Happy Thanksgiving

The last couple of years we have awakened Thanksgiving Morning in South Florida. It is not your traditional Thanksgiving Day that I have grown up with cold weather, working part of the day, and needing layers of clothes. Today we will be wearing shorts, going to the park and swimming all before our Thanksgiving feast.

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday and although the scenery has been different in recent years I still love it. As I type I hear the Thanksgiving Macy's day parade. I remember as a kid when my mother got up at the crack of dawn to put the turkey in, we would watch the parade, go to church, come back watch more of the parade and within a few hours people would arrive. We would have a big feast surrounded by family.

Today we will be surrounded by a different family but family nonetheless. The ginormous table will be surrounded by 25+ people most of them we know for a big feast!!

We hope where ever you are this holiday you too are surrounded by familiar faces and family.

We are Thankful for all of our family especially those we can't be near today. We are Thankful for good friends who have always been there for us without blinking an eye. We are Thankful for our children, even when they make us crazy, they are still always the best gifts we were ever given.

As you come together today we hope you can find something you are truly Thankful for and celebrate it. For us it will always be God's impeccable timing to save Madelynn's life because without her our family would never be complete.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!

TTFN~

My Little Indian..........

Thursday I walked out of my office to find this very cute little Indian and her classmates walking down the hall. Since it was raining the kids had to find an indoor activity. They decided to come up to my floor and show off the latest fall fashion.

Madelynn's teacher later told me, when Madelynn found out they were going upstairs she asked if she could see her Mommy. Once they reached my office I was not in it but coming out of the office next to it. I could see Madelynn very disappointed I was not in my office but when she saw me come out of the other door she lit up like a Christmas tree. She gave me a kiss and led the class back down the hall. She even waved and said, "Bye Mommy!!"

It totally made my day. Since I did not have my camera at work I took some pictures of her as soon as we got home.

Madelynn and I were talking about vacation after school and she asked me if she could drive. Here is my little Indian taking the first leg of the drive. LOL!!!

Have a Great Weekend!!

TTFN~

Skip a Beat moments....

The other day when I was checking the kids backpacks, I found this in Madelynn's. They were going around the room asking the kids what they were thankful for. (Mind you this is 3 year olds.)

It was such a sweet suprise to find in her backpack. I love the fact that she chose Daddy and not Mommy. Sometimes I worry that she spends so much time with me she won't be as close to Phil as she is me. When I read it my heart skipped a beat and I couldn't wait to show it to Phil.

Now Madelynn is in both a MWF class and a TTH class. So Madelynn was able to do the excersise twice. In true 3 year old fashion the second time she chose "cookies". Phil and I joked that Mommy got the shaft. Lucky for me Madelynn never makes me feel that way.

TTFN~

Something to share..........

People are often unreasonable and self-centered
Forgive them anyway

If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives
Be kind anyway

If you are honest, people may cheat you anyway
Be honest anyway

If you find happiness, people may be jealous
Be happy anyway

The good you do today, maybe forgotten tomorrow
Do good anyway

Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough
Give your best anyway

For you see, in the end it's between you and God
It was never between you and them anyway.

Mother Teresa

Someone handed me this the other day and thought I would share.

TTFN~

One Sunday Morning....

Getting ready to head off to church one day and I had Phil and Katie take a few pictures.

Mommy and Jack

The Girls

Mommy and her munchkins

TTFN~

Lucy Says.....

I came across this today and thought I would share.......I love the Peanuts. They make life seem so simple.

Lucy Says

The world is filled with wonderful things.

A chocolate chip cookie can not be one-sided.

Life is full of choices.

A gift of a flower is always a gift of LOVE.

How come winters are long and summers short?

All you need is a dog.

There's a lot more to life than dancing.

Life is full of surprises.

TTFN~

Halloween 2011

I know I posted pictures of the kids on the way to the Halloween Party at the Rec Center but the weather was a little different and I needed to change Maddie's costume to keep her warmer so I have some new pictures to share.

Superman, The Ladybug and the Butterfly Pixie

She was so excited about this costume.

My Superman

One little Bug I would not squash.

I will have more to post in a few days for now I am going to bed.

TTFN~