Nate Boy Wonder and his Sidekicks

The Boys at the Packard Reunion

2010-01-30T09:33:00.005-07:00

Ok-so we just have one boy, but here's the the fun stuff he did

Kadon spent most of his days playing on the banks of the river

He enjoyed hanging out with Uncle Jason.

And he got a little bit funky at the family dance.

The Girls at the Packard Reunion

2010-01-29T20:08:00.006-07:00

Piper catches some shut eye between games, meals, etc.

Kyrie loved wading in the little creek.

Grandpa helped Kyrie get her groove on at the family dance.

Kyrie models her camping hair on the last morning of the reunion.

Kadon's Baptism

2010-01-28T10:49:00.005-07:00

On June 6, 2009 Kadon was baptized. It was fun to have the family all together.

Belt Graduation

2010-01-26T08:24:00.004-07:00

It took Kadon a couple months, but he finally was able to graduate from his white belt to his yellow.

The kids could make up their own kick combination as they walked to get their new belt. Kadon was very excited about this part.

Field Day 2009

2010-01-25T09:29:00.003-07:00

Kadon picked out his outfit, and I just asked if he was sure he wanted to wear that. I'm still not sure if that was a good parental choice or not.

We need to find the sport where falling down is required.

Memorial Day

2009-08-26T23:28:00.003-06:00

We had a great Memorial Day this year. We went up to Ogden with Nate's family to decorate the family graves. Then we went to a park for a picnic lunch.

Piper wore that hat for all of 5 min. It turned out to be the only time she left it on her head all summer.

Kadon's Dance Festival

2009-08-24T14:21:00.004-06:00

It was pretty hot that day.

Kadon's second grade did dances to various versions of "Polly Wolly Doodle."

Kadon had to hold hands with a girl--he wasn't too excited about that.

The Dragon

2009-08-24T14:11:00.005-06:00

Here is the dragon in all its glory.

A teacher held up the head, and then first graders held up the hula hoops in the body. Then the dragon wove through all the other first graders doing a Chinese ribbon dance.

Painting the Dragon

2009-08-23T15:39:00.003-06:00

So Kadon's teacher from last year asked me if I could help her make a Chinese Dragon for her class to use for the dance festival. So true to form, I took that idea and went to town. Soon I was building a wire model for the teachers to paper mache, sewing sheets to hula hoops, and ironing on scales. Needless to say, the dragon became a much bigger project than she had envisioned, but we had a blast making it. Kyrie even got to help paint it.

PS: stay tuned for pictures of the finished project coming tomorrow!

Bronco Days

2009-08-23T15:37:00.003-06:00

Kyrie's modeling her monster teeth she won at the elementary school's annual carnival, Bronco Days.

Ariel has a tail

2009-08-22T12:51:00.003-06:00

Kyrie's modeling her new swimming suit. Little did I know swimming suits would become Kyrie's summer uniform. She would often wear two or three different ones a day.

Snuggle Bugs

2009-08-21T08:34:00.003-06:00

Kyrie fell asleep watching a show in our bed. Piper decided to crawl around until she found a comfy spot to sleep also.

Piper and Kyrie "Up Here"

2009-08-20T08:38:00.003-06:00

This balcony is Piper's favorite place to hang out. She just stands and yells at everyone downstairs. Kyrie decided she needed more screen time, so she jumped in too.

Brand New Cubscout

2009-08-19T21:26:00.004-06:00

Kadon was very excited to start Scouts. He finished his Bobcat in his first month, and he's over half way done with his Wolf requirements. I think he makes a pretty spiffy scout.

Kadon's 8th Birthday Party

2009-08-19T21:00:00.007-06:00

We had a family party that night. All of his grandparents were there. Nate got Kadon a Nerf Dart Gun Tag set. Kadon used his eye protection sunglasses from the set while he was blowing out the candle.

The next day we had some friends come to Chuck E Cheese.

Kadon and Tom took a ton of pictures on the Chuck E Cheese Car

Then we went back to our house for pizza and presents.

Easter Hunt

2009-08-14T19:38:00.005-06:00

Kadon finds an egg near our new AC. Yeah-no more sweltering August.

Kyrie's very serious about getting her candy.

Dressed in our Easter Best

2009-08-10T21:04:00.003-06:00

Kadon and Kyrie all dressed up for Easter Sunday.

Piper joins in the mix.

Finding Easter Baskets

2009-08-10T15:42:00.002-06:00

Kyrie had a good time finding her basket.

The Easter Bunny tricked Kadon, and it took him a long time to find his basket.

Dying Easter Eggs

2009-08-08T07:02:00.003-06:00

Piper the Pirate

2009-08-07T10:01:00.003-06:00

New PJs

2009-08-07T09:49:00.004-06:00

So Nate was on a two and a half week business trip at the end of March. He spent a couple days in Singapore and got the kids new pjs. Then he spent two weeks in Abu Dahbi. Here are the kids modeling their new sleepwear.

Tubing

2009-08-06T07:40:00.003-06:00

Nate's parents took everyone tubing at Soldier Hollow as part of their Christmas presents. Kadon had a blast. Kyrie enjoyed playing in the lodge.

Draper Temple Open House

2009-08-05T07:22:00.002-06:00

Kadon and I had the opportunity to attend the Draper Temple Open House. It was a wonderful experience.

Karate

2009-08-04T07:41:00.003-06:00

Kadon started taking karate this year. He's enjoying it.

Kadon moving to the beat of his own drum.

First Annual Family Valentine's Dinner

2009-08-03T16:27:00.002-06:00

"First Annual" is my favorite oxymoron.

So I decided to start the tradition of a fancy Valentine's Dinner with our kids. We had bacon wrapped chicken, heart jello jigglers, sparkling cider, and other fun stuff. The kids got a Valentine book and a little frog Valentine. After the second cider spill, yelling kids, and crying babies, Nate was wondering why we were doing this. Traditions-was my reply.

Kyrie's 3rd Birthday

2009-08-03T07:13:00.006-06:00

First we had a family party with both sets of grandparents. At this time Kyrie was still in her "No" phase. Luckily this phase didn't last too long.

Kyrie was pretty excited about her new dress. Unfortunately she hit a growth spurt and only fit in it for a month.

Kyrie basking in the joy of "Happy Birthday."

The next day Kyrie had her first friend birthday party. Everyone came dressed as a princess or prince. She talked about the party for months afterwards.

Yikes! I Need to Update!

2009-08-02T19:03:00.001-06:00

So life got crazy and next thing I knew half a year had gone by. I'm going to try to post a new thing each day until I get caught up. So check back often!

Baby Face

2009-08-02T18:59:00.002-06:00

Piper definitely has the cutest baby face. We get comments on it every time we take her out of the house.

Kyrie's 1st Haircut

2009-08-02T18:51:00.002-06:00

"Sisters, Sisters, There were never such devoted sisters."

2009-08-02T18:47:00.003-06:00

Kyrie and Piper smiling for the camera in their sleeper jammies. Kyrie loved that she was wearing pink and Piper had on purple.

The girls snuggle together to watch a show.

It's Just Me

2009-01-21T11:36:00.003-07:00

Kyrie's just reassuring us it's not really Darth Vader.

Aiport Shoe Policy

2009-01-21T11:03:00.002-07:00

Little the the TSA know, they were really creating terrorists of the big brother variety when they instigated their shoe removal policy.

Guitar Hero Star Wars Style

2009-01-21T10:49:00.004-07:00

Christmas day we started up Guitar Hero. We even got Mom and Dad to take a spin. Since Jeremy rocked, he was handicapped with the Storm Trooper Helmet.

Christmas Eve 2008

2009-01-21T10:39:00.008-07:00

Piper and Brielle in matching Christmas outfits.

Kadon and Christine were Wisemen in our Nativity.

Kyrie was the angel with croup. She was a little disgruntled.

Kadon reading the letter from Santa telling us he would be there at 6:00 am. So much nicer than the 5:00 am days.

Pacifier Wars

2009-01-20T15:59:00.003-07:00

Piper's ongoing battle with the pacifier.
So far Piper:0 Pacifier:1

When Kadon Attacks!

2008-12-25T14:28:00.003-07:00

Here is rare footage of a wild Kadon captured on Christmas morning. Forgive the shaky camera work as the camera man was terrified that at any moment the beast would turn its rage on him.

2008-12-20T19:54:00.001-07:00

Long Lapse

2008-12-20T19:04:00.002-07:00

So my old laptop died, and when I set up my new laptop's internet I forgot to add our blog to my bookmarks. Then two months passed before I realized I hadn't updated our blog. I guess out of sight out of mind really works when you've got 3 kids. So now I get to try and catch up.

Kids' Portraits

2008-12-20T18:54:00.008-07:00

I never thought the studio enhancements were worth anything, but they make it easy to showcase the photos on my blog.

Let it Snow

2008-12-20T18:51:00.002-07:00

We had a big snow storm this week.

Sitting with Santa

2008-12-20T18:47:00.005-07:00

Kadon asked for a remote controlled robot. Kyrie just yelled "It's Santa!" repeatedly.

Kadon and Piper

2008-12-20T18:43:00.002-07:00

In Front of the Christmas Tree

2008-12-20T18:16:00.002-07:00

Swing Swing Swing

2008-12-20T18:15:00.000-07:00

Piper loves her swing.

Turkey Day

2008-12-20T18:12:00.001-07:00

Thanksgiving was great this year. Here Kadon and Kyrie are posing with their traditional turkey hats.

Halloween Costumes

2008-12-20T18:05:00.004-07:00

Nate chose our Halloween costumes this year. Unfortunately the wig made him look more Clinton instead of McCain. Our buttons say McCain Palin 1908. Piper was the Drill Baby. Nate won "costume most unlike himself" at his work party. He lost "scarriest costume" to Joe Plumber because the only thing scarier than McCain Palin is someone who believes in McCain Palin. (His company is pretty liberal.)

Carving Pumpkins

2008-12-20T17:46:00.007-07:00

Carving pumpkins for Family Night.

Kadon drew an example of the face for Nate. He was right there with the paper to make sure Nate cut it just the same. Kyrie was trying to help out too. She was lucky she didn't lose any fingers 'cause she kept sticking them in Nate's way.

Kadon and Kyrie sitting by their pumpkins.

Kadon's Photography

2008-12-20T17:41:00.005-07:00

Kadon took all these pictures at Bridal Veil Falls up Provo Canyon. He got some great shots. Of course the last one was his favorite. Kyrie got tired of posing and turned to pick something up right when Kadon shot the picture.

Froggy Bathroom

2008-10-14T15:41:00.009-06:00

So the kid's bathroom has been on my list of rooms to redo. Here are the before and after shots.

I found these frog prints at a garage sale last year and decided to use them as the muse for this bathroom. I sewed new hooded towels for the kids. Kadon gets blue, Kyrie gets yellow, and Piper gets green.

Walmart had a super cute frog shower curtain. The vanity cabinet used to be wood, so I painted it white to give it a fresh, clean look.

This vanity doesn't have any drawers. Not very ideal for a kid's bath. Luckily IKEA is there for such occasions. Now we have hanging buckets for toothbrushes, toothpaste, and combs and brushes. The shelf is great for gel and Kyrie's clips and bows are in the boxes.

Stay tuned for Kadon's new room.

Piper's Blessing

2008-10-14T15:32:00.005-06:00

Piper was blessed on October 12th by her daddy, her Grandpa Thompson, Grandpa Packard and Great-Grandpa Packard.

Piper is wearing a blessing outfit crocheted by Nate's Grandma Theall. It was beautiful.

Grandma and Grandpa Packard came in for the day.

Fall Colors

2008-10-14T15:29:00.005-06:00

Kadon had early out from school for parent teacher conferences, so we took a drive up Provo Canyon to look at the pretty fall leaves.

Lord of the Flies

2008-09-28T17:15:00.003-06:00

This is what Kyrie looked like the day before our Primary Quarterly Activity. I let her play outside while I cut out laminated cards of the First Presidency and the Twelve. Since we were making enough for all the kids and teachers, I cut out 120 sets of 15 cards. It's pretty scary to see how wild she looks after only a couple hours of lax supervision. Sorry Kyrie!

Kissing Cousins

2008-09-28T17:11:00.006-06:00

Brielle and Piper have their first photo shoot. Since they are only two weeks apart I predict many photo shoots in the future.

Pretty Pretty Princess

2008-09-28T17:07:00.002-06:00

Kyrie models her Halloween Costume.

Unfortunately, she hasn't worn the dress since, and she's broken all her jewelry.

Kadon is Batman, and Kyrie didn't think a princess was scary enough to fight Batman, so she resurrected her ladybug costume from last year. Since Kyrie is terrified of all bugs, a ladybug is the perfect arch nemesis for Batman in her mind.

I'll try to get some shots of their epic battles to post.

"I am your Father"

2008-09-28T16:57:00.004-06:00

Kyrie channels her inner dark side and challenges Jeremy to a light saber battle.

This shot brings to mind "So I Married an Axe Murderer'----"It's like an orange on a toothpick"

Piper's Baby Announcement

2008-09-04T16:00:00.002-06:00

This is my second attempt at digital scrapbooking. The first was Christine's baby announcement. I think I might be hooked.

Piper's Here!!!!!

2008-08-28T11:18:00.006-06:00

Piper Thompson came rushing into our family at 7:21 pm on Tuesday, August 26th, 2008. She was 7 lbs 7 oz and 19 inches long. We barely made it to the hospital in time. We left our house at 6:30, and 40 minutes later I was holding her. We're going to need to figure out a better system because giving birth without anesthetic is no fun!

We don't know where all her hair comes from. Kadon and Kyrie were baldys for the first year and a half. Piper will be easy to pick out in our family albums.

Kyrie wasn't too sure of Piper at first, but after a couple minutes she wanted to "hold this." Kyrie alternates between calling her sister Baby Piper, Baby Diaper, and This.

Kadon was nervous at first, but now I can bribe him to do anything by promising him a chance to hold Piper.

First Day of School

2008-08-28T11:15:00.004-06:00

Kadon's all ready for second grade. Nate buzzed his hair the night before and Kadon was concerned all the kids would tease him. He told anyone who commented on it that he was in disguise.

Mr. Joe Cool

Back to School Party

2008-08-28T11:03:00.005-06:00

Kadon argued the semantics of our party, since no one else was invited. He looks pretty excited, doesn't he.

He got a calculator, which he used on the second day of school when he should have been getting dressed. When I hadn't heard any getting ready sounds from his room, I called him in. He came, still in his pjs with his calculator, stating, "Moo-oom, I'm doing math so I don't get behind."

The scissors put a smile on his face. Now his room is coved in paper clippings from his art projects, which are all done after he has been put to bed.

Kyrie needed to have her picture taken too.

Stiches

2008-08-28T11:01:00.003-06:00

Kyrie was jumping on the couch and hit the DVD cabinent. She had to get 9 stitches. She was a real trooper at the ER. Now we get to hope she tones down her wildness, but I have a feeling we will be stitching her up again.

T-Ball

2008-08-28T10:57:00.004-06:00

Batter Up!

Kadon liked the hitting and running bases, but outfield was BORING!

So he decided to entertain himself.

Grrrrr---Computers

2008-08-20T09:37:00.004-06:00

So I went to update our address book on the computer to get ready to send out baby announcements, when I found out it was corrupted and I had lost everything. I've found a lot of addresses already, but if I missing anyone that wants to be on our Christmas list and baby announcement list, email me with your address. lachellethompson@gmail.com

Camp Beaver

2008-08-19T12:57:00.009-06:00

Kadon showing off his squirt gun ring he got at the family store.

Kyrie posing with her cousins.

Kadon, #126, and Kyrie, #166, playing in the river. Too bad Piper's number won't end in a 6

Kyrie digging in the dirt. She loved collecting rocks. Every night we came home with 2 or 3.

River time.

Playing at Pine View Reservoir

2008-08-19T12:41:00.009-06:00

Kyrie and Jack exploring Pine View with Robbyn.

Kadon wasn't too sure of the jet skis, but he loved the canoe.

Playing on the shore

Thompson Family Olympics

2008-07-15T09:22:00.009-06:00

Kyrie loved her Aunt Kristyn because she always held her. Kyrie was attached to her hip for 2 weeks solid.

Kadon announcing the start of the next event with his blow horn noodle.

440 relay with babies as batons. Kyrie loved it.

Look at Kadon's great form in the javelin throw.

Kyrie wasn't too excited to run her race. Luckily she had some nice cousins to help her out.

Kadon Turns 7

2008-05-04T22:49:00.002-06:00

Kadon wanted a football cake with BYU on it. Luckily I bought a football cake pan years ago on clearance.

We took the Thompson Trio bowling. They gave the bumper lanes quite a workout.

Kyrie had a meltdown because she couldn't bowl every turn.

Graduation

2008-05-04T22:33:00.007-06:00

The family in BYU apparel outside the Tanner Building.
Kadon is holding a "Piece of the Tanner" from the new construction.

Nate had been counting down the minutes till he was done.

Nate vetoed walking in commencement. Instead we did a tour of BYU with our kids and Lachelle's parents. We showed them the buildings we studied in. We looked at the new buildings. Grandpa Packard even visited his two favorite buildings--the Eyring Science Building and the Aquariums in the Widsow.

Kadon posing like a cougar. He kinda looks like the cougar statue outside the stadium.

It's a Girl

2008-04-13T17:38:00.003-06:00

Unfortunatly the ultrasound pictures were fuzzy and too dark. But just take my word that this one looks just like all my others. Round head, up turned nose, etc.

I'm due Aug. 30th.

FHE GH3

2008-04-13T17:30:00.005-06:00

Our activity for Family Night last week was Guitar Hero 3.

It was supposed to be just Kadon and Nate, but Kyrie was having none of that. She quickly pushed her way in.

At first Kyrie want to be the Boss of Everything. Nate finally got her to just strum while he pressed the buttons.

Pretty soon she had found her groove. She actually got more note right than Kadon.

Kadon was in heaven. It was his favorite FHE activity so far.

Easter 2008

2008-04-13T17:16:00.009-06:00

The Easter Bunny hid Kadon's basket in the oven.

Love the no pants look, bud!

The Easter Bunny hid Kyrie's basket behind the couch.

Don't let Kyrie's looks decieve you. Even though she looks half dead, she is more than ready for candy.

Kadon and Kyrie enjoying what the Easter Bunny left them.

Kadon and Kyrie all spiffy for Easter Sunday.

Kyrie loved finding the candy. Since she had to stop and tell us about each one, she didn't get very much.

Kadon had the enviable job of finding all the really hidden pieces.

"LOOK!!!!! CANDY!!!!!!!!!!"

Salt Lake

2008-03-10T15:36:00.004-06:00

Lachelle's mom came for a visit in March. Kadon had a day off school, so we went to Salt Lake. We toured the Church History Museum, Temple Square, and lunched at the Gateway Mall.

Kadon said his favorite part was getting gold coins (Deseret Money sold at the gift shop) and the talking Jesus (The Christus statue and the recording the went along with it).

Kyrie Turns 2

2008-03-10T15:32:00.004-06:00

Kyrie blowing out her candles. Kadon had to help her after the third try.

Kyrie loved opening presents. Kadon was almost as excited as she was.

Christopher Columbus

2008-03-10T15:26:00.004-06:00

Kadon's school did a music production with each grade singing about a famous person from American history. Kadon's grade sang about Christopher Columbus. Kadon is trying to find me in an audience of a couple hundred.

Kadon spent the song frowning, occasionally doing the actions, and trying to watch the slide show on the projection screen above them.

Crazy Hair

2008-03-10T15:20:00.004-06:00

Kyrie let me put her hair in pigtails for the first time. Unfortunately her hair wasn't quite long enough and it came down in back. Then she took a nap and flattened it straight out to the sides. After we took out her pigtails she had a halo of hair.

She had a blast "scarying" Nate with her crazy hair.

Christmas 2007

2008-03-10T12:35:00.006-06:00

We spent Christmas with Lachelle's family in Washington. Kyrie got a baby and stroller from Santa. At the time she wasn't too sure of it, but now Baby goes everywhere with her.

Kadon got a Pirates of the Carribean ship from Santa. He has had a blast playing with it.

Kyrie also got a stuffed puppy from Grandma Packard. But she loved the candy in her stocking more than any present.

Kadon also got tons of army guys with full battle gear. Kevin and Jason were quite jealous. He has staged many battles between the Pirates and the army guys.

Christmas in Our New House

2007-12-10T18:16:00.000-07:00

Kadon and Kyrie posing by the rail that overlooks the kitchen. Kyrie thinks of it as her own personal stage. She sings and yells from there daily.

We love having a fireplace again. Kadon helped me set up our Christmas decorations.

Kadon and Kyrie sharing some love. Right after this picture they went right being arch enemies.

Fun Times in November

2007-12-10T18:07:00.001-07:00

Kadon and Lachelle went to a BYU football game and had seats on the 5th row. We had a blast watching the players up close.

Kadon looking snazzy after church one Sunday. I tried to get Kyrie in the picture, but she's behind me having a meltdown. 1:00 Church was so hard on her.

Kyrie's working in the trenches with Mom packing boxes. Moving can be such an adventure.

Trick or Treat

2007-10-31T20:35:00.001-06:00

Kyrie's so excited about her card from Grandma Packard.

Kyrie was a lady bug for Halloween. Her pigtail "antennae" are my favorite.

Kadon's class put on a Halloween production with songs, plays, and readers theater.

Kadon was a Ninga for Halloween.

Kadon decided he was done with singing.

Kadon fell asleep during his after school snack. I couldn't talk him into laying down.

The obligatory door picture before we head out trick-or-treating.

Strike a pose!

Kyrie quickly picked up the hang of trick or treating. Kadon called it quits before she did.

The Pumpkin Patch

2007-10-31T15:29:00.001-06:00

On the way! Tom's a little grouchy because Kadon kept him up late when he and Danny spent the night.

The whole gang--all the relatives that live within a 3 block area--pose by the gianormous pumpkins. This pumpkin patch was pretty cool. It had a small corn maze that the kids could do, tons of photo boards, a couple of "play houses," and some inflatable slides and bounce houses. The kids had a blast!

We split up pumpkins-boys vs. girls. Both Nate and I were feeling pretty lazy, so the pumpkins aren't too fancy. Kyrie's sitting my hers and Kadon's sitting by his.

Kadon's Firsts

2007-10-31T14:45:00.000-06:00

Kadon's First Day of First Grade.

We went bowling to celebrate Kadon's first day of school.

Kyrie even tried bowling this time. She scored better than Lachelle did.

Kadon lost his first tooth. He wiggled it out while his teacher was reading a book about loosing a tooth at school. He was the first person to put his name up on the missing teeth chart.

Kadon played on a soccor team for the first time this fall. He provided much comic relief during the games with his kung fu fighting, getting tangled in the net, and lying down in the middle of the field. He got to be on the same team as his cousin Danny. They were the "Green Aliens." Unfortunatly, Kadon loves his florescent green jersey and tries to wear it to school at least weekly.

Kadon's first field trip was up American Fork Canyon where they learned all about different parts of nature and had a visit from Smokey the Bear.

Kadon got to see a real army helicopter (I'm sure Jason or Kevin could tell you the exact model) at the BYU homecoming game. He had fun cheering the Cougars to a win.

Thompson Reunion

2007-10-31T13:37:00.000-06:00

Kadon and Kyrie hamming it up at the dinner after their cousins, Ali and Maggie, were baptized.

Nate and Kadon plan their strategy in the Thompson family Quidditch Game.

Kyrie and her cousin Jessica celebrate the 24th of July.

Packard Reunions

2007-10-31T13:08:00.000-06:00

Kyrie's taking a swimming break.

Kadon loves swimming in Grandma Packard's pool.

Lachelle and the kids riding in the boat while we go wakeboarding.

Kyrie Chilling with Grandpa Packard.

Lachelle and Kyrie watching Kadon fishing with Grandpa at the Packard reunion.