We are thankful!

So much has happened in the last year and
we have lots to be thankful for!
We have our little Konnor, who wasn't even really supposed to be born. We are so thankful he's here and cannot imagine our lives without him! It's amazing the beautiful little lady Katie is blossoming into! We are so grateful that she's now able to eat dairy and for how much she's grown. Kelton is so intelligent and continues to be such an awesome big brother who loves and dotes on his Buggy and Konny every chance he gets. We are so blessed that his asthma and allergies finally seem under control.

I just love them so much!




Of course, even with the pain in the rear that she is, we're thankful for Jasmine. The kids adore her and she is so good with them. Konnor already loves her too.



As always, we are super thankful for our jobs, our home, our wonderful neighbors and a great church family.

Although a stomach bug has been making it's way through our house, we cooked up a storm and celebrated with meal that was completely soy free, dairy free and gluten free (minus on glutenous strawberry rhubarb pie, that I made specifically for E and I to enjoy sans children). After Kelton prayed, we went around the table to say what we're each thankful for. Katie was thankful for her "wine" (sparkling grape juice). ;)



We had crockpot pumpkin pie, crockpot candied sweet potatoes, honey corn muffins, pumpkin corn muffins, mashed potatoes, gravy, peas and turkey!

The sweet potatoes were from Papa's garden and turned out really yummy! We'll definitely be making them again! The 2 different kinds of corn muffins were awesome also! I didn't even try to make stuffing because I couldn't fathom wasting a $6 loaf of GF bread on the chance that it didn't turn out. And if I can't have my mom's stuffing, I'm not sure I really want any at all.



Last year shortly before Thanksgiving, God placed on my heart the desire to reach out. We're a busy little family and I wasn't sure exactly what I could do. I continued on with everyday life, yet He persistently tugged at my heart, telling me I needed to do something. So it came to be that we provided Thanksgiving dinner to a large struggling family, who probably would not otherwise have had a turkey.

Right away I knew that was something that we would do every year and we were so blessed to be able to provide dinner for a family this year as well. Plus, since we had more time, I was able to get more! We dropped it all off on Monday morning.


I hope they enjoyed their turkey and
the day with their family as much as we did!
The kids will be hitting sack early at this house, so E and I can enjoy a drink by the fire (and some peace and quiet!) I'll be heading into town long before the sun comes up for some Black Friday shopping! You know I can't pass up a good deal!