I am such a blessed boy and have so much to be thankful for. No wonder I'm always smiling!
There's my new little brother, my awesome grandparents, and all my family and friends, there's also a warm place to live, plenty to fill my belly, and of course an amazing God who made me and moon and stars. To celebrate Thanksgiving, we headed north to visit with our families.
We gathered with my Grandma and Aunt Nessa, Uncle Tyler, Cadence, Kyrie, Brayson, and Brannen to give thanks on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. I had a great time! We played A LOT.
I was a pretend barista, brewing coffee and drinking several cups of it, I practiced some parenting with a little babydoll, and I watched Jungle Book with my cousins just to name a few things.
I ate like a champ, but that is easy to do when you're putting away delicious turkey, stuffing, green bean casserole, potatoes, cranberry sauce, and hand made butter horns. Seriously, I cleaned my plate! To show Grandma my appreciation I helped out with the dishes.
We helped Grandma set up her Christmas tree, too. This year, she got a toy train that steams around the base of the tree. I sat and watched as it roared through the family room.
For the remainder of the weekend we went to Grammy and Papaw's house.
Papaw put me to work as soon as I got there, helping him paint the trim on the patio.
I showed Woody around the place, since this was his first trip there. Grammy introduced me to Frosty the Snowman while I was there. I cuddled up next to her to watch the famous film.
Then, I asked to watch it over and over again as the weekend went by. We stopped by to see Owi and she had a Frosty that sang and danced.
I was a little intimidated at first, but then I warmed up to him, giving him hugs and letting him sit on my lap.
We helped Grammy and Papaw put their monstrosity of a Christmas tree up, as well. That thing is humongous!
On Sunday we went to church and then went over to visit Grapes Grandma. She had a feast prepared for us! I ate like royalty once again and then played at her place. She had her Christmas tree up and decorated too, so I played with the lights. I took a break just long enough for a hug though.
Advent is here! Mom and I are starting our study today as we prepare for Jesus' birth at Christmas. Last night we put up our Christmas tree. I helped hang the ornaments on the tree. As is our tradition, we ate Christmas cookies and drank special hot chocolate. I helped decorate cookies this year (a big fan of the green sprinkles if you couldn't tell) and also got to try the special cocoa for the first time! It was tasty. Daddy and I cheers'd to the Christmas season!
I hope you had a great weekend reflecting on all that you have to be thankful for. May this Christmas season be a blessed one, focused not on shopping and presents but rather on THE gift of our Savior!