Thompson Moving Update

Well, we made it to California last Saturday and the weather has been great! Driving out of the airport the first thing the kids noticed were the palm trees and then the fact that there were mountains. The kids have been playing outside in Grandma's yard with bare feet and loving every second of it. The kids and I are at my mom's house in Palm Desert which is right next door to Palm Springs. We lived in another neighboring city, La Quinta, before we moved to Virginia so I'm very familiar with everything here and have already run in to some old friends. Linda and Jane were both born in Palm Springs actually. (a shopping area in Palm Desert pictured above)
Like I said, we arrived on Saturday and from the airport we went straight to Oceanside where we had scheduled homes to look at. We looked at 5 or 6 homes, picked out top 2 and applied. We chose this one(pictured above) and it's ready to move in on January 4th! We work fast. :) It's nice and big inside and most importantly it has a backyard. Hooray! We've missed having a yard these past 2yrs. Even better is that the weather will permit us to play outside all year round. We're about 2miles from the beach and the Coaster which Robert will take to work.

Trip distance: 2692.884333.5 mi Time: 39 hrs 21 mins

Robert flew back to DC the day after we arrived here and worked all week. Tomorrow him and his dad will start their cross country trip from Washington, DC to California! We've missed Robert and it'll be nice when we're all together again.

So, there's a little of what has been going on...

The Big Day Has Arrived!!

We are on the airplane in route to LAX(Los Angeles), at this very moment. Claire and Jane are sleeping, Linda is coloring and Bruce is playing on the other laptop. The flight should take 5hrs. 30min. I admit I got choked up when the plane engine starting roaring and the plane began to take off. A new life awaits us in California and I know the Lord will be with us as we begin this new chapter of our lives. As the plane took off Linda and Jane start yelling, "Goodbye Virginia!" :)

Name that Santa!

Santa Claus visited our ward Christmas party tonight. I couldn't help but feel that he was part of the family. :)Bruce figured out who it was. The big girls had no idea, and Claire was just scared to death.

Saying Goodbye!

back row: Mandy

middle row: Jana, Me, Morgen, Darbee

front row: Stephanie, Catherine, Mallory

Last night my friend Jana threw a little goodbye party for me at her home. It was so nice to have a fun night out with the girls in the midst of all the stress of preparing to move. I have made such wonderful friends here and I really hope that we always stay in touch. These are just a few of the friends that have make me teary eyed as we prepare to leave. A couple other friends showed up after the picture was taken. I am truly grateful for good friends.

Let it snow!!

We woke up to a winter wonderland this morning. It's the first snow of the season and it's still coming down very steadily. The kids are loving it! It's amazing how much more you can enjoy snow when you know you don't have to spend the entire winter in it. :)

Look What I Found On The Stairs

Hey, when you're tired, you're tired. :)