Merry Christmas from the Thorntons

We wish you the best and a wonderful Christmas. May you feel the spirit of Christmas, love of the savior.

Pumpkin patch 2014

 We went to a local Farm this year to get our pumpkins. The kids are growing very fast. I can see it in these pics.

Hope you are having fun this Fall.

Soleil and her kitten

Soleil was looking extra cute for church and a little photoshoot was called. She loves dresses and is a very girly girl. The kitten is getting a lot of attention. She is super cute.

Zacky wanted to be part of it. Why not?


- Homemade hair bow
- Target cheetah dress
- Freshly picked moccasins in Platinum

sunshine and bath time

Those 2  want to take a bath everyday at 6:15 PM when the sun shines through the bathroom window and they can see smoke coming out around their bodies. They think it's the coolest thing. Kind of hard to take in pictures. Those 2 are so cute!

Welcome to my fantasy house: Ikea

How do you like my closet?

 I always said that I could live at Ikea. I have been going to Ikea with the kids, I love the 1+ mile walk. LOL It tires them out and I love the rooms and inspirations. We are getting a new home and we have no furniture. Ikea is very affordable and I have some pieces picked out already. Let's take a tour!

 They have beautiful kitchens.

This table setting is my favorite. I love those chairs and they are $49 each.

 I love the canopy in this room.

Great master bedrooms too. 

 They have amazing organization ideas.

Great closets. Those shoe organizers are the best!!!

 I got great inspiration from this craft room space/family room. It would be perfect for my new basement!

 The couches are so comfy too.

French inspired chairs and table. My favorites!

I noticed a lot of darker walls. This room is super! Love Origami birds hanging from the ceiling.

I love their fun light fixtures.

I really love this paper holder and paper roll from the kids. My kiddos love drawing and this is super smart and inexpensive. I was invited to a blogger event at Ikea and given a gift card. I bought these and a Jug, very French by the way. I always have fresh flowers in my house and those are perfect!

Do you like Ikea? Any favorites?

Football training for toddlers

I seriously have the cutest toddler in the universe. She stole her brother's pads and helmet and was tackling her siblings in the hall. So funny and even more 5 minutes later she shows up with her brother's gloves and water big mug. Bigger than her! Love her. Looks like she will be doing football when older like my 7 year old daughter too. My boy is in his second year in football and is in his top 10 players in his league. What can we say...We love football.

Girly girl

I hanged my big black mirror and the kids love it especially Soleil who is a very girly girl and only wants to wear dresses and my shoes.

Every morning she wants to wear a dress. ANd ONLY a dress. She is my only girl to be so girly.

Trip to a cabin for the 4 th of July

Our cute little cabin on the top of the mountain 

My favorite thing of all time is to rent a cabin and spend time in nature. We went to the big cottonwood canyon on the 4 th of July.

The tired gang.

We hiked all day.

 

 A beaver cut this tree down

This little girl was running everywhere.

And being packed

 

The big cottonwood canyon is very beautiful. There is a lake on the top of the mountains and great trails. 

My husband says we finally got a family picture. That's why I need a photographer folks. 

We had a little party with a Boss cake, burgers and smore's

How was your 4 th of July?

Mimi is taller than me

This week I noticed it when she was walking in the hall. She is taller than me. My first exclamation was: NO!

Then I felt happy for her. I always wanted to be taller than 5.3. I am really glad. My little girl is 14 and growing and pretty soon she will not fit my shoes and clothes. YAY!

I have 3 girls though.. I should get used to sharing my clothes. When I am not home they go through my clothes, shoes and makeup and it drives me nuts. Yes, even the 14 year old. I have some very girly girls and I love it. As long as they don't touch my stuffs.

How do you keep your girls off your things? Like seriously?

She hides her pizza

Soleil is 2 now and she is smarter by the minute...Saturday we got a very good pizza and I told her that if she wanted to eat ice cream she needed to eat all her pizza. I go do something and come back 5 minutes later and this is what I found: She hid her pizza pieces under her plate. I asked her 7 year old sister if she had done it and she said. "No, I just watched her do it". It was too funny and very surprising. A little kid that small and that smart or should I say...So mischievous. I am in trouble. 

Las Vegas gymnastic competition 2014

My girl got 3rd place at the bars at the gymnastics competition in Las Vegas last weekend. They also were exited to go see the white tigers. It's our family's favorite spot in Las Vegas. They met Seigfried and he did a magic trick with my boy and gave him a tiger coin. He was so happy about it!

I stayed home with baby. We ate a lot and slept a lot. LOL

What is your favorite place in Las Vegas to visit? Do tell. 

By Isabelle Thornton

The kids with Seigfried

My 6 years old Gymnastic competition day

Saturday was such a special day for my 6 year old. She won 2nd place at the barres at her gymnastics competition. In the ES (Silver) 8-9 years old. Yes, she is 2 years early. She started gymnastics with the 5 years old when she was 3 because she was so coordinated and agile. She didn't start walking when she was 9 months old but run! No kidding she is a little athlete and we are very very proud of her.

Then, she got her ears pierced at the mall and then rode the mall kid train. She was very happy with her day too. 

Do you have kids in sports? Do they like it?
By Isabelle Thornton