30 Days of Thanks... Day 7

Today I am thankful for the fall season. I made the drive from TN back home today and it was beautiful! All the leaves were changing and I passed through so many places that I just wanted to stop and take pictures. And I must also mention the beautiful weather that we have been having, almost 70 degrees in November... I'll take it!

30 Days of Thanks... Day 6

Grandparents!! Layla is so blessed with two sets of grandparents that just adore her. Lucas and I are blessed as well because of them. They are always there to support us and love on our daughter as they pass on their wisdom to her.

I still have one biological grandparent living. I am so thankful for him and the history of our family that he shares. I love to hear stories of how our family began and how it has evolved over the years.

So grandparents and great grandparents... Thank You!

30 Days of Thanks... Day 5

Today I am thankful for cousins! Obviously, since I have cousins who are like a brother and sister to me, cousins have been a huge part of my life.

Today we drove to TN, and all the way there Layla talked about the 3 cousins she would get to see: Reese, Gavin, and Abram. They all play so well together! Their love and excitement for each other is evident, even at such a young age. It gives me such joy to watch. I am also thankful that Layla will have a girl cousin here in Atlanta in just a few weeks!!

30 Days of Thanks... Day 4

Today, I am thankful for a simple life. I still look forward to my husband walking in th door everyday. A Friday night doesn't get much better than ordering in and catchIng up on the DVR. We may be old but life is good:)

30 Days of Thanks... Day 3

It all started like a normal Thursday. Layla was acting a little extra lazy this morning, but not anything too extreme. As I got her out of the car at church, I was carrying her as she layed her head down on my shoulder. Next thing I know, she was throwing up down my back. Poor thing, I then put her down in the parking lot and let her finish. She never cried and when I asked her if he was ok, she replied with her sweet little "yea". I then decided we couldn't stay for mom's group so we left. On the way home, I stopped by a gas station to run in and get some crackers, Sprite, and Gatorade. We were in there for maybe 2 minutes and somehow she managed to throw up in there as well. I had to take her to the nasty public restroom to let her finish.

After that, we cuddled on the couch for the next 2.5 hours and then at nap time I put her down and she slept for almost 3 hours. She woke up feeling pretty warm so at this point I finally decided to treat her with some Tylenol. An hour later she was a DIFFeReNT child. Then of course, I felt guilty for not giving her the Tylenol sooner. Maybe this is another episode of teething throw up like we have had before???

That leads me to what I'm thankful for today. The ability to be with my child whenever she is ill and not have to make any phone calls or pull any strings to make it happen. It is not that easy for every mom and I definitely don't take it for granted!

30 Days of Thanks..Day 2

I went back and forth about 3 or 4 things to write about tonight.  Isn't it great to be overflowing with things to be thankful for??   Today I an going to have to say that I am thankful for my neighbors.  They just make me happy.  The great thing about living in such a big, diverse city is that the neighborhoods really bond together.  Unfortunately, crime has  partially contributed to the reason that neighbors are so close but thankfully that is changing.  I am thankful that we can walk down our street and Layla can see a person of every color, and ethnicity and greet them all with her sweet hello and friendly wave.  I am also thankful that I can walk a couple of doors down and have a quick chat after dinner with a friend whom I trust and know that we will be friends for a very long time.  Lastly, I am thankful that in a city where we don't have many "blood relatives"  God has provided the exact friendships that we need so that we feel right at home:).

I think I still listed like 5 things.  Oh well, I tried:)

30 Days of Thanks 2011... Day 1!

Continuing my tradition from last year, here goes day one of the 30 Days of thanks!

The ability to video record at pretty much anytime. I walked in the door from spin tonight and Layla and Lucas were watching old videos from when she was tiny. It immediately brought tears to my eyes to think how fast time has gone by, but I am so thankful that we were able capture some precious moments.:). Maybe one day I can sit and watch them without looking through tear filled eyes.