Giving Thanks

What a fun week!!  We had Thanksgiving, our elf, Jingles, arrived, and Zadie turned six months old!  On Thanksgiving Day, I made sure that Lucas named some things he was thankful for.  He said, "God, Jesus, mommy and daddy, Lathan and Zadie, and our house."  A pretty good list for a brand new four-year-old! After naming things for which we are thankful, there was a knock at the door.

This package had arrived!!  It was super cold (thanks to being in the freezer overnight), and it was from Santa, so we determined it must have come from the North Pole!!

Lucas was a little apprehensive about the contents...

but it was just a friendly little elf, who Lucas named Jingles.

After we properly welcomed Jingles, we went to my grandmother's for Thanksgiving lunch.  We stuffed ourselves on Turkey and desserts, and then we decided to have a family dodge ball game (which my team totally won!)

We avoided the black Friday madness, spent a quiet weekend at home, and today, sweet baby Zadie turned six months old!  She has brought so many blessings into our lives, and we have been so proud to be her parents for the past half year!!

What a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend!  Our lives are so full and blessed, and we are oh so thankful, not just in November, but throughout the year!!

Birthday Boy!

Oh my!!  Look who had his birthday party today!  I cannot believe my little Lucas is 4 (or will be, Monday)! It seems like only yesterday, I was holding him on my chest, full of wonder that I had just brought a little life into this world.  And what a little life he is!!  He is the sweetest, most considerate  boy I know.  Do you know what his birthday wish was?

It was that all his party guests would come back to see him again! How sweet is that??  He had such a great time at his party, and he told everyone that brought him a present that it was "just what he always wanted."  Sweet boy.

The past four years have made Lucas a big brother twice,

but God knew just what He was doing when He sent us Lucas first.  He broke us in with an easy baby who is a fantastic big brother!!  We are so looking forward to seeing what kind of wonder Lucas will turn out to be!!  Four years and growing every day, and every day his mommy feels more

 and more blessed!!