Happy Thanksgiving

I am a couple of days behind, but still wanted to record our holiday and to share all of our blessings. We had a sort of non-traditional Thanksgiving this year. Nathan had to work and I am not allowed to travel so we stayed here for Thanksgiving. Griffin and I had lunch with Nathan at work on Thursday and then were graciously invited to our neighbors and church friends (and my former boss') house to share Thanksgiving with them. Nathan, Griffin, and I did our celebrating on Friday. We had a Dr.'s appointment where we heard our little boy is doing just great. Then we took Griffin to see Madagascar 2- his first movie in a theatre. He did well, getting a little squirmy at the end, but otherwise loving the big screen, popcorn, and "sody". That afternoon we picked out our Christmas tree and watched some Christmas movies while Nathan smoked pulled pork. It was yummy and we have enough to eat on all week. I am so incredibly blessed that I do not even know where to begin, but I do want to list just a few of the many things I am thankful for.

I am thankful for...

A husband who loves God and his family and is such a wonderful, active Dad and Husband

Griffin's love of life, his MANY questions, his amazing insight and understanding- even though it often gets him into trouble, and his loving, caring heart

Our son who is growing inside me and will join our family in about 3 weeks. I am thankful that he is healthy and growing and I can't wait to meet him

Christian parents, siblings and in-laws who all put their Faith first and are the reason that Nathan and I are who we are today

Our church home and all of our wonderful friends at Brentwood who help us out in so many ways

Our home and Nathan's job- although it is easy to get discouraged when you are not in the place you would like to be financially, we are just thankful to have a job and a house and are continually surprised by God;s wonderful provision for our lives

Getting Baptized

A few weeks ago there was a baptism of a friend after church and Griffin got to witness it. He was really mesmerized and talked about it a lot afterward. Nathan told him that you get baptized because you love God. Fast forward to today. Griffin was sitting on the couch watching TV and eating his breakfast (yes, we eat our waffles while watching Tigger and Pooh most mornings) He was in his underwear only (Because he is a messy eater) and told me he was cold, he was going to cover up. I went to the kitchen to clean up and he covered himself with pillows on the couch. Then he yelled to me, "Mommy I am getting baptized". I came into the room and said, "you are- why do you want to be baptized?" He said, "Cause God loves me." These are the precious moments we as moms live for.

Crazy Hair

Griffin got a hold of an air pump we have out on the deck and this is the result. This was pre-haircut, so it was pretty long. At his school last month they were talking about body parts and how God made all their body parts. Griffin said, "God made my crazy hair!" How true!

Pumpkin carving

I am backtracking a little, but here are some pictures of us getting ready for Halloween. Griffin painted a pumpkin and He and I carved one. Nathan did the big one. Griffin loved cleaning all the goo out of the inside. I even got creative this year and cooked the seeds- they were actually pretty good.

Halloween

I have a LOT of pictures from our busy week, but I will start tonight with pictures from Halloween. Griffin LOVED being a scarecrow and even talked us into being a scarecrow family for our trick-or-treat-a-trunk. We had a great time as always- Griffin got into it a lot more this year so that was fun. He of course got more candy than any of us need. Here are just a few pictures of the evening.

Can you spell G-R-I-F-F-I-N?

Griffin is talking so much these days- he sings all the time and never ceases to surprise me with the new things he says and does. Today we were walking to Ladies Bible Class at church- we also walk to school 2 days a week- and he said, "I don't want to ride in the car, I want to walk. This walk is my favorite thing to do." Don't you just love those moments with your children? Here is Griffin spelling his name- I made up the song on the way to school that morning and he remembered it that night with no help. Sorry it is sideways- can't figure that one out. I also included a video of him singing to his cousin Lily- I just thought it was sweet the way Lily watched him sing. She really liked Griffin!

October Trip to Arkansas

We made our final trip to Arkansas with just the three of us. Griffin left early- Nathan's parents were in Austin the weekend before and he went back with them (yes, it was tough to let him go for 6 days but he had a blast with all the grandparents). He spent the first few days with the Smith's , then went to my parents house to hang out until we arrived on Wednesday. The picture of him in the flour is before we arrived, of course. I do not have any pictures yet from the Smith's- when I get a few I will post them. We arrived late Wednesday night and were so excited to see our boy again. We spent Thursday and Friday visiting family and letting Griffin play with his cousins- as you can see in the pictures below. On Saturday, we went to a pumpkin patch with Nathan's extended family and went to the Harding football game and then the Homecoming play that evening. It was a full day, but a lot of fun. We traveled most of the day on Sunday and I am sure I will be paying for all of Griffin's "fun" the rest of the week.

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