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Can we just talk about Davis' first hair cut for a second? I will admit my posts have been scarce so I'm backtracking. When Davis got his first hair cut, I quickly wanted to make sure and document it on the blog and share photos, but that's all I had time for...

I seriously cannot believe he's THREE YEARS OLD and just now getting his first hair cut. We had our moments in the past year or two when we thought about it. There were moments it was out of control and there was an occasional "rat tail" showing, but we decided to let him be a hippie for a while.

The summer was rough on his golden locks. Sun, sand, sunscreen, and chlorine all did a number on his hair and it was time. Let's be honest though, if it weren't for Brandon's wedding, we probably would have let it go another couple of months.

He was an absolute champ about the whole process. Give a kid a lollipop and he'll do anything for you! He loved Cuts for Kids, they do an excellent job of charging you twice the price of a normal hair cut so that you can watch a special movie and sit in a special seat.

Making friends with the hair cut shark! 

They styled him after the Three Stooges!

Another year, another tri!

Fall is kinda the wrap up of triathlon season for me. I'm not one to swim in the cold, let alone jump on a bike soaking wet and pedal through 50 degree winds. Last year, we signed up for a fall triathlon in Kerrville and we had a blast, so we signed up again this year. And this year, we got even MORE people to sign up with us!

This past season for me has been an interesting one, I keep signing up for the races at the very last second. For this one, it was the week before. This means I haven't been seriously training and I've been spending a lot of money on triathlons because waiting till the last minute is expensive!

Weather man, weather man, you done me wrong! The forecast for our weekend triathlon was 100% flash flooding. Cancel the race? Of course they didn't. So we packed up our gear (a lot of gear), cozied up under our rain coats, draped our bikes in trash bags, and went out for an Italian feast the night before...convinced we would maybe be running a 5k in the morning...but for sure not doing a full triathlon.

At 5am, we all received an email letting us know the race was still on! What? We turned on the news and sure enough, there was a blanket of heavy rain throughout the entire state of Texas, with one tiny little hole around Kerrville. Completely clear. You have got to be kidding me! So we headed to the race.

In the end, rain or shine, we had so much fun. We always do! To sum it up...I remember passing my dad while swimming, then somewhere along the way he passed me on the bike, I saw Renee, Robert, and Rusty all running, I caught up with my dad on the run and we decided to stick together and cross the finish line together, Ann Marie caught up with us too!

Davis had a blast too, cheering us on with his loud cow bell and meeting H-E-Buddy at the finish line!

Happy Birthday Forrest!

Forrest turned the big 3-1 on Friday and we celebrated with a delicious breakfast of bacon and eggs, lattes, presents, and Thompson birthday cake! This was all done one hour before taking Davis to school. Cake for breakfast! What a whirlwind of a great morning! 

At Davis' school they sing Happy Birthday and then do an extra verse with the words, "God bless you today." He was singing for his daddy all morning.

"Daddy, your card says: Happy birthday, God bless you."

Singing Happy Birthday to you! 

Davis blew out the candles and found it to be quite funny!

Cousin Eva and Aunt Mary stopped in for a visit too!

I'm pretty sure we sent him to school with chocolate in his hair!

Taking you back to 1977

Three times a charm! 

Take 1: Forrest was the first one to see our new house before buying it. He didn't think it was right for us, so we casually moved on and kept looking. 

Take 2: One night we decided to take a walk and peek in the windows. I really liked the open floor plan, but it looked like a major project that we both weren't in the mood to take on. 

Take 3: Leave it to my parents, who came in town the next day and said it was a house we couldn't pass up! With a little talk about paint, carpet, tiles, fixtures, and appliances we started dreaming. 

Here are some before pictures for you to enjoy! 

Kitchen

Kitchen

Den

Dinning Room

Wetbar

Skylight Lattice

Entry Way

Master Bath

Upstairs Playroom

Upstairs Bedroom

Upstairs Bathroom

Yoga Dance Moves

Davis loves to partaaay! Who doesn't?!?! After his entertaining walk down the aisle at Brandon and Jordan's wedding, we headed to the UT Alumni Center (where my mom has a brick) for the best party! The food was delicious (massive amounts of macaroni and cheese), the band was awesome, they had an ice shot block, Brandon's cake was a FISH, and they left in an Austin pedicab surrounded by sparklers while a mariachi band played!

While we all enjoyed the food, Davis ruled the dance floor! He had some new moves we'd never seen before...Sorry it's sideways!

IMG 0782-1 from Christina Thompson on Vimeo.

Hello Again...

Wow, is there a bad blogger award out there? I promise to try and make a come-back, but things have just been insane with our move.

We spent 6 weeks living with my in-laws and now we are living amongst boxes in our new home. Who has time for unpacking? We've been in our new house two weeks and haven't gotten very far. Our first weekend was spent in Austin at Forrest's best friend's wedding. Hopefully this weekend, we will hang a picture!

I can't wait to share some before and after pictures. This house, I don't believe, has been updated since it was built in 1977. Gotta love the palm tree wallpaper and brown appliances (that still work!!!). We knew we were getting into a big project with a new kitchen, new paint, and new bathroom tiles. What I wasn't expecting were all the little things that needed replacing, like door stops! Once the remodeling is done, I'll post pics. We still have kitchen counter tops and bathroom tiles coming and appliances that need installing (we are living on delivery and Lean Cuisines).

Onto a more exciting topic...Davis! In a tux! Walking down the aisle! We are so happy Brandon and Jordan asked Davis to be part of their wedding. He loves them both so much! They are currently enjoying a fabulous honeymoon and we keep watching re-runs of Davis at the wedding. When Davis was in my cousin's wedding, about a year ago, I was so sad we didn't get a video of Davis walking down the aisle. So for this wedding, I asked my parents to discretely film him with their iPhone. Enjoy!

Brandon & Jordan's Wedding from Christina Thompson on Vimeo.

First Hair Cut!

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DURING

AFTER