Preparing for Thanksgiving

I really try to emphasize to the kids to be thankful all year long- but it is nice to just be deliberate in saying out loud what we are thankful for. This morning, on the way to work and school....I asked the kids what they were specifically thankful for this past year. Kase, (who seriously has the kindest heart) was thankful for his teacher Mrs. Kim. She is the best best teacher to him. In his exact words. Then, he proceeded to name the rest of his teachers and family members. Kinlee listed 55 people (at random) she was thankful for....and Kruz...well, he was thankful for the lucky charms he ate for breakfast. We will get there with him :)

We had a busy weekend!!! Saturday we went around the square downtown to the local shops and did a Christmas bazarre. We saw Santa and some beautiful things. These are some of our best friends...

 On Saturday evening, Josh and Kinlee went to a daddy/daughter hoedown at the high school. It was her first daddy/daughter dance and she had the best time. She looks at the picture they got that I put on the fridge every single day and tells me how she just had the best night. They played games, crafted and danced to the "wobbly wobbly"....lol

While Josh and Kinlee were "cutting a rug" I got to keep my sweet nephew, Beckham, for the night!! He is the best baby with the best personality!! I loved all the moments I got with him and Kruz and Kase really enjoyed having him too. (I could totally do 4, can I get an Amen?)

On Sunday it was interesting to get all 4 kids and myself fed, ready and to church on time (without the help of hubs)...we made it with 1 minute to spare. Shewwww. The service was great and so was Beckham! After church we hung at mamaw and papaw's while Josh was gone to the Colt's game with work (he left at 7 am and got home at 9 pm). Kruz insisted he sit just like papaw..this cracked me up.  

The kids were dying to see Josh, he had been gone "allllllllllllllll day", so I let them stay up to see him...they were clean and so excited. 

Blessed and thankful that God allows me to be the keeper of these three kids. Praying I raise them in his ways. It was a pretty amazing weekend- but we did miss Dad!!