Thankful Thursday (July)

No!!!!  Where has July gone?

I love July, but for some reason, it always seems like the shortest month 

of the year, then August comes and I start thinking about school.

We still really have a WHOLE month left!
Thankful for that!

Thankful for 3 year old curly locks girls

 that let me put pretties in their hair once in a while.

And paint her toesies for special occasions, like the 4th of July!

I tell you what, she has the cutest little toesies still, 

and she is almost 4! 

Thankful for 4th of July celebrations with kids, they make everything fun!

Thankful for flags and freedom and all that American stuff! 

Proud to be an American 

(even though, I'm not so proud of our president)

Thankful for babies in the sink 

(my favorite baby thing)

Thankful my good friend Amanda made him one of those teething Amber necklaces...

Not sure if it works or not, but it sure is cute!

Thankful for 11 year old girls with a July birthday

(we re-did the Whopper cake for her party and changed it to a Junior Mint)

(Let me tell you, it was way way way way better)

Thankful for sister love, it abounds like crazy here

(as does sister fighting)

Thankful for time on the porch with each of the kiddos

Thankful for pool time...

Thankful for Canada fishing time for daddy

and Jedi, 

This is the only fish picture Tom got of Jedi, the fish was escaping

right as he snapped the picture. 

Thankful for brotherly love

He's the best dang brother there is, I'm sure of it!

OK, Thankful for this little brother, he's a pretty dang good brother to have too!

Thankful for creative outside girls that use this old stuff to create 

a apple cider making farm.  

(Please don't taste the juice though)

Thankful for leaf/stick/mud/water salad and soup making girlies

Thankful for a couple rainy days in July--you know, the nice, warm,

playing kind of rain.

 (OK, by the looks of the winter hat, it might not have been that warm)

Thankful for creative Hero Factory making kids

Thankful for these messes that I find several times daily.

(Hey, I'm trying to be positive here)

OK, this drives me crazy, but it is kind of cute and someday soon,

these messes will be long gone

Thankful for time with cousins this week!!

Tom's brother has some really nice girls!

(poor Jedi, surrounded by 7 girls)

(Simeon loved it)

Can you believe she's only 12?

(We share a birthday, she's almost 13)

Sweetie Pie loved her!

Thankful for mailboxes...more on that later, 

but here's mine...waiting for those Morning Glory flowers to make an appearance any day here!

Thankful for step flowers...

and box flowers
and Mary flowers...

and my view from the porch flowers...

Thankful he LOVES his daddy!!

and his glasses...

Thankful for July water fun with even more girls...

Oh, my gosh, how can anyone not be thankful for such cuteness?

Thankful for Hydrangea blooms

Help yourself!! 

Thankful to God 

for summer and beautiful children 

and a life with the love of my life, 

we are truly blessed.  

Thankful for the big and small things, 

blessings are everywhere, 

and if you are thankful, the grace is there too!
In no way is my life perfect, but I am thankful.