Day 27

November 27th, Thanksgiving: I am thankful for the life that I have been given.

I am thankful for my loving family who has been supportive of every decision that I have made.
I am thankful for my husband who works hard to provide for his family and puts up with my ridiculousness.
I am thankful for owing two cars with no car payments.
I am thankful for my kitties who love to snuggle when I have a bad day.
I am thankful for everyone who has played a part in helping get to where I am today; I could not have done it without all of you!
I am thankful for my college education.
I am thankful for my beautiful daughter who is the joy in my life.

There are so many other things to list; too many things for one day.

Watching the parade

Tummy time on moms legs! Yes, those are my knees and not boobs.

"Give me that binky mom!"

So, I did not take any photos of food this year. I spent the morning with Olivia watching the parade, packing, and napping. Ben came over to have dinner with us and to watch the game. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday but it feels less and less like Thanksgiving every year. :/ It was also VERY warm in Spokane. I am pretty sure that the news said 55 degrees in Spokane!

I am realizing that it is okay and normal for parents to act ridiculous to get their babies to laugh and do other things. Who has seen The Princess Bride? Who knows the line, "Hello! My name is Inigo Montoya! You killed my father! Prepare to die!". Well, I have kept the syllable count (for the most part) but changed the words to get Olivia to start laughing; it goes like this:

Hello! Your name is Olivia Mae! You are my daughter! Prepare for KISSES!

I sound goofy saying it but it is all worth it to see her start to smile and then giggle! She has no idea what I am saying but because I say it the exact same way every time, she knows what is coming at the end of it.... KISSES! Sometimes on the cheek, sometimes on the lips, sometimes on the forehead, and sometimes on the feet. I just love it. XOXO

Snuggles with uncle Ben!

Oooo! Look at that mouth!

Posing again! This time she kept her hand still!

Workin on her smirk

I know, there are a lot of photos that are similar. But I just like them all and she has a little different look depending on the angle.

We were able to Skype with my family who were at my Grandma's (my dad's mom) house. We are headed to the west side tomorrow to see them! SO EXCITED!

Family photo

Getting ready for the game!

Watching the game. Look at that stare!

So many things to be thankful for today. And what a great way to end the day; with a SEAHAWK WIN! Beautiful. What are you thankful for today? I hope that you all had a blessed day!