...for a bold young man (Tiny Talk)

I am thankful for

the bold young man

who announced to all in the Walmart Garden Center
(aka Christmas Wonderland since the day after Halloween):

THANKSGIVING
COMES
BEFORE
CHRISTMAS!

Mom: You're right, Thanksgiving comes before Christmas.
David: But I wasn't talking to you, I was telling all the rest of those people!

Like maybe he was talking to the couple in the other check out line who just spent over $900 in Christmas lights. They rolled out an entire flat. At Walmart.

A few weeks ago, we saw a giant blow-up Santa on top of a trailer house at a dealership. David said: But I don't want to skip Halloween!

...for things I don't have to buy!

After stocking up on disposable diapers & baby food (among other things) for my caregivers while DH & I go on our vacation...

I am thankful for

cloth diapers

and homemade baby food!!!

...for tea parties

I am thankful for

tea parties & picnics

and yummy corn!

First Tooth !!!

She's all crackery but if you look very closely...

her first tooth has broken through the skin!

Feeling the bottom, left side reveals the sharp little booger!
(She was really getting in to that cracker!)

All in one week - sitting up well and now her first tooth!

I am so blessed. Sometimes I have to remind myself, though, that I need to be thankful for all the noise, all the mess, all the sleepless nights, all the constant needing me. It's there because I have a wonderful family.

...for naptime

I am thankful for

simultaneous

quiet time / nap time!!!!

Grainy photo due to low light! I wasn't about to flash a sleeping baby during simultaneous nap time!!!

... for creativity

I am thankful for

creativity discovered

in new places.

Top: Dinosaurs guarding Legos in the chicken's nest of the Little People Barn.
In the background, there's a paramedic driving the tractor.
Bottom: Army guy either hiding behind the sheep or about to shoot the sheep.

...for cupcakes!

I am thankful for

celebrating with cupcakes!

I love to make cupcakes! These were my first to ever make from scratch, though! I even made the icing (which was too runny but beautiful). The sprinkled one went to MawMaw yesterday for her birthday.

...for my garden

I am thankful

for my garden that grew

the butternut squash

that Rebekah enjoyed so much!

And Grandma - I have plenty to share!

...for the letter E (Tiny Talk)

I am thankful for

the letter E and what it stands for!

Elizabeth, David & Dad were racing up the driveway. When she got to the car,
Elizabeth yelled: I winned! I winned!
Dad: Good job; you won!
Elizabeth: No, I'm 2!!!!

Elizabeth gets on our bathroom scale & says: I made an E!
(You're supposed to tap it to turn it on, then stand on it. If you just stand on it, you get an E for error!)

Mom: Hey, Elizabeth got a letter in the mail!
Elizabeth: Really? Is it an E?

...for my family

I am thankful

for my family

playing together.