30 days of gratitude...DAY 6

Day six...

Seasons.

Anyone who knows me well knows that I absolutely LOVE autumn.

Love. It.

I love apple cider, halloween, pumpkin patches, cool crisp air, the changing leaves, the fog, etc.

I feel like I wouldn't appreciate fall so much, though, if it weren't for the other seasons. I despise summer, but I love knowing that when it's over that I'll get my fall leaves!

I also enjoy living somewhere that actually has seasons.

30 days of gratitude...DAY 5

Day Five...

Our youngest son, Oscar.

To say that this little boy completed our family is an understatement.

He's the only person in our family who was not born in Oregon.

This little guys was born at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, TX...yeehaw!

Oscar has a smile that just lights up a room.

He's a people person and LOVES to make people laugh.

We've always called him our teddy bear because he's always been chubby and cuddly, but is just about as sweet as can be. He's nice to other kids and is usually the peace keeper.

He is full of energy, humor, and like all of our kids...handsome as can be!

Although he's "the baby" of the family, he's certainly not a baby anymore.

He's enjoying Kindergarten, can ride a bike without training wheels,

write short sentences, and just lost his first tooth!

30 days of gratitude...DAY 4

Day four...

Our middle son, Karson.

Oh man, if I wrote all the awesome stories we have about this kid, it would turn into a book!

Karson was by far the most difficult baby (ahem, and toddler, preschooler, kindergartener....) I've ever encountered. He is just now, in fact, getting easy to handle.

He was stubborn, angry, moody, and did I mention stubborn?

Luckily for him, he was the easiest child to deliver. Ha!

Karson is hilarious and makes me laugh on a daily basis.

He's also creative, smart, athletic, and artistic.

Oh, and obviously quite handsome!

As a pre-schooler he wore pink rain boots for an entire year because he wanted to and didn't care one bit that kids (not his peers, mind you, but older kids!) made fun of him for it.

He's currently sporting long hair because he likes it and yet again, doesn't seem to be bothered much by those making fun of him (I'm far more bothered by it than he is!).

Out of the blue he decided he wanted to take piano lessons. I was hesitant to sign him, but eventually did. He absolutely LOVES it and I think he might have a future in it!

30 days of gratitude...DAY 3

Day Three...

Our oldest son, Kayden.

This child has always been considerate, sensitive and empathetic.

Although he's in the peak of tween awkwardness I can start to see the kind of man he'll be. Even though he's a LOT like me (looks like me, acts a lot like me, same interests as me), I see that he's picked up some very special traits from his dad.

Kayden is always doing things to make us proud and he's just

an all around awesome person. He made my miserable labor and delivery all worth it!

30 days of gratitude...DAY 2

Day two...

My husband, Ben.

I've been asked quite a few times how we got along so well (seriously, we rarely have arguments and we've never EVER called each other a bad name or raised our voices at each other). The answer is simple. We are compatible and respectful. I didn't marry an @sshole and he didn't marry a b!tch. It's that simple.

We've also got a little bit of the "opposites attract" thing going on.

We met in college...he was a jock and I was an art major.

He'd never even set foot in my building.

I'm funny, he laughs at my jokes.

I'm loud, he's calm.

I'm messy, he's clean.

I'm weird, he's normal.

I'm chocolate moose tracks ice cream, he's apple pie (thanks for that, Kate!)

When it comes to the big things, though, we tend to agree.

For example...we agree on how to raise the kids, morals, etc.

I love him with all my heart and he's the most considerate and thoughtful man I've ever met.

He would get up in the middle of the night and drive an hour to get me Tums if I asked him to. Seriously.

30 days of gratitude...DAY 1

First of all, I'd like to apologize for the lack of posting on this blog.

I'm going to try to post a lot more. I'll do a '"catch up" post ASAP.

In the meantime I'm starting my annual "30 days of gratitude" project.

I think this is my third year doing this and I just love it.

I love it when I'm forced to acknowledge how fortunate I really am.

It always puts things in perspective for me.

So, day one...

My home.

We do not own a fancy home or a huge home, but it's PERFECT for our family.

I instantly fell in love with this house because it's so quirky and unique.

Our Fam

Took this recently of me, the hubby, our kids, and my parents.