So much to be thankful for!

Sometimes I can't even get the words typed before tears fill my eyes.  I am so richly blessed to be the mom to Olivia and Owen and to have Jason for a husband.  Our life is far from perfect and pretty crazy at times.  I feel like I am always trying to take a one step forward but end up two steps backwards.  My attempts at creating traditions often fall through( like the christmas tree lightning at SouthPark) and not being able to have breakfast with Santa because Owen was sick, but what I have recently started to realize is that you have to stop planning and start living!  Plans fall through, kids get sick, the laundry is never done (well atleast mine isn't) and I cant keep up with it all:)  I feel as though I don't plan enough activites for my kids and I never have a plan for dinner, but at the end of the day, no matter what kind of day it has been, I know my family loves me and I can never put into words how good that feels.  So this Thanksgiving I was very thankful for my family.

This year we went to the Parade downtown, Olivia loves going to parades!!!

The parade was alot of fun but we had to leave a little early so that the littles ones could get naps in before it was time for the Thanksgiving feast.  This year was full of new traditions, Jason's sister Emily and her husband Max recently bought a new home, so they hosted Thanksgiving.  And this year instead of eating at lunch time we ate at dinner time, which meant I was very,very hungry.

                                         (cooperation for pictures was quite a task...)

                                                         ...umm looooove his face

                                well getting these family pics was a little stressful and we were all starving
                                             so off  to Aunt Emmies ans Uncle Max's we go...

                                         You can always count on Pop
                                                              to make Owen smile

                                           and you can always count on Uncle Chris
                                                            to make Owen cry!!!!
                                                         

This year Coletons's birthday fell on Thanksgiving so for dessert we celebrating with Ice Cream Cake and to burn off the energy the kids got to run around in Aunt Emmies new house (preparing them for the day when they have kids..haha)

                                                     Uncle Chris, Tanner and Coleton

                                                      Max 's dad was smitten by Olivia

                                                                 "Give me more"

                                                                and that all folks....