One Thousand Gifts- Week 38-44

"... I can see it in the looking back, how this daily practice of the discipline of gratitude is the way to daily practice the delight of God..."  -Ann Voskamp

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507. Taking 2nd place in the first meet of the season.


508.  Competing with a new team.

509.  School Carnival.

510.  Playing silly string.

511. Crisp autumn  mornings.

512.  When he goes to sleep.


513.  Capturing his personality.


514.  The three of them together.


515.  When daddy helps make them smile for the camera.


516.  These boys.


517.  The bond of being brothers.


518.  Her.


519.  When they let me bribe them for family pictures.

520.  The perfect picture for our Christmas Card.


521.  Annual trip to the pumpkin patch.


522.  Potato sack slide (even if it hurt my back)!


523.  Smelling farm animals.


524.  Getting to feed the farm animals.


525. Seeing the animals up close.


526.  Her fierce love of horses.


527.  When she rides the kiddie rides just so her brother can ride too.


528.  Hayride with dad.


529.  ending a perfect pumpkin patch night with cotton candy and doughnuts.

530.  Turning seven.


531.  Watching him open his presents.


532. The excitement of getting what he wanted.

533.  A little brother that helps too much.


534.  Watching him play with his new things.

535.  A grandma and grandpa who travel for birthdays.

536.  Spending the day at Wahooz.

537.  Birthday wishes.


538.  His sense of adventure.


539.  His love for sticks.


540.  When they get dirty together.


541.  Their love for throwing rocks.


542.  Warm fall evenings.

543.  The vibrant fall colors.

544.  Piles of leaves to jump in.

545.  Halloween costumes.


546.  A brave superhero.


547.  A scary storm trooper.


548.  A panda bear.


549.  The excitement of putting up Halloween decorations.

550.  When daddy creates new decorations.


551.  Spooky Halloween music.

552.  Halloween parties.

553.  Halloween treats.

554.  No school for parent teacher conferences.

555.  Getting pumpkins from grandma and grandpa.

556.  Carving pumpkins.


557.  The gooey inside of a pumpkins.


558.  A daddy that likes to help.

559.  Glowing jack-o-lanterns.


560.  When it is time for trick-or-treating.


561.  A safe neighborhood to trick-or-treat in.

562.  Neighbors who give good treats.

563.  When giving out candy is just as fun as getting it.

564.  Dumping out your candy when you get home to see what you got.

565.  When they share their candy with mom and dad.

566.  An extra hour of sleep.