Thompson fun in August 2010

So fun to be catching up a little! We went to Utah in August last summer and had so much fun with everyone! We just love getting together with everyone!
Can you believe this little girl? Seriously, I could not get enough of her adorableness!!
She is the littlest peanut I've ever seen. She is about 8 months old in this picture and I think her Mom said she weighed like 12 pounds or something like that...My kids weigh that much at 6 weeks!!! I desparately wanted her to love me, but she wouldn't even let me hold her...so sad.
We love our pool time in Morgan. Tyler wouldn't actually get in it without me or Joel, but he had fun on the side.
Mason and Carter loved it. Sadly my little Mase had gotten a sunburn and so had to wear a tshirt the whole time. I would think that would be really annoying, but he was still happy...obviously.
We went to Downata Hotsprings and had a blast. And yes...even I went down the tube slides. A first for me. I'm such a big pansy when it comes to water, but I did it...and it was awesome. Carter even practiced swimming without a life jacket and he was doing great! I need to just say this...so I'm always the one in the picture with the kids when we are in the pool. Let me explain, I am not a swimmer. I love pools though. I will probably not ever be the one taking the picture though because it is freezing getting out and I hate being cold...also that means I would be standing on the side of the pool feeling pretty much naked and disgusting all those who have to look at me. Now you know that unless I haven't even put my swimsuit on yet, I will always be pictured with my boys in the pool as though I am this avid swimmer...sorry.
We also did our traditional trip to Lagoon. I'm so glad we decided to start that tradition. The kids love it so much and look forward to it and you get so much more for your money than going to State Fairs and what not. It works for us.
Here's a shot of all of us at Lagoon. We are camped under this tree because this random rain cloud had just drenched everyone for a few seconds. So weird. Also, Joel is talking to a friend of his he hadn't seen since high school...he is always running into people he knows. So funny.
We seriously just love getting together with everyone. We were grateful to be able to go and for Kelly and Cami for coming and for those in Salt Lake to share their time with us! We missed out on Connor and his family again...hopefully this summer! Joel's parents weren't there either, but this summer they will be coming home from their mission and so that is going to be AWESOME!!
(some of the pictures might look kind of small for the amount of people in them, but if you click on them they'll get bigger...does everyone already know this and I'm just a little slow?...disregard this note then)
...we'll see if I can fit one more post in before I leave my Mom's...

Shafer Family...yes, July 2010

I am so pathetic! I should have done this forever ago...I'm here at my mom's visiting and so I thought I should take advantage of her computer and get updated. Our computer is seriously so old that I'm afraid to do anything on it and so I haven't done this...anyway. So to catch up. Here our some photos from our Shafer gathering in July. It all started off with getting to meet for the very first time, my niece Addy. I mean, how cute is she! By the way...I shouldn't brag and maybe I'm wrong, but please don't crush my memory Doug and Jackie, but in this picture I have just fed her a bottle of formula which she wouldn't take from anyone else...ever...and then got her to sleep. I would like to think that I'm magic or at least that Addy really just adores me.

Dad and Doug made the game Kuube. I probably botched that spelling, but I like it that way. We played it at our cousins (the Arringtons) earlier and liked it. Good times...yes, it's July and cold, hence the fleece jacket and sweat pants. Dumb. Oh, and the mosquitoes were out. Nice.
Boat time! Look at those darling boys!!
Tyler getting a little driving time.
Cute Addy girl again!
Mason got his cast off in the middle of the trip! So excited...yet somewhat of a let down. I totally thought he would just walk out on his own, but it was, what seemed like a long time before he would walk on that leg...like a week or more!!
Mason could get in the water though now!! Such gross water, but the boys loved it anyway.
Picture time!! Yeah!
Is this really the best we can get with kids? I mean look at how beautiful all the kids are...okay, now look at my kids...Carter=annoyed, Mason=over joyed, Tyler=so upset that someone other than family is there looking and talking to him. Wow.
Best people on earth! So loving those awesome, talented, and amazing girls my brothers married!...hey, and Joel's not so bad either!
Best guys ever! Seriously. Couldn't ask for better brothers.
I mean, right?
Date night! Yes! So nice to get out just us adults. We got a couple of girls to watch 7 kids ages 6 and under and we went out for ice cream and then saw the movie Inception. I had been axiously awaiting this movie for some time and it was seriously one of the best and greatest movies I've ever seen...infact, Joel and I had to go see it again in the theater!
Cute, right?
Told you, funnest brothers ever.
Look at these boys! I could just eat that Oliver up!!
As always, fun on the WII. I love how Mason has no shirt on...just his pj bottoms.
We seriously had so much fun! It's always sad to say good-bye, but hey...right now it's April and almost time for the next Shafer Vaca!! Yes!! Thanks again to Ben and Doug's families for making the trip. It was a great time!