Giving Thanks

What a great Thanksgiving this year! We had a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner at James' parents house in the afternoon and then drove up to Big Bear to the cabin that my sister and brother-in-law rented this year to have a second Thanksgiving dinner with my family. This was the first Thanksgiving we went to Big Bear for Thanksgiving and it was so much fun. The cabin was beautiful and dinner was great. After dinner, we all curled up on the floor together in front of the fireplace and watched a movie together. Elaina had so much fun and was such a good girl. She was talking so much and so well, she had everyone laughing because she talks so cute. She would say things like "I want punkin pie" and "tewky". My brother-in-law thought it was so funny the way she was trying to wake me up in the morning saying "come on mommie, come on". James, I and Elaina only spent one night up there and we went home on Friday. The next day we heard from my sister and my mom and everyone who stayed that it snowed on Saturday! I guess that was a little bummer because it would have been cool for Elaina to see snow for the first time, but I am glad we did not get stuck up there because they were not letting anyone down the hill without chains. Oh well, We are planning on going back up there again soon anyway. Hopefully we can see the snow soon.

I love Thanksgiving and I am truly grateful for all the blessings in our lives. I have a wonderful husband and a beautiful child that I love more than anything. We have a great family and very supportive, loving parents. We have our health and the ability to provide for ourselves and our daughter. I am thankful for the time we spend with our family and the joy and laughter it brings. I am thankful that we are instilling in our daughter the tradition of family holidays.

"Family begins and ends with Love"

Happy Thanksgiving, Everyone!