Temple Baptisms

Rick and I took Kendal & Cole, along with 18 other youth from our ward to do baptisms for the dead at the Sacramento Temple. It was a neat experience seeing Kendal and Cole be baptized for and behalf of some of our Thompson ancestors. Mimi brought pictures and it was even more special to put faces with the names. Rick remembers great-grandpa Lamb (g-ma Fran's dad) and in fact is in one of the pictures with him! Rick and I took their names and did their initiatories, at least I did! Rick meant for me to give them to those doing initiatories, NOT to do them myself, which I did. That was a new experience in itself. I loved it! We all went to In-N-Out afterward...the looks we got as 28 of us descended on the restaurant was amusing! Wonderful experience for all of us!

Haircut

I cut Chris' hair for the 1st time in many years...I don't think I did too bad of a job! It's hard to go from long to short, there's no previous outline to follow.

T.O.C.

Cole plays in the final championship game tonight for the Tournament of Champions in our district.There team won the last game 35-8 in only 4 innings-brutal! Here are pics from that game. Cole's team lost 10-1 on Monday, but cole played well and scored the only run for the team. He even played with only 1 contact in...his right contact had a wrinkle and was bugging him so he took it out! There was a Scout there to watch another kid on Cole's team, but left wanting Cole instead! All-Stars starts July 7th!

Carsyn & Cole

Carsyn wants to be Mimi! She luvs her glasses.

Cole had his eyes checked and is a little near- sighted...he got contacts on saturday and lost 1 of them on sunday! We drove ourselves crazy looking for it on the carpet, no such luck!

Cole's Birthday

Cole turned 12 this past week and received the priesthood on Sunday. It was wonderful to have Papa, Poppy, Uncle Bones (Lyle), and Uncle Lonnie there to take part in the ordinance and to be able to celebrate Father's Day with them. Mimi and Nana were also there to witness such a momentous event! My parents are cruising the Bahamas for 10 days, we missed them.

Graduations!

Carsyn and Cole both promoted from their current schools...Carsyn from pre-school, Cole from the 6th grade.I can't believe we have 2 kids in junior high, 1 in 3rd, and our baby in kindergarten.Time flies... don't blink, you'll miss it!I thought with the kids out of school, our schedule would slow down, no such luck, not yet anyway.

Cousins

They have so much fun together...there's no need to entertain them! They love spending time together!

Boating

It was nice to be back out on Folsom Lake, we haven't been out in almost 2 years! Rick, Cole and Kendal, got their wakeboard legs back-I guess it's like riding a bike, once you learn, you never forget. Chris, Carsyn, & I enjoyed going along for the ride!

Baseball

Cole played in a tournament this weekend...they won 2 and lost 2, not bad for a team who didn't even have a practice together before the tournament.

Memorial Weekend

We had a mini vacation with the Thompson Clan in Granite Bay! We spent the weekend at Rick's parents home so we didn't miss out on the action that goes on from 9:30 pm into the wee hours of the morning...we had a great time.

Mothers Day!

We had a relaxing day visiting with family...The men cooked prime rib, tri-tip, asparagus, brussel sprouts, grilled squash, tomatoes with mozzarella & basil, fruit salad, homemade ice cream with fresh strawberries (thanks to Lonnie), and strawberry shortcake! We were especially grateful to spend some time with Mimi, Papa, Nana, and Poppy!!! It was sooo good to see them, we have missed their not being around this past year. I feel very blessed by the "mothers" in my life, I am surrounded by remarkable women...each having a tremendous impact on who I am and strive to become! Thank you for your spirit and your sacrifice. I love you! Kelly

Reptile Farm

The kids found a new pet! They put him in the pasture with the horses, I am hoping it gets stepped on! Rick brought home a turtle the other day he found in the middle of the road on Clay Station, it's shell was about 10" in diameter. We put it in the pond! I've heard it's mating season. Carsyn likes reptiles as much as her mother does...not at all. I could hear her screaming from inside the house, I thought someone was seriously hurt! Kendal surprised me by being the first to touch it. Chris went to a reptile birthday party and they had all kinds of reptiles to touch and hold. Chris got his picture taken with a boa wrapped around his shoulders! Yuck!!!