Finally Snow in Missoula!!!!!

We finally got snow! Christopher was so excited. What a cold weekend though. Jim and I went to the Griz game on Saturday. Chris and Char, as well as Jim's cousin went with us. It is always fun to sit under the lights. Then we had a little gathering that night. Our children are loved dearly by are friends so they all like to play together.

And today we had a snow day. Chris ran back and forth in the snow. He cried when we made him come in. He loves the snow so much! Charlie played in the snow for the first time and loved it. He crawled right in it, he stucked his face right in it too. He loved it! Not much else to report on. So enjoy the pictures!

Tis the Season

Thanksgiving was good. There were many people at my Dad's house. Boys had a good time and they both stuffed their faces! Of course Charlie did, that boy seems to never quit eating! 30th percentile my butt! He is getting more mobile by the day. He is still Army crawling all over the place but he is getting braver and is starting to make small strides to actually crawl. So it won't be long!  And he is starting to pull himself up. He loves the Christmas tree. We put a basket full of plastic bulbs under the tree, it seems to distract him from grabbing the tree. We here a crash of bulbs several times a day and then they fly everywhere and then he just smiles at you. It's funny.

And then there is Christopher and you never know what that boy is gonna say. He informed me the other day that we need to buys his favorite Griz football players new helmets for Christmas "cause their's are old and used." He keeps insisting to us to take him to see them so that he can ask them to come to his house and play football! He loves his Griz football. He has to run out of the "tunnel" (which is down the hall, out the kitchen, and into the living room). Then you have to say "Bring em out, bring em out, bring em out" and then sing "Up with Montana." This is what they do at Griz games. He does this kind of stuff all day, it's no wonder he is so skinny! He doesn't ever stop.

Now we are just waiting for Christmas. Can't wait to see everyone!

WOW time flies!!!

Charlie is 6 months old already! Oh my gosh time flies! It seems to go by even faster having two little munchkins running around. He is getting so big. He had his 6 month check up today. He went from being in the 75% in height and weight to the 30th in weight and the 55th in height. I was shocked because he is just under 17 lbs! But doc says he is growing just fine and he is proportional. He was 26 3/4 inches. He is also Army crawling. It is so stinking cute! He is trying to keep up with his big brother.

Big brother is also doing very well. He is a chatterbox and an extremely fast talker! Now I know how everyone felt and still feels about me! Sorry! You know how parents can put ideas in childrens heads, especially children as young as Chris? Well, that doesn't happen around here. Chris comes up with crazy ideas all on his own. He is too smart for his own good! He had Brandon Fischer and Marc Mariani sign the photos that I took of all of them. Then he decided (yes all on his own) that he wanted to give them a photo and HE wanted to autograph it for them. And he did it too. They were happy about it. Now he wants to do the same thing for Bobby Hauck. And the other day we were watching TV and something came on about the Griz and he looks at me and say "Mom, after the next Griz can we still go see my buddies? Cause I want to ask Brandon Fischer to come over to our house and play with me." Well, we are going to the play-off game this weekend and I bet 5 bucks that he does it. There is no stopping that kid. He makes us laugh!

We are going to my Dad's for Thanksgiving. It should be fun. Jimmy's parents, 2 brothers, and his grandmother are going to join us, as well as some friends of my step-moms. Oh and my brother might stop by if he gets back from Kelso in time. We love big family gatherings like that. We are going to do that at Christmas too at my Mom's. Jimmys family again, as well as my Aunt, Uncle, Cousin, and my Grandparents are going to be there. Can't wait!

And because it is that time of year for being thankful....I am thankful that we have great family and friends that have stuck by us through a difficult year. As well as grandparents that have given us a roof over our heads! And I am thankful that no matter how tough life has been for us this past year, God gave us a beautiful baby boy! Christopher and Charlie are the best gifts that we could ever have. I am thankful that Jim found a job! That was sticky there for awhile! We are thankful for ALL of families and our friends! God Bless you! We love each and everyone of you very much!

Enjoy the pics and have a Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!

Fall Happenings

We are recovered from our flu! Thank goodness! Just pushing through the last month of the semester! Can't wait for winter break. The boys are both getting big and very active. Chris is chomping at the bit to put on his skies and get on a sled. Charlie is rolling all over the place! He figured out how to get fromn point A to point B. His first 2 bottom teeth made their grand entrance. His smile is so adorable! He laughs and laughs at everything. Especially his big brother! Christopher can make that boy laugh a deep belly laugh. It is so cute. They really are the best of friends. They had a great Halloween. Chris was a "MotoCross Green-Death Dirt Biker Rider." He coined that phrase himself! Charlie was a hotdog. We made our rounds at friends and family houses. Then we had a Halloween party. Jim was a Gladitor and I was a Goddess. We had a great time! Yesterday, Jim went and threw the football around with some guys trying to start another team. Chris was so excited. He warmed with the guys and watched with the biggest eyes. It made his day watching his Dad and our friend Reggie (aka Uncle Reg) play ball. It was adorable!

Oh what a week!

Just so everyone knows, all four of us came down with the flu this week. Yup, it was a blast let me tell you. Jim got it on Monday, I got it Wednesday, Charlie Thursday, and Chris Friday. Jim and Charlie both went to the doc. They just told Jim he had a viral flu and they weren't going to test because he was on the downhill side of it. Charlie went in on Thursday cause his temp was 101.8. They tested him. They said it was Influenza A/H1N1. They said the H1N1 is a strain of Type A. But we are all on the mend. Just napping a ton because it wipes out your system. So now I am a week behind in my housework. Today I have some energy so I am bleaching and Lysoling the house like a mad woman! We are having a Halloween party so got to make sure no one else gets it! I will post pics of Halloween! Hope everyone is well!

What a crazy life we live!!!

I tell you what, it seems life the life of the Compton family just keeps going! We spent a weekend in Bozeman with my big brother. We had such a great time! Our boys just love their Uncle Chris and boy does he love them! We went down to Yellowstone for the day. This was the first time for me and my kiddos. We had such a great time! However, we did not get to see Old Faithful. I was little bummed by that. But the park had three road closures. This is why were unable to see Old Faithful. We got to see several elk. Little Chris even managed to piss off a Bull Elk. Chris bugled at the bull, and he got pretty upset and started rounding up the cows. Then the bull started rubbing his antlers against a tree because Chris got him so mad! We spent the entire day driving around the north end of the park. It was beautiful! The next day we went to The Museuem of the Rockies. None of us had ever been there. It was quite fascinating. Little Chris thought the dinasours were going to come alive like the move Night at the Museuem. So he was a little afraid at first. We then came home on Sunday to find that my great grandmother had fallen ill. She passed away on Monday. She was 94 years old and lead a good life. She was a wonderful person and she will be missed. Christopher and Charlie brought some sunshine into a dark time. These little boys are such a precious gift. I am glad that I had them there. They truely can light up a room. The boys got to meet/see their great aunt and uncles, and some of their cousins. We had a great family dinner together and toasted to grandma's life. It was good way to honor her memory. May she rest in peace!     

Our Boys!

Sorry everyone that we haven't posted in awhile. Life is busy! What was I thinking going back to school with two kids! Just kidding! I love every second of everyday! Just get super busy every once and a while. The boys are doing great! Charlie just had his 4 month check-up. Can you believe he is already 4 months old! Anyway, he is about 25 1/2 inches and weighs just under 15 lbs! He is a big boy! Chris is still tall and skinny! He got his flu shot the other day and didn't shed a single tear! He is such a big boy! The boys had quite a day at the last Griz home game. Monte threw Christopher his towel and he got to high five Benny the Bull (the chicago bulls mascot). They were both on Griz Vision twice! Griz Vision is the jumbo TV in the stadium. And Chris got his picture taken with his two favorite players, Brandon Fisher #25 and Marc Mariani #80. They both knew exactly who he was. He was so excited! Charlie is rolling around all over the place. He is so close to sitting by myself. He laughs and talks like crazy! They are both getting big and doing well!

Judith Gap!!!!

We decided to take a 5 hour drive to Judith Gap, Montana and spend the weekend with our dearest friends Kristi and Tim Mauws. Though it was a short visit, we still had a great time! Both boys have a little friend the same age over there. They took us to the Chockcherry festival in Lewistown. We weren't really sure what to expect but it was fun! It was a little street fair. Food, Music, the whole works. Got myself a cute little purse! Then we took a drive and saw a bunch of elk. It was quite interesting! We got to see a couple of bulls and got to hear them bugle. Then Kristi and her cousin Joni showed me how small town girls have fun. We had a blast! On our way home we stopped in Great Falls and threw some rocks in the river. That is one of Chris's favorite things to do. It was a wonderful trip!

Labor Day Weekend

Let see...I finished my first week of school this week. So far so good. I have four classes. Business Law, Math, Oral Communications, and Marketing. My Marketing class is online. I lucked out. I got the schdule I needed so that the boys can stay with family and not have to go to daycare. I am so excited to be back in school. We went to the Griz home opener this weekend. Little Charlie got to go to his first game but he pretty much slept the entire time! Chris sat with my Mom and Dad the whole time. He of course loved every second of it! We were at a furniture store on Sunday and Marc Mariani (a wide reciever for the Griz) was there. Chris went up to him and congradulated him on their win. Marc was really nice and made buddies with Chris. He told him to come down on the field next home game and come find him. Chris was stoked! That kid is making all sorts of friends on that football team! My Dads pumkins make Charlie look tiny! Which is funny because Charlie is one of the biggest babies I have ever seen! We had a great weekend!

Griz Meet and Greet!

So Chris got to meet Bobby again! He was so excited. Bobby actually spent quite awhile talking to Chris. He said he remember taking their picture together when he was a baby. And Chris got to tell him that they shared the same birthday. Chris also got to talk to Brandon Fisher. He is Chris's favorite player. He also got many autographs of the players and hung out with Monte. So as you can imagine he was just in seventh heaven! It was a great time! Go Griz!!!!