November

So Thankful....

This past November, as we prepared for Thanksgiving, I found many things, and people, for which to give thanks. Our little girl, of course, was our number one earthly blessing this year.

Here she is as an OSU cheerleader. :) Too bad they had a lousy season...

I am also thankful every autumn for the beautiful colors we get to enjoy. Linea loved the fake leaves I used in decorating the house for the season.

We are also thankful for our families. Ben's family didn't get a chance to come out to celebrate Thanksgiving with the Swartzentrubers as originally planned, but his parents did come in mid-November, so we had a little early Thanksgiving celebration with them.

Here is Linea's official 8 month picture.

Thanksgiving Day!!! We are thankful for the great-grandparents who are able to be a part of Linea's life. My Conrad grandparents and Grandpa Swartz were with us on Thanksgiving to celebrate.

This photo was taken as proof. This kind of thing seems to be happening more and more recently, which is wonderful, in my opinion!

Chat time with Grandma Conrad is always a blessing!

I am very thankful, of course, for a wonderful husband, who also happens to be an excellent father.

And I'm thankful for my sisters and the close relationships we enjoy. I just wish Nicole could have been in this one!

Thank you, Nicole for gifting us with this cute little shirt for Thanksgiving. Linea wore it proudly.

We ended the day with a little 3 on 3 front yard football game. Next time Nicole and Patrick are in town, we'll make it 4 on 4 with more even teams. :)

Happy Thanksgiving!