Birds Of A Feather...

Our bird tree...

I can even touch it
without breaking anything...

J'adore the birds~
and the peacock feathers...

Our tree makes me happy and so
does my Kitty BFF shirt...

so happy I think I might start to...

DANCE!

We have also started
a new tradition this year...

We have used some family ornaments
(vintage ornaments from mommy's great Aunt Katherine)
and we are writing on hang tags who we are grateful for...
We do this as a family every night after dinner.
I love this part. Every day I ask mommy and daddy
who they are grateful for and they ask me.
I 'write' who I am thankful for on one side of the tag,
and on the other side I stick an alphabet sticker that
is the first initial of the person I am grateful for that day.
So, we have a tree of feathers and gratitude!
WE love this so much we think we will
continue this tradition next year...
Maybe Maggs will be able to join us then!

p.s. Our bird tree ingredients:
faux birds, faux nests, peacock feathers,
vintage ornaments, hang tags with alphabet
stickers and name of person we are grateful for,
sparkly Merry Christmas sign as a tree topper,
and brown burlap for a tree skirt.

My ABC's of Thanks...

Trying to get a family pic on Thanksgiving...
The only one where we all were looking at
Aunt Jen Jen's camera...

Mommy was trying to get me to smile by tickling me...
I guess it worked...

Mommy and Me...

We are so thankful for each other and for YOU!

I am thankful for so many things...
I decided I would post an alphabetical list
of what I hold dear to my heart and what
I am blessed to have in my 21 month old life!

(of course that includes YOU!)

A~ Animals, Adalyn, Aidan, Armani,

Aquariums, Aunt Summer, Ava
B~Baas (sheep),Barney, Beach House, Bobbie,

Bok Bok, Books, Booty, Bubble Baths
C~Caroline, Charlotte, Cinnamon,

Cheese, Chips, Climbing, Coffee Cake,

Cooking, Colin, Crayons
D~Daddy, Dancing, Dip Dip,

Diggers and Dump Trucks, Drea
E~Eensy Weensy, "Elesants,"

Eliza, Ella, Elmo, Emus, E-O
F~Flowers, French Fries, Friends
G~GG, Giraffes, Grandma "Dewy,"

Goats, Grandpa Fred and

Grandma Martha , Grayson, Gym
H- Hannah, Hippos, Head Toe,

Honey, Honor, Hot Dogs, Hot Chocolate
I~Ice (crushed or cubed)
J-Jackson, Jean, Aunts Jen

and Jen Jen, Jeddi, Jumping
K~Kate, Kitties
L~ Leaves, Lions, Lollipops, Love
M~ Mermaids, Mia, Michael, Mills,

Mommy, Moon, Muffins

N~ Nanie, Na-knee(Nancy), Neal, Neighs (horses)

O~ Ocean, Oma, Ops (frogs/bunnies),

Otto, Outside

P~Paint, Papa, Pineapple, Playdoh, Price

Q~ Quesadillas (dillas)

R~ Rainbows, Rhinos, Rocks,

Rosies (Ring around the Rosies), Running

S~ Sand, Seahorses, Shells, Singing, Slides,

Stamps, Stars, Stickers, Swings

T~ Tee Tees (cookies), Tigers, Trees, Turtles,

Tweets (birds), Tinkle (Twinkle Twinkle Little Star)

U~ Uncles...D, E, Evans, and Marky, and David too

V~ Vanilla Ice Cream

W~ Waffles, Watermelon, Walrus,

Webb, Wyatt and his 2 kitties

X~ X-tra Time Playing Outside

With Fam and Friends (J'adore Sage Creek Loop!)

Y~ Ya-Ya, Yogurt
Z~ Zebras, Zoo

A Week Of Gratitude Begins...

Flashback...

Early Winter 2007 in California

In Oak Glen with Neal...

I am so excited we are going there tomorrow~

I am so curious to see if they still have goats, reindeer, and "peapocks!"

Modeling my lovely lashes...

Cuddling with Aunt Jen Jen...

Loving my 1st taste of sand...

Mommy and daddy are safely back from Las Vegas

and we are now at my Ya and Papa's.

I had the best time with Grandma Judy aka "Dewy!"

Thank you grandma for taking me to the beach, the park,

and on long walks. Thank you for showing me how

to roll down a grassy hill, and for playing

"potty" with me! I had so much fun!

Thank you for feeding me yummy food

like hash browns with dipping sauce,

and for reading me stories like November.

Thank you for comforting me when I realized mommy and daddy

were gone. Thank you for singing songs with me, and

for giving me so much love.

Thank you!

*In honor of the Thanksgiving holiday,

I will continue to blog about what I am grateful for the rest of this week...