Winter is here!

Yesterday it started snowing and it's been snowing ever since. We've probably had almost a foot of snow. It's really light and powdery because it's so cold out. So I put Ben in his snow suit and took him out to play with his girl friend Ashlyn. Ben like the snow as long as it didn't touch his face. His little suit kept him warm and dry. It worked out great. Enjoy the pictures!

Christmas Photos

Here's a few photos to get you in the Christmas mood. The lat picture is the view from my front window this morning. It had just barely started to snow. They forecast rain/snow all week this week.

Kissin Cousins

Turkey

T is for turkey, that's good enough for me.

Our Visit!

When Stacy and Benjamin were here, we had us a little visit. Here is David with the two boys. What a difference a couple of months can make in size.

My Child is Brilliant!

Benjamin took his first crawl today!! It wasn't very long, but none the less it was a crawl. I'll keep you posted on the walking situation. Maybe in a week or two.

Teddy Bear Love

I'm just posting this to amaze you all, with how seriously cute my boy is. Josh has a teddy bear that we got for a baby shower and he will not sleep with out it. When he lays down he snuggles into and I have captures his cute perfection in this picture. Enjoy!

The Dread Pirate Jake is already on the fridge in Colorado!

New phone number.

This is our final phone number for Rexburg. (208) 403-6582. We are getting rid of our land line, it's not very practical. So call us at the above number or our other cell number (909) 267-8023.

Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes!

It's that time again, the time for change. We have decided that finishing my education is our top priority. This month I will be leaving SunCal to finish up my final semesters. Hallelujah! We will also be relocating to the west side of LA to be closer to Britt's hospital. Thank you all for your continued support and love.

Survival of the Craziest

So we survived three days at Disneyland. It was touch and go here and there, but we survived with all of our limbs and children. The kids loved it. They had a great time, so it was worth the suffering to see them enjoying themselves. Here are a couple of pics, including the Dred Pirate Jake, which Steve funded for Jake's birthday. Josh was just super happy to be home!

Christmas List 2007

Shawna > Britt
David > Clarissa
Steven > David
Britt > Sam
Stacy > Steven
Sam > Shawna
Clarissa > Stacy
Everyone > Chris

branching off

http://steveandbritt.blogspot.com/

rad.

My future is looking so bright . . .

Sammy is soccer crazed!

I forgot to add in my previous post that Sammy had her first soccer game on Saturday. She is sooo excited about soccer and really loves playing it. Here's a pic during the game. Her team is named the Green Trees.

Christmas Lists

Since Christmas is only 3 months away we need to pick names. So I nominate Mom to pick names for everyone. We're not including the grandkids, right? It's pretty much a given that they'll most likely get gifts from everyone, right? Anyway, I think last year we just had the gift giving between siblings and spouses. Let me know what you think. I'd like to get my shopping done in the next month or so, before the weather turns bad.

School!

So it has been an eventful week. Both Jake and Sammy started their new schools. So here is a picture of Sammy on her first day of school as well as one of Jake on his first day. Josh also had an eventful week he started eating solid food. Yes, sister, I still make the faces! I just can't help it! Enjoy!

Wedding Pics!

Finally they arrived!  Yes, we almost forgot there was a day devoted to our union.  We received a 2-Disc DVD set with all our digital negatives (400+ pics).  We'll bring them by M&D's house so they can copy and distribute to their heart's desires.  Here's a couple teasers:

Here goes our anonimity

We got a new phone number yesterday, even after we got a new one the day before (it turns out that we get service from a different provider than we thought). Our new number is: 208-372-0232.

And in case you didn't have our address yet:
697 Trejo St #307
Rexburg, ID 83440

Pictures from Elder Thorne

1.This is me in our apartment with the knife that I found in the ghetto. I'm pretty sure it's been used for some kind of criminal purpose.
2.That's me in the dryer @ the MTC.
(It's a wonder anything at the MTC works!-Mom)
3.We totally owned that house.

Here in Rexburg

We made it, we're here. Thanks to mom and everyone else for your support and prayers. Saturday we got the moving van unloaded. Sunday we went to our new ward. Everyone seemed nice. Yesterday and today we've worked on unpacking, organizing and putting everything in place. It's been a lot of work, but we are finally starting to feel like things are coming together. Here are a few photos of our place. Notice the beautiful curtains in the windows (thanks mom).

Here's Ben eating his yellow squash. As you can tell, he's not that excited about it.
Hope you're all doing well. Be sure to email, call, and just generally keep me updated. --Love you guys.

Wanna catch a woffer?

Thanks to everyone for the fun time in Mammoth, especially Mom and Dad. We had a great time. Just so you know, they also have woffers in Hawaii. Maybe next year!!!

Going to Mammoth

Hey, so we will all be at Mammoth, which is awesome! Lets plan some fun things to do together while we are there. We've done alot in previous years so it would be fun to do something new. How about Bodie Ghost town? My kids would love to go see the fish hatchery again and there is always outlet shopping for the ladies while the men are fishing. Do you guys have any other ideas?

Rexburg Here We Come . . . Ready or Not

I would really like to get together one last time with everyone before we leave. Any time is good, just as long as everyone is there. We're leaving Thursday August 30th, so sometime before then. Just let me know when you're available and we'll set a date.
I can't believe that this summer has flown by so fast. This may be the last time that we all live in the same state. Heavy!

Mammoth

Don't forget about Mammoth Aug.16-19. The condo is on Meridian. I dont know the number but you drivein on the main street and turn right on Meridian and its just past the church. It's St. Moritz #23.

Let's hear it for the Thornes!

Way to go Steve and Britt. You both gave outstanding talks. Lunch at your place was wonderful. Thanks for such a great day.

Chris the missionary

Thorne's Place

This Sunday (7/29) Britt and I are speaking in church. You are all invited to come here us speak at 11:30am. I'm not promising you'll be blown away but I am promising lunch afterwards at our new place around 1pm. You can just come for lunch if you'd like. Please contact Britt regarding what you can contribute to the meal. Let me know if you need directions. Love you all and hope to see you this Sunday.

Time Warp

Not a day goes by that I don't wish I was wearing the "Power Glove". I think I might be tempted to use it's unmatched power for evil though. Just think if Sauron had the Power Glove instead of the One Ring. I don't even want to think about it!

Here's a little Josh blessing action as well! This is Z paradise!

Brother---- I totally posted on your blog --- I just forgot to do it again. We'll see how it goes this time. Maybe with Chris on a mission we will totally blog so he can see what we are up to! I was recently viewing some fine pictures of my adorable children and stumbled across a picture of Sammy's preschool graduation. Since it was in the middle of the day and you guys couldn't make it, here's a little something.

I'm in.

Even though I tried starting blog several months ago, and nobody cared, I will join this blog and support my loving family. I think this is a great idea for info sharing. I will post the first picture of an amazing feat of skill and strength. I hope everyone contributes.

Introducing The Thorne Family Blog

Welcome to the Thorne Family Blog. I thought this would be an easy place to share messages about all of us, as well as upcoming events, pictures, and any other information. Especially since it seems like we're starting to get a little more spread out. This is a good way to stay in contact and updated on everyone. So enjoy!