Thankful

With Thanksgiving coming up tomorrow I have been reflecting on how blessed we are. It is so easy to complain about dirty dishes, fighting kids, dogs tearing up garbage or kids that won't nap. Ok, I guess I did vent a little. ;)

So here is a story. Tuesday I took Max in to the doctor since he has gotten sick often lately. I took both kids, they were pretty good, and I commented to the doctor how things were pretty good lately. They play well together and genuinely love each other. Of course we have our time out moments, but what can you expect. We ended up getting flu shots which was like torture for us all. Max was hiding under the chair (and he was first). I had to hold his arm and in went the shot. He screamed bloody murder. I gave him a quick kiss and then on to the next one....Maddie was saying "No", but poor thing had no choice. Her shot was quicker, but she screamed and yelled "owie, it hurts", for about 20 minutes. I felt bad, so I took them to their favorite place, Willie's. They love "playing" in the arcade and I got some quiet time. I was so thankful that they both ate after they played, then they decided to play in the sand pit. I watched them as they played and again, I just felt so thankful for my kids. And thankful that I get to experience the good and the bad with them everyday. I probably won't be a stay at home mom forever, so I really need to soak it all in. I was pretty proud that my kids were playing nice with the other kids and pretty friendly. I noticed that Maddie would look to play with the older girls and Max made a friend name Mason. It's cute to hear their conversations: Max- "My daddy is at work", other boy-"My dad went fishing and caught a fish". Then they smile and play race cars in the sand. Now Maddie tries to talk with the others and does a pretty good job of getting her point across. But she does not let the big girls run all over her. She holds her own and won't let them take her toys. Go girl! This day I just really sat back and enjoyed them, it was so nice. Sure they don't always cooperated, but they have wonderful personalities and I am over the moon in love with them. Not to mention their sweet daddy that we all adore. Maddie always wants her daddy, and typically tries to get her way with him. But he's seeing her terrible two tantrums and starting to hold his own with our princess. I am thankful to have met Shawn when I did. I truly believe we both helped the other to become better people and I'm proud of where we are. It's been an interesting journey so far and I look forward to more memories with my little family. I hope you all take a little time to reflect on how you blessed you are and give thinks to the Lord above. Happy Thanksgiving, gobble, gobble!