Baby boy Thompson

This week after an anxious filled few months I had my ultrasound--We were so relieved to hear that the baby looks good.  Thank you God!!  I think He knows we need this sweet baby boy to fully heal from Iris's loss.  The kids are so excited!!  The morning of the ultrasound Lucy heard I was having the test that day and said, "I think it will live!!"  No guess on the gender, just a guess on the baby's health.  After Esther found out the  gender she said, "What color was his hair??"  I love the sweet innocence of my kids.  Can't wait for this one!

Esther gets brave..

On Monday Esther decided she was ready this time to get her ears pierced.  (We tried on her birthday in January).  I think she felt some peer pressure too being the "only girl in her class without her ears pierced."  This was not the best catalyst but I caved.  She's talked about it and wanted it for so long.  So we hit Claire's and she went through with it without even crying or screaming.  Lucy was so nervous for her she couldn't even watch-she insisted on staying outside the store.  When it was over we paid and Esther immediately started feeling dizzy and hot so I had her sit down and have a drink.  She recovered but it was a bit humorous.  When we got to the car she told me she had wanted to back out but didn't dare tell me.  But now today, she is thrilled with her newly pierced ears.

Beautiful Irises

My sweet neighbor planted a bunch of beautiful irises in my yard last Fall.  They are gorgeous and a precious reminder of our baby girl.  The kids have enjoyed watching the different colors bloom.  

Mother's Day/My Birthday

We celebrated Mothers Day and my birthday this weekend.  So fun to have them back to back.  :)  We had a barbeque with my family on Saturday night.  Then on Sunday John cooked an amazing dinner for me.  Then my birthday today.  The girls got me breakfast in bed both days.  It was the first for both days not having my mom there.  She had an amazing ability to make me feel like a "vip" on my birthday-I miss that even though I'm getting old. :)  the days were a little empty without her-as all holidays have been without her.  She was such a light and a boost-man do I miss her.  John was very sweet to me today and came home early and cleaned the whole house.  I think my kids were quite done with celebrating me hy the end of the day--I was glad to have it over myself.  I am grateful for all the kind wishes and gifts from sweet friends and family.

St. George Weekend

 We went to St. George with John's parents to celebrate his big graduation.  We had lots of fun swimming, hiking, shopping, eating, and visiting the Temple.  It was beautiful and warm-a nice escape from life.

 The hike caused a little bit of tears and fears for my kids--we saw bugs and lizards and that was a little too much for poor Lucy and Isaac.  Esther was brave except when we saw one giant black and red wasp.  I wanted to make sure I captured some sad faces so we could have an honest recording of our nature walk. The red canyons were gorgeous, despite all the insects and creatures around us.

 

John graduates with his MBA!!!

 John finally finished the EMBA program at the University of Utah and graduated.  His sweet parents came to see him walk.  The girls were excited to be at the graduation too.  My sister graduated the same day so we had a fun family dinner at Buca di Beppo.  Graduation itself was a little boring so we were glad we brought our ipads, especially Isaac.  I'm proud of how hard John worked and studied for the past 22 months.  It's amazing he got through it all, especially with the year we had last year.  Major accomplishment. Love this guy.