She looks Great!

A few weeks ago I got a call from Hannah's teacher saying she thinks she needs glasses. She said that a lot of girls were saying that Hannah was glaring at them but her teacher couldn't believe it because Hannah is such a nice girl. She started watching her and realized that she was squinting because she couldn't see. We set an appointment with the eye doctor and her teacher was right. I'm so glad she noticed because her parents who don't wear glasses weren't cluing in. The doctor said it has probably been this way for awhile and her vision certainly wouldn't let her pass the driver's test. She received her glasses two days later and she is now so glad to be able to see. It helps that she looks really cute in them and a little too grown up for my taste. Today was her first day to wear them at school so hopefully all went well. She was a little nervous about what everyone would think, but I'm sure it was fine. It was one of those big moments in life.

V-Day 2012

Our Valentine's Day told through pictures:
Hayden's Valentine box with a monster face to match.
Hannah's cute painted box.
Our Valentine breakfast minus the pink candy syrup.

Chloe's valentine from her dad.
Helping with Hayden's school party. He was having a good time so I'm not sure why the sad face. 1st grade is a great place to be on Valentine's day.
I snuck in and grabbed a picture of Hannah's party also. It looked like they were having a lot of fun.

The day ended with a candle light dinner. I could cook anything and they would be happy as long as the candles were burning, but luckily the mal was a success. The day was a lot of work but fun to celebrate and make it special.

Basketball 2012

It has been another great season of basketball. It is a lot of the same team as last year but Hannah joined the team this year with Tylee and Rees. It has been fun to have both kids on the same team. Heath is coaching the team again with Steve. The kids have a really good time but we haven't won any games yet. They are learning a lot though. (If only that was all that mattered - that competitive kid, Hayden, would really like a win).

Got two holes!

Hannah has been wanting to get her ears pierced for awhile now she was just a little too scared to admit it. A lot of her friends and cousins have had it done and with each one she would listen with interest but would always say "I just don't want to". It has always been her decision to make. This weekend out of the blue she decided she was ready. So Monday after school, we headed to the mall with two of her close friends and she got it done. Amazingly after being so apprehensive for soo long, she wasn't even scared and didn't even flinch when it happened. She sure is excited to show everyone but doesn't dare say anything to point it out so if you see her bring it up - you will make her day.

Hannah getting ready to get it done.
The cute after shot with Mazzy and Rees.

Christmas Fun 2011

We had a busy, fun, family filled, Christmas break. It seemed like we went from one fun thing to the next. We started out the break by having a sleepover with the Huls girls and then the next day we went ice skating. The kids did great! I think all the hours of rollerblading paid off for this sport. We will definately go again. Later that night we had our Thornton Christmas party. My dad did a great job making his wooden toys. It is something my kids look forward to each year. Hannah got a sewing machine, Hayden got a top which kind of works like a beyblade and Chloe got some ducks. Heath was in Las Vegas for all these festivities and we were super excited to get him home before Christmas Eve.We ended this part of the week with another sleepover at the Thompson house. Christmas Eve started by making cookies for Santa and then we went to Grandma and Grandpa Thornton's for a Christmas Eve breakfast and a program. When we got home Heath gave us our annual jammies. The kids surprisingly went to sleep really easy with how excited they were. I think we had worn them out the few days before. They even slept in until 7 the next morning which is uncommon for Christmas morning. We opened just our stockings before church which ended up being really fun. They had time to just enjoy what was in there. Grandma and Grandpa Jackson and Laramie came over for breakfast and then we headed to church. It was a great spiritual moment to the day. Then we came home and finished presents. Chloe especially had a great time unwrapping them. She would get so excited with each present and would play with it for awhile before she wanted to open another one. She was so excited about this four-wheeler that she hopped on backwards. We spent the rest of the day enjoying family time and ended the day with a prime rib dinner at Cody's house with the Jackson side. It was a great day. The only downfall was that we were all a bit tired because Chloe had been sick all week and hadn't slept at night. We were glad she was starting to feel better. The next day we headed to Jackson with the Beck family and Cody and his girls. It was a nice drive. We first went on the sleigh ride out to see the elk. It was a great ride and really interesting to listen to the guide but Chloe decided to break a tooth right then and she screamed the whole time. That made it not so great for everyone on the sled. Good thing the guide was so nice about it. After that we took another trip to the rec center pool there. We love it and the kids had a great time swimming. The next day we went sledding at Cody's house behind the four-wheelers. There was just enough snow and a few weeds but it worked. Then my sister, Janet, came from Fruitland and we spent time with them. Another sleepover, watching "We bought a zoo" (which I wouldn't recommend), Orange Leaf (all this was for my kids passing off all of their articles of faith) and then a pizza party at Grandmas.On Thursday, we took off for Utah early in the morning. My sister Jen had Hannah and Hayden and Chloe slept with Heath's parents so Heath and I could celebrate our 14th Anniversary. We went out to dinner and shopping. Our hotel was right across the street from temple square so it was nice to spend time there. Brianne was baptized that weekend so we stayed for that and then we had a New Year's Eve party with Jenn, Laura and Mike's family. We planned fun games for the kids like the donut on a string and making teeth out of now and laters and they even made it up until midnight when they banged pans out of the street.
We had plenty of time with these cute little puppies. We loved snuggling withe them and watching them play. It would be so fun to keep one but we haven't talked ourselves into it yet.We were spoiled with all the fun we had and were almost grateful to get back on a schedule so that we could slow down a little. We love to be able to spend so much time together as a family and have both of our extended families so close.