On Being Thankful

After the devastating news about Sandy Hook on Friday, we were so happy to have a stay-at-home day planned for Saturday. It was a good time to be together, cuddling on the sofa, reading books, listening to Christmas music, doing our Christmas baking, and being ever so grateful for these precious little lives.

Yesterday also marked our second anniversary of being in our house. It was the perfect time to reflect on the past two years, which have flown by, and to give thanks for all that we have.

Every day, we are so incredibly thankful:

thankful for sweet friends to walk with in the rain,

thankful for wonderful schools where our kids prosper and make good friends with whom to hang out (literally),

thankful for sweet drawings of cowboys on the Magnadoodle,

thankful for a solid car that lasted over 11 years,

and so so thankful for the new one that will (hopefully) last 11 more,

thankful for ornament exchanges (doesn't everyone need an alien ornament?),

thankful for good friends who invite us to the live nativity at their church every year,

thankful for a plan for the day that includes eating waffles, playing with Henry and playing with Mom,

 thankful for my little bakers,

thankful for my little artists,

 thankful for my cookie decorators and just being together,

and thankful that we can share our baked goods with a senior citizen in the neighborhood for a service project at Will's school.

Yesterday was a day for remembering all that we have, and for hugging our kids just a little bit tighter.