The Thankful Tree

For the last couple of years, our Thanksgiving tradition has been to make a thankful tree.

Here are last year's Thankful Trees.

This year's thankful tree is so so so cute!  I got this idea from one of my new favorite mom blogs that I recently discovered Keep Home Simple.  (I love mom blogs.  I'll even admit it, I would go so far as to say I am cyberstalking some of these mom blogs.  I've learned so many things from people I don't even know, yet I love them, their blogs, and their willingness to share all their creative ideas with the world wide web.) 

Our Thankful Tree this year

Here are the lists of the things the boys are thankful for this year:

Cole                                                       Chase                                 Caden
Mom                                                    toys                                    this tree
amphibians and reptiles                        grandparents                       newspaper
everything                                            trees and branches              hearts
Dad, his baby brother, and Chase          noodle necklaces                 a butterfly
Grampa and Gramma                            candy                                  yellow, blue, and red                            
Gammy and Poppy                                magic wands                       a zerbert

Chad is thankful for our family, and I, of course, am thankful for all my boys.  On the night of Thanksgiving, we will spend some special time in prayer thanking God for all of these things he has blessed us with.  (I should've included "mom blogs" on my leaf too.)