Ten Things I am Thankful for...

Saw this on a friends blog and was inspired to do the same thing here. Even though the Thanksgiving Holiday is officially over, I am learning to be Thankful all the time. We are blessed with so many wonderful things and I want to work harder to focus on those and appriciate them, even in the midst of hard situations.

So... Here's my List:

1. My Heavenly Father
He gives me strength to make it through, loves me unconditionally, and promises me a Hope and a Future.

2. A wonderful supportive Husband
I know I don't appriciate Him enough... I am blessed for a mate who loves me and our family and works hard to provide for us. He has stood by me and walked with me through highs and lows over the last 12 years... I am thankful God Blessed me with him!

3. The opportunity to be called "Mommy"
There is nothing like Motherhood. It is the hardest, highest calling in my life; yet the most rewarding. I am thankful God entrusted me with three beautiful and precious children who bring me so much joy.

4. A place to live
I am thankful that we have a roof over our head... and a beautiful home we can call our own!

5. Jobs
Especially in these hard economic times, I am thankful that both Jake and I have great jobs that we enjoy.

6. A wonderful church Family and Friends
We are soo truly blessed and thankful that God brought us to Seacoast. We have been ministered to, encouraged, and blessed immensely by those God has put in our life and we are thankful for the lifetime friendships we have made through the years.

7. Our Small Group
We have made some incredible friends and are so thankful to be apart of our weekly small group. It is the highlight of our week and encourages us so much.

8. An Amazing Family
I am so thankful to have a supportive, loving and involved extended family. Jake and I both feel blessed to have wonderful parents who love us and want the best for us and are always there to help.

9. The opportunity to help others

More and more I am learning to be thankful for the things God has brought us through. Though the road has and continues to be rough, I believe in the promise that God will continue to make All things work together for the good. I know that He has plans for us and wants to use our lives to bless and encourage others.

10. God's Provision

Even in the rocky times... He Always makes a way. He wants to teach us to be completely dependant on Him but always proves Himself Trustworthy. I know that my God WILL supply ALL my needs... according to His riches and Glory...

We are so blessed.

Lord, Help me to always be Thankful for all that we have and never take things for granted.

Sketti-face!

I love my beautiful little girl.

Love to dress her up, and never go out without a bow!

We love pink, and frills, ribbons and of course jewelry.

She is my little princess.


While eating dinner the other night, Ellie, my little princess...

grabbed ahold of the bowl of spaghetti and went to town!

She tore up her food using both hands, and a fork.


so... my beautiful little girl turned into

little miss sketti-face!


It made for some laughs, and what is some classic pictures... what silly memories. Just had to share...

"All gone Mommy!"

Yes, I love my beautiful, Sketti-faced girl!

Busy Fingers

Nathaniel is my little creative boy. He loves to have his hands busy. Loves to be helping with just about anything. And loves to create things.

Life is so busy, days just seem to fly by. I feel bad that there never seems to be time for us to just have fun doing different projects. I have come to realize that the time is there... I just need to take the time and make the moments happen.

So, this past weekend I took advantage of the Holiday and planned out some fun things for Nathaniel. He did really well loved it!

First, we made some cookies...

Then, while they were cooking we started our craft projects...

Just before they were finished we pulled them out for some decorating fun!

Here are Nathaniel's frames he made (:



Yummmm..... Decorated Sugar cookies!

We had a fun day and I'm glad we had the chance to do fun things together... and keep those fingers busy!

Fall time Fun!

To celebrate Fall and have some family fun we went to a local place called West Farm for a day of fun! ...and that we had!

Warning: Prepare your eyes... there are LOTS of pictures!! I couldn't decide which to post! ....Enjoy!

We started with some fun bouncing balls that Nathaniel loved! Ellie even had a turn and enjoyed the bouncing (:

Happy girl! Posing for a cute picture

A family shot while riding on the Hayride!



We also saw several animals such as these sheep and goats. Nathaniel enjoyed petting them but wasn't too sure about feeding them!

Ellie having a turn feeding the sheep.

And of course... Pumpkins!!!

Nathaniel found his perfect pumpkin and couldn't wait to decorate it.

He also had alot of fun running through the mini hay maze!


My cuties (:

Apple slingshot!

And of course... the corn maze!

Love this picture!



Nathaniel and friends winding through the paths...

And yes, after just over an hour... we made it out!!

We had such a good time spending the day together and enjoying all the Fall festivities... such great memories made.

We have so much to be thankful for!

For the Love of God Children

I walked out of the room for a moment to go use the bathroom... and when I returned, this is what I found.

A crying baby, a guilty looking boy (confessing, "It was an accident!" faster than I could even get into the room!)

...and the culpret?...
Powder... that mommy left in plain view and within reach. (oops! Guilty Mom)

The poor victim? My sweet Elliana. (not to mention the coffee table, the couch, floor...)
who was Not so thrilled about the new look.... that is, until she found something better to focus her attention on...

of course! The bottle of medicine that Mommy also left out, ... in reach. Oops.

What to do... what to say...



Angry? Mad? Upset? Frustrated? maybe a bit... yet I find myself, ...laughing.

Oh me, oh my... thank goodness they are so dag on cute. (and that I love them both to peices!)

ah....For the love of Children...

An Amazing Contest!!

So.. as I'm doing (one of )my daily checkin's to MckMama's Blog today... I came across a post about this incredible contest! MckMama was chosen by Samsung and Blogher to recieve an amazing new french door stainless steel fridge to use and review... and she is giving away a Best Buy gift card worth $200!!!
WOW... What I would do with $200?!? Not sure where I'd begin. Sure would love a new dishwasher... that works (ie. removing food, making dishes clean!)... and dry's the dishes! I also would LOVE a flat panel t.v to put above our fireplace so that we can expand the seating in our living room. It's so hard having friends and family over with no where to sit!
Have I mentioned that we hate our fridge?? It was here when we moved in... a blessing, really. We had no fridge, and it saved us lots of money. We were Are grateful. One of the crisper boxes (drawers) is broken, shelves in the door frequently fall off... everything in the left drawer (of the fridge!) freezes! ...and I really do not like having the freezer on the bottom.... too strange for me. We also do not have much option for setup and things don't fit very well. Coming home from a big shopping trip can be fun... kinda like a jigsaw puzzle to make things fit! lol

So... wanted to Get another entry let you know of this awesome contest! .. So Thanks for reading and Check it out for yourself HERE!
Enjoy!

A visit with Daddy!

Daddy loves it when we come visit him at work.. and Nathaniel Loves being able to go to Daddy's work to 'help' him. The other night Daddy called to let me know that he had to stay really late to finish a job. Since I knew he would not be home for dinner, we decided to bring dinner to him! The kids were excited and so was daddy for a special little visit.

Our "Picinic in the Shop!"

Pizza, of course! Daddy and Nathaniel's favorite!!

Daddy and his lil Princess! She was so excited to see him (:

Wish we had the chance to go by and see daddy more... but we definately enjoy the times we do. Nathaniel knows where most things are kept and loves to go straight for the drawer for a pair of gloves to be "ready to work".
Sweet Memories