Thankfulness in Photos

I love Thanksgiving. Today I am thanking my Heavenly Father for all the blessings he has bestowed upon us this year–this wild and crazy year! 2014 was EXCITING. It has been a challenge, full of change, and full of learning.

And I am thankful for it.

I’m thankful my dad is such a FUN Granddaddy. Having a scooter hasn’t slowed him down at all. As Caleb would say, “Granddaddy, you’re just as crazy as ever,” as Caleb grins from ear to ear.

thankful for puddles

 

 thankful for drawing

thankful for snow angels–and so thankful we got to live in a place where you get to make them!!  Thank you, Lord!

 thankful for this

 

thankful for my label maker and pretty jewelry

 thankful for handed-down matching outfits

 

thankful for family watermelon nights

 

thankful that I took the time to get organized

 

  So thankful I got to share D.C. with all four of my children!

thankful for consignment sales

 

 

thankful for oodles and oodles of toys

and baby smiles

 

thankful for Caleb

thankful for that weekend we got to spend with Alan’s grandparents while we weaned JD

so thankful for the people that cut the boys’ hair

 

thankful for snowboarding

 

 

 and bowling

 

 thankful for cupcakes

 

thankful for the friends of my children

thankful for Joshua and for his victories

thankful for Nonna and for baby bottles

for Easter baskets

 

thankful for my mom and dad

 thankful for first times

 

 for brothers

 

 for Dan and for stickers

 

 for Radio Flyer wagons and azaleas

 

Thankful for Mother’s Day and for four sweet little boys

 

for backyard sports in the spring

and for friends

thankful for fun in the sun

 

 

and for wrestling

and moving companies, so we don’t have to pack our                                                                                                  own junk

 

and photo albums

 thankful for Alabama football  for family

for that amazing road trip I got to take with my husband

for Alan

for getting to see all of this

for beautiful sunsets

for our 3rd honeymoon and for my parents watching the boys for us to do this

 for DaddyO and his fashion

for relatives and crazy game nights

cousins

thankful for getting to home school

for the ability to laugh at myself for calling all those seals sea lions–Yes, those are actually seals.

and so is he

 

Not him. That’s an otter.

 thankful for Point Lobos

 

thankful for getting to watch herds of actual sea lions and whales, with Alan, Joshua, and Caleb

Wow!

 

thankful for silly times

 thankful for kayaking with the love of my life– I have never appreciated Alan as much as I have this year. I love you, Alan! Thank you so much for your support!

thankful to live in California, even if just for a little while

But isn’t everything really just for a little while?

thankful for J.D. and for getting to share their childhood

thankful that this is my life

thankful for my blog, and more importantly, all of the people that read it. Thank you for reading my blog!!!

I’m thankful that God in Heaven listened to the questions of a little girl, just 4 years old, when she asked, “But who is this God?” I’m thankful that he sent me the people I needed to meet, kept me from harm, led my whole family to know Him, and always loved me in spite of all of the horrible things that I have done. I’m thankful that he taught me of His love.

 

1 John Chapter 4

⁸ He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

⁹ In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

¹⁰ Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son [to be] the propitiation for our sins.

 

What are you thankful for today?

 

 

 

Thank you!