Security.......

I LOVE this picture and couldn't think of a better description than the simple word~ SECURITY!!

Brandon LOVED Preschool....

This is a little late--but here are a few fun things Brandon finished his week at Preschool with....

He absolutely LOVED going to Preschool--there are days he still asks if he can go--and I have to remind him that it is over!! He is then OK with that because he answers me saying, "That's OK Mom, because I am a kindergartener now!" My oh My, my kids are growing up WAY too FAST!!!

Brooke CHOWIN down...

Silly Silly Girls!!

Lacking in the Wisdom Department....

Thursday, I got all my wisdom teeth pulled--well three out of the four!! I have to go backnext Thursday for the last one to get pulled!! I wanted to get all four done--but he could not get me numb and keep me numb on the bottom. The top two weren't bad--one came out great, the other one a root got caught, but he got it fairly easy. Then onto the bottom--UGH!!! The root was wrapped around the bone. I had already reached the maximum amount of anesthetic he couldgive me and it wasn't totally numb like it should have been--but he was already started so he had to finish. He ended up surgically removing the bottom one--sawing it in half and digging it out!! YUCK!! I wanted to cry-but I was a big girl and I toughed it out!! It didn't feel so HOT!! I was totally awake through it all--at that point I was really wishing I would have been put out--oh well!! I survived--well except I have to go back and get the last one out!! UGH!! I will be HAPPY after this Thursday--I will be oh soooo HAPPY to get rid of them ALL!! I guess my question is---why were we even born with such "DUMB" teeth that we don't use or need--and hello they are called 'Wisdom' teeth---NICE!!!

Always Ready to GO!!

Tyle's 4th T-Ball Game....

Tyler has played in four T-Ball games so far!! (Five more games to go!) This past weekend--Uncle Scotty had worked with Tyler on his swing--Troy and I are all for EVERYONE else trying to teach and help him--because when we try to--Tyler tells us he already knows how!! YIKES!! He is a little young for that attitude, isn't he!?! He was oh sooo excited to see Aunt Carol and Uncle Scotty show up for his game!! He was also THRILLED that Grandma and Grandpa came!! This was Grandpa's first game!! He LOVES when everyone comes to see him play!! He absolutely LOVES T-Ball!! He is one FUNNY BOY!! Thanks guys for taking your time to come and watch him--I know he appreciates it and we do too!!

Kindergarten Field Day.....

Yup--it is OFFICIAL!!! School is OUT and Tyler is no longer a kindergaretner--he is now a FIRST grader---just ask him--he will be HAPPY to tell you!!! Brandon is the 'kindergartner' now!! SILLY kids!! I can't believe the school year is over and in three months I will have TWO kids in school!! YIKES!!! Crazy but EXCITING!!

Wednesday was Tyler's last day of school---his school put on a WONDERFUL Field Day for the kids!! There were lots of fun things for the kids to do and then they even fed everyone lunch!! After the field day--the kids all finished the day off by watching a movie in the gym--I snuck home during that! :)

One reason why I Blog...

"To you women of today, who are old or young, may I suggest to you that you write, that you keep journals, that you express your thoughts on paper. Writing is a great discipline. It is a tremendous education effort. It will assist you in various ways, and you will bless the lives of many--now and in the years to come, as you put on paper some of your experiences and some of your musings."
--President Gordon B. Hinckley

I have enjoyed blogging--and have kind of turned it into our family journal!! When I read this quote from President Hinckley I was feeling guilty for not keeping a journal as often as I should--I hope maybe this blog counts for a little of that record!! :) I do need to do better in my journal department-I KNOW!! One more thing to 'get working on!'

Memorial Day Weekend....

Saturday....
Loads of Fun at the Lake....










and then....










Sunday....

I took a few pictures before church!! Cute and crazy kids!! Lynn and Debbie came over after church and we had a BBQ--the kids played out on the swing set and catch with Grandma Debbie and Grandpa Lynn. It was fun to spend time with them!! We then went over and visited Erik's grave in Payette. Our kids are all too young to remember when Erik passed away. On the way over we explained to Kara we were going to visit Erik's grave--she jumped out of the car and said, "I don't even see Erik-let's go!!" She has a cousin named Eric--she is obviously confused!!


Monday...
Some people got up and went skiing--Troy did not ski, but he went and took a few photos of those crazy people who tried skiing in the FREEZING water!!

He came home and mowed the lawn and I cleaned the house!! We then went and told Robert and his kids good bye--they had to head back to Utah. It was really fun spending the weekend with the kids!! We had not seen them since New Years so the kids had a BLAST together!! They left and then Grandpa gave the kids a quick ride on the four wheeler.

We then went home and had naps before the next adventure!! We went back over to Mom and Dad's for a BBQ--FUN TIMES!!



We had a WONDERFUL weekend!! It was AWESOME to be able to spend time with our family!! We truly are BLESSED!!!

What is Memorial Day?!

“Memorial Day is about much more than barbecues and long weekends,” Mayor Thomas M. Menino told a solemn crowd assembled at Mount Hope Cemetery in Mattapan yesterday.

“It’s about honoring the soldiers who left the comforts of their own homes to defend the nation we love and the freedoms we cherish. Our veterans have given us so much, and the very least we can do is honor their sacrifices.”

FREEDOM definitely is NOT FREE!!! I am grateful to live in this beautiful Land of America and very THANKFUL for those who have fought for our country!! What a GREAT day to stop and remember ALL of the GREAT people who have passed on before us!!

The Path Jesus Walked...

"As you and I walk the pathway Jesus walked, let us listen for the sound
of sandaled feet. Let us reach out for the Carpenter’s hand. Then we shall
come to know Him. He may come to us as one unknown, without a name, as by the lakeside He came to those men who knew Him not. He speaks to us the same words, “Follow thou me,” and sets us to the task which He has to fulfill for our time. He commands, and to those who obey Him, whether they be wise or simple, He will reveal Himself in the toils, the conflicts, the
sufferings that they shall pass through in His fellowship; and they shall
learn in their own experience who He is."

~Thomas S. Monson

Emily's Birthday CeLeBrAtIoN.......

We had the typical "Thompson" Birthday (nice and laid back)---hung out together as a little family and of course had some cake and ice cream!! Definitely had some FUN times and created some PRICELESS memories!!