{thankful for this family}

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. Psalm 107:1

Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.  Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.  Know that the Lord is God.  It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.  Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.  For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations.  Psalm 100

Lord, let me never cease to give thanks.  Amen.  

Happy Thanksgiving!!

{thankful for olivia}

She's sweet.

She's soft-spoken.

She's coordinated.

She's smiley.

She's observant.

We're blessed beyond measure.

{thankful for amelia}

She's energetic.

She's appreciative.

She's giving.

She's inquisitive. 

She's constantly moving.

We're blessed beyond measure.

{thankful for meredith}

She's compassionate.

She's nurturing.

She's a cuddler.

She's passionate.

She wears her heart on her sleeve.

We're blessed beyond measure.

{thankful for claire}

She's as determined as they come {when she wants to be, of course}.

She's extremely helpful.

She's a problem solver.

She's a leader.

She's our least emotional child.

We're blessed beyond measure.

{thanksgiving prep}

We're spending this week prepping for Thanksgiving!  We're hosting Josh's family for the first time ever.  There will be 8 adults and 15 kiddos.  I'm really looking forward to it, and hoping my first turkey will be tasty!  

Happy Thanksgiving week!!

{olivia: 20 months}

Can you believe this little peanut is 20 months already?!  I know that I should have done an 18-month post...but what can I say?  Olivia's lucky she's getting an update before she's 5.  

Here are some things I'd like to remember:

-points to anything that she likes/wants and then immediately points back to herself. 

-says Mama, Dada, Pipper {her favorite puppy}, thank you, uh-oh, and...drum roll please...STOP!  As child number 4, I've decided that it's completely appropriate for her to know the word "stop" early on in her vocab. 

-she went through a phase when she scrunched her nose and gave a funny smile each time we asked her to look at us. {see photo above as proof}

-when she dances, she spreads her legs wide and rocks back and forth {she's got her daddy's moves}

-loves shoes, books, animals, balloons, coloring, pushing things, and drawing on each and every school book that is left unattended.

-entertains herself extremely well throughout the day while tagging along behind me.

-has effectively trapped herself in the bathroom...twice {just like Amelia}.

-jibber-jabbers and squeals on and on and on when she sees something that excites her {like all of the tacky inflatable lawn ornaments at Lowe's}.

-could happily play with her sisters all day...she adores them.

-runs to greet Josh with a huge hug every.single.day when he walks through the door. 

-ridiculously sweet.

-nicknames: Liv, Livi, Livi Lu, Livers, stink pot, sweet baby

Could not love her any more than we do.