Today I am Thankful for...

• a warm home
• family--near and far
• skype
• our church -- Thank you Tandon for making the perfect church decision for our family and dragging your wife there kicking and screaming. I couldn't have asked for a better fit!
• a healthy family
• baked goods
• a close relationship with my mom and dad
• friendly neighbors
• dry shampoo
• a cautious, loyal, curious son
• a feisty, adventurous, funny daughter
• nap time
• snow
• my wonderful husband
• friends
• the written word of the God of the universe
• two sets of grandparents who love our kids dearly
• flavored creamer
• my husband's job and God's providence in bringing us to Omaha
• Heaven -- This earth is not our home; we have the hope of something much BETTER!

"In everything give thanks; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." 1Thessalonians 5:18

Cookie Monster

That's what my mom called Anna after I told her this story.

Yesterday, I made no-bake cookies to give to the neighbors. As there was no room on my kitchen counters, I decided to drop the cookies on parchment paper in the middle of the kitchen table. Thinking to myself, 'Kellen will leave them alone if I ask him to and Anna can't reach them.' The furnace repair man was at our house and needed payment and signatures as soon as the cookies were done. As I was standing at the top of the stairs talking to the man, I heard a strange munching sound. Stepping around the corner, I saw Anna standing in a kitchen chair chowing down on cookies as fast as she could. I caught her just before she put cookie number 4 in her mouth. :) Sneaky little rascal!

Note to self, Annie can now climb onto the kitchen chairs all by herself.

And, just to accentuate the vast difference in my children's personalities, Kellen was on the other side of the table throughout all of this. He, however, was obeying and only eating the little crumbs I had told him he could have that had fallen between cookies in the dropping process.

My mom asked on the phone, "How can two children look so much alike and yet be so different?"

Colorado

We went to colorful Colorado last weekend to help my parents lay floors in their house. The guys did nothing but lay floors. Poor guys! The finished product looked amazing though. So proud of them!!







The kids got to spend lots of quality time with Miah and Grandma.

Anna completely digressed on her potty training during the trip. Ugh! We're slowly picking it back up, just in time to leave town for Thanksgiving. Remind me next time not to potty train unless we are going to be home for over a month. I knew it couldn't be that easy.

We are all looking forward to Christmas when we can simply hang out on these beautiful newly laid wood floors.

I love these people!!

Painting Pumpkins

Before

Kellen started painting a cute face, then changed his strategy when he saw Anna painting all over her pumpkin.

Daddy could hardly stand it when the paint colors got mixed together. :)

Finished products