The Thornton Family

Sunday, November 15, 2009

"Just a minute"

My life these days feels like a bunch of "just a minutes". So much so that I think that is all I say to my kiddos these days. A couple of weeks ago I was struggling getting Trey to do things when I asked him. In fact, I caught him saying "just a minute" mom whenever I asked him to do anything. It was shortly thereafter that I figured out where he got his new favorite phrase from...ME! It always seems like he asks for something right when I am either feeding or changing Adison. In which case my response is always "just a minute". More and more though it seems like I am saying "just a minute" whenever my kids ask for anything. I am always doing something and have many more somethings to do when they ask for things right now. Needless to say we are all working on our patience and on prioritizing what really is important in the moment.

Last Saturday we were able to go to the Birmingham Zoo with Jeff's work. The weather was perfect and we all had a great time. Here are a couple of pictures:

The Tiger was really sad that the glass kept him from "playing" with the kids

Kendal's look will tell you exactly how she felt about feeding the birds

Bayley also does not hide her feelings

Yesterday we spent the day at the Lake with Grandma "G". It was another absolutely gorgeous day, so we went down to the clubhouse at Chimney Cove and enjoyed the Wedowee Hospital Health Fair. We weren't sure what to expect, but the kids had a great time collecting free goodies and enjoying the free jump slide. The highlight for Bayley had to be winning 2 out of the 3 raffles that were held during the event. She won a small briefcase bag and a first aid kit. She was stoked and Kendal was dejected (life just isn't fair). Anyway, it was a fun day spent with Grandma G and a great get-away while Daddy was gone to New York.

Speaking of Jeff being in New York...a week and a half away is too long after you have had essentially 6 weeks of having him home all of the time. Needless to say we will be excited to get him home!

An Adison update:
She is now smiling all of the time! She has also really started to fill out. I can't believe she is already 7 weeks! Here are a few more pictures of our ever-changing little one!

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Grandma Nancy's Visit and Halloween 2009

Wednesday afternoon Jeff's mom Nancy flew in to spend a couple of days with our family. We didn't tell the kids that she was coming so that they would be surprised when she got here. They were definitely suprised and very excited when they saw her standing at the bus stop when they got home from school. As always, Nancy was a real trooper. She let us drag her around to different activities and when she was home she played, played and played some more with the kids. The LOVED it!

Nancy with Trey who is sporting his storytime monster mask!

The last couple of days have been spent participating in various Halloween activites. We had Trunk-or-treat at church, a neighborhood halloween party, a play group party, the creepy carnival at the library and of course the actual Trick-or Treating. After Christmas and birthdays, Bayley said that Halloween is one of her favorite days of the year. She loves dressing up and she loves candy. Jeff weighed our candy from last night and we are now the owners of 9lbs of candy...WOW! Good thing there are dentists in the family, right?

Adison as a pumpkin

The kids dressed up as cats this year...the girls were black cats and Trey was a lion. Adison sported a flower costume to Trunk-or-treat, but hated her hat...it fell down over her eyes. Here are some pictures from the last couple of days:

Trey taking a nap on Halloween...you gotta love pumpkin ears

Adison as a flower

Sunday, October 25, 2009

Adison Turns 1 Month

Today is Adison's one month birthday. Hard to believe that it has already been a month. She is already changing way TOO fast. As of last Wednesday she weighed 8lbs. 7 oz. and was 21 1/2 inches long. She still loves to eat about every 3 hours and gets up either once or twice a night. She LOVES her pacifier and loves to cuddle up on your shoulder when she is comfortable. Her sisters and brother still love to help out with her any way that they can. She is a very loved little girl.

Today was our first day in our new ward. It is a HUGE ward with lots of kids! Our girls, who are not shy at all, loved their new classes and look forward to getting to know everyone. It was nice to have Jeff sit with us during church for the first time in 1 1/2 years. Here are a few pictures of the kids before church today...a tradition I hope to resume now that Jeff is around to help in the morning!

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Pictures for our Peeps...Grandmas!

Here are some pictures of Adison, the kids decorating pumpkins and the view from our front porch Monday morning! Pictures keep Grandma's who live far away happy!

Friday, October 16, 2009

What a 3 weeks!

I can't believe that is has already been 3 weeks since Adison was born. Just a few things have happened since then....bought a house, packed a house, cleaned out a house, moved into a new house, unpacked a new house, and now continue to settle in. Fortunately, for the most part things have gone pretty smoothly. The absolute lifesaver in all of this, is that Jeff is off of work on paternity leave so he has been able to help every step of the way. The previous moves he hasn't been able to take off as much time, so I have definitely been spoiled this time around. Here is a quick update on what each member of our family has been up to:

Jeff: Off work for 5 weeks on paid paternity leave, helping his wife immensely, studying and preparing for his new job, serving as branch president until this Sunday, and starting work on our unfinished basement.

Alisha: Mother of 4, missing her old house and friends, excited about her new house and friends, and still adjusting!

Bayley: Loving her new school, sad to leave good friends in Oxford, loving having her own room in the new house, and definitely loves living in a BIG city!

Kendal: Loves her new school and the boys in her class, was sad to miss the last couple of soccer games in Oxford, excited about having her own room (not as much as Bayley), still loves helping with Adison any chance she gets.

Trey: Our neglected 3 year old, has spent way TOO MUCH time watching tv in the last 3 weeks, is ready to get out of the house and start doing normal things, and loves his little sister!

Adison: Is a great baby (thank goodness), is probably the most alert baby I have had, is very loved by her entire family, was blessed last Sunday, gaining weight and eating good, and her mom will do a better job of taking pictures now that things are settling down!