Some More Thankful Pictures

I've gotten really lax on posting my pictures each day, but I am taking them.........and having a really fun time doing it! I am looking forward to compiling our 31 Thankful Pictures into some type of book. This has been a great thing to do!

Friday, Nov 28

Chris picked today's picture and he wanted a picture of our van. He's been really good at picking out the basics of what God has given to us.......food, house, furniture, van.......what a great thing to be so thankful for the "simple" things He has given us.

Thursday, Nov. 27

Thanksgiving day! SOOOOO much to be thankful for! Nobody picked today's picture. We all decided we are most thankful for our family! So here is a picture of the whole bunch of us who gathered yesterday. It was interesting taking a picture of everybody there. I gave the job of figuring it all out to my brother-in-law Jeff. He like taking pictures and I knew he's know what to do. My new little camera has a self timer, I used (for probably the 3rd or 4th time) my little grippy tripod that bends and supposedly can be used anywhere. Jeff put it on the kitchen table, on top of a globe.......and it worked really good! Then everybody piled in and sat somewhat still while Jeff got everything worked out. Then he pressed the button and ran for the back of the group. I discovered that the kids think the flashing red timer light is fascinating. They stared at it and we ended up getting 3 pictures that had EVERYBODY looking at the camera. I'm thinking that when I take pictures of the kids from now on I might use the timer, just so they can watch the red light and be looking at the camera. Anyway.........I'm excited about this picture!

Wed. Nov. 26

Debbie's day.......and she was going to Grandma's house for the day. So guess what she chose to take Thankful picture of????? It is fitting to have a picture of Grandma's house. We are all very thankful for them, and also for the 2 other sets of grandparents we have all in the same town. We are blessed.

Tuesday, Nov. 25

Benji thought for quite awhile about what to take his last Thankful picture of. He came up with taking it of the American flag. He is proud to be an American.

Monday, Nov. 24

Jacob had been thinking of what to take his last Thankful picture of and he had decided to take it of him and his dog Brownie.

Sunday, Nov. 23

Clara really likes our pastor and his wife. She named 2 of her Webkinz after them and wanted to take a picture of them. We are all thankful for them. They are great!

Saturday, Nov. 22

Today was Dave's day. Of course, I forgot to tell him this until it was almost dark out. He told me to take a picture of the "swamp box". This is what him and his brother call a Model T that they just throw together and don't really restore. They have been doing this and then selling them on ebay. This one Dave decided to bring out to the farm and said I'm going to learn to drive a T on this one. I had one other lesson last summer and discovered that's it's quite difficult. But Dave wanted his picture of this Model T. He's thankful that they are so involved in putting them together and restoring them.

Catching Up on Thankful Pictures

Even though I haven't been posting our Thankful pictures this past week I have been taking them. So.........here they are.............

Sat. Nov. 15

This was my day to pick and I was thankful for my girls. This afternoon us girls had a "Girls Only, No Boys Allowed" afternoon. We went shopping and to a movie. It was a fun time. So here's me and the girls.

Sun. Nov. 16

To go along with yesterday's thankful picture, Dave chose to have his picture for today be of him and the boys. Yesterday afternoon they had a "Boy Only, No Girls Allowed" time. I'm not quite sure what all they did but I know it ended with them going out to eat and having ice cream for dessert. The boys had fun!

Mon. Nov 17

Debbie chose what to take a picture of today. She wanted to take a picture of her Strawberry Shortcake, Barbies, and horses. So that's what we did..........

Tue. Nov 18

Benji decided that he was thankful for chothes. Here is his stack of clothes that is begging to be put away. At our house, the clothes seem to get stuck in piles in our laundry room.Wed. Nov 19

For today's picture Jacob wanted to take a picture of the school. For all of his complaining about homework he really does like school. So here it is.........Thur. Nov. 20

Chris's day today...........and after much thought...........he decided that he was thankful for furniture. So he told me to take a picture of the couch.

Fri. Nov. 21

My day today. I am combining 2 thankfuls into one picture. I am very thankful for my job as Preschool Director! This is our 5th year and I love it! We have 34 students this year and I love the 2 teachers who I work with. Tonight was our first Preschool Program of the year. Debbie was in it and looked so cute in her pink dress. Too bad she didn't sing a single word and didn't look too happy to be up there. So my second thankful thing for today is having a little girl to dress up in pink dresses. =)

Friday, Nov 14 Thankfulness

As a reminder, our family is taking a Thankful picture everyday in the month of November. We are taking turns deciding what to take pictures of. This has been a wonderful thing so far. I am amazed at what things are important to the kids. And they all have such different things they want to take pictures of.

Today is Clara's day. Before school I asked her what she thanked God for. She decided that she is thankful for the "angels" her Grandma gave her. She calls them her angels, but they aren't angels, they are little girls. One of her birth-grandmas' have been collecting these for Clara since she turned one. For her 10th birthday she gave them to her. Clara has a special shelf near her bunkbed for them, along with some other special treasures. While taking the picture I noticed how dirty it is up there. UGH!

Thursday, Nov. 13 Thankful Picture

Today was Debbie's day. She said that she was thankful for "Ruby". This, translated into non-3 year old talk, is Reuben, our cat. Debbie loves the cat! And the poor thing is soooo dumb! The cat lets Debbie maul her, then when Debbie looses her grip on the cat and drops her, the cat stands there and waits for it to all happen again. I would think that as soon as she had a milisecond of a chance the cat would run, but.........nope. Oh well...........

About this picture.........I'm thankful for the new comforter the cat it laying on. But........shhhh.........don't tell Dave Rueben was on the bed.

Nov. 12 Thankfulness

So..........for today's Thankful picture Benji got to decide what to take a picture of. He choose his Dad. So sweet.............

Nov. 11 Thankful Picture

Today was Dave's day. I told him about it first thing in the morning and TRACTOR and the WINDMILL. I didn't get too technical with him and tell him that was 2 things. I just glad to have gotten an answer out of him. This is tractor that he uses to do all sorts of things around the farm, feeding the cows, moving bales, moving snow, moving manure (uck!) and moving.....well....all sorts of things. The windmill is pretty cool because it's the windmill from the homestead of Dave's great-great grandpa, the first in the family to move to the "new country" and homestead in South Dakota. Several years ago Dave's dad arranged to buy the windmill from the guy who now owns that land and they went down to get it. It's now up at our farm. Kinda cool......

Nov. 10 Thankful Picture

Chris picked out today's Thankful picture and he choose our HOUSE. I am with Chris in being thankful for our house, especially with the weather turning colder. Sometimes we forget to thank God for basic things. Chris is good at remembering to do this. His last picture was of eating and now it's our house. This is his photography so the picture is a little crooked, but he sure liked taking the picture!

November 9 Thankful Picture

OK.......so I think this is one of my favorite Thankful Pictures so far. Jacob has been waiting all week to do this. He is thankful that our family goes to church together. I love that he is thankful for that! And it's my prayer that as he grows into a man, he is remember that and raise his family in the same way.

This was kind of funny.........the guy who was taking our picture this morning........Shawn........kept saying that the camera wasn't working..........HA..........there were a few pictures like this..........he's funny..........

Thankful Picture for Nov 8

Today was my day to decide what to take a picture of. This weekend is Deer Hunting opening and as Dave and a couple of the kids were getting ready to go out looking for deer I snapped a picture. I chose this for a couple of reasons. First of all, because it is always cute to see how exciting it is for the boys to do things with their dad. They get excited about doing "manly" things with him, whether it's checking the cows, hauling in wood, or going deer hunting. Another reason I choose this for my thankful picture is because I'm thankful for the right to bear arms and go hunting. Deer are the only thing we hunt so we are not all gung-ho with the hunting thing, but I'm thankful for the right to do it.

Nov. 7 Picture

Today was Clara's day to choose what to take a Thankful Picture of. She decided to take a picture of her ADOPTION SCRAPBOOK. This is where there are all sorts of pictures and info about her when she was little and all about her adoption. She must be really thankful for this. Here are the pages she wanted me to take the picture of.

Nov 6 Thankful Picture

So....today was Debbie's turn to decide what to take a picture of. When I asked her what she thanked God for she said........."Clara and me". What a precious way for a three year old to say how much they appreciate her big sister. So here is the picture of my girls...........

Thankful Picture of Nov. 5

Today I let Jacob decide what to we were going to take a picture of. His first choice was to take one of the whole family dressed up and attending church together, but he wants to do that on Sunday. So we're going to wait a few days for that one. I was touched that he is so thankful for that! The second idea he had was that he was thankful for baseball. But.......it was raining out and he didn't want to take the picture in the rain. So then he decided he was thankful for the rain. But........it was dark out and raining.......how do you get a picture of that? I tried but it just didn't work. So............then he thought for a little while and said that he was thankful for SPECIAL THINGS. Huh? So he pointed to one of my most prized possessions and one of the most "special things" in the house that has a bunch of "special things" on top of it. He was thankful for my hutch. This is a piece of furniture that my Grampy built for my parents shortly after they were married. It is beautiful! When my parents moved into the house my dad lives in now there was no room for the hutch. So.......bummer........I had to sacrifice and put it in my house. I was so excited! And on it are plates, pictures, and other "special things" that are very........well..........special. I was amazed that this is what Jacob chose (even though it wasn't one of his first choices) for today's picture.

Nov 4 Picture

Dave picked what to take for today's picture. He told me while we were on our way to vote. He wanted me to take a picture from our driveway looking over the valley. This was to symbolize the free country we live in. So here it is.......

Nov. 3 Picture

Today was Benji's day to decide what Thankful picture to take. After being asked what he really thanked God for he said..............."you Mommy".............gosh, I love that kid! My heart melted! So he took a picture of me. He got to decide where to take it and all that. He decided to do a close up. So.........here's the picture for today.

Nov. 2 Thankful Picture

For today's picture I asked Chris to tell me something he's thankful to God for. He said......after much thought.......EATING. So I took a picture of my food cabinet in the kitchen to represent the food that God supplies for us.

We're Thankful For.....

I am now in a new challenge to take a picture every day in November of something I am thankful for. I am getting the kids involved in this and we're all going to take turns deciding what to take a picture of each day. For Nov. 1 I let them all decide together what to take it of. And this being the day after our Harvest Party.....and them each having a big bag of candy......they choose CANDY. So..........even though it is a bit superficial.........yesterday's picture is of candy.