100 Things I'm Grateful For: Post 3

21. I'm grateful for a husband who makes life fun and meaningful. He came up with a game where each of us was assigned a number, 1-6. We rolled once to see who would pick out the gift and give it, and then rolled again to see who would receive the gift. It helped us to take our time and really enjoy opening the gifts we were each given. The kids did a great job of being patient and of being excited not only for themselves, but for the person getting the gift as well. Opening presents took us a couple of hours.

22. I was very grateful for such a beautiful Christmas morning! I loved getting to open stockings and then to go to church. I think that Christmas days on Sundays are extra nice. What a better way to celebrate the Saviors birth than to partake of the sacrament and remember him on the day we celebrate his birth.

23.I'm grateful for the pure joy that I often see on my children's faces. This is what makes life so beautiful.

24. I am thankful for Chacos! Anyone who knows me much, knows my love of sandals, and my opinion of closed-toed shoes. Lauren is big enough now, and I got enough of a screaming deal, that she got to receive her very first pair of Chacos. Hopefully the first of many.

25.I am thankful for my little girls who love dolls! I was never a girly kind of girl myself, but it's fun to have girls who embrace their girlyness.

26. I'm grateful for Ethan's creativity. He's in the middle of drawing and composing his first graphic novel, "Death by Laser." Who wouldn't be proud of that? lol

27. I'm grateful for grandparents who have taken the time to get to know their grandchildren, and who buy them gifts according to their likes. They aren't just given a gift to fill in a list, they are given them because they are loved individually.

28. I'm thankful that all Lauren wanted for Christmas was her one front tooth; she would have looked extra goofy if they were both missing!

29. I'm thankful that Ethan's new bike was the right size; I had been a little worried that it was too big.

30. I'm thankful that my children have inherited my love of reading. Ethan will have finished Fablehaven Book One and Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Cabin Fever by the time he gets back to school. He recently got an award at school for having the highest reading level in his grade. Lauren is currently reading her new Beverly Clearly book set we got her, and she's been reading her new Fairytale books from Grandmas T. every day to Lily. I caught her a little bit after opening presents doing this on the back patio.