Thankful

 The month of November has been filled with daily "thankful" posts on Facebook. I do enjoy reading them although I don't do it myself. That is not to say that I am not thankful, but to actually log onto Facebook and type something daily is probably too much of a commitment - haha. I will just sum it up in a really long post. Believe me when I say, these are in no particular order - I am trying to summarize a whole month in one post.

I am thankful that I got to re-experience Halloween this year. To see your child beam with delight at his costume in the mirror 1000 times before we made it out the door that night made Halloween the holiday it was when I was little. I got to watch the kids go to doors and yell "trick or treat." I got to watch our neighbors' faces when they opened the door to find a cute pirate and parrot along with a little doctor since we had a friend's daughter with us that night. The kids were excited and Jason and I caught their excitement. It was really, really cool.

I am thankful that I got to see another year. My birthday came and went and, all in all, it was a pretty low-key day. This year has introduced a new baby, a new home, and finally a feeling of being settled. It is a good feeling.

I am thankful that my boys are growing up and are beginning to interact. Well, that Jake is interacting with Connor because poor, sweet Connor has been trying to interact with his brother since day 1 - HA! I can't wait to see them play together and enjoy and entertain each other.

We spent one rainy day at home playing, and Jake couldn't play with his trains without Connor "aka Con-Zilla" destroying them. Mama saved the day with a fort complete with a "train room". Jake thought it was the coolest, and Connor spent the morning trying to break in. This particular morning I was thankful for creativeness and peace :)

I am so thankful to have found a man who just gets me. He accepts my quirks, my stubbornness, and he loves me anyway. He takes care of our boys without any pushing or prompting from me, and he does a wonderful job. We do spend a lot of time hanging out at home with our boys, and I don't think we would change a thing.

With that said, I am also thankful for a reliable babysitter who I trust with the boys so that the hubs and I can escape every so often for a night out :)

I am thankful for healthy children. For all that they have been little beasts lately between being sick with colds and just being kids, I am thankful to have them to worry the snot out of me. I have read stories of loss and injuries this month, and I am so incredibly thankful to be able to hug my babies tightly at night.

I am thankful to have found a church we love here in Savannah. Jason and I have always said that we wanted to raise our children being part of a church family, and we have found one here. We are growing as a couple and a family in ways that are making us all stronger. God is good.

I could go on and on about all the ways I am thankful and honestly that wouldn't even cover just how I feel. Nope, not all days are great, but even those days where I want to pull my hair out aren't all that bad in the grand scheme of things. I have God, family, food, shelter, and the love a wonderful man. And for it all, I am thankful...