We're BACK!

So it's been like 2 years since I posted. I'm not going to attempt to make up for lost time and i've decided to start with now (lucky you;-).
The Thompsons are doing well and we are all healthy...thank you LORD!

Sam is now 8 years old and will be starting 2nd grade in a couple weeks. He has matured so much in the past 6 months or so. He is so funny and lovable and has finally grown enough to help with some serious household chores...SCORE for me! He has an insatiable appetite for life and is enthusiastic about EVERYTHING! He has the kindest, purest heart and he wears  it on his sleeve:-)...I've never been so proud of him. Sam loves: building or tearing down any structure, writing and drawing, fishing, helping his Daddy with "men" chores outside, helping Mommy cook, reading, teaching his little brother anything (good or bad). His current favorite color is blue and his favorite food is Macaroni and Cheese (big surprise there!)

Chap is 4 years old and will be starting Pre-school 4! Boy oh boy...he is my sweetie pie. Don't get me wrong...I am not establishing a "favorite"!!! But, my Chappie is my cuddle bug. Now as I said, I don't pick favorites but Chap surely has! He is a Momma's boy! Chap has really enjoyed doing some big boy things lately with Daddy and Sam. Life has been so easy since Chap is old enough to be slightly more self sufficient than the previous year. Chapper Dapper is the laziest child I know! Now, I certainly don't mean that negatively but it's the absolute truth! It's who he is and I LOVE it! He is a serious couch/bed potato and loves to eat and play on the ipad. He has always been the "easiest" child...even as an infant. I always say that our GOD obviously noticed the "break" I needed after Sam's early childhood and decided to give me Chap. Chap loves computer games, MUSIC, his cat (Shug), his Mommy, and all things TRUCKS! His current favorite color is green and his favorite food is pears and sandwhiches (cheese, mayo and turkey...specifically:-)

Oh the third...boy oh boy...the sweet one I've begged and pleaded prayed for for years! Did I ever see myself as the mother of three boys? HELL Heck NO! This pregnancy was no surprise as I finally brought Chivas to the understanding that a Mother NEEDS a daughter.  Well...a Mother needs a CHANCE to have a daughter, right? Boy oh boy...I learned that my GOD has a sense of humor! Did you know that?????
We found out early at 15 weeks pregnant that my sweet grand finale to our family was...another penis on a sonogram screen, another burping, farting little man, another matchbox car to step on in the night, another lego to suck up in the vacuum cleaner, another lizard washed and dried in the laundry...
And what my selfish self didn't realize during the 10 minutes of disbelief after that sonogram was that Cannon Knox Thompson, third son of Chivas and Lauren, was the absolute most perfectly placed gift from our FATHER.  Now I can't even imagine it any other way...he is going to be (and already is) perfect, perfect, perfect...

What was I thinking wanting a daughter??? Silly me...

Proverbs 16:9 “A WOman’s heart plans her way, but the Lord directs her steps.” (NIV)