Our Thanksgiving...

We had a really busy week of family and friends in town. It was a full but a wonderful Thanksgiving. For some reason I was more contemplative about those that God has placed in my life. I desire to be more grateful for family and friends and treasure them even more.
It's so easy for me to take family and friends for granted because of my own selfishness or selfish desires. Good relationships are not to take the place of God in our lives, but they truly are such a blessing from Him.

I have also been thinking a lot about traditions and which ones mean the most to my family-especially to Stefan and the kids. I am loving the fact that the Lord has given me the role of building traditions in our family. I am seeing that as the kids are getting older these homemade traditions mean so much more to them, than when they were real little. Usually we would just do whatever then, but now it is a little different...and I know things may change in upcoming years. But for now it is simply a joy to develop them and know that they are treasured.

I pray that your families also enjoyed the traditions of Thanksgiving or simply just the time spent together as family and friends were treasured.

Mimi (a forever friend of our family)
who had a lovely visit for Thanksgiving!
Right Mimi??
Thanks for coming to see us!!

Ava about to dig into the delicious 'pie'...no...I mean

"the whip cream"!!

Nana and Izzy...and more whip cream!
























Papa and Isabel...Isabel just loved sitting with Papa!!

Mamma and Carsy

















Everyone rested and some napped after the major feast of course!!!




























































Poor Bella, she was so upset that Ava took upon herself as the big sister to comfort her tiny sister!!