Monday, November 30, 2009

(partial) Gratitude List

Our Thanksgiving vacation spanned five days this year. The celebration seemed to highlight themes of friends, family, food, and freetime--all things at the top of my gratitude list.

Among many things, I am grateful for:

our little family
those who have taught me (by word and example)
music (and listening ears)
extended family
Parry's baking skills
food
good eaters (Ramona's first Thanksgiving meal was sweet potatoes)
(she loves her spoons now)
Grandpa Parry

smiles
Teresa
naptime
walktime

long-time friends (we saw some familiar faces at a wedding reception in Decatur)
occasional pranks (Ramona dumped a glass of water on Scott)
Grandma Carol
pack 'n plays (even when Ramona refuses to sleep in them and tries to escape)
walktime
naptimefood

(and the hands that prepare it)pretty colors
ojiichan and obaachan
It seemed appropriate to end the festivities by sending a thank-you note (albeit belated) for a baby gift from Japan.
Ramona even signed it herself.

3 comments:

Crys said...

Ivy she is adorable. We should get the girls together so they can getting into trouble on the floor together :) Sadie can show her all the paper to eat :)

Aubrey Scott said...

Ramona is so cute. I love how she signs the Christmas card. Are you coming home for Christmas. Maybe we could meet up and I could see that cute little girls of yours in person. Let me know.

B said...

where can i get a backpack with a ramona in it?

i totally want one.

love this post.

b