Just around the corner

Just around the corner is CHRISTMAS! Can you believe it?! But first we must talk about what is really just around the corner.....Thanksgiving! Next week is Thanksgiving and all of us will be doing our regular traditions. Going to church, then off to a big dinner, and then maybe even off to another Turkey supper to enjoy with more family. Then the next week enjoying, Turkey soup, turkey on a bun, pulled turkey on a bun, and some kind of Turkey casserole. :) But at least we didn't have to pluck the bird and butcher it the way my Grandpa George showed us how to do when I was a kid...YUK! We told him that the bird was really good, but really we threw it to the dogs....we just couldn't face to eat something we had seen run around without a head and watch it's claws move by pulling the right tendons and ligaments in the leg. Wow, it's amazing the things you learn as a kid. Love those real life learning lessons, Thanks Grandpa George.
Well,today I am hear to blog about the little and big things I am thankful for in my life. Where does a person begin?
Of course my family:
Toby...Everyday I thank the Lord for a wonderful husband. For the job he has, for the honest man he is, for the hard worker he is, for the tender heart he has, for the love he has for God and his family, for just the man he is. Toby has really been enjoying his new job that he started in July at Siouxland Fab. in Rock Valley. He is challenged everyday and enjoys the people he works with. He also continues to pick up some side jobs which he enjoys doing also. He also stays busy with fun projects around the house whether it be making a music/picture video, finding some new cool app., creating some cool new app (efishjournal.com check it out), surfing the net, playing with his kids, teaching trey how the internet works with a picture and diagram of outer space and satellite, throwing Aubyn to the ceiling and making her laugh hysterically, playing store with the kids, of course wresting and boxing with Trey, aggravating me some how :), cooking, reading, or just relaxing. Toby is a wonderful man, husband, and the world's greatest Dad!
Kids....OF course Trey and Aubyn are on top of the list also. Aubyn is 18 months now and continues to get more funny everyday. She is now talking a ton and repeating everything we say.
She loves laughing, having fun, and being a center of joy in a room. He newest thing is When I ask her a question she says, "I dunno know." Then I give her the answer to the question and she says, "YAH." It's so cute. She continues to love to play babies and cook in her little kitchen. She gets her babies stroller, diaper bag, bottle, blanket and carries her around patting her back or pushing her in her stroller. Lydia is her baby's name. She also enjoys helping me dust. Every time I get out the dust rag she says "I too." Trey says we should write a little critters book about Aubyn and instead of the title being "ME TOO" Aubyn's would be "I TOO!" LOL. I laughed and agreed with Trey, b/c we probably here her say "I TOO" about hundred times a day. She is also starting to hide to make a dirty pants and then finding me and says "stinky" holding her diaper. I then ask her if we should go change it and she yells "YAH" and runs to her room. The other day I had to laugh because I was in my room telling Trey to run to Aubyn's room and grab her cloths I had laying on her dresser so I could put them on. Trey was not doing it, so I asked him again and turned around and there was Aubyn holding her cloths. She doesn't miss a beat. A few months ago I went to Minneapolis with some girl friends and got home and was sorting through my stuff in my room. I had a pile for each person. I started picking up Trey's pile and asked Trey to help me with Aubyn's pile. As I turned around Aubyn's arms were heaping full of cloths that she could barely see over top of ready to help me. She is so observant and such an outgoing little girl. I love her ambition! She continues to love reading books and stealing Trey's tag reader pen and trying to read every book with it. Her new words this month are endless, but here are a few I can remember, toast, cookie, peease, Levi, I too, and anything that we ask her to repeat she does. I love this age!
Trey is still four and is as big as a 1st grader I swear. Today I was looking at him and his legs seemed a mile long :) I am thankful for Trey and the boy he has become. I am most thankful for his child like faith. He reminds me everyday of how great God is and how even the little things are so great! The way he treats his sister and the way he treats others brings a warm feeling to my heart. He has such great love in his heart. Everyday he halls out the markers and crayons at home. He gets a piece of paper out for himself and one for Aubyn. He helps her climb onto the chair and then gives her any color marker she asks for. (and believe me she wants a new marker like every 30 seconds) I know he has his dad's patients! :) He gives her one of his imaginext guys to play with and includes her in almost everything. BUT they still are brother and sister and still have their moments :). But fighting build character too :). Trey continues to love school. He comes home and teaches Aubyn and I new songs. One of our favorite songs is "days of the week" sung to the Adam's Family tune. Even Aubyn can sing the chorus. :) His imagination continues to be beyond belief. Every day we are taping new robots, bats, some exotic creature to the fridge and now Aubyn's walls in her room. Every little detail created down to the button on the super robot's arm. He also now has excelled his mother in the electronic department. He can start netflix in the morning all by himself and pick the cartoon he wants to watch. He can turn the volume down, pause it, and restart his cartoon. I am just thankful I have another man in the house that is better at electronics than I am so he can answer my questions b/4 I get frustrated :)Well, Trey is asking me to play catch with him right now, so....I will be back to blog about all the more things I am thankful for! and there is a lot!