More Grateful

So, I knew I wouldn't finish this before Thanksgiving, or even the end of the month. With Katie's wedding and all the fun stuff I was doing in AZ I just didn't have time to blog.

I am going to throw in a quick thankful before getting back to my letters. I am so thankful that Liam finally decided to potty train in AZ. I know, I know he is so old, although he is still 3. But he just needed to do it on his own, and he did! Everything I tried failed, but in AZ he trained himself. Day and night. We had a slight scare with a scorpion in the bathroom. He was screaming bloody murder and when I checked on him he was sitting in terror on the toilet and I saw a big scorpion crawl out from under some clothes I had left on the floor and I screamed bloody murder! In my defense I was wearing slippers and didn't have a way of squishing it. My Dad gallantly came to the rescue and killed it. I was so worried after that he would digress because of fear. He was afraid, but he just made me sit with him every time he went to the bathroom after that. He has not had an accident in a week. Go Liam!

My letter today is G. I am so grateful for Grandparents. I was blessed with the most amazing Grandparents. They are amazing in so many different ways. I have learned love, kindness, generosity, and acceptance. I am blessed to be surrounded by people who love me and my children.

My Children are blessed to have to wonderful sets of Grandparents and I hope they grow up to appreciate the love they are shown.

F

Family and Friends.

I feel so blessed that my kids have such great friends in our neighborhood. I have also been blessed with wonderful friends in my life.

I am also very thankful for my family. I have an amazing family and love the time I get to spend with them.

And just for fun, here's the picture of my Mom and her sisters again.

My E's

I am of course very thankful for my boys. Elijah, Ethan and ELiam. I will get back to Liam on the L day.

This picture is from last December, so its almost a year old, but isn't it cute.

I love having boys. My house is loud and messy and wild but it is also so full of love.

Elijah is the best oldest brother. He looks out for a takes care of his younger siblings. He is so smart and kind. He has lots of friends and is genuinely happy all the time. He has such a kind heart.

Ethan is has such a sweet heart. He is my quiet guy, but when he talks its worth listening to. He is content to just sit and listen to everyone be crazy around him. He is sensitive and cares about those around him. He looks so much like my Grandpa on my Dad's side. He also has the same quiet, kind personality. He is so easy to love.

I am one lucky mother.

D Dancing

I am just looking for an excuse to post this picture again. It's great. but, I do love to dance. I am terrible at it, I have no rhythm, but it really is fun. I love that our family weddings are always full of crazy dancing, especially from these ladies.

I am also grateful that Chloe has such a sweet dance teacher and that she loves to dance.

C C C

C is for Chloe. My sweet happy, funny, talented, outgoing, friendly girl. Yes she is all those things and more. She keeps me on my toes. She loves to sing and dance, and currently w

ants to be Taylor Swift when she grows up. Its always fun to listen to the songs she creates on a daily basis. She has a wonderful talent for making friends. I listened to her instructing Ethan on how to make friends the other day. "First you ask them their name, then you say my name is Ethan

do you want to be my friend? Then, you can play with them." I love that she assumes everyone must want to be her friend.

C is also for cousins. Mine, and my kids. I love how close my family is and am working on keeping my kids close to their cousins. I am super lucky to have such a large group of amazing people as my built in friends.

B is for...

Since I started this a little late in the month I need to do 2 today.

So, I was thinking what is b for. B is for baboons? banjos? bureaucrats? blonds?

As I was thinking about it the obvious answer, for me, was staring me right in the face.

Books! I have books all over my house! I read like its a bad habit. At the library I check out a minimum of 5 books at a time. I love books so of course I am thankful for books!

I was shopping with my Mom at the DI and she found this book.

Its from one of my favorite

series, Anne of Green Gables, and isn't it a gorgeous book? She was kind enough to let me buy it.

I love it!

The ABC's of Gratitude

In honor of Thanksgiving and everyone else doing it, I am going to write gratitude posts. I am going to do ABC's.

I am thankful for Australia. Or more specifically that my Parents and Grandparents gave me the amazing opportunity to visit Australia. As you can most definitely tell I loved it. Its a beautiful country with wonderful people. I am grateful for the legacy that ties my family to Australia and allows me to be a small part of that country.