Thankful Thursday

1.  double stroller
2.  time to exercise
3.  clean windows - This is one chore I really dislike, but it sure does look nice for the couple of days they stay clean.  We live in a pretty dusty area, so our windows get dirty in a couple of days.  Hence the reason I dislike cleaning them and never wash them more than twice a year. 
4.  fresh air
5.  dinner out with family
6.  time with grandparents
7.  our four wheel drive truck - Lance helped our neighbor take down a tree.  Halfway through the process, it appeared that the tree was going to land on another neighbor's roof, but Lance came to the rescue with our truck.  It also provided for some great entertainment!  Ask me about it if you want more details:)
8.  our friends arrived safely in China and have little H in their arms!
9.  Hobby Lobby - love that store!
10.  no potty accidents...I'm talking weeks!
11.  kiddos sleeping through the night
12.  free trials of photo software
13.  rocking the Little (hard to come by these days) - has been waking halfway through his nap the past couple of days and rocking puts him right back to sleep
14.  playing at the park - really looking forward to this summer with both my kids being mobile and ready for adventures!

15.  our cousins living in the same town - one phone call and we have playmates within minutes!

16.  our egg hatching experience - The chicks are a week old and growing like crazy! 

I decided it was time for Horse and Cow to head to their bigger home at Grandpa and Grandma's house.  I had explained this to Mara several times, and she seemed ok with it.  However, there was a little bit of crying as they left today.  I reassured her that the chicks are still hers and that Grandma would feed and water them for her.  Grandma ended up sneaking them out to the truck without Mara watching her.



17.  John 15:1-2,4

I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener.  He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.  Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.