Thankful

Thanksgiving is this week. I often do thankful posts for the entire month of November on Facebook. I often feel that Thanksgiving is overlooked. But I think it is a chance to think about the year that has gone by and all of our blessings. This past year has been a great year for our little family. The first full year of Kevin's shareholdership has gone well. He is busy doing something that he loves doing. He has worked very hard learning how to balance it all and has been fairly successful at that balance. I started working full time and taking on more responsibility at work this past year as well. Although it holds it fair share of challenges being a parent and working full time, I truly enjoy what I am doing every day. I work for a great company with extreme flexibility and have a lot of exciting opportunities in my future here.

The girls are exhausting and amazing. Every day they are both learning new things. They love each other so much. Every morning when we get up Eliza is so excited to see her sister.They hug each other and give kisses. It is in those moments that I feel blessed to have been able to carry and birth my two girls. While having two children is often overwhelming and difficult I can not imagine our world without them. They teach us both new things every day. Their sisterly bond is something I look forward to watching blossom.

We count our blessings each and every day as we have a lot to be thankful for. Our goal is to teach our girls how to be grateful for all of the things we have and learn to give back to those who have less then us. I hope they are able to learn that life is about more then the stuff we have. It is about the love and connections we have with each other. Happy Thanksgiving!!

Key West

Kevin and I were fortunate enough to take a vacation to Key West FL last week. Friends of ours got married on the island and it was a great excuse for a much needed vacation. The girls went to Uncle Brian and Auntie Beth's for 3 days and then to Nana and Papa's for 3 days. Kevin and I had a great time. We missed the girls terribly but knew they were in great hands. The girls had so much fun playing with their cousins. Here are a few highlights from our trip and the girls time.

Fun times with Auntie Beth

Same jammies different house

Reading with Papa

End of HWY 1 Mile 0

Boat Cruise

Nice Day for a wedding 

Butterfly Museum 

Top of the lighthouse

Nice view

Great live music 

Happy Halloweenie!

Halloween was so fun this year with both girls. Emily dressed up as her favorite Disney Jr. character Doc McStuffins. Doc is a doctor for toys. It is a cute show. Eliza was a pumpkin which many may remember from a couple Halloweens ago. It was warm on Halloween but rainy. I was worried that the rain would dampen our trick or treat efforts. Emily had been talking about Halloweenie for so long. Fortunately the rain quit right about the time we started trick or treating. The girls were troopers. We did more houses this then in the last 2 years combined. It was so fun being out with them. We are already looking forward to next year!

Out two cuties 

C'mon guys! 

Doc McStuffins!

She insisted on carrying her own bag