First Day of School 2014

Well, it's official, we have a child in middle school! Bruce headed to the 6th grade today. I was pretty anxious all day for him to get home and tell me how it went. He came home very happy. He liked his classes and managed to find all of his classes. I can breath easier now, and I think Bruce is going to have a  great year.

The girls were very happy to start school again. Claire was especially excited and got up and dressed on her own this morning. They came home happy and each of them seems to like their teachers. Claire is in school full days now.

Linda 5th Grade
Linda has the teacher that Bruce had last year.

 Jane 3rd Grade
Is it just me or does Jane's teacher look like an old lady version of her.

Claire 1st Grade

Claire couldn't figure out why her teacher was squatting down to take the picture, so she decided to join her and squat as well. :)

Jane's Baptism August 16, 2014

Jane was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints the evening of her birthday. It was so nice and we are so proud of Jane. Aunt Jill gave the baptism talk and her primary teacher, Sister Cooper, gave the talk about the Holy Ghost. Grandpa Thompson and Uncle Gregg were witnesses. It was such a happy occasion.

 

Arrow of Light

Bruce received his Arrow of Light award and graduated on to 11yr. old Scouts. He has had great leaders. His leader said that Bruce received more awards than any other Cub Scout he's ever had.

 

Great to be 8!

Jane turned 8yrs. old today! Besides that, she gets to be baptized. She is excited about not having to sit in a booster seat anymore and also to be able to sit in the passenger seat in the car! :) Jane possesses so many qualities that will contribute to her being a great success in life, no matter what she does.

Jane is :

 

obedient

committed

brave

hardworking

confident

independent

fun-loving

and most importantly, OURS

 

We love you so much Jane! Happy Birthday sweet girl!

 

 

 

For her birthday, we went to Surf Bowl. She beat everyone! She got to get her face painted at the bowling alley. We invited family over for cake afterwards. Here are some pictures. Jane had a fabulous day.

 

 





Happy 11th to Bruce!

Robert and I became parents 11yrs. ago when this great kid was born.

 Happy Birthday Bruce!

Dad: I love Bruce because he is teachable and righteous.

Mom: I love Bruce because he is very intelligent and he realizes what is really important in life.

Linda: I love Bruce because he treats everyone the same.

Jane: I love Bruce because he makes me laugh.

Claire: I love Bruce because he lets me play with cars in his room.

We celebrated Bruce's birthday by going to Knott's Soak City. We had so much fun. I didn't get any pics at the water park but here are a couple from after we got home.

 

Baptism Photo Shoot

We were able to have a photo shoot of Jane in her baptism dress up in Fallbrook at a really pretty nursery and gardens. It was the perfect setting for Jane because she is a country girl at heart. Grandma Thompson made Jane's baptism dress out of my temple dress. Grandma Linda made a pretty flower wreath for Jane's hair. Jane looked so beautiful. Here are some of them.