Monday, January 31, 2011

Layne had a great Tae Kwon Do tournament on Saturday. He got 3th place in sparring and 4rd place in forms. I was so proud of him! His sparring match was really fun to watch, he score 7 points and most kids average 2-3. If he would have had that match in the first round he would have one 1st place.

We went to church yesterday planning to go to the late service and stay for the potluck, but we discovered that Logan wasn't feeling well during bible study. So we came home right after Sunday school and took his temp. It was 102. He stayed in our bed all day and even managed to fall asleep for a while. I stayed home with him today. He was running a fever for a while this morning but as the day wore on he seem to feel better and didn't have a fever. So I don't know what was up with him, but glad he is feeling better!

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Layne has a Tae Kwon Do tournament next weekend so we spend most of today getting him ready for it. Tim bought pine board and cut it down so Layne could practice his board breaking. He is getting really good. He broke 3 boards in 3 tries! He has his pattern down to a T and has been practicing his kicks for the power challenge. We had a nice long talk about how he will feel if he doesn't do well and how to handle himself if he does do well. So I think he is all ready!

Tuesday, January 18, 2011



 I think I have a budding chef on my hands! 

Monday, January 17, 2011

We had a great day today! The boys didn't have school so I decided that I should take them out to Papa's Polar Patch. They turn the pumpkin patch in to a winter wonderland complete with car hoods pulled by 4 wheelers! It was kinda cold today so there were not very many people out there which was really nice, no lines to wait in for the rides. My friend Rauscha and her 2 kids meet us out there and she remembered her camera, so I have a few pictures of the kids.
 
 Logan went down the slide to fast!


Brenden took the safer route!
Layne trying to beat his brother to the top!



Can we go again!?!

Sunday, January 16, 2011

We had a very nice weekend. We got to have 3 of the Thompson boys with us on Friday night because Pastor and Pam got snowed in in Fargo. We made orange julius's and popcorn and watched Mighty Ducks 2. On Saturday morning we made enough pancakes to feed and army and then took all 6 boys sledding. It was so much fun!

Scott and Debbie wanted to spend some time with the boys this weekend, so they took Layne yesterday afternoon and he spent the night over there. Tim and I took the boys to Sam's club so they could pick out snacks to take to Dee Dee's house. Then we came home and watched a movie with them. Today Scott and Debbie took the twins right from church. Tim and I took Layne out for lunch and then bowling to make up the games he missed yesterday. He had a pretty good day he bowled and 88 and a 78. After that we took him to pick out a new water bottle to take to school.

The boys don't have school tomorrow so if it is nice we will go sledding again, or do something fun outside!

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

It is really really cold here and the boys are really suffering from a bad case of cabin fever! I have been getting creative when finding things for the boys to do. Yesterday I moved the dinning room table to the side of the room and brought up all the pop up tents and tunnels. The boys spent all afternoon making forts and chasing each other around.

I started back to school today. It is going to take some adjustment to get used to my new schedule. Not being home in the afternoon will be interesting!

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

A friend of mine shared this with me on Facebook and I just had to laugh at how true it is!!

Thinking of Having Kids? Do this 11 step program first!


Lesson 1


1. Go to the grocery store.

2. Arrange to have your salary paid directly to their head office.

3. Go home.

4. Pick up the paper.

5. Read it for the last time.



Lesson 2

Before you finally go ahead and have children, find a couple who already are parents and berate them about their...

1. Methods of discipline.

2. Lack of patience.

3. Appallingly low tolerance levels.

4. Allowing their children to run wild.

5. Suggest ways in which they might improve their child's breastfeeding, sleep habits, toilet training, table manners, and overall behavior.

Enjoy it because it will be the last time in your life you will have all the answers.



Lesson 3

A really good way to discover how the nights might feel...

1. Get home from work and immediately begin walking around the living room from 5PM to 10PM carrying a wet bag weighing approximately 8-12 pounds, with a radio turned to static (or some other obnoxious sound) playing loudly. (Eat cold food with one hand for dinner)

2. At 10PM, put the bag gently down, set the alarm for midnight, and go to sleep.

3. Get up at 12 and walk around the living room again, with the bag, until 1AM.

4. Set the alarm for 3AM.

5. As you can't get back to sleep, get up at 2AM and make a drink and watch an infomercial.

6. Go to bed at 2:45AM.

7. Get up at 3AM when the alarm goes off.

8. Sing songs quietly in the dark until 4AM.

9. Get up. Make breakfast. Get ready for work and go to work (work hard and be productive)

Repeat steps 1-9 each night. Keep this up for 3-5 years. Look cheerful and together.



Lesson 4

Can you stand the mess children make? T o find out...

1. Smear peanut butter onto the sofa and jam onto the curtains.

2. Hide a piece of raw chicken behind the stereo and leave it there all summer.

3. Stick your fingers in the flower bed.

4. Then rub them on the clean walls.

5. Take your favorite book, photo album, etc. Wreck it.

6. Spill milk on your new pillows. Cover the stains with crayons. How does that look?



Lesson 5

Dressing small children is not as easy as it seems.

1. Buy an octopus and a small bag made out of loose mesh.

2. Attempt to put the octopus into the bag so that none of the arms hang out.

Time allowed for this - all morning.



Lesson 6

Forget the BMW and buy a mini-van. And don't think that you can leave it out in the driveway spotless and shining. Family cars don't look like that.

1. Buy a chocolate ice cream cone and put it in the glove compartment.

Leave it there.

2. Get a dime. Stick it in the CD player.

3. Take a family size package of chocolate cookies. Mash them into the back seat. Sprinkle cheerios all over the floor, then smash them with your foot.

4. Run a garden rake along both sides of the car.



Lesson 7

Go to the local grocery store. Take with you the closest thing you can find to a pre-school child. (A full-grown goat is an excellent choice). If you intend to have more than one child, then definitely take more than one goat. Buy your week's groceries without letting the goats out of your sight. Pay for everything the goat eats or destroys. Until you can easily accomplish this, do not even contemplate having children.



Lesson 8

1. Hollow out a melon.

2. Make a small hole in the side.

3. Suspend it from the ceiling and swing it from side to side.

4. Now get a bowl of soggy Cheerios and attempt to spoon them into the swaying melon by pretending to be an airplane.

5. Continue until half the Cheerios are gone.

6. Tip half into your lap. The other half, just throw up in the air.

You are now ready to feed a nine- month-old baby.



Lesson 9

Learn the names of every character from Sesame Street , Barney, Disney, the Teletubbies, and Pokemon. Watch nothing else on TV but PBS, the Disney channel or Noggin for at least five years. (I know, you're thinking What's 'Noggin'?) Exactly the point.



Lesson 10

Make a recording of Fran Drescher saying 'mommy' repeatedly. (Important: no more than a four second delay between each 'mommy'; occasional crescendo to the level of a supersonic jet is required). Play this tape in your car everywhere you go for the next four years. You are now ready to take a long trip with a toddler.



Lesson 11

Start talking to an adult of your choice. Have someone else continually tug on your skirt hem, shirt- sleeve, or elbow while playing the 'mommy' tape made from Lesson 10 above. You are now ready to have a conversation with an adult while there is a child in the room.

This is all very tongue in cheek; anyone who is parent will say 'it's all worth it!' Share it with your friends, both those who do and don't have kids. I guarantee they'll get a chuckle out of it. Remember, a sense of humor is one of the most important things you'll need when you become a parent!