Farewell

We were able to go to Henderson, Nevada this past weekend for my nephew's farewell before his mission to Jamaica. His mission will cover Jamaica, part of the Bahamas, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. We're very excited for him. He is a great example to my kids. He is the first missionary to go out on either side of the family.
Bruce loves his cousins, Sayre and Brodey. He had so much fun hanging out with them this weekend and staying up all night watching videos and playing games. 

The girls love Brodey too. :)

We had a fun trip. The kids loved staying at a hotel. We swam, ate good food, and hung out with the Davis family and my mom. We're excited to start hearing about Brodey's mission once he's out. He goes in to the MTC on September 9th! We will miss him.

Elly and Linda picked out fabric and spent all Friday evening making themselves dresses. Super cute.

First Day of School 2015

Well the kids are already back to school! They started yesterday. Our house was unbelievably quiet when I got home from dropping everyone off. 

 My elementary school kids!

Jane - 4th Grade         Claire- 2nd Grade

Claire was so excited for school to start back up. She had a very happy morning up until when she had to put socks and shoes on. She's trying her best to smile through her tears. :) She cheered up when she got to school and saw her friends, teacher, and classroom. She loved it and was excited to go back today.

Claire and her teacher, Mrs. Cinque

Jane was excited that this year she rotates between two classes. Her teacher is Mrs. Olavide and she also goes to Mrs. Smith's class for part of the day. Her day couldn't have gone better. She was very excited about everything. She had a lot of friends and loved that everyone asked her about her braces. :)

My middle school kids!

Linda - 6th Grade         Bruce - 7th Grade

Linda was not nervous to go to middle school at all. She found her classes easily and knew many kids from her elementary school and church. When she got home she said her day was good and that she liked it in middle school. Her favorite was the classes and her least favorite was lunch time because there were long lines. I can't believe how grown up she is looking!

Bruce was happy to be one of the older kids on campus now. He picked up with his buddies playing sports before school and during lunch. He had a good day. It was a little boring for his taste, but no major complaints. He even stopped by Linda's classroom to say hi to her. What a good brother. :) 

Overall it was a great day for everyone. I hope all of these happy attitudes continue even after the homework starts rolling in. :) 

Bruce's Ordination

Bruce was ordained a Deacon yesterday and received the Aaronic Priesthood. It was such a neat experience to witness. Having one boy makes these moments even more special to me because each one with Bruce is my only one. There was a strong spirit in the room when the great men in Bruce's life surrounded him and with the power of the priesthood placed their hands on his head. You could feel them surrounding Bruce with God's strength and protection. Robert did a great job on the blessing. Bruce has a good spirit and a strong testimony. He will do great in his priesthood duties. A week ago he attended primary for the last time. I am grateful to have been serving in primary when Bruce started primary and on his last day. It really made me teary. 
We love our baby boy.

3 generations
Bruce Charles Thompson
Robert Bruce Thompson
Bruce John Thompson

Jane's 9th Birthday!

Jane turned 9 years old on the 16th! Jane is a very focused person that loves to learn new things. 

She is confident and has a good heart. 
We celebrated on Friday by going to Knott's Soak City all day. 

 Jane and Linda in the middle getting drenched.

On her real birthday day we had a lot of family in town for Bruce's ordination so we celebrated after church with family. 

She was especially excited to get a bike!! 

We are so happy that Jane has brightened our lives for the last 9 years. 

Happy12th Birthday Bruce!

Our first baby is 12 years old today! We love Bruce. 

He keeps us laughing and keeps his sisters on their toes. 

He is a very capable and good. 

He chose two friends to spend the day with at Wave Water Park. They had so much fun.

After the water park he came home for his favorites. Root beer, cookies, and ramen noodles. :)

We love our 12 year old.

Jane's New Smile

Jane got braces on this afternoon. She only has a few on the top and on the bottom. She has a pretty big overbite. The Orthodontist says that her bottom jaw is set back a little bit. Jane can fit her index finger behind her front teeth when her jaws are closed. She also has a cross bite and needs to widen her jaws a little bit. This is a first phase thing. She may have to have full braces in the future. She'll have them on about 12 months. In a couple weeks we go back for the expander. 

Here are her before pictures.

Claire photo bombing :)

At the Orthodontist ready to get them on.

Here's what her braces look like.

Her smile. She has clear brackets on top and regular ones on bottom.