Thankful

For a lunch with my boys at the office.






















For childhood determination.

For childhood curiosity.

For childhood excitement. 

For an adorable new interest in helping.

For the opportunity to watch generations influence each other.

And for so much more the camera didn't see in the past few weeks:  For good friends with whom we can catch right up, never skipping a beat, despite the miles between us and the months between conversations.  For loving, generous families who are as excited as we are to share joy and new experiences with the youngest member of the family.  For a cousin-to-be who will enrich all our lives even more.  For our comfortable, welcoming home.  For professional fulfillment.  For the beauty all around us in the changing season and holiday anticipation.  For good, old-fashioned Christmas carols and the first snow flakes of winter.  For the opportunity to introduce a little boy to the magic of Santa Claus.  For a perfect partner in life I can't imagine experiencing any of this without.

It's been a really, really good couple of weeks, and we can't wait to savor everything coming our way in the next month...