Sweet Moments of Motherhood (or Not)

Connor had a Thanksgiving celebration at his school on Monday. One of his projects was to draw a picture of whatever he is thankful for. He drew a lovely picture of Daddy, and the other entity he declared his eternal gratefulness for was Winnie, our dog.

Sheesh.

Don't get me wrong. I am SO GRATEFUL for the wonderful husband and father that Brandon is, and it has been no secret for several years now that Daddy is, by far, our son's biggest hero. I'm glad it's that way. If our son turns out to be half the man that his Daddy is, I know we will have done our job as parents well.

However, I guess I was hoping that as his mother--the one who fixes his meals, kisses his owies, does his laundry, comes to school functions, packs his lunches, and sings him his lullaby at night--I might have outranked the dog.

Not wanting to be guilt-inducing, I told Connor how nice his picture was. I had to ask..."Is there anything else you're grateful for?". He thought for a minute and said "Yes, Mommy, there's one more thing."

I held my breath. I am not embarrassed to admit that my heart pounded a little faster as I braced myself for recognition from our son.

Connor said: "I'm thankful for the way God made me".

I'm consoling myself by saying that I got honorable mention on the gratefulness list this year. After all, I did provide the womb in which God formed him. :)

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.

Better Late Than Never, Right?

Here are some very belated pictures of the kids (aka Cinderella and a KSU football player) in their Halloween costumes. We had a great time trick-or-treating...our good friends the Blakemores joined us for the candy run around our neighborhood. The second picture is of the kiddos on our front porch...we carved the Jack-o-Lanterns ourselves. Please note how "angry" Connor's jack-o-lantern is (he was very proud of the eyebrows we carved).

Both Connor and Kylee really got into this year...they cried out "Trick-or-Treat!" the moment someone opened the door, and often times concluded their visit to the house with "Have a Happy Halloween!".

We came home with buckets full of candy that we are still working on. We're at that point now where all that's left is what Brandon calls the "fruity stuff" (translation=not chocolate), but we keep it for those days when we need a little extra incentive for the children or a sweet treat for ourselves. :)