three hundred forty eight

This picture is terrible but it is the only one we have. We went to the cool house on Robindale that plays Christmas music coordinated with the lights. We go every year and it is really the coolest thing ever. FHE win today!

two hundred twenty nine

We cleaned the church tonight for FHE. We, meaning everyone but the kids! I found them all assembled at the end of the hall playing grab. 

two hundred one

We decided to go to Inside Out for FHE tonight. It was so good and I have some news... wait for it... I stayed awake during the entire movie! All of the team was so proud of me. Anyways, we had the theater to ourselves. When this happens we have a tradition that the kids go stand in front of the screen and then run laps around the theater. Don't ask me why. It's just a Thomson thing. 

Pace and Bailey were so proud of their new shoes that they took pictures themselves and instructed me to put them in Picture of the Day. Sure thing weirdos. Here they are...

And Bailey's....

one hundred thirty eight

For FHE we had an Indian leg wrestling competition. Below is exhibit A of Bailey cheating because I was too busy kicking her butt!

Pace annihilated me on the right leg. Not to worry though, we leg wrestled on the left leg and I beat him 3 times in a row!!

I had a LOT of pictures of him flipping me when we wrestled on our right legs. However, I chose to post the pictures of me beating him on our left leg wrestle. Why, you ask? Because I am the writer of this journal and I'll always make myself look swag.

Here is the pre-wrestle position... SO INTENSE! Oh and there is Jacki on the couch with her puke bowl. I will be making pancakes in that exact same bowl tomorrow morning... just sayin.

Pace and Dad squaring off...

Jade challenged me to a wrestle but I know better than to subject myself to such a thing.

day eighty nine

Today we went and volunteered at

a carnival for the Children's Specialty Center of Nevada. The girls did face painting on cancer patients. It was a great "feel good" service project for the first day of Spring Break!

Here is one of Jacki's happy customers!! She painted the cherries on her cheek.

This takes serious focus and concentration! I was shocked at how good Jacki's and Bailey's face painting skills were!

I asked Pace why he didn't do any face painting. He said "I did the public a favor by NOT painting anyone's face". 

Taylor and Pace assumed the supervisor and hand-us-the-face-paint roll. They did a fabulous job of this for sure!

Here is the whole face painting crew!  

Later that night we had the Too-many's over for FHE. Jacki and Bree taught us an Easter lesson. It was amazing!

This crew clearly have no issues with personal space!!

Oh PayPay and Cal... you're just tooooo cute!

Ooooh Ooooh Ooooh Pick Me... Pick Me!!!

What a perfect way to end the night! We had strawberry shortcake for dessert and then played The Water Game that the Toomany's introduced into our lives. This game is nothing shy of fabulous!

day eighty two

Here is Pace in his natural habitat... on a blanket sleeping (during family home evening).

Here is what happens to people who sleep during FHE.

day forty

Today for FHE we played a violent game of Pit. Now that I think about it... every game we play here the Thomson home is violent. It may or not have to do with our family mission statement, which is "if you're not cheating, you're not trying".