Love and Thankfulness

Every year around this time you start seeing more and more people articulate why and for what they are thankful. I always get a chuckle that people only voice what they are truly thankful for when a holiday is near. It's kinda like only going to church on Easter and Christmas...what's the point? You should be doing that year round! Anyways, i'm going to join in on that parade today!

I truly have a lot to be thankful for. But, most of everything that I have to be thankful for comes back to my husband. I have 4 beautiful...thanks to my husband. I am able to stay home with my kids (even when I don't want to...) thanks to my husband. I am able to have new hobbies and learning adventures (like grinding wheat, making my own baby food, when I attempted to sew,canning...you know..all the crazy stuff) thanks to my husband. He never once (except when I said I wanted a snuggie) discouraged me from trying any of the crazy things i've wanted to try. Instead, he encourages me and laughs with me when it is a disaster!

Zach is my absolute best friend. Perhaps I am the most grateful that we have a marriage where we genuinly like each other and aren't just lost in the marriage lable. We love each other despite the differences. Which, surprisingly, aren't that many. We care for each other deeply, have a bond that won't be broken, and yet are still best friends and have fun together. It's a marriage in paradise. I could not be more blessed than to have Zach the head of our family.

Love you!

Picture Day!

We had our family pictures done this weekend. Our last family picture was done 4 years ago. Hannah was a newborn. That's right, we have no family pics with just the older 3 kds! How sad!! I can just see now that Emma will need therapy later because we neglected to take family pictures with her!

Let's try again...I mean it!

Well, here I am! I am really going to try this again. I can't figure out this blogspot! I want to change the background and the layout, but don't know how without deleting the entire thing! I also want to add pics, but don't know how! Can anyone help me?!?

Let's see...where to begin? We have a new kid! Micah Jose is 4 months now and just growing by the second! He's such a delightful baby and we are VERY blessed to have him. I always joke that we were owed a good baby after Emma. She was not a happy  baby, but she is becoming such a joyful child. She is very funny. Isaac is now in the 1st grade! Shocking I know! Homeschool is going well. I'm surprised at how great he has done! Homeschooling is a true test of faith...and patience. I often can't see that he is learning anything...and then it just all clicks for him one day! What a wonderful feeling that is! Hannah is 4 now and growing like a weed! She is really into the princesses now! Belle is her fave!

As for Zach and I...we are the same. Boring, huh? I am learning how to do more and more of the 'homemaker' thing. I'm making more stuff out of the wheat I grind and really enjoying that process! We've made a lot of changes this past year. I hope to share those in due time!

As for now, if anyone can help me learn how to do the blog format, I would be grateful!! We will be heading to TX in 2 weeks!! We are flying...yes all 6 of us! Pray that we all land with our sanity and no sickness!!