Thanksgiving.

Oh my, I am a little late in posting this but...  Oh well, you will just have to deal with it.

I thought that with this post I would write down a few things that I was thankful for since I didn't get to do it earlier.  So, this will be two posts very mixed and mingled into one, so much so that you wont be able to make out which post was supposed to be which.

So for thanksgiving we had oh so much food, and oh so much fun, and an oh so huge turkey, actually we had two huge turkeys.  It was yummy, it was fun, it was a lot of work, it was in short wonderful.  And man oh man, that tryptophan sure did a number on me.  :)  I was so tired I could hardly keep my eyes open!

I think though out of anything my favorite part of the meal is the dessert!  Seriously, sweets are my thing, I love sugar and candy, so when dessert rolled around I was very happy, and believe me we had a lot of it.  What is your favorite part of the thanksgiving meal?

1. I am thankful for wonderful fathers that love the Lord, and their families.

Dad was cutting up the turkey and he couldn't resist having a little snack while he was at it.

2.  I am thankful for precious time spent with friends and family.

They worked on this puzzle so hard ad didn't even finish.  It was sad.  

3.  I am thankful for little boys that make me smile and laugh, like this one.

Little Bradley is quite the cowboy.  Him and Naomi get along very well.  hehehe.

 4.  for long fun conversations with dear sisters in Christ.  It was great catching up with the A. family.  :)

We had so much fun laughing and talking with these girls. 

5.  For growing up sisters who get to be better and better at helping around the house all the time.

Lydia was very tired by the end of the day.  

6.  For the time consuming art of putting together puzzles.  I am afraid I am not very good at it, I don't have enough patience to ever finish one.  :)

I think Charles was there at that puzzle most of the evening.

7.  For childhood buddies, that turn into life long friends.

These guys are so cute.  (Yes, Naomi is in this picture)

8.  For mama's that take care of and love you forever and always.  And cook awesome turkeys at thanksgiving.  :)

This turkey weighed 34 lbs.  It. Was. Huge.

I know, these guys were the center of attention that night.  :)

 9.  For precious babies, that grow into godly (in this case) young men.

Just to put your mind at ease.  No he is not dying, that purple stuff on his mouth is from 'gentian violet' and it is for thrush.  I can't believe how big he is getting!

I think that they were doing cheers here.  It was so cute to watch them.  :)

 10.  I am thankful that God provided the means for us to have a thanksgiving feast.  God is indeed good.

What is a thanksgiving day without sparkling cider anyway?  

 11. For huge tables that everyone can fit around.  :)  Dad and Josiah built this table for mom last christmas.  It is pretty awesome!

This is our table picture.  Usually for thanksgiving we set the table really nice but we didn't do that this year.  I think it had something to do with not wanting to break anymore nice plates.  Hopefully we will do that for christmas.  I always love eating out of pretty dishes, it makes the food taste that much better.  haha.

He was drinking Apples Cider out of the bottle.  I had to get a picture.

Alan looks very creepy in this picture.  On a side note...  He did make some very yummy food for all of us!  It was delicious.

 12.  I am thankful for Dessert.  It has seriously saved me from having a complete mental breakdown.  Ok, so maybe I exaggerated a little but, ya know.

Robyn made a really yummy pumpkin pie.

Charles made this.  It was kinda like a fruit pizza but not.  It was really yummy!

Mama and Lydia made this. One of my personal favorites...  Lemon Meringue Pie.  

Keziah and I made a cheesecake!  It was so yummy.  I don't know why I have never made one before.

My beautiful sis.

The A family!  Thanks so much for coming we had a fun time visiting and catching up with y'all!

13.  And last but certainly not least, I am thankful for Gods providence, I am thankful that He sent His son to die for us on the cross, and that He is in control.

Love,
Han

¹⁵And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.
~Colossians 3:15~

Do I Really?

As I sit here applying my red lipstick for no particular reason, wishing for a cup of tea (yes in a tea cup :)), coloring on a tee-shirt, and listening to Sara Bareilles.  A thought...  A question actually, occurred to me, one that has frequented my frontal lobe quite a few times during my very extended stay on this planet we call earth...

The question is...  Do I look like my mother?

 I have never thought that I really looked like my mom really at all, I had always thought that I looked more like my great grandma.  So, to settle a long disputed argument, please help me decide who I look more like.

(I did them all in black and white because the oldest one was in black and white so I couldn't really change it.)

Me.

My Great Grandmother

My Mother.

Please vote on the poll in the sidebar!

An Autumn Walk.

I love taking walks in the fall when all the leaves are falling and everything is so beautiful and crisp.  Which is why my sisters, mother and I did this the other day.  I had so much fun, and hope we can have many more walks like this.  :)  Some of the funnest times that I can remember have been of me just going on walks with family and friends.

Ready to embark.

And go.

My beautiful mother and sister Keziah. :)

Yup a fence post.  :)

Do you see this grove of trees?  Yes, this one.  I'm afraid to walk through there at night because I'm afraid Owls will swoop down and carry me away....  Do you think that this is a rational fear?
"Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me."  ~Psalm 23:4~

Me Mater.

Naomi.  You are so beautiful.  :)

                                                   

                                                                Esther...  You look so pretty with your contacts in:)

Naomi wanted me to take a picture of her boot.  So I did.  :)

Keziah was the official baby carrier.  :)

Sisters.  I am so jealous of girls that have a sister that is pretty close to them in age.  I would love my sister to be my best friend...  I guess having a brother as a best friend is just as good.  But still, guys just don't get some things.  :)

He was telling me about the leaf.  :)

She got quite a bushel.  

It was Israels' idea to put all the leaves together.  I think it was a nice touch, don't you?.  Hehe.   :)

Walking back.  

Ahha.  There she is.  :)  I finally got a picture of her.  I think that this picture of her is so cute.  :)

She was tired from carrying that baby everywhere.  Now she knows how mom feels when 9 months pregnant I guess.

(from front to back: Lydia, Israel, Mom, Naomi)  It was also Israels' idea to put all the leaves out.  He is so cute.  

(From front to back: Lydia, Israel, Mom, Naomi, Justice, Keziah, Esther.)

Ok, LOVE this picture of her.  Her blue eyes really stand out........Wait.....  I thought that her eyes were green?  They are green,  that's weird....  Oh well, it looks cool anyway.   

 We had a great time collecting leaves, laughing, chatting, and just being girls. (sorry Israel, I know you're not a girl but you were with the girls.  :)  I am looking forward to our next walk!  Hopeful there will be snow soon!  (I love snow!)  :)

Love Ya!

~Happy Blogging~

             HAnNahW

It Was Brought to My Attention.

That I have never put a picture of my mom on here by herself...... I feel like a bad daughter.  It's just that we don't have that many pictures of her since she doesn't like them being taken.  So this post will be entirely dedicated to my mother.  :)

Thanks for looking!

~Happy Blogging~

               HAnNahW