12 Days 'till Stavens Home!

Tonight I am Grateful for...

Staven. I miss you! Gabe misses you too! Yes, he still walks around the house signing "dad" saying "where is it? Thank you for your Love and Manliness and for taking care of our family even when you are far away! There's not a hubby out there like you! Love your hugs, your Kisses, your patience, your excitment when I call to tell you something small I have accomplished. Love how much you love Gabe and can't wait to play with him! Grateful you change awefully Stinky diapers without being asked. Love that you cook dinner...

See you at Christmas!

WE
LOVE
YOU
STAVEN!!!!
XOXOXO

Today I am Grateful for...

Rainstorms! We had a huge rain/thunderstorm last night!

Bright Red Leaves
Fresh Air
Gabes happy face
Stavens hard work even if he's doing something he doesn't want to do
Stavens giant Heart...he's always blessing my life
Amazing family
The little messes around our home that mean Gabe is alive and healthy and active!

Gabes Vocabulary

I just wanted to post and Let everyone know Gabe just said "Woof"! He has these blocks with animals and letters and numbers on them and he brings them to us all the time and says "whats that?" Gabers loves to learn and its so fun to hear him say things! He also knows how to blow his nose! Now we just need him to do it in the kleenex! He can also say: Mom, dadda, and a LOT of the cutest jibberish this side of the Mississippi!

Time to Update!! Hurry quick, the computer's working!

Gabe adventuring in the cupboard




And again



Now he's going to do laundry!
Below is the family room





Gabes Room!



Master Bedroom





Our sideways kitchen-sorry about the angle

And thats the apartment!

Evening at the Beach

It Doesn't Get Much Better than This!

Above: Enjoying a Tin Foil Dinner After hiking in the Beautiful Saw Tooths Behind us

Crossing the lake to go hiking!

Hello Biloxi MS.... and the MUG!

BYU FSU Game! To say it was hot would be an understatement. We were dripping! We had to take Gabe out to the shad to cool off. The poor guy had the rosiest cheeks in Tallahassee! It was sure fun thought! The fans were actually cordial! It was cool to see their traditions. So even though the Cougs couldn't pull it off, the Thompson clan had a blast!

I'll apologize these are all to the side-I tried to fix it, but ah well.

Below is at the Fireside the night before the game. It was a great night! Stav got us chairs and we sat at the very back of the cultural hall right below the stage in the center. Perfect seats!

Gabe checkin out his new domain

The Stadium

Gabe holdin on to his bottle for dear life. Love this little Monkey!

And there was More Yummy Food...



And happy smiles!



And Sweet Laini toes!



And sweet Sleeping Laini!



And there's more to come so stay in tune!

Thompson Reunion 2010!

There was bochi ball, and laughs!!!



Gunny sack Races!!











Three Legged Races!











And Really Yummy Food! And Might I add it was mighty purty!



I mean...look at that!







Lets not forget the Bounce house...which the adults enjoyed with the Kids



And the Thompson Tower!!! Best part of the whole reunion :)



One Big happy Family! Has happy as it was, it was very incomplete without you Heath and Kelly!



Cheese it Staven! ...he really likes group hugs!



Grandma lovin her great grand babies!



Mark showin off... he makes it look so easy!



And Staven! First time ever trying the surf board and he got up!



Happy on the boat!



Seth was showin off his water skills, we think he did pretty awesome!!!



Lovely Grandma!!! We love you!











Right after we got settled in, we hung out in the hot tub/pool



Oh come on Mike! You Love gettin your picture taken!!