thankful.grateful...blessed

we had a wonderful thanksgiving and sadly i don't have a single picture to show for it...so, you'll have to take my word for it. :)

jason had the whole week off (thank you lausd furlough days) so he got to partake in some of the kids school cuteness.  on monday wyatt's class had a thanksgiving feast, the amazing room moms set up the feast in the teaching garden...it was darling!  the kids ate a traditional thanksgiving dinner and enjoyed each other's company.  it was fun that jason got to go, as i was busy solving problems at school with high school students. boo!  but, jay got to go and that was a very fun treat for him!  later that afternoon was the thanksgiving assembly...what a cute fun program.  wyatt was a pilgrim this year and recited psalms 100 and sang a very cute thanksgiving song about the pilgrims coming in 1620!  darling!  i forgot my camera, so sadly no pictures. :(  camryn's class played a sang and played a song on their recorders, it was so fun!  she was very proud of herself and even more excited that she gets to bring her recorder home for christmas vacation to practice (yea, we're all very excited about that [wink, wink]).  thanks to grandma mikels who joined the fun...it's always fun to watch the kids sing and do their program.  very thankful!

tuesday night was the home opener for the village basketball team...there was much anticipation in the house as wyatt has grown to like basketball very much and is very fond of a few of the players.  the game was super fun, but even more watching the kids hang out in the gym with their friends...it was a neat moment.  on the way home jason commented that is was cool that our kids are growing up knowing high school students and dreaming of playing in the gym on day.  they are crusaders for sure.  but, he also commented that it is fun getting to know the other families as some of us will potentially travel 13 years of schooling together...crazy.  but, so grateful for these new found friends and the fun of basketball together.

wednesday jason and i did a little christmas shopping...i will admit i was in a bit of a funk.  just wasn't feeling the best and was a bit overwhelmed with vacation.  odd isn't it...i long for vacation i thoroughly anticipate time off and then when it comes i overwhelm myself with a long list of to do's.  i also realized that all my time off is coordinated with the kids time off, so yes i would like a few moments of me time...hoping to plan that in during christmas vacation.  as the kids told me we'll have 19 days together...yes, i think i'll sneak in a few me moments. :)

thursday was a wonderful day spent with my parents and my nephew caleb.  we ate good food, watched a lot of football, played games, the kids played outside, and we worked on camryn's book report puppet.  my mom had told camryn that she would teach her to sew and she did...it was precious to watch my mom patiently teach cam how to sew all by herself.  camryn did great and her puppet looks so good...all we helped her with was the glue.  her ideas and her creativity...so fun to watch her blossom and grow.  later that evening i felt so sick...just awful so we came home and i rested and jason headed out to the black friday sales.  he's a trooper and got what he wanted and was home by 10:00, not bad!  

friday was lots of fun at the mikels house for our thanksgiving with them.  jason's sister came down with the cousins, so it was a full house with lots of fun, laughter, and volume! :)  it was great to be with family and watch the kids enjoy their cousins.  one of the greatest blessings in my life has been my cousins, so it is wonderful to watch cam & wy enjoy life with theirs.  lots of playing, lots of coloring, games, movies, and just fun...a blessing for sure!  later in the evening me and my sister-in-laws headed to the grove to go to the american girl store, it was a spur of the moment trip but lots of fun!  just fun to do something together as most of the time we are in full mommy mode...fun to hang out and laugh!  

our vacation was full of fun and family...we are incredibly blessed by them.  i am thankful that camryn & wyatt's lives are full of great family and special friends.  it is a blessing beyond measure...thanks to the lord for his many gifts in our lives.

i was struck by the necessity to thank the lord for all he's done...the good and the not so good...the moments of darkness and of light.  the lord is good...so good to me.

thanks jesus for your indescribable gifts.