The many faces of Mazzi

Mazzi's facial expressions make me smile. I love this little nut!

Thompson baby #4!

The reason I am a super slacker these days...

We are expecting our fourth little one on November 9th and are are very excited! Today I am officially 12 weeks and am trying to not be a slacker today. I have had a rough 7 weeks (which doesn't sound too long- but feels quite long) and am hoping the sick stage ends very, very soon! (Like Today!)
I feel very blessed to have been able to get pregnant easily with our children. It is something that I do not take for granted. Especially seeing so many close friends and family struggle with starting their family. Because of that, I do feel silly and pathetic complaining about my challenges being pregnant, but each of my pregnancies have been a challenge. But, what is nine months of sickness and pain when you get these little ones for eternity? I remind myself of that multiple times a day. This experience has had me praying many times to be patient and to try to have a good attitude despite feeling crummy... the quote "God, grant me patience to deal with my blessings" comes to mind. So, all that being said...
some joys of pregnancy that were a tad numb in my mind and have been brought to my remembrance...
The heartburn
The extra saliva and need to constantly spit (gross)
The instant attachment you feel to the little one growing inside you
The exhaustion
The lack of motivation
Getting any little chore done is a major accomplishment
The nausea
The need for constant nourishment- yet not food sounds good
And there you have it- my complaints, even though I feel blessed.:)  Please excuse the self pity! Can't wait to meet this little one who will be the FINAL member of our little family!

Easter 2012

We had a nice Easter this year, and were happy to have the Thompson's here with us. 

We had a nice Easter dinner of Ribs, scalloped potatoes, strawberries and rolls. Tera especially enjoyed the ribs. And she looked adorable eating them! 

The kids loved dying eggs. We bought a  sparkly egg kit this year and the kids thought it was really cool to shake the glitter on them.

We ended Easter day rough-housing with Papa. Mazzi loves playing with her Papa! 

Pirate Adventure!

We had a great time doing the Pirate Dinner Adventure in Buena Park. Our kids were completely memorized by the show. I have been wanting to do this for about four years now and am glad we finally did. I think we will be doing the Medieval times one very soon because we had such a great time! We made a mini vacation of it and stayed the night in a hotel up there and did Disneyland the next day. We made some wonderful family memories! 

Family Day in O.C

During Spring Break we made a trip to Orange County to do some of our favorite things. We took the kids to pretend city, went on the hot air balloon ride and carousel at the Great Orange Park, and ate at Cafe Rio. I felt junky the whole day... but the kids had a blast! 

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Sea World

We love going to Sea World! 

The kids were excited to find this sea star with six legs!

One of my favorite parts is seeing the polar bears

We watched the "new" dolphin show for the first time. It was pretty weird show. The show involved people dressed as birds and trapeze tricks. Matt kept looking at me and saying "aren't we at the dolphin show?" 

School Pictures- 2012

Teras Easter Celebration

I was able to help out at Teras school Easter celebration. I love being able to volunteer at school. They had a Easter egg hunt, dyed Easter eggs, and did a Spanish tradition of smashing an Easter egg filled with confetti over each other's heads. It was fun to watch and participate! 

Tera with Princpal of Rice Canyon- Mr. Ricatto