Friday, January 25, 2013

Thanksgiving



Though this post is several months overdue...and Santa pics were posted first....I've now uploaded all the pics from the old SD Card and can now properly edit this post!  

This year- we spent Thanksgiving in San Antonio and the entire Branch clan came to town. All 30 something of them. It was so special for Granddaddy to have everyone here in town. 

Today I'm thankful for:

*My husband: who loves and supports me even when I'm not so easy to live with. He is an amazing father which is just icing on the cake.
* My son: He taught me the meaning of unconditional love. Who knew love could run so deep?!?
* My Church: We developed great friendships with couples in the same stage of life- and that has made all the difference.
* Great Parents and in laws. I've heard so many horror stories lately, and I'm thankful to have such wonderful role models! 
* Good health. Besides the common flu- we've been fairly lucky this year.
* Recovery. Granddaddy is recovering slowly but surely
* Great job. a few months back I was fretting. what was I going to do now that I had a little one? I was so torn about leaving him vs. going back to school. I prayed and prayed and prayed and God has been there every step of the way. though it has taken several months, the pieces are all starting to line up. 
* Awesome childcare. Part of the reason I fretted so much about going back to school was the childcare situation. I HATED leaving him in daycare. Hated. God answered prayers though. Not in the way I thought he would, but the new situation has worked out perfectly. He stays with a lady from church. She is retired, the mother of 5 boys, and lives in my neighborhood. She and her husband LOVE Wyatt. I am so thankful he is in loving hands while I'm away a few days a week. He is happy and that means so am I.
* A home: though at times I feel the walls are closing in...this house gives us everything we need.
* A clean house: which means- I have to do it- but I'm always thankful for the sanity a clean house and clean laundry brings.
* Cake. Love me some cake.
* Working vehicles. (I'm almost afraid to type that in case I jinx it!)
* coffee. Enough said.



 going searching for cows





Tractor rides


Skeet shoot



the whole crew



Big boy tractor rides


Amber waves of grain