The Thompson Family

The kids and I attended a celebration for the Paris tabernacle the past couple days and then Brandt helped write his own talk for primary today:
"I got to go to the celebration at the tabernacle.  I liked hearing stories about my ancestors.  We got to go on a wagon ride and see the first houses built in Paris.  I liked the story about the grasshoppers that were eating all the corn and food in Laketown.  The people prayed and Heavenly Father blessed them with a big wind that blowed the grasshoppers into the lake.  I liked the candy cannon and carrying apples under my chin.  I'm thankful for my ancestors and we should always remember them."
We went to a program Friday night and then an all day celebration yesterday.  There were all kinds of pioneer games and stories at stations done by each ward's primary.  There were log sawing contests, a beard growing contest, wax candle making, horseshoe nail ring making (by Billy Gay), horse drawn wagon rides, dinner, and more.  Jolie and Bridger spent most of the day with us and then Maleri met us for the dinner and the street dance (that ended up being in the school gym because it was cold outside) afterward.  Brandt was the one who had the most fun and was the most attentive to the program and all the stories.  He danced his little heart out with his friend McKenna Johnson and had the best time.