"Whaaaamp whaamp whamp whamp whamp"

I remember when my dad took Jon & me to Monster Trucks @ the Tacoma Dome

every year!!  It was a past time I will never forget.  Although they didn't have the big robot dragon at the end that spit fire, it was still a fun night to share with my boys!!



January 5th, 2011

On Kellen's actual birthday, we took him to the

Rainforest Cafe.

We sat by the monkeys, which he loved, and every time they

would start talking and moving, he would stop whatever he was

doing to just stare at them in aw.

Brayden kept asking if they were the actual monkeys from

"Rise of the Planet of the Apes" since we watched that movie the night before! lol

The staff there sang "Happy Birthday" to him and he enjoyed his very own {1st} ice cream sunday!

{Mom enjoyed it too!!}

We then went home and later that night after dinner, he was able to

enjoy a lemon flavored cupcake after being sung to again!

His birthday party was enjoyed the following Saturday January 7th by family.

We couldn't of asked for a better celebration.  Kellen received so many wonderful

gifts, however, the best gift of all, was the presence of all who were able to join him on his special day.

I spent most of Friday night baking and decorating his "Lil Bear" cake and I will tell you this,

9 hrs spent in labor with Kellen 1 year ago,

made all the 9 hours making this cake well worth it!

Enjoy the pics of his special day....

We played "pin the candle on the cupcake"

Kellen received many thoughtful gifts

Kellen's 1st birthday cake

Dzia Dzia had a birthday the following day so right after singing to Kellen,

we surprised the group & Dzia Dzia by singing to him & giving him his very own cupcake!

Kellen enjoyed his cake too!

And yes, I purposely chose chocolate 'cause it looks messier for

the pictures!

Kellen,

Mommy & Daddy are so in love.  What a year it has been. 

We would have never thought we could get so lucky to have a little boy like you.

You have been such an angel to raise and we can only imagine it getting better as the years go by.

You light up our lives and we love seeing that smile on your face,

 because it shows us too, that we light up yours.

Happy 1st Birthday Kellen.

xoxo



Where do I begin??

After many months of not blogging,  I have finally found to the time to start this long overdue update.

Lots have happened since Halloween!

Kellen had his 1st Thanksgiving & 1st Christmas!  A ton to talk about. So get ready for some reading & some pictures because here it comes!!

CHRISTMAS

Boys opening up gifts

GG came to our house to paint her unforgettable window paintings

First Chrismas meal

Cookie decorating

Many sleep over nights

Love having everyone over!

Brayden putting the star on the tree

Decorating was so much fun!

Boys Cutting down the tree

The perfect 1st Thompson Family Tree

{Kellen was in the jeep sleeping}

Mommy & Kellen @ the Ugly Sweater Party

Un-King Jon @ Cocia Mandy blowing on Kellen's face

GG & Kellen

{GG won the sweater contest}

Mommy, Cocia Many & Cocia Erin

Mommy & Daddy

{aka hot 80's executive wife}

Santa's first check on Kellen

Kellen's 1st meet & greet!!

THANKSGIVING

 Here is a picture of the gang from Thanksgiving. 

This year was Jason's family's turn so we traveled down to Napavine and

celebrated the holiday, what a great time had by all.

I emailed dad up in AK to provide us with a holiday blessing that I could share before the meal.  This is what I received...

"As we gather here for this special day we would like to thank God for the 4 F's...

food, family, friends, and last but not least....FOOTBALL.  God's neat, lets eat"

Thank you dad for those special words, not only did they bring a laughter to the room,

it made me feel like you were there with us to celebrate a great Thanksgiving!

The Gang

Daddy, Kellen & Mommy

Us with Grandma Ragland

{Conrad unfortunately broke his leg & couldn't be with us that day}

Tera, Courtney, Kellen, Me & Val

Jason Celebrated his 31st down there and

Had the boys over for poker, pizza & rock band...

{Jason took home the winnings by the way}

Rock band...

Who's the hot bassist??

Is that the lead singer of AC/DC??

{Phew....more updates to follow soon!}