Thankfulness

Is Thanksgiving really next week?

I read what I was thankful for last year, and not much has changed!

I am thankful for days like this:

that used to look like this:

and days like this

 and this:

I am thankful for smiles like this:

I am thankful for the good days, the bad days, and the normal days. I wouldn't rewrite any of them!  I try to give the boys all the experiences that I can when I am by myself.... even if they make my insides boil and make me rethink my abilities as a mother.
Those moments just make me really thankful for this guy:

He's gonna kill me for this picture.

He is an amazing father and friend. I love him more than the day we got married. I am thankful for everything he does and keeps doing for us to stay home and 'play' all day long. I have never heard him complain. Not once.

And I think he may have learned it from this guy:

But bottom line, I have so much to be thankful for. Mom, Rita, Faith, Sarah, Lawrence, Scott, Ed, and Brandon (and your other halves/children) : Happy Thanksgiving! I am thankful for you.