Always My Mother...Now too My Friend....

Burlington, IA. After my visit in CA. I headed over to Illinois

and we had fun exploring!
Mom and I half-way thru-reminded
me of the winding street in San Francisco

Next we came across this fun little road!

Mom & Steve having too much fun!

Mother's Day breakfast- quiche made by Steve!

Visitor's center with the R.S. statues-Nauvoo

Posing for this picture is harder than it looks :)

Time spent with my Mother is a precious moment!

Hailey is Six.....

On April 29th we were in CA. and able to

attend Hailey's 6th birthday party. Here's a cute shirt

we picked out for her party!

Nick and Hailey waiting for the kids to arrive!

Her theme was a 'Tangled' party

so here she is waiting to break the

pinata (Thompson tradition)

Princess alert- the cake had them all!

Gotta get the frosting off somehow :)
We enjoyed being with Hailey on her special day!

She is so much fun, creative and full of energy

Countdown to Royalty....

In honor of the Royal Wedding- tarts, cookies and scones!

All ready for a lovely evening...

Donna & Carola- count down to the Royal Wedding!

The Hat Parade- one of our favorites!

Here we are again- can you see the difference?

Steve slipped down and took a picture of us- finally at
about 3:00 in the morning we gave up and went to bed!

A Day in the Life.....

March 2011 Our first night in Utah -

we took the girls out to dinner

(Chelsea, Andrea, Patience, Taylor)

Emily & Amanda were missing!

I ended up staying a week because.....

Andrea tore the ACL in her right knee skiing.

The four guys above (Jake, James, James &

Steve) came to her rescue. They visited her

and played games (all sorts) besides being her

hometeachers - they are great friends!

Conference wk.end- Andrea with cousin Sharsten! Early morning shot of the Provo Temple... Snowed 8 inches while I was in Utah- to me it was beautiful.... Family time- Sharsten, Bishop Larry, AnnMarie, JoAn, Nicolle, MaryAnn & friend Nick! I spent a week and discovered the hecktic college life again- walking the campus, carrying the heavy

backpack, standing in line for lunch, finding an empty

spot to eat and attending classes with Andrea.

Proud of her for going the distance (literally) and

having great friends to help out!

Make a wish.....

Birthday lunch at Bajio's Mexican Grill Jill & Donna

Donna & Katina

Nancy & Donna

Debra, Donna & Kristen

Miss Ava, Donna & Emily

(Ava is 2 yrs. old and adorable- she was posing with

her arm around me)

Stacy & Donna
(Duster slippers- my unique gift)

Donna & Melanie

Donna & Ofa
(here we are daughters- living it up)

Longtime friends- Jackie & Merle

Now this cake was something to sing about :)

Thanks Lee...

Here she is again- my best buddy- Lil

The cake was so big- we could recycle

it that night!

Thanks to my parents, Steve & family too!

Dec. the 25th my Dear......

Patrick, Pippi and Zoey

Donna's parents
(G.pa & G.ma Wampler)

Andrea loves her new blanket

Time to wake up Boys!

'Bearing of the Gifts'

Audrey & Dan
(pajamas made by Janet- Dan's mom)

We Gather Together....

Our Tradition of Caroling... First to Mary Martin!

A stop to Margaret Rice...

visiting with Kara & Brad Hardt (new dog)

Our Christmas Eve Feast!

Acting out the Christmas Story..

We are grateful to have family traditions. Events we

know we can always count on and invite others to

join in with us. It brings a unity to our family and

hopefully to those around us! We also do Secret

Santas but of course it's secret so NO PICTURES!