Salem Lucille: 9 Years Old

 Dearest Salem Lucille,

Oh my sweet girl, how are you in your last year of single digits?! It seems like just yesterday we were celebrating your first birthday with unicorns and rainbows.

You are loving every minute of SHMS and Level 3! You are crushing the 40 book challenge~ reading every chance you get! Working hard at math too~ challenging yourself to master harder skills. You love your French class and embracing a new language/culture also!

You are a dancing machine...7 dances this year! A solo, a duet with Vivs, a trio with Stella & HK, and 4 group dances! You love every minute of it and practice so hard each day. I am so proud of you for being passionate about something and making it your own!

Speaking of sports, this summer you were 3rd place in the individual freestyle and your relay WON! It was so cute to watch you and Vivie with Eleanor and Elizabeth. You raced your little heart out and made HCC proud! You also tried volleyball this fall and loved it! Your serve was fire & your cheers with teammates were so cute :)

                                                    

You are flourishing with friends...your kindness radiates and it does not go unnoticed. You are always smiling, finding joy in little things, and lifting others up!

What a joy & privilege it is to be your mom!

I love you!

Love,

Mommy

A Thompson Fall: Bake Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread

We love a good dessert around here! So had pumpkin fall flavors plus chocolate chips and it's a winner for all ;) Plus now that Adelaide's love for baking is top notch, she handles most of the kitchen logistics. She loves playing tunes and doing her thing. She did let little sis pour in the chocolate chips though!

Then to kick off fall break, we enjoyed some nice warm dessert with a fierce game of UNO at night time. I do love these moments so much where the kids are able to play and enjoy the innocence of childhood. Nothing sweeter than seeing them come together and spend time together!

A Thompson Fall: Go to a Haunted House

 A lot of spooky happenings around these parts...we jumped right in to October with the Haunted Hall at SHMS Fall Festival. A long standing tradition that the Level 8 students run the spooky part. They created a Haunted Hospital and it was certainly scary! They did an amazing job with theme, decor, and haunting. I was so excited to be part of the committee and to watch Adelaide spook it up!

We also went to Grimm Trails for a night of scary fun! Stacey & I took the whole Northup crew along with Adelaide & Aspen. We had a blast despite almost peeing our pants several times ;) Only a few jumps and screams but totally worth it to see the kids have a great time!

A Thompson Fall: Watch a Football Game

Fall means lots of football around here...from Adelaide's final flag football season to UK kickoff to a plethora of NFL teams on the TV to my nephew Bishop's St. X schedule, we have plenty of fall ball to keep us busy.

This is the first year that SHMS has been able to have its own complete team without combining with another school. The girls have worked hard and even came away with a W on Adelaide's 14th birthday!