Thanksgiving 2015

This Thanksgiving was even better than last year, because we spent it with family!! My parents and siblings made the long journey from California to Idaho, and spent several days at a hotel nearby in Rexburg. We had so much fun together!

The kids playing Blokus with Jake. Even Zoe "helped"!

My mom and I making Nana's homemade rolls! A lot of work, but definitely worth it.

Alex and Jake playing football with Will (not pictured)

Thankful for this family!

Sarah, my mom, Zoe and I

Alex, Will, and Jake

Zoe had fun with her "grandpa" taking a nap on the couch!

I'm so grateful that my family was able to come spend Thanksgiving with Jake, Zoe, and I! My mom was the only one who had previously visited Rexburg, so it was fun showing my siblings and Dad around the town and letting them see where we live. Even though it was cozy fitting 7 people in our apartment, it was worth it! Everyone was constantly tripping over or running into each other, so there was a lot of fumbling and laughing and just smiling. Definitely a Thanksgiving to remember!

The ABCs of Gratitude

A is for appetizers you split with good friends.

B is for blankets you can snuggle til the end.

C is for Carly, cuz she's just so great,

D is for dinner even if it's late.

E is for embraces that warm you to the bone

F is for family, because you're never alone 

G is for games, especially when auspicious 

H is for horchata that tastes like Christmas

I is for ice cream; it doesn't need an explanation,

J is for Jake without second consideration!

K is for Krispies, of the Rice variety

L is for love, an act of piety

M is for music, a sound quite inviting

N is for notebooks, because stationery is enticing!

O is for omelets made with precision

P is for purple, it's not a hard decision!

Q is for quacking of ducks as they waddle

R is for roses when you're being coddled

S is for sleep when I'm weary and tired,

T is for teaching, I hope I get hired!

U is for umbrellas to shelter from rain

V is for vacations when they help ease the pain!

W is for water, though that might sound absurd

X is for xylidin cuz it's such a fun word.

Y is for yearbooks, since they always crack us up 

Z is for Zoe our sweet little pup.

Gratitude

Gratitude turns what I have into enough.

Chocolate and books that change the way I think,

Laughter and Netflix,

Photographs and rocking chairs.

The gospel.

Zoe and her cuddles under microplush blankets.

Heaters and eternal marriage, beanies and warm sweaters.

Cheeseburgers and music and babies.

Empathy.

Good friends and wool socks, puppy videos and dance.

Snail mail, school, long hugs and memories.

Gratitude turns what I have into enough.

"Grateful Hearts" Freebies

November is HERE! And you know what that means...Thanksgiving is coming! 

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I got the antler graphics from welivedhappilyeverafter and the wreath from puresweetjoy, and I am SO grateful for the talented creations made by these awesome women! I'm definitely not talented enough to make computer graphics on my own, so thank goodness for the talents of others.