Our Thanksgiving Jar Lists

I realized that I forgot to post what made it into our Thankful Jar this year.  Curious what we’re all thankful for?  Well, read on then!  (You’ll notice we didn’t not include Maddie or Levi yet this year and Jen got to add some too)  🙂

Thankful Jar 2017

Chloe (age 9):

• Siblings to play with so I’m not alone
• Holidays
• Friends to work out my problems with
• Couch, blankets and books to read
• Bikes, pancakes and birthdays
• Parents
• That Jesus died on the cross
• Money
• School—to read books and learn
• Paper towels
• Trees that make paper
• Nice teachers
• Family and movie days at school
• Pretzels and combos
• Levi, when he’s happy and playful
• When I finish extra math
• No chores day
• Craft stuff
• Medicine
• My teacher this year (Bender)
• Supervisors at the playground
• Warm clothes
• Pencils and coloring tools

Josiah (age 6)

• My tasty and helpful medicine
• My sisters
• Desserts (especially brownies)
• Lights so we can see
• French fries
• A Bible
• Orange juice
• Passing my swimming lessons
• Chicken nuggets
• Our family
• Dinner time
• Mountain dew
• Thanksgiving
• Recipes to cook food and tools so we can work
• God
• Chloe
• Bacon
• Clothes to wear
• Mario kart
• Games
• Ice cream
• The moon that shines all night
• Pizza

Tim

• Good conferences
• A working furnace
• My pop machine
• Music in our house
• Kid free work time
• Pizza
• Working vehicles
• 4 beautiful kids
• Good neighbors
• Mountain dew
• Kids who like each other
• Bacon
• That we are not travelling this year for thanksgiving
• Indoor plumbing
• Family that get together without fighting
• The off season
• A sister who lives close by
• Our friends that we have over on Sunday
• Baby wipes (written by chloe)
• That we live close to a hospital
• Peace and quiet
• My deep fat fryer

Erica

• A husband who loves food as much as I do
• Medicine
• Family suppertime
• My new dishwasher
• That the Little kids will try new foods
• Coffee
• The gift of swimming lessons
• Babies on a schedule
• A washing machine on the main floor
• Double strollers and BSF teachers
• Child safety locks
• The opportunity to go to musicals with my kids
• Helpful Hy-Vee employees
• Dad’s job
• That Levi is done screaming
• A supportive husband in all my weight loss endeavors
• Alarm clocks
• A door on my studio
• My amazing husband
• A house we can host events
• Our neighborhood
• Cousins that live close
• That Levi is so joyful in the morning

Jennifer

• Days off of work
• Sleep-in days
• Family that lives nearby
• Pay day