I sure missed it

Max has been sick this past week. It has been a horrible, clingy, cranky, terrible week, mostly because I missed this- His adorable smile! Max is normally a very happy child so when he doesn't feel good it just zaps the sunshine out of our home. But today he has been feeling better, getting his appetite back and most of all smiling again. Yeah! Turner's imagination is growing everyday. Here he is pretending he is a monster A "skawy monter." Tonight we were reading "scriptures" (really just a page out of "my first book of mormon stories") and we were reading about the anti-nephi-lehi's burying their swords and it was really cute because the following conversation followed-
Turner: They were hitting
Mom: Yes they are burying their swords so they don't hit anymore
Turner: I don't hit people
Mom: It makes Heavenly Father sad when we hit people
Turner: I don't hit Jesus
Mom: That is a good choice
-Ok it was funny when he said it...
Anyway on another note, this is a question to all you parents of more than one child out there- how do you get a picture of them both looking at the camera and looking cute? I know I should know this but I don't. On the other hand Turner is turning into quite the photographer- this is a picture he took of us- notice the creative use of the rule of thirds?

By request!

Things around here are getting back to some sort of normal... What ever that means but I did have a request from Nicole- she said that she missed out on too much of Christmas stuff because I didn't blog about it so here is a picture of the cupcakes that I made for all of the neighbors.. I told you they were cute!

This is a picture of the snow monster Josh made. He then later dyed it blue with a red patch on its stomach. But we didn't get a picture of that. I got a lot of compliments on my artistic abilities. When I informed them that it was Josh they were shocked- yes my husband is a very creative artist. I would have made 3 large balls in 3 different sizes, a carrot nose, a scarf, hat and charcoal eyes... I am not that creative.
Josh wants it to snow so that he can one up it and do something even cooler but I myself and grateful for the sun we have been getting. I don't do so well in the winter- maybe it is because I am an AZ girl, maybe I have S.A.D. or maybe I get cabin fever being stuck inside- anyway I am thankful for the sun!

If at first you don't succeed...

try try again right? When I was pregnant with Turner I thought that staying home would be a challenge on my sanity so I decided that I was going to do a preschool. I spent a lot of time getting licenced and certified and getting other things ready and put a flier in the local paper and expected to be flooded with phone calls. Nothing... I was pretty new in the neighborhood and didn't know very many people so it was really hard for me to get the word out. Well it ended up that I had a hard time finding people and so the preschool never got off the ground. I chalked it up to bad timing but the idea never left me. I taught preschool while I was going to college and it happened to be my most favorite job I ever had. Even when we bought the house I thought to myself, the basement would lend itself to a great preschool. So now that I have a preschooler myself I am going to attempt it again. So that is what we have been up to lately, trying to organize everything to get the word out, hopefully I will have a better response this time- at least I already have one kid signed up! (Turner)

Back to blogging

Where do I begin? Life has been so crazy! We had a wonderful holiday season filled with family and festivities. Yet because we had so much going on blogging fell by the wayside and I regret it. Blogging isn't just a way for me to keep in touch with friends and family it is a family history of sorts. Some of the best moments of the year didn't get recorded. I started blogging a little over a year ago and I am so glad that I have a record of this last year. Josh was commenting the other day on how many bottles of sparkling cider we have on the shelf and I said, well I guess we need something to celebrate and Josh sarcastically stated "yeah this year has been really uneventful!" I mentioned last year that my theme for the year was "Life is great in 2008." It really was such an awesome year. The birth of our second child and our sealing tie for the highlights. I look forward to this next year and wonder what it will bring. If having a positive outlook on the year had any influence on how it ended up then I have to say: "Life is divine in 2009!"

More pictures

If you want to see more pictures from our sealing go to www.ayaphotography.com and click on client- the password is thomson.

Never a better day

The most amazing thing in the world is being in the temple with your children. Holding them in front of the eternal mirrors having a concrete grasp on the beginning of your posterity and realizing that this covenant isn't just about you. Saturday was the best day of my life and a day I have yearned for since I could remember. I love my husband and my sons and I am thankful for the priesthood and the amazing power that it is in our lives. {Thank you Heather for the picture- your the best!}

More Pictures from the Photoshoot

Nicole, I will send you a disk with all the pictures on it but for now I thought that I would wet your palate a little. Here are some pictures from our recent photoshoot with the boys. I already posted one of Max by himself so here are a few more samplings. You would think that Turner was looking at something funny but really he was looking at the tootsie roll dangled above my camera that we promised to give to him if he smiled. See he can do it with the right motivation!

Party anyone?

My friend is having an Usbourne party in the Utah Valley anyone want to come? Send me your address to my email teamthomson2005@gmail.com. It is Sat. the 15th! Please come- if for no other reason just to see me!

Maxwell David- 7 months

Turner is really into full names right now. The other day we were at Ross and there was a young toddler there. You know how toddlers exclaim their joy when they see a baby.. well that is what this little boy was doing at the sight of Max. "Baby, baby, baby!!!" Turner looked at him with narrow eyes and a serious look on his face and retorted: "No! Maxwell David!" The little boy persisted and so did Turner, pretty soon I had to leave the isle and head for a place of peace away from the war of the toddlers. Well my little Maxwell David is now 7 months old! It has flown by fast and I can't believe that we are on the downhill of the first year. Max has become a very happy child. (I know you can't tell from the portrait- stinker!) He loves to laugh esp. at his big brother. He wants to be right in the middle of the action and hates to be alone. He is still nursing like a champ but doesn't really like baby food. He would rather eat table food- a slice of bread or a hand full of kix is heaven sent. If he is going to eat baby food it is going then he would prefer sweet potatoes over anything else. He will sometimes eat peaches and pears but has literally thrown up over squash and green beans. Max is sitting up like a champ and can roll to get anything that he wants. He is a light sleeper and would prefer to sleep with mom and dad but has been sleeping "through the night" for a couple of months (except for when we are visiting family because I think he knows that I am not going to let him cry and wake everyone else up. And then it takes a week to get him back into the habit and then Turner get sick and is waking him up in the night...) He LOVES toys and is easily occupied with them. We love our Max and can't believe that he has only been with us for 7 months! We love you Max!

Halloween Happenings

We made it through another Halloween. This year we threw together costumes at the last minute and I have to say that I am pretty proud of ourselves. Turner was a cowboy, Max a court jester, Me a bride and Josh my bridesmaid. The dresses were in the closet just begging to be worn :)
(I know I know your not suppose to cross-dress, good thing my mom doesn't read my blog.) Turner and Max were invited to Stacy's Scardy Tot party-it was so fun! We had a blast being immersed in toddler world. (thanks for the picture Stacy I stole it from your blog!) Friday night Turner and I carved his pumpkin that he got at the pumpkin patch with GG and Crapa. We threw homemade pizza in the oven (our typical Friday night dinner) and ran around until we were all ready. After the candy was gone I turned off the lights and headed out to join the kids. We ended up at the McKays where they have a fire pit and doughnuts. We didn't even need coats it was such a warm night.
This is Turner's face when we informed him that he couldn't eat his Halloween candy until the next day (we sure are mean!) Max had a blast trying on Josh's wig- so this is what a daughter with a lot of hair might look like- cute if you ask me! We had just a great holiday and look forward to celebrating for the next couple of months! Now to decide where we are going for Thanksgiving...