FINALLY!!!!!!!! A WEDDING!!!!!!

Lucky guy!

This is serous stuff!

Brennan with the Auntie's!

Brennan and brothers! Wow what handsome dudes!

The lucky couple! Hurray!!!!!

My Nephew Brennan got married this last weekend. He found a wonderful companion who compliments him in every way. It's a match made in heaven. They really are cute together. I am so happy for them and wish them well in their new life together.

FINALLY!!!! A WQ

Little Brianna growing!

Our sweet little granddaughter almost 5 lb.s now. Love the bow. She has her own little look. Hugs and kisses.

New grandbaby!!

Little Brianna Ranay Thompson. Born Mar 12, weighing in at 3 lb 8oz. Isn't she a little dollface. She came home from the hospital last night. She has been in the NICU all this time, but doing wonderful. A piece of heaven.

Aloha Oe!

Jeff and I went to Kona, Hawaii for our 35th wedding anniversary. We had such a great time.

This was my Valentines gift from my sweet husband. I had gone to take a yoga class and came back and found this note with the two necklaces over the ice bucket. I had fallen in love with POG (Passionfruit, Orange, Guave juice) and he knew that I love it over ice, so he went and found some big glasses and got some ice and had found some POG in 1/2 gallon size at the little store down the road and had it sitting there for me when I returned. He is always so sweet and loving. I love him!!

We played some tennis, he kicked my can!!! But it was fun.

We had no idea that there was a temple in Kona, and just happened upon it. It is really beautiful.

A waterfall that we hiked straight DOWN and back UP out of.

So pretty!

Our funnest adventure was four wheeling. We had such a grat time. It was raining and blowing that morning (thus the poncho, more like a balloon hee hee) but eventually turned out really nice. Yes this is me with our guide! We went from sea level (the previous picture) to 4000 ft (the waterfall). I LOVED it!

Bishop Thompson!

This was OUR chair. It was out on the terrace and we would go out and watch the sunsets, or have an afternoon nap with the sound of the ocean and birds chirping and soft Hawaiian music in the background. It was heaven.

We would try to walk every morning, and there was a cool path along the beach and this swing was there.

The view from our room.

Blanket Update

Tiffany was doing a clients hair one day and she was saying how she had her baby early and it had to go into the NICU and how someone had made these blankets that her baby was sent home in. Tiff asked what the blanket looked like and sure enough it was one that our family had given. the lady was so appreciative that through this difficult time, the blanket was a loving gift.

Giving back to those we appreciate.

Our family (Lowder's) wanted to do a family service project this year. Since we had a few babies who had been treated in the NICU's, Judy thought it would be a great idea to make some blankets and give back to them for their wonderful service to us. I called the hospital to see if it would be okay, and the lady was so appreciative and said that there were 17 babies in the NICU right now, and that there was such a need for them.

The cute nurse who took the blankets for the hospital. Nathan, Abbey and Hannah looking on. What a great experience for them. Hannah wanted to make her own blanket for them for next year. I think it may become a yearly service for the Thompson family.

It was alot of fun, and we all felt so good as we left the hospital.

Our 2 NICU babies who now are big and grown. Nathan who was 3 lb and something and fighting for his life. Abbey who was 13 lbs and having a hard time breathing. What would our lives be without them. They are so darling and fill our lives with love. I was just thinking, they aren't that far apart in age either, I think 6 months? anyways, a great time today. Thanks Aunt Judy.