Gobble Gobble Gobble

November means it's Thankful Turkey time again.  We started this tradition last year and have absolutely loved it again this year.  It's a great time of day when we gather around the coffee table with a bag of broken crayons, a construction paper feather, and a roll of masking tape and ask each other what we're thankful for that day.  Sometimes they're silly things, sometimes they're more serious things, but every time they are genuine feelings of gratitude as we take time to remember how blessed we are.

So what were we thankful for this year?  Below is the list (in no particular order - just as I read them off the wall):

Is it a turkey or is it a peacock?

Gregg:
pizza
hiking trails
free trials
Thursday soup night
waffles
sunshine
rice
fires
airplanes
hot showers
FaceTime
bike rides
blankets
chicken nuggets
Mom
weekends
walking on trails
snowmakers
google docs
Sam and Callie
sleeping children
candy corn
ball valves
Bootstrap
French toast
library
pie
warm socks
exercise
Thanksgiving

Kim:
our stroller and bike path
crock pot
time to read
hymns
enough gas to get home
walks in the canyon
apple cider donuts from Dad
being outside
Phineas and Ferb
six hour stretches of sleep
Cafe Rio
Callie
temple dates
dishy Dad
click list and ecoupons
quiet/nap time
Saturdays
Sam
mittens
our home
fun days with family
leftovers
my body
visitors
Christmas lights at the neighbors' house
families
washer and dryer
doctors
my bed
giggles and helpers

Callie:
raking and playing in the leaves
coloring red
watching the sunset and seeing my favorite color
Big Clifford
playing with Grandma Blanchard and Grandma Elwood
playing in the snow in winter
watching this fire on tv
this dinner (tortellini + banana squash)
to go to the baby blessing
watching tv with Dad
picking up Dad
Snickers and Twix
going on the rocking horse and having favorite jammies
finishing dinner
making pictures blue and red
Mom and Dad and "Snoopy Brown"
the worry, worry, worry book
hot air balloon glow
hot air balloons, pop-its, and July
blankie
Grandma Elwood
Mom
fruit loops
taquitos
white, red, gray, black
being washed up
(pretzel and candy) turkeys
not messing up my covers, and dolly
Grandma Blanchard, and new jammies
the table

Sam:
bah-bah (bottle)
playing on the table
running around
rocks
grabbing cookie cutters
splashing in the tub
sitting in Dad's and Mom's lap
frozen peas
reading stories with Dad
playing with the toy car
wa-wa (water)
shoes
Mom
eggs
bink
balloons
changing bums
playgrounds and slides
balls
sticks
cousins and stairs
stories
colanders and salad spinners
Da-Da (Dad)
crayons
clear sinuses
Tylenol
treasure tower tokens
new jams
tickles

Pretty thankful for this little turkey.