The holidays are here!

I am so excited it is Thanksgiving week which also means Christmas is not too far behind!  We always love an excuse to head east back to good ole' Naperville, and Thanksgiving is especially one of our favorite times.  It doesn't quite have the "craziness" that Christmas brings along with it, and is really just a great time to relax with family, catch up with friends, and reflect on what we are truly thankful for in our lives.  Here are just a few our the many blessings the Lord has blessed (and trusted) me with:


7 Wonderful Years of Marriage to this guy. 
Love him to pieces, and don't know where I would be in this world or life without him.  Every day he makes me (and many others) laugh.  He is a wonderful father to Coop and Claire and it is evident how much they love him in the way their faces just light up when he walks through the door each night.  We are both amazed at the fact that when we turn 30 (this Feb and April) we will have dated for half our lives (yep that's 15 years!)

 

The Lovebug and Bear

These two angels are my world and it is hard to imagine that it was only two short (or long) years ago that we entered this crazy thing called Parenthood.  Some days it feels like I am failing (when my kid scratches my face, runs away from me in the mall, throws his plate on the floor, pees his pants, then proceeds to bite my thigh......sorry Coop those were all you, Claire hasn't learned any of those tricks yet!), but some days they make me feel like a million bucks (when he tells me I am the best, those I love you's, hugs, high fives, kisses, sweet smiles, etc.) 

 

I could go on (and would love to share more), but Bear just started her sweet crying from her crib (which to me basically sounds like "mom, save me!"). 

Happy Thanksgiving to all.  Praying you can look around and see all you have been truly blessed with this year!