Merry Christmas 2012 from the Thompsons!

Merry Christmas from the Thompsons!!


The Thompson Boys Explain... Christmas 2012: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYygEq0WNgg


"Stars Were Gleaming" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVnWhpQOn8U


"Stars Were Gleaming" Outtakes - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKfGd8_dfpM


Connor plays "Silent Night" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ji1nyIBU5c


Haydn Sings - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nne5kXuJriQ


Tristan Sings - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oroMzljtDAI

Halloween Activities

Halloween was so fun.  We carved some pumpkins.  Connor was of course dramatic about the whole thing...he thought it was so gross.  Haydn was a little better and liked it and then Tristan thought it was so cool.  They all choose their own design and we helped them make it.  

 Here they are by the pumpkins they made.

 They had a Halloween parade at school and got to spend the day in costumes.

 Tristan had a joy school Halloween party.  They played a BINGO game.  

 And then made witch hands with popcorn and candy corn.

 More pictures in their Avenger costumes...

 Trick or Treating was fun.  We went with a few friends.  The kids got plenty of candy at both a trunk or treat and trick or treating so they are loving that!

I love this time of year with kids.  Hope everyone had a fun Halloween.

Halloween Costumes

For Halloween our boys decided they wanted to be the Avengers! We've got the whole crew: Connor- Thor, Haydn- Iron Man, Tristan- Captain America, and Archer- The Hulk!

Archer Crawling

My littlest man is on the move and faster every day!  Check out this video...

Beautiful Beach!

Another fun day at the beach with friends.  Scott buried these guys in the sand.

 Haydn and Tristan enjoying a snack at the beach.

 I brought bubbles and Scott did bubbles with the kids hour like 45 min.  It's so easy because the wind blows the bubbles for him.  Nothing better than bubbles at the beach!  The boys and their friends LOVED them.

 Scott got adventurous and took Haydn and Tristan boogie boarding on his back.  Unfortunately this was the only pic I got before my camera died for the day.  I wasn't ready and had to take it in a hurry, hence the nice strap in the picture too.  Scott is an amazing Dad.  He boogie boarded with Connor for much of the day.

We love having the beach so near.  If the weather is nice on the weekend, which it ALWAYS is, that's where we are!

Joy School

Tristan started Joy School recently!  He's such a cutie!  The first week was at my house so I got to see all the kids in action.  He was very well behaved and happy and quick to learn.  Love this little man!

 If you know T, this is the PERFECT backpack for him!

Laser Tag

Connor got invited to a birthday at a laser tag place.  It was his first laser tag experience!  It was a blast!  It was so loud and chaotic and fun with a bunch of 3rd graders!  He left saying, "We have to go here for MY birthday!"

Cake

I made this cute cake for a baby shower for a friend.  It was a hit.

Tristan sings the ABCs

Tristan sings the ABCs:

Tristan Not Napping

Tristan has been fighting me at nap time.  He just isn't tired enough, and he plays in his bed never falling asleep.  Today I decided to tell him we weren't doing naps, just quiet time.  I let him choose 2 books to take to bed with him and told him he could read until I came to get him.  I found him like this 30 min later.  He fell asleep on the book.  Very comfy I'll tell ya!  I pulled him off to lay on his pillow and he'd been sweating so some of the ink on the page was on his face instead, oops!  So cute!

Labor Day

Over Labor Day we went to a Beach House in Santa Monica.  It was so fun.  They had a pool, a playground and a splash pad.  They had a rec room overlooking the ocean that was full of tables, board and card games and a ping pong table too.  Also they had a long boardwalk toward the beach so you didn't have to trek in the sand.  It was quite a little resort getaway.  We spent most of the day there enjoying the beautiful weather.

Fort night

Scott built the boys a fun fort on Saturday night.  We spent the evening inside it playing games and reading books and singing songs!  The boys LOVED it.  Daddy is a genius, it's true!

Archer Is Growing

Little Archer is 6 1/2 months now and I thought it was about time that we try some food.  He seemed to be getting really interested in our meal times so I thought he'd love it.  Not so much.  He was interested at first but then quickly got bored and decided he didn't like the green beans I was giving him.  He liked the plain rice cereal better.  The next day I tried feeding him some applesauce.  He reacted by making really sour faces, as if he were eating a lemon, with every bite until he refused any more.  Maybe he's not so ready after all.  I've kept trying to feed him over the last week and he prefers chewing on his spoon to eating any food!  Silly boy!

 I love how Archer rolls around on the ground and eats his toes!  He's such a cutie!  So funny!

Archer is also now totally mobile.  He's been rolling around EVERYWHERE for months but he recently figured out how to crawl after something he wants.  He's still in army crawl mode so it's slow for now.  If I'm near him he'll crawl into my lap, or come right up to me and whine until I pick him up.  He's a momma's boy for sure.  He's a VERY happy guy.  He loves it when his brothers are being silly and trying to make him laugh, especially Connor.  He loves it when anyone sings to him.  He's got a husky little voice that is adorable!

Off to School- Kindergarten and 3rd Grade

We were back to school this week!  Haydn started kindergarten and Connor is a 3rd grader!  Both were sooo excited to start school.  Haydn is loving his teacher and making new friends fast.  Connor bounced right back too.  He likes his teacher and has a good group of friends that he hangs out with.  He's started playing soccer at recess he says, even though he brought a basketball on his first day.

Here's Haydn on the way to kindergarten!

 Connor on the way to 3rd grade!

 Group shot being silly!  I didn't sense any nerves at all!  It was so exciting to be going to school!

 Saying goodbye to my big boys on the playground!

 I got to walk Haydn into class and get him situated the first day.  Now he is a pro and doesn't need me.  I snapped this picture as I left.  They were starting out with some circle time.

 These two happily reunited after kindergarten was over!  They just love each other so much!

 We have a tradition at our house that I make a big cookie for the boys on their first day of school and then they get to eat it all week in their lunches.