*Jim sharing Gobstoppers with Gracie for the first time

*Gracie saying, "That dum-dum made me excited!" (She's been getting too much candy lately!)

*the girls putting Jim to bed with a blanket and a baby

*Gracie making Daddy oatmeal and carrots for breakfast

*Gracie singing "Feliz Mommy Da"

*the girls sitting on Jim's feet while he tried to walk

*watching the Macy's parade

*enjoying Thanksgiving with my family

*watching the girls as they looked at our pretty Christmas tree

*Madelyn's excitement over her new red jammies

Gracie's Homeschool Materials

This is what Gracie and I will be doing after Christmas. I can't wait!

*Language Lessons for Little Ones 2 (includes poetry appreciation, copywork, learning how to read, pictures studies)

*the Five in a Row booklist and a journal to respond to the stories through art, drawings, etc.

*Five in a Row Character and Bible Study (Using a binder, she will respond to the Bible stories and will organize the stories as either coming before Jesus or after Jesus)

*Make flags using construction paper for all the places we visit in our stories

*find cities, states, countries and continents on either a globe or wall maps (Jim and I haven't decided which to buy)

I'm Thankful For...

*my two beautiful girls

*my husband

*my salvation through Jesus

*the gorgeous weather

*The Pioneer Woman's website

*my camera

*M&M's

*friends...especially long-distance ones that remind me of home

*books

*time to read to my girls

*T.V. time with Jim

*crossword puzzles with Jim

*food...especially Thanksgiving food

*Gracie's imagination

*Madelyn's sweetness

*Photoshop

*the external flash I'm thinking of buying

*the Bible

*my bed

*and many other things

*watching the girls chase a butterfly around the yard

*Jim reading the L.L. Bean catalog to Madelyn on the couch. She was totally captivated.

*watching Jim jump on the trampoline with Madelyn

*Gracie saying that the bread inside the bread machine looks like a dancing snowman when it is being kneaded

*hearing Madelyn recite No, David one night when she went to bed

*Madelyn saying she woke up in the wrong bed (wrong side of the bed)

*Madelyn whispering in my ear and saying she is talking to the ghost in my ear

*Gracie reading a lot of books to Madelyn before naptime

*watching Jim play Crazy Eights with Gracie using little itty bitty princess cards

*carving pumpkins

*watching The Great Pumpkin

*Madelyn's excitement over covering me with stickers

*Madelyn asking to play Ring Around the Rosy with me and her teddy bear

*the way Madelyn walks around with her hands in her pockets

*trick-or-treating with our two Snow Whites