Thankful

I am sitting in a house that is about one more dirty diaper away from being condemned. We have no clean clothes to start our busy week out with, a sink full of stinky dirty dishes, and toys covering every inch of our floor.
But, I have a home.
And I have a family to fill it.
A toddler to serenade our days with giggles and tantrums, silly questions and crazy new words.
A baby to snuggle and love, who poops and cries, but also smiles with every part of her body and I am so in love with every inch of her.
A husband to nag at, cry to, tease and love, even when he belches, snores, and watches football all the time. And watch him with my girls, so patient, and come home to dinner after my long work days, and back scratches at night...best thing in the world.
And me, when I think I am really still 18, with a body I don't recognize (and rather loath), wrinkles starting under my eyes, and aches and pains! What? But I'm only 18 right? Maybe 22. But I do have this gap in my teeth that I love, because it comes from my mom. And all these freckles, even on my hands, because they come from my dad. An ability to shoot a gun, burp, and other things I shouldn't mention, that came from my brothers. A love for camping and outdoors that my grandfather and dad gave me. A dirty mind, I hate to admit, that I think my grandma blessed me with:) And even though I get caught up in THINGS, I have all these PEOPLE who I love.
Time is going by so fast with a new little one. We had a great weekend with some nieces and a nephew staying over, and Hadley is all about being like the big kids. We never knew she was such a rocker!

We played games all night, roasted marshmallows, hot chocolate, cooked big breakfasts, bowled, ate candy, then ate more.The baby wasn't starved for attention with Kyleigh around!There's that rocker face again.My new joy Wesley Ann is showing hints of giggling, so I spend many minutes a day making a ginormous fool out of myself for a little sample of her new laugh.



Picture overload!
Little Miss Sassy has been on a roll lately, being so grown up and repeating EVERYTHING we don't know we say. We were at dinner the other night and Curious George had accompanied us. Hadley "I got lots a milk in my boobs!" and lifts up her shirt and nurses George. Good thing she was on the INSIDE of the booth! And there is "when my daddy was a little girl", "my gramma will buy for me it" and "no Mom, I don't want my baby to come!"

My new recipe suggestion: Chocolate Triffle We made this recipe today for our first of 3 Thanksgiving dinners, and it was a big hit!