Family Pictures

So my sister, Gretchen, and I decided that we would take each other's family pictures for our Christmas cards this year. Besides the fact that both of us showed up with cameras that were running out of batteries, and almost too many children to control I think it went pretty well. Thanks Gretch! So my New Year's letters are in the mail waiting to be picked up by the mail man tomorrow, just in time for the New Year's deadline!!! Pretty good considering I missed last year altogether!
I actually liked all the ones in front of the fountain much better in sepia and cropped so I don't have a fountain coming out of my head, but I couldn't get them from my shutterfly account to my blog, so you only get to imagine what they would look like!

Speaking of pictures and cameras, my sister, Jaime, got a new super fancy Nikon camera for Christmas this year and I had to stop myself from drooling on it. I love it! I love taking pictures, but my little kodak, that doesn't want to stay charged, isn't what you would really use for "serious" photography. I would love to get a better camera, and I will.....someday!!! :) Until then I'll have to make do with my point and shoot camera and do the best I can. ha ha ha

Don't Mess with Wes!

So Wesley loved seeing Santa at the ward Christmas Party. He told him he wanted a helicopter and "other stuff!"

Before the party he helped Dad wash the car and got Dad a little wet too!

Wesley has recently become re-attached to all of his cars. He is always playing them. I won't know where he is and then I'll find him in his room lining all of his cars up in a row. He is a sweetie, but don't start to wrestle him because he'll take you down! He has had way to much practice with Dad!

Where's my tooth?

So Gracie has lost 5 teeth already! About a week and a half ago Gracie was coming out of school and from across the parking lot I could tell she was missing something!! Her front tooth. She lost a tooth at school. She also recently participated in her school Christmas program and her first piano recital. She played "Away in a Manger" and did awesome! She is always making me things and helping clean the house, or holding Molly! How did I get so lucky?

Molly, "I can do anything"

So she crawls, she drools, she sits up (sometimes) and she has a tooth. Molly will not leave my mom's christmas tree alone!!! We have ours up on a little table so that she can't get it. About two weeks ago she started doing a type of crawl where her arms and legs weren't in sync, but now she has got it down and her favorite things to crawl to are keys, paper, cell phones, and as I mentioned earlier, my mom's christmas tree! She is such a fun, happy baby, and she is so easy to put to bed. We love her!!

Carter Gamble Thompson

Just wanted to update that my little sis, Meagan, had her baby, Carter, last night (December 18, 2008) at 11:15pm. He was 5 pounds 7 ounces and 19 inches long. We are so happy he is here!

Oh, there's no place like home for the holidays!

I just wanted to add how excited I am that my sister Jaime and her family are here for Christmas! I am going to take lots of pictures and probably eat way to many sweets, but that's what Christmas is all about, right? I am soooo happy to live right by my family, especially during all the holidays. My mom is absolutely the best at making you feel the Christmas spirit. Her house is decorated beautifully, it always smells so good, and she is always there to welcome you with a big hug, a treat, (and even a DDP!) She was born on Christmas Eve and is the best mom I could ever ask for. I hope I can treat my kids as good as she treated me!! Love you mom!

Meagan's Christmas Miracle

So my little sister Meagan has been on bedrest for 3 months and she was finally released from prison, I mean, let off bedrest on Wednesday at 36 weeks. She made one trip to the hospital, to no avail, but is very close. So little Carter will probably make his debut into the world sometime today!!! I can't wait to see the the little one who has been so anxious to get here. I am just grateful that Meagan has been able to stay pregnant for as long as she has. What a blessing!!! We love you Meagan and Chase! Good luck!

Ok....so I am back

So hopefully it won't be another year and a half before my next post!!! Now I just have to start a little update on what Shawn, Gracie, Wesley, Molly and I have been up to since then!! Well for starters, my baby Molly is 6 months old, just started crawling, sitting up and she got her first tooth yesterday. I am going to post some pictures tomorrow. Wesley is loving having preschool with his cousins Maycee and Hannah. Heather, Gretchen and I take turns teaching. It is a lot of fun to do! I think the kids are even learning something!! Wesley just started soccer practice on Saturday. He is a Jaguar!!! Gracie is in 1st grade, taking piano lessons, and is on the Raptors soccer team!! Shawn is practicing Real Estate law, teaching seminary and busy playing with the kids.