Isn't this the sweetest Christmas tree ever? The story is even sweeter though. I bought this tree for Abby at Hobby Lobby but then BeBe also bought Abby a tree - a beautiful pink tree with lights that really was perfect for our girl. So I asked Abby if she wanted to pass this little green tree on to Jacob. She said yes but then also wanted to make ornaments for Jacob's new tree. I'm not sure how clear the picture is but she made a dump truck, a fork lift (with pallets), a cement truck, a football, basketball and a soccer ball. These are all things that Jacob just loves. His world right now is all things truck. Sometimes I am blown away by the thoughtfulness of my children. It's been way too long since my last post... we had Halloween, which was so fun and our older kids were very into trick or treating this year. Robby just rode around in his stroller looking cute in his skunk suit. Thanksgiving was different for us this year in that we are usually in Temple with my side of the family - and many years Matthew's family comes to Temple too. This year we celebrated Thanksgiving with friends and then BeBe, Papu and Uncle Scotty came up to visit us Friday after Thanksgiving. We had a wonderful time and will be anxious to see the rest of both sides of the family over Christmas. Daily I am having moments of being overwhelmed with thankfulness for all that we have been blessed with. When I look back on the past year I am amazed by how wonderful God's plans are for us! Why do I ever worry because the truth is God takes us on journeys that are far better than we could ever imagine - they are not always smooth but His ways are always better than our ways.
So this year I am thankful for a most-loving God, a husband who loves his work and adores his family, children that bring us so much joy, family that encourages us constantly, old friends that when I am with them it feels like a constant hug, new friends that we are so looking forward to living life with and raising children with, a church family, our fabulous new-to-us home that fits our family perfectly, good health, daily reminders to stop, live in and enjoy the moment and delicious food (mostly desserts). My cup runneth over indeed.
