I am grateful for park day on New Year's Eve

I am grateful for a day at the beach in December.

I am very proud of my boy who saw me looking at some QPS and latency graphs this morning for work and drew his own graph. It was actually very similar to the graph I was looking at. 

I am grateful for the opportunity to see my nephew baptized, and for my boys to be there too, even though there was a constant chorus of "I never want to be baptized" from the 2-year-old on the drive down.

I am grateful for my one, consistent napper.

I am grateful that Christmas is over.

Maximum occupancy achieved for that rocket ship

I am grateful for Christmas with family.

I am grateful for my wonderful wife, who I love very much.

I am grateful that my children love to read.

My boys are grateful for homemade root beer.  
I have not yet recovered.

(They licked the table clean.)

I am grateful for other people's Christmas lights.

I am grateful for Ben, who likes fire.

I am grateful for patience.

It took 40 minutes to go through 14 of the 18 steps to build the fireman's truck.  By that time he had lost his patience and Lily had eaten/lost one of the pieces.  I put the tires on and called it done.

I am grateful for pigtails!

I am grateful for Christmas lights.

I am grateful for Zeke's photography.

I am thankful for fun Christmas treats.

There can be only 1 red-nosed reindeer

I am thankful for Christmas songs and performances.

I am thankful for grandparents willing to help my boy build a Lego toy by following the directions

I am thankful for attempts to recreate a masterpiece.

I am thankful for my cute girl in a festive outfit.

I am thankful for the ability to see my boy when he's in full camo and should be invisible.

I'm thankful for the fun Christmas breakfast party for Zeke's school.

I'm thankful for the fun train that runs underneath our tree.

I am grateful that this is all it takes to make my boys giggle.

Feeding the ducks at the park...sometimes.

Getting ready for a "meeting" and self-styling his hair.

I'm thankful for fun times playing with Tina's electric guitar.

I am thankful for a day of rain so the boys can play in the puddles

Yes, he got his seat and his hair wet

I am thankful for funny candy cane reindeer

Mom picks some great art projects, these are very cute

I am thankful for Christmas Tree decorating

I am thankful for loving and attentive big brothers.

I am thankful for fun art projects!

I am thankful for when my boys do "bike tricks" just like the YouTube videos we sometimes watch.

I am thankful for boys who are willing to help with so many things.

I am thankful for our little girl who couldn't understand why Daddy was trying to make her wear his jacket.

Mix it up

It was a great treat to eat and share this Trail Mix.

Thanks for Everything

Some of the things the 2-year-old was thankful for in a recent prayer:

• The zombie game (played 6 months ago with the fun uncle)
• The green bike
• Cookies
• The table
• The chairs
• Bouncy balls
• Duplos
• Water
• Puppy
• Root beer
• The plates on the table
• The forks on the table
• Other things he could see on the table

Two Boys Riding Bikes!

 Both boys are now on bikes with pedals, and travel very quickly.

It's a great blessing to get to eat your very own pear.

Healthy and Nutritious

It's a great blessing to discover mini pancakes at Jack in the Box.

Temple Night

We finally made it to the Temple together!

They were sitting up there for a picture, not just playing

What could go wrong

Letting her feed herself, just the way she wants. 

Mashed Up

Fresh homemade applesauce is a wonderful blessing.

Plain and cinnamon sugar

Helping chop pineapple for dinner.

Most of it ended up in the serving bowl, too