We spent Thanksgiving at our sister-in-law’s family’s ranch near Huntsville, Texas. It was cold but sunny and we had a great time. The MJD Ranch and the Goertz family is always so welcoming to us and we love being there and with them. Most of Jed’s family joined us there and we had a huge dinner complete with lots of football watching and outdoor playing. The Bear had the time of his life. Barns, cows, horses, and tractors are his favorites. The Pearl girl decided she did not approve of pack-n-play sleeping and let everyone know it throughout the night. This left us a little sleep deprived, but we still had fun. Sweet Bear slept through the uproar, but I when I asked if he’d heard her the next day he said, “Baby Ellie was crying all night.” Sorry buddy. It was bizarre, because she was waking up so angry and nothing appeased her. I tried every trick in the mama book. It stopped as soon as we got home. Babies be crazy.
Oh hay little Bear.
This precious boy is definitely on my Thankful list for 2013.
Here’s the rest. I’m 34, so I listed 34 things. There are many more, but I like the tradition of doing one for every year of life, taught to me by my sweet friend Betsy. I had all my YoungLives girls start this tradition at campaigners, and it was amazing to hear their lists. What are you thankful for this year?
1. Jed 2. Fisher 3. Eleanor 4. My parents 5. my siblings 6. YoungLives 7. being debt free 8. our house 9. staying home with my kids 10. this blog & the opportunities it provides 11. Grace 12. fall leaves 13. My grandmother moving to Dallas 14. blue mason jars 15. cupcakes 16. our new church 17. my salvation 18. Being a team with my husband 19. beach vacation 20. Jackson, my wonder wiener dog 21. fresh gulf shrimp 22. 3 playgrounds near our house 23. our neighborhood pools 24. MOPS 25. BSF 26. my new part time job with YoungLives Camp starting in January 27. new tires on our cars 28. a successful VBAC 29. the health of our family 30. the ability to breastfeed Ellie 31. cloth diapers 32. our budget 33. our emergency fund 34. God’s provision for our family.
Christmas card pic, obviously.
What’s weird about all the attempts at Christmas card pics is that the Pearl girl looks super mad. She is the happiest baby in the world 99% of the time. That 1% was during the night of our Thanksgiving trip and any family photo shoots. Ergh…
I’ve come to love a Texas sunset.
We tried to get a photo with all of the Eby cousins and their Paw Paw, but made the mistake of facing the sun. The sun is like kryptonite for my blue eyed people. This is the only one with most of the eyes open. The Bear loves his big cousins. We are so thankful for our family.
YES! i love your ‘thankful list’. and your christmas card is perfection 🙂