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Season of Thanks Day 25 Thanksgiving!!!

So I made it...even though I had to combine a couple days here and there...I officially blogged about something I am thankful for everyday of Novemeber until Thanksgiving! I thought it was a good assignment to myself and look forward to doing it again! So for today, the last day, I am thankful that I did this and I feel truly blessed in my life!

Thanksgiving was a nice relaxing day...family come to our house ( my inlaws, mom, sister&brother in law, and Janyce) We ate dinner then the kids did a few crafts...my mom took Chase and Janyce to see Tangled that afternoon and Christopher and I took a nap to rest up for Black Friday shopping! This was the first year that Christopher has gone with me. We started on Thursday night at 7:00pm at Old Navy. Then we headed to ToysRus, Walmart, Steak N Shake, HHGregg. Then I dropped him off and picked up my mom and headed to Kohls, Target, Christian Bookstore, and then Kohl's one more time! Wow, just writing that makes me tired!!! The rest of Friday was very low key...naps and early to bed. Saturday we put up our tree and decorated the house then I hit a wall so I layed down and woke up 4 hours later to Christopher telling me to get ready for a date. He had already taken the boys to Grandma's! So I got ready and we headed to Five Guys for a quick dinner so we could catch the 7:30 show of Love and Other Drugs...which was very good by the way! We had a great Sunday of relaxing at the house and watching tv...overall it was a great Thanksgiving Week! I am so very blessed to have such a great husband, wonderful boys, and a great family!

Season of Thanks Day 23 and 24

Day 23-I am thankful for my boys playful imagination and their energy. They are so much fun watch...they play together and play "games" and make believe...I love that I don't have to entertain them yet they are entertaining me by how much fun they are having. God thank you for my awesome children!

Day 24- I am thankful for the awesome day we had as a family! We got up, Christopher got his flu shot and then we headed to the Children's Museum. The boys had a blast! Then we had lunch and headed back to the house and my awesome husband helped me get the house in order for Thanksgiving tomorrow!!! Excited to have some yummy food and time with our family....I also SUPER excited to go shopping tomorrow night...praying we are able to get everything on our list for the prices we can afford...love black Friday sales!! P.S. Christopher is coming this time too!!! So much fun!!!

Season of Thanks Day 20, 21, and 22

So the weekend got away from me and I didn't blog my days of thanks....so better late than never...here goes:

#1 I am thankful for KLove...yes the radio station! I love it! It has awesome music and people sharing their stories. It keeps me positive in the car and keeps my road rage down...ha!

#2 I love that my kiddos dance and sing to worship music! I love that some of there favorite songs are Happy Day, The Desert Song, and Lead me to the Cross. And of course, Veggietales! So thankful God has blessed us with these amazing artists and that my adorable little boys enjoy it too!

#3 I am so thankful for this awesome weather! I mean we are four days away from Thanksgiving and we have the windows open!!! Love love love it!! Thank you God for the beauty of the earth and the changing of the season...and can we please have a little snow for Christmas??? Thank you!!!

Season of Thanks Day 18 and 19

Yesterday, I was focused on and thankful for Christopher's job. Not only does he really like his job but he is really doing well at it! He is successful and enjoys going to work each day. It provides for our family and we are truly blessed to have a good job that Christopher enjoys so thank you God for Mobile Mini and for my awesome hard working husband!

Today, I am thankful for Christopher's vacation this next week. The boys and I are so excited to have time with him that isn't dedicated to any plans or to do lists! The few things that are planned are fun things...Chase's preschool luncheon, shopping, and of course Thanksgiving with the family. I am so excited to spend some great time with our little family of five!!! We are so blessed!!!

Season of Thanks Day 16 and 17

(Yesterday) I am thankful for our awesome pediatrician. We go to Dr. Davis at Carmel Pediatrics. She is very good with our children and she isn't quick to prescribe but also is very cautious and thorough. She was the one that caught Cayden's coarctation and if she had not ordered that echo "just to be safe" then we would have ended up in PICU not knowing what was wrong! She is patient with me and always answers my questions with patience, kindness, and understanding. Our boys are comfortable with her and I am thankful that I have a doctor I trust to help us take care of our babies. Thank you God for giving Dr. Davis the gift of working with our little ones and providing awesome care for them!

Today, I am thankful for our MOPS group. I love meeting with all the other moms, having conversations, and a little "mommy time" I really enjoy my small group at MOPS and I am enjoying getting to know them. I have been blessed by this ministry and am very thankful to be involved with it!

Season of Thanks Day 14 and 15

(Yesterday) I am thankful for my sweet baby Cayden turning six months old. I am thankful he is eating well and gaining weight. I pray for all of my boys everyday but especially for Cayden's health, his future surgery, and a long life of health. God thank you for blessing us with all our babies. We are truly blessed!



Today, I am thankful for my sister and the awesome Tete she is to my boys! She is the best aunt...we are so blessed that our schedules allow us all to spend a lot of time together! Thank you sis for being a great sister and friend to me but also a great Tete to my boys!

Season of Thanks Day 13

Today, I am thankful for my mom. Not just because she blessed us with a date night tonight but because she is one of my best friends. She is always there for me and Christopher and our boys. She helps us with anything we need and I appreciate her for everything she does for us. She is by far the best Grammie our boys could have ever asked for and they are spoiled rotten by her! I am blessed to have such a devoted mother and I thank God everyday for her. I am blessed to be able to talk to her everyday...confiding in her, sharing with her, and even complaining to her. She is always there no matter what I may do and I know I can always count on her. Thank you God for my amazing mom!

Season of Thanks Day 12

Today, I am thankful for the great deals I have found for Christmas. It may sound trivial but when staying at home and only having one income deals and savings are important to our family. So I am thankful for coupons, early sales, and rebates so that we can afford to get our family and friends gifts that they will enjoy for Christmas! I am so excited for them to open their stuff but even more excited that when I ask Chase why we celebrate Christmas he says "because its Jesus birthday" and that is the one and only reason for the season and the shopping and gift giving is just icing on the cake!!

Season of Thanks Day 10 and 11

(Yesterday) I am thankful for my friends...friends to chat with, cry with, laugh with, and just sit with. Friends that are willing to take care of my children like they are their own and love them like they were their own. I am thankful that God has blessed me with true friends who are their through good and bad and love me for who I really am even if its one of my worse moments and love me even more when I am at my best! So to all my friends and you know who you are :) I am thankful for you!



Today, I am thankful for Christopher's hard work. I know I have already dedicated a day to him but I have to give him another day because this man, a man I am truly blessed to have as my husband, is the hardest worker I know! He works so hard everyday to provide for us and our beautiful children. He is very successful at his job and is really striving. I pray that he gets everywhere he wants to go and that his company no matter where is works realizes the incredible, talented, and devoted employee they have. Thank you God for an amazing husband who works hard at his job each and every day!

Season of Thanks Day 9

Today, I am thankful for God hearing me...I have been struggling the last few weeks with some things and though not everything is worked out or perfect...I feel God right next to me helping me through. I feel comforted and supported and know that even though I am still searching, praying, and finding my way...God is hearing me and guiding me. I feel blessed to have family and friends that are praying for me and with me and I know that God is hearing them all and I will reach the place I need to be. Thank you God for ALWAYS being here even when I may not realize it right away. I am looking forward to where He is taking me and our relationship.

Season of Thanks Day 8

Today I am thankful for my family. I am thankful we live close enough to see each other and help each other out when needed. It was very hard not having them around in Charleston and now that we are back we appreciate them even more! God, thank you for our wonderful family.

Season of Thanks Day 6 and 7

Even though the day got away from me and I didn't have time to blog about yesterday's "thankfullness" I did think about it all day. So for yesterday, November 6th, I am thankful for our church home White River Christian Church. After church shopping for months we felt like God led us to WRCC.It was very hard to leave WRCC when we moved and were very thankful to come back. We enjoy the sermons, the children's ministry is great, and we got involved with a small group. Which brings me to day 7...I am thankful for our small group. We have gone through some changes and are finding our way again, it is a great support system and encouragement to me. Having been away from home and without our small group we appreciate it even more. I look forward to continuing to grow closer to those in our group and grow stronger in my relationships with other members of WRCC all in the pursuit of being closer to God. Thank you God for providing us with an awesome place to worship you and a great church family!

Season of Thanks Day 5

Today is the perfect day to be thankful for my sweet Baby Cayden...he gained 1 and 1/2 lbs!!!!! God blessed us with Cayden and we have learned many things in just the few months he has been with us. First of all, enjoy each day and appreciate all your blessings each day. Also, to not get so wrapped up in the "norm" Cayden's heart condition has put him behind in almost every marker there is and that is okay! I used to get so wrapped up in percentages and milestones, gauging the boys on their progress...now, I am just happy Cayden ate a bottle and gained an ounce. He is perfect just the way he is and no matter how long it takes him or where he ends up it is okay! Cayden is a super smiley baby. He is working on his first tooth and is rolling over. He LOVES his big brothers and is watching every move they make! He still has a little bit of a road ahead of him...one more open heart surgery and then he should be on the road to "perfect" health. I cant wait to see him continue to grow and enjoy him as the baby of our family of five. Today, I am thankful for my beautiful youngest son!

Season of Thanks Day 4

Today, I am thankful for my adorable easy going Cooper Baby! Cooper is hilarious...he is starting to talk more and laughs all the time. He is ornery. He loves Elmo, Toy Story, Mickey Mouse...he loves to eat and sleep! He likes to dance around and tackle his big brother. He is super sweet to Baby Cayden, always giving him his binky, blanky, and LOTS of hugs and kisses! He has a best friend named Chase and I pray that all three of my boys stay best friends through life. Cooper Baby loves to snuggle and is very loving. He plays with his toys a lot...he likes Handy Manny's tools, cars, and books. He will sit down and watch Toy Story all the way through...he likes Elmo and other toons but usually plays throughout those shows. He is our Cooper Baby and he will always be our Cooper Baby which will probably embarrass him sooner rather than later. I thank God everyday for Cooper and I cant wait to see him continue to grow up although I think it goes by way too fast!

Season of Thanks Day 3

It goes without saying that I am thankful for all three of my boys so I am going to dedicate one day to each boy! So for today, I am thankful that God blessed me and Christopher with our beautiful sweet Chase Christopher Thomas. Chase is really starting to grow up...he loves preschool and being a big brother. He loves to sing and dance...being silly is second nature to him.He loves Toy Story, trains, Veggietales, and lots of other things. He uses a blanky at night and sleeps with his Monkey that he made at Build a Bear before he was 1 year old! He is very loving and kind. He of course has plenty of three year old meltdowns but that is just growing pains :) I know God gave us Chase first for many reasons...first of all Chase gave us a run for our money in the sleep department when he was a baby...his first full night of sleep was when he was 10 months old! He was very verbal very early on so communication has been pretty easy with him...I truly believe God blessed us with him first to have an amazing big brother that could communicate to us as well as his brothers and really be a big helper for me. Also, it made us appreciate the easy nature of Cooper especially in the sleep department and not be so anxious when Cayden has rough nights since we been there and done that! I pray everyday that God will bless us with a long life we our boys...I can't wait to see what Chase grows up to be and how he will continue to experience this amazing world. My sweet loving big baby boy is what I am thankful for today and everyday. Something said to us on his dedication day was that these our not our children but God's children and He has chosen us to take care of them while here on earth...so to God I say thank you for blessing us with Chase and for entrusting me and Christopher to raise this amazing little boy!

Season of Thanks Day 2

I am thankful for my wonderful hardworking husband. He is loving and giving. He works hard every single day to make it possible for me to stay home with our boys. He is my best friend and I know God made each of us for the other. I am very blessed to have such a great man in my life. I look forward to all the adventures we continue to take!

Season of Thanks

I am stealing this idea from a friend's friend...with November upon us it is time to reflect on what we are thankful for. So in the spirit of Thanksgiving I am going to blog something I am thankful for each day of the month! Here's to being thankful and really reflecting on the blessings the Lord has given us! November 1st: I am thankful that God sent His Son Jesus Christ to die for all sinners and that by simply confessing to Him and honoring Him as my personal Savior I am forgiven and that I belong to Him eternally!

Trick or Treat and Happy Halloween

We have had a very busy Halloween season...starting with Feasting with Witches at the Children's Museum. We spent an afternoon at Stoney Creek Pumpkin Patch, Trunk or Treat at E. 91st street, ZooBoo, and finished it up with Trick or Treating on Sunday evening in our old neighborhood Roudebush Farms. Chase wanted to be Stinky Pete the Prospector from Toy Story 2...mommy spent a lot of time on his costume but he was the hit of every event we went to...random people were taking his picture because they loved his costume so much! I'm not really sure what to do with it now but really don't want to throw it out either! Cooper Baby was a monkey although he was really a baby monkey because he constantly had his binky! Baby Cayden was a banana...so cute! We had a great time at all the different events and have enough candy and treats for the rest of the year! Here are some pictures of our family fun halloween season...ENJOY!