Turkey Day Part 2

We went to my Dad's Thanksgiving evening and got to catch up with the Miller crew.  We haven't seen them in a while, so it was really nice to see everyone again.  I'm so thankful for all the hard work my Dad and Donna put in making this day come together.  Feeding the Millers is no easy feat!  They started cooking like 4 days before...but it was worth it!  Everything was scrumptious.
So here's Part two...

Dad making use of all of those burners...if our family gets any bigger, he's going to need to upgrade the stove!

Turkey carving and last minute touches.

The boys getting ready to go explore...

My brother Khris and my sister Julie.

Uncle Ben and Aunt Jenny.  It was so nice to see you guys!

Me and my sibs.

My cousin Sherrie and my Aunt Jenny

The Miller's.
 {Unfortunately, my camera was in the wrong setting and we have some blur going on.}

 A great time was had by everyone!
Thanksgiving always makes me realize how lucky I am to have such a wonderful family.

Turkey Day Part 1

 We had a busy, but great thanksgiving this year.  We normally just go to one house for the festivities so we can get some good quality time with the family and not spend half of the day in the car, but this year we went to my Mom's and my Dad's.
 So here's Part one...

Just had to start the day off right...my two turkeys and Ginger warming up by the fire.

My Grandpa and Grandma.  I am so grateful to have them in my life.  We all just love them to pieces!  

My cousin Nick and the newest member of our family Jenae...They just got married the week before!

Jake, Scotty and Derek...loving their technology

Mister Ty Ty and his lovely camera pose.

Aaron and my Mom.  She did so much for our family feast and everything was absolutely delicious.  Thanks Mom!

Beckie and Marky.  My sweet little nephew...

Aaron checking out the Thanksgiving decor...or judging by that smile, maybe the jar of gumballs.

My aunt Tammy and her little fam.

We had a really nice time and I think my cousin Maddie hit the nail on the head when she said the nicest thing about getting together with our family is that we all just get along and love each other. 

Full of Thanks...

I have to start out by saying that we have all been loving the whole thankful leaves idea.  There have been many days when I have wanted to write several things and its hard to choose.  I truly have so much to be grateful for. 

Our Thank yous have multiplied...

I am so grateful for the family that I have. Every last one of them.
 I truly believe that it does take a village so to speak to raise children and I don't know how I would do without any of them.
 I am so grateful to have such wonderful, supportive parents and in-laws.
 I have amazing sisters and a brother that loves rough housing with my active kiddos.
Speaking of kiddos, I just love my boys more and more each day. They bring more joy to my life than I ever thought possible.  They make me laugh daily and they are growing into such good, caring little boys.
I was given the gift of my precious surro-fam last year and I just adore them. I love seeing all of the shinnannigans going on in their little houshold.
 I have a beautiful home.
 I have fabulous friends that I can truly be myself with and I value their advice more than they will ever know.
Last but not least, I have a hardworking, handsome, supportive, loving husband. He is my rock and I lean on him probably more than I should, but he never complains. He works so hard for our little family and is always happy to help those in need. He is also an amazing role model for our little men.
I am truly grateful for all I have in my life...  

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Thankful Craftiness

  Unfortunately I have gotten out of the habit of blogging, and the longer I wait, the more overwhelming it gets.  For that reason, I'm not going to waste precious time with my Mom guilt...I'm just going to dive on in and play catch up.

No Better way to get back into the blogging spirit than to start with a thankful post.
This house has been really focusing on being grateful for everything that we have.  Not just this month, but all year.  So I thought since the spotlight is on thankfulness this time of year I needed a few things to really hit this idea home, not just with the kids, but all of us.

I started with this adorable banner as a daily reminder.  I found the inspiration, and FREE printable letters here.  Then of course I put my own twist on them and mounted them to thick card-stock in the shape of flags.  I love how it turned out!

My next little project was really fun for the kids.  Lets face it though, ANY time I get out the finger paints, they are SUPER excited!

I simply printed this tree {which can be used for so many things by the way} and inserted my wording.  Then I got out some fall colored finger paints and let the boys go to town with finger print leaves.  How cute is this?!?!

Last, and certainly the most fun and meaningful, I made a little garland on our chandelier.  Nothing fancy, but worth while.  Everyday each of us writes one thing {and it can be ANYTHING! }we are thankful for on a leaf, smear a little glitter glue on it and hang it with a clothespin.   

I can not tell you how much I LOVE LOVE LOVE this one!  You can make a fireplace garland a larger tree and "pin the leaf on the tree".  Whatever you do, this one is worth it.     

So now go ahead and show your gratitude.  

Turkey Day

We had a nice mellow Miller family Turkey day this year.  The food was superb (as usual) and we all enjoyed ourselves.  Here's some of the highlights...

Dad and Donna ready to carve the beautiful turkey

Aaron, Maddie and Tyler ready for some grub, but really wanting to get it over with so they can go play some more.

Jeremy and I

Amy and James

Dad Ty and Jewels.  For some reason the pic I took of my brother turned out blurry and was deleted.  Sorry Khris!  Your picture will be in my memory though.  =)

We had a fantastic day and we all left feeling grateful for our full bellies and wonderful family.