Some fun times....

The weekend of January 7th, the girls and made a trip up to Fertile to see some of my family. I really dislike living 5 hours from them, just saying, I would be happier with 3 hours, but guess I have to take what I can get! We stayed over at my Mom and Stuarts house. Enjoyed sometime playing with the kids, trip to Grand Forks Saturday (for some shopping and to see my sister), went in to my Grandma Hanson's house for supper and to celebrate my dads birthday that day! And Sunday was pack the van up, feed the kids, load the kids, and off on the road. We got home at a good time that Sunday, it was still light out which is what I was wanting! It turned out to be a great visit. Wish we could see everyone more often that lives up there!

Yesterday, I had my 16 week appointment. Everything went great. Heartbeat was in between 144-155. GOOD! Never gets old listening to the heartbeat! Such a awesome miracle! Next appointment is the 20 week, which includes the ultrasound. This is where we can find the sex of the baby. Jake and I are not 100% sure we are wanting to find out this time!

Avery also went to the doctor to. She has been really red around her eyes, watering, and itching them. Then couple days ago, broke out into a full body rash. Thinking it was from the detergent change. The doctor said it was pretty bad. Spread like wildfire. She was majorly sensitive to something! So she is on some medicine. Rash has cleared up almost 100%, but her face and eyes are still irritated from something. Cold? Sinuses? Not sure!

As for now that is all the excitement we can handle!!

I tried!

I was trying to get some new photos of the girls, but Avery does not like to cooperate with me the best anymore. She wants to go go go!!!!

Gabrielle is SO excited to go back to school tomorrow after the LONG Christmas break!

A couple Videos

The Basket Ride at the Thovson household! Avery loves this!

Avery loves when Gabrielle sings this song to her!

And of course, the Sister Drama!!!! Gotta take the good with the bad I guess!

Merry Christmas!

Robe Santa brought her

Wii Wipeout game Santa brought

Playing with some new toys

Babrie Jet Grandma Tammie got her!

Opening Barbie jet

Avery wanting Dad to hurry and get Elmo out of the box!

Elmo (she is A LITTLE excited)

Elmo Pj's

Gabrielle and her "leap pad" like thingy!

Opening a gift!

Gabrielle telling Santa everything she wants! (Avery chicked out and cried!)

Our beauty!

Well, we started our Christmas off Friday, where we went and visited Jake's Mom and family in Canby for the day! Opened some great gifts and came home that night! Jake was complaining of not feeling well, and sure enough around 2am he was spending time in the bathroom with the flu our girls shared with him. ( I have not had it, knock on wood!)

Saturday, we opened gifts and Gabrielle and I attended church that night! Great service of Christmas music and the Christmas story!

Sunday we woke up. Tried to clean the house... that looked like presents and boxes had over taken us! I went to church that morning by myself! After church, came home and headed over to Jim and Linda's house for some good eats, family time, and of course presents! We all got great gifts! Then came home that night and off to bed it was for all of us!

I has been a busy few weeks....with the flu, Christmas and trying to get Avery back to eating. For about 5 days she was not eating much of anything. Just drinking and eating a few things here and there! I have to admit I was getting a little worried, but she has been eating a little more since last night! So maybe things are turning around!

Hope you all had a Merry Christmas and Have a safe a great New Years also! I will be drinking heavy on the water that night! Go me!!!

Love,

The Thovson's

Sunday School Christmas Program

Today was the Christmas Sunday School program. What a great joy and blessing to watch all those little kids singing, playing the piano, and reminding us of the TRUE meaning of Christmas! Gabrielle's class sang 4 songs (or so). I have it on video, but it is so big it does not want to load onto Facebook or the blog!

We did have a little bug come and get Gabrielle on Friday night into Saturday night. Was not fun and took a lot of cleaning by Daddy and Mommy to get everything back to "normal" in the house. Shampooing the carpets, disinfecting, washing sheets and clothes! Was a whole day of work! But she is feeling better today and praying it stays away from everyone else in the house!

We are looking forward to spending Christmas as a family this year. The girls are looking forward to opening their Christmas presents and singing Christmas songs ( Mom we need you to play the piano like back in the day, where we had to sing a song to open a gift.)

Merry Christmas to All!

12 Week Appt

The whole class--minus one sick girl!

Gabrielle and her friend Lillian! (looking at someone else's camera!)

All the Angels!

Today was my 12 week appt! Everything went great! Baby's heartbeat was picked up quickly! Coming in around the 160's!!! Was so very nice hearing the heartbeat. Still always brings tears and excitement to me knowing there is a little one growing in me! So awesome!

Next appt is Jan 13th!

A little something..

So Jake made me do it...get facebook back...guess he was kind of sick of getting people asking "Will you tell/ask Danelle this?" It was a nice break that was taken though and well needed!

I have my 12 week appt on the 16th of this month. Excited to hear the heartbeat. I am still feeling great, I have my times of nausea and tiredness, but that is to be expected!

We had a great Thanksgiving here. My mom and her significant other came to visit us. It was very nice to have company at our house (does not happen often, I guess it is a far drive or something like that :) We enjoyed a couple days together celebrating family and, of course, shopping. My mom and I left for Sioux Falls around 830pm Thanksgiving night,went to Walmart (craziness), stood in line outside of Target for 1 1/2 hours (back was killing me by the end of that), then stood in line about 45 mins to check out there, off to the mall, where I stood in line for 1 hour at Old Navy (for nothing special)! It was crazy how many teenagers were at the mall just hanging out at 3 in the morning. What parents allow that?? But it was fun had by all. Thanks Mom and Staurt for the visit! Nice seeing you both again! Gets to be to long between visits!

Love The Thovson's