Rachel has a tradition each Thanksgiving Season of writing down 100 things she is thankful for. So this year we decided to compile the list together, for the first time, as a family of three!
Micah is thankful for:
Pacifiers ~ my blue stuffed puppy ~ smiling faces ~ car rides ~ my bilingual stuffed octopus ~ flashing cameras/bright lights ~ Mommy's boobs ~ ten hours of sleep a night (oh, wait, that goes in the parents' section!) ~ Halo Sleepsack ("baby straight jacket") ~ Grandparents! ~ watching football with Daddy ~ my 7 1/2 cousins ~ reading books with Mommy ~ baths ~ my tongue ~ Judge Judy (or at least snuggling with Daddy while he watches it) ~ anything I can reach/grasp ~ walks in the stroller ~ ceiling fans ~ my swing ~ my fingers ~ tummy time ~ looking at Loco ~ mobiles ~ anyone who will hold me
Rachel is thankful for:
Jesus ~ our perfect son Micah ~ my wonderful husband ~ sleep ~ epidurals ~ a reliable car ~ ice cream ~ baby milestones ~ a helpful family ~ cute boy baby clothes ~ digital cameras ~ great in-laws ~ Micah's coos and smiles ~ scrapbooking ~ tomatoes from the garden ~ baby cuddles ~ our home ~ no more colic! ~ a big Thanksgiving meal ~ Ked's steady job ~ breast pumps ~ good friends ~ our trip to DC ~ amazing grace ~ TiVO ~ out of town visitors ~ big band music ~ the fact that my husband is really hot ~ blogs ~ steady finances ~ my Simpson Bible study girls ~ freedom ~ all of my friends having babies ~ disposable diapers ~ Heaven! ~ air conditioning ~ an easy pregnancy ~ the ability to stay home with Micah ~ a good metabolism ~ autumn leaves ~ being married to a man of integrity
Kedron is thankful for:
God ~ nature ~ Rachel ~ a healthy, happy boy ~ a roof over my head ~ food to eat ~ health care coverage ~ freedom of speech ~ freedom of religion ~ parents who are still together ~ great friends ~ brothers and sisters ~ nieces and nephews ~ Loco! ~ our "family" at Colony320 ~ Simpson College ~ a liberal arts education ~ a job that I love to go to every day ~ students who care about the world around them ~ students who can write well ~ excellent colleagues ~ summers "off" ~ fishing ~ libraries ~ books ~ churches that still appreciate hymns ~ in-laws who are nearby ~the Internet (thanks, Al Gore!) ~ Iowa's 1st in the Nation Caucus! ~ John McCain ~ Mike Huckabee ~ technological innovation ~ NFL Football ~ C-SPAN
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Rachel - you seemed to have forgotten it include that you are thankful for having super cool brother. Or does that go with out saying?
OK, you made me tear up and get a lump in my throat.
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