I'm thankful for....

Lots of things recently:
-The scriptures
-The Ensign magazines
-Classical music (esp. Beethoven's 5th, or as Raleigh calls it "Tom and Jerry music")
-my adult beginner's piano lesson book (I might not be able to run a 5k yet, but gosh darnit I'm going to teach myself to play the piano!)
-my regularly clean house, a skill that I have recently realized that I worked hard to attain
-my amazing husband, who thinks like I do (except about what people eat for Thanksgiving)
-my adorable children (one of them is pictured above, awwww...)
-the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
-The Five Browns
-Mindy Gledhill
-Clair de Lune
-Crayola Washable Paint
-Washable Dry Erase markers
-Christmas (online) shopping done!  3 gifts per person, I think that will be a Sorensen family tradition for us.  keeping it simple
-agreeing on stocking stuffers (oranges, apples, chocolate oranges, beef sticks, toothbrushes, stuffed animals)
-DVD player and toddler headphones in the mail... a necessary evil for our long vacation coming up
-playing checkers with Raleigh (he thinks the goal is to make "Mickey Mouse" with the black checkers, lol)
-listening to Raleigh sing almost all of "Jingle Bells"
-watching Raleigh pull out the choo choo train tracks day after day and ask us to make a "circle"
-letting Raleigh "practice piano" with me and sing "CDEFG,GFEDC.... etc."
-Raleigh, in general (I've recently realized that if I don't roll with the two-year old punches, that I'm going to hate everything, so we're working on rolling with it)
-watching Trenty sit up and casually fall over
-watching Trenty play with toys like a CHILD and not a NEWBORN, ok, maybe this one is a little sad
-laughing with Trenty in the dr's office and remembering a fun dr visit with my mom when I was younger, remember that one time Mom??
-Trenty, in general.  He's such a great addition to our family.
-making a thankful turkey picture with Raleigh and asking him what he is thankful for "Turkey and chicken" and then the rest of us : )

Ok this list is long enough.  What I'm trying to say is, if you open your eyes you will see everything that Heavenly Father has created for you with new eyes.  Living in Thanksgiving daily is pretty awesome.