dance, a silly string war, a pinata, and at the end of the party everyone got to decorate their own silly cup cake. The pinata was a fun event to watch because Mike got the idea to have the kids wear his welding helmet instead of a blindfold. It was a fun day and Paris had a great time.