Thanksgiving 2011

We hosted.

We cheered (Packers).

We prepared (both kids made place cards for the table). 

We cooked.

We carved.

We ate (lots).

We enjoyed.

We thanked.

hee hee

I'm not really a re-posting kind of girl. The sole purpose of my blog is to document our lives so that we can look back and remember, and, to share photos with family and friends. But, I saw this today and it reminded me so much of myself that I have had an inner-giggle ever since.  At least I can poke fun at myself, right?

My kids are already talking about their Santa lists. I blame this on Target and Nickelodeon (to name a few) with their uber early Christmas hype. Don't get me wrong, I love the holiday season... but, next up is Thanksgiving and I am planning on thoroughly enjoying it before I start decking the halls. I did happen upon a really neat effort called Operation Christmas Child. So, I decided the kids and I would donate a shoe box full of items for a needy child across the world. Both kids have been really thoughtful about the process and realizing how impactful being kind to a stranger can be. Easton can barely fathom that some kids don't have any toys, "or a phone Mommy" and Kennedy wants to meet the little girl that gets her shoe box and "be friends with her". So, as we inch closer to a holiday in which we recognize the gifts we have been given, my hope is that our family stops, if even for a moment, and shows gratitude by leaving a tiny fingerprint on someone else's life.

Operation Christmas Child Link