'Tis the Season for great music!

I might be the only crazy one who started listening to Christmas music already, but I love how music can change your moods, and feeling in your home!

Great NEW holiday CD just released by Jack and his friends! Don't miss out! What an enjoyable holiday season we're going to have with these tunes in the background!

Veteran's Day with Grandpa Knight

Colin's Grandpa past away in 1980 from cancer and we have been learning a lot about him this past year. Colin doesn't really have any memories of him so it has been really exciting to go through pictures and here neat stories about him. Grandpa Knight was an amazing dancer, owned his own dance studio, served his country for his whole adult life and took his family with him all over the world. Nixon was so excited to hear that Great Grandpa flew planes in the war. I've never been to his grave site and we live just across the street from his resting place now. What a perfect opportunity to visit and teach the kids about honoring the Veteran's. Mount Vernon is a gorgeous cemetery! We love you Grandpa Knight and thank you for your service to our Country and family. I can't wait to get dancing lessons from him some day!
Thank you to Grandpa Jackson (who just past away last year) and Grandpa Heward for serving our country as well. We love you dearly and honor your sacrifices.

Survivor night

We love watching survivor as a family. Funny thing is...we used to make fun of the show until we lived with Colin's parents. They love it and sucked us in last season! Nixon and Mazzy make their tent and instead of rice, (which they eat on survivor), they get popcorn with m&m's! Yummy!!! Nothing like dvr and zipping through commercials! A little silly I know, but we have fun talking about the games and strategy with Nixon. Good quality family time!

Happy Birthday Auntie Chelle!

We love you and hope you have a great week! Miss you like crazy! -love Nixon and Mazzy and of course Colin and Brooke

Who is Colin?

Christopher Colin Thompson

Born 5-25-78

Now known as C. Colin Thompson

The bottom line is, He has never liked having such a "commonly used" name. Chris is a very nice name and he thanks his parents dearly for giving him a name, but he want's to be known as Colin now. I haven't turned 30 yet.... I don't know!
Just kidding... He thought it was a good opportunity to make the change with starting his Buisness in California now, even though we did grow up here... He is happy with it, so I am trying. I need to be more supportive, so this is one way of making that mental change for me.

No worries if Chris still slips out of your mouth on occasion, or all the time...but, he would like us to try! :) Thats what we do for those we love!

THOMPSON'S Story book night

For those of you that don't know.... I love doing themed Halloween costumes with my family. Can you guess who we were? Little Red Riding Hood tale. The kids were in costume all day and we acted out the story a few times. It all started in August when Nixon found this werewolf costume. He wanted it so bad that he even earned money for it! Very cute! So... hmmm... what was I going to do with a werewolf? Big bad wolf close enough? My mom and I made Mazzy's hooded cape and Colin (Chris) was the wolf hunter, so I tried to pull off the grandma. Of course I leave my costume for last, so... it stunk! I would've gotten a wig and glasses if I didn't run out of time. I never think about mine until the day of. I'll do better next year. Actually, next yr. Colin is in charge of picking the theme! He wasn't too happy with the wolf hunter deal. I thought we looked cute -minus me- the pregnant grandma! You don't see that every day!

Auntie Shannah scored on some tickets to the Waldorf Pumpkin path. Of course they offer an alternative to Halloween and to everything else that is main stream. It was really neat. We learned a lot of different legends and saw some very pretty pixies and fairies, (Mazzy's favorite)!

The school really has such a magical environment. Maybe it was the incense in the air!

We headed off to our ward trunk-or-treat after Waldorf and did the cup cake walk and doughnut on the string. It was fun, just still trying to get comfortable in the new ward. Then, went around the neighborhood a tiny bit to meet some of the neighbors. Kids loved it! We had so much fun watching them be so brave at the doors. Even with dogs running out and grandpa's scaring them at the door. FUN NIGHT!