Giving Thanks

It's hard to believe that Thanksgiving is over and we are on to a new week that will be full of excitement and adventure for our growing family. We had Thanksgiving with two families in our ward. I was grateful to not have to prepare the meal by myself and the company was fantastic.

Clockwise from left: Grace H, Skylar, Grace R, Reagan, Sabrina, and Benson



Grace H., Jack, Reagan, Sabrina, Skylar, Grace, and Benson

Sabrina, Skylar, and Grace

Some things I am especially grateful for this year:
- Extended family that is willing and able to help and support us for extended periods of time.
- The opportunity to add a new member to our family and being able to see our kid's reactions. They are so excited!
- Mike's job, the opportunity he has to go to school, and for how hard he works doing all of it.
- All of our friends we have made as we have moved around. Moving is hard, but the people we have met in the process have definitely blessed our family.
- Our healthy family. This pregnancy has been healthy, our kids have been blessed overall with great health this year.

That list barely scratches the surface, it could be endless. I have been greatly blessed and so has our family.

I think we are almost completely prepared for our new baby's arrival. Most everything is washed, I even have our bags pretty much packed. We put up all our Christmas decorations (outside lights, tree, etc) this weekend so that is all taken care of. Our only problem now is sick kiddos. We have been up at night more with our kids in the last 4 days than we have been probably the last 5 months. So much for our last week of good sleep before the baby! Grace and Sabrina are still running fevers. Hopefully tomorrow they will turn a corner and everyone else will remain healthy. Check back for updates on Wednesday!