Happy Thanksgiving!

So thankful for my little family!

They are almost here...

I know we all experience moments when certain phrases or events just talk to you...

 "It is a miracle if you can find true friends, and it is a miracle if you have enough food to eat, and it is a miracle if you get to spend your days and evenings doing whatever it is you like to do, and the holiday season-like all the other seasons - is a good time to not only tell stories of miracles, but to think about the miracles in your own life, and to be grateful for them." Lemony Snicket

My week has been full of seeing friends and family. I have loved every second of it! That said, today I am thankful I get to see Daniel and my parents! Thankful for family time!! I have always enjoyed it however, as I have gotten older I really cherish it. I know I am extremely blessed in many ways and doing 30 days of thankful has really made me reflect. It goes beyond these posts and often I just skim the surface of what the thankful means.

I am beyond excited to see everyone and extremely thankful to get in some time with some great friends. I love you J and R! Our simple pleasure of talking and laughing was an amazing recharge. I love that we have been friends for many years and now have babies close in age!  I am mad that I didn't get a picture with J or R this week.We were busy visiting! :) We did go to Coopers baptism on Sunday and I did take some pictures. I am loving so many of them, I had to just randomly pick one...

I can't go on with out saying, you other ladies I hope I get to see you very soon!Yes Andrea, I know..I know..I know..you and everyone else all keep saying it is an easy fix...NWA! :)

Anyway this picture is from this weekend. Daniel took Wyatt on his first golf cart ride. He was quite the fan!

 

I am also looking forward to blogging on the laptop. ;)

Until tomorrow...

He misses us..

I love that Daniel misses us when we are away visiting others. He gets so excited when we reunite that it makes my heart very happy!! I am thankful for a man that show true emotion and love!

Sleepy boy.

Health

Thankful for our health. Though I have horrible migraines and we still do not have a diagnosis for D..I know to count my blessings daily for our health.

Thankful they came back..

Yesturday I was thankful for our four legged babies. Yesturday we also traveled to my grandmothers house to begin Thanksgiving preparations. At some point during the night the dogs open the garage door and went on an adventure. Let me explain this, they love to sleep in the golf cart which has a remote in one of the trays by the steering wheel. I thought I had taken all necessary steps moving anything they could get into and covering the seat of the golf cart. Well, this morning around 7:30 my grandmother noticed the door was open. I immediatelty checked our phones to see if anyone had called finding them. No luck. Daniel took off to look for them. We were very worried however, after about 30 min they both showed up at the patio door. I greeted two very tired babies who were happy to be home. We have no idea how long they were out, but they seemed to have a lot of fun. They have been snoring away all day. We are very thankful to have them back and so greatful for a dogs keen since of "home".

Mama no pictures please..I am resting.

Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry

We love our four legged babies and yes the remote has been removed from the cart. No more night adventures for them!

Chance and Hershey

My first babies. They are still very much loved however, sometimes I think they feel another way. My four legged babies have become extremely needy as Wyatt has gotten older. They beg for food, love, walks, always want to be in our laps! Wyatt pets them and they eat it up.
The following pictures show a common scene.  Wyatt petting Chance (the black one) and Hershey  licking Wyatt. Don't worry, this was followed by us saying Hershey stop licking. She did. :)

They still get plenty of attention and will always be our first kids!

"The love of a pet never fails, it is always true."

Benjamin

Today I am thankful for my brother: Ben, Ben-jam-in, Ben-jama-rama-lama-dingdong (he loves his nicknames). We are 22 months apart and growing up people always mistook us for twins.  He is a really good older brother. Protective, loving, funny, smart, strong, sweet, and kind.

Growing up we played together a lot: basketball, riding bikes, playing in the cellar, "underground railroad", making secret maps and clubs, played in the  upstairs jail part of daddy's office, had races, climbed in trees, pushed each other on the swings, annoyed each other, he played with dolls and I played cars and Castle Grayskull,  made movie theaters, swam like fish all summer, explored the land, etc. I know my memories are full of fun times..though you did put that penny in the fish tank :)

 He was protective in ways I never knew. I lived with him while I was in grad school and one of my favorite things he has said regarding us, was that he was going to always check out the guys I dated... you know as every older brother does. Then he confessed one day that I always dated guys that were way bigger than him. LOL! It made me laugh out loud because Daniel and I had just met and he really did have a point.

I love that we have a good relationship, and of course we have had our disagreements...what siblings haven't. I know I am super lucky to have grown up with and still have such a great brother. I love the daddy he is to his kiddos and the uncle he is to Wyatt. He has always supported me through my school, work, relationships, and adventures.

 "To the outside world, we all grow old. But not to brothers and sisters. We know each other as we always were. We know each other's hearts. We share private family jokes. We remember family feuds and secrets, family griefs and joys. We live outside the touch of time."

 Clara Ortega 

 

 I feel so blessed to have grown up an older brother! Love you Ben-jam-an! See you soon!

 

I am not quite sure what is going on with Blogger. The words and picture kept moving around on me. It moved the picture so many times I just left it. Then it posted somewhere else! Forget trying to fix my grammar. If I typed it, then it had to say as the words would not stop moving. Hmm.. So please excuse the mistakes in the last post. 

N and G - aka the Parents

I can only hope that I will be as strong, patient, loving, caring, understanding, funny, serious, a teacher, a role model, love the outdoors, and one that knows life lessons are important, offers advice but  am always willing to just listen, an amazing friend and teacher to Wyatt as you have been to me. You have shown me that people and love are not always easy or perfect, but being best friends makes it much easier.                   

Thank you for every lesson, every lecture, and every memory. Though I may not have understood them at the time, I appreciate them now.  

Your friends and students love you and it is obvious why. People always ask how you are doing even if they have only met you but once or twice. You love many and many love you.

I could not have asked for better parents! You are great teachers in the art of marriage! We love you and can’t wait to see you soon!!!

Thankful for my jogging stroller

Yep it may seem silly however, it makes me a better wife, mommy, and friend! :) Love running the trails!