Thankful

We thank God for so many things, but this Thanksgiving we're especially thankful for...

Wagons.





Especially wagons that we can steer while riding.

I think this kind of wagon only exists at Mimi and Papa's house. Notice he's already signing "more."


He held on tighter while I was driving.

We're also thankful for swings.



And sweet cousins to push us in swings.

We're thankful for trees and their leaves.


And we're thankful that Mimi {Mike's mom} saved some self-portraits Mike drew years ago. We're also thankful for laughter:)


We're especially thankful for our families, who we enjoyed spending time with this week. They are truly blessings that we don't need to take for granted, and we are thankful that they live relatively close to us.





Last but certainly not least, I'm especially thankful for this guy, even when I'm in his shadow:)


Thank you God for all of our blessings!

Zulily

If you haven't heard about Zulily, you might want to add it to your list of sites for Christmas shopping. I've ordered pajamas, hats and most recently some Castles and Crowns pants for Trent. They had C&C brown corduroy pants for $14.99! They have different deals every day, and most are 40-60% off the retail price. Right now they have Crocs up to 65% off.

Check it out here. You can register for free, and if you buy anything, I get referral credit. So, if you like it, pass it along so you can get credit too!

Happy Thanksgiving! I'll be back soon with a Thanksgiving post:)

Halloween, Applique and Football

Meet Mr. Giraffe. He loved his costume, and I ended up having to hide it so he wouldn't ruin it before Halloween.


I wish I could take credit for this costume, but it came from our friend, Jackson, who grew out of it before he got to wear it. Thanks again Mindy and Jackson:)


Here is the costume I bought him. He liked it too. I found it for $3 at a consignment sale, so it's okay that it was almost too small for him.


He wore it as we handed out candy to trick-or-treaters on Halloween night.

In other news, November is flying by around here.


We've been spending lots of time outside.


We voted.


We celebrated Daddy G's birthday!


I spent some time with the embroidery machine.


We're watching lots of football on Saturdays.


And poor Bailey is being tortured having fun with her little brother.

I spent most of Trent's nap yesterday making Christmas lists, and now it's time to start shopping! I'm not a black Friday kind of gal, so I am hoping to get a lot done in the next couple of weeks. I need to read some Favorite Things posts to get some ideas!

Jack O Lantern Lane

My favorite Halloween tradition {can it be a tradition after two years?} is going to Jack O Lantern Lane with my family.


Yes, that would be my child, not looking at the camera.


He loved the hayride.


This is my favorite picture from the day.


I'm not sure why I look so short. I'll go with Tracy's better posing skills:)


Trent LOVED feeding the goat. He belly-laughed the whole time.


Picking out up our pumpkin


This was our best opportunity for a family picture, since he loved driving the tractor.


We took advantage of his compliance and took a big family photo.


This is a picture from last year. Look how much difference a year makes...

Thank you Jack O Lantern Lane!!