Sunday Snapshot {I'm Thankful For...}

Well, with Thanksgiving approaching I wanted to take some time to share what I'm thankful for. The last few years haven't been the best for us financially. As a result of everything that was happening in the country in 2009, Zac and I had to move back to our home state of Michigan from Colorado shortly after we got married. We loved Colorado and still hope to move back there some day. Thanks to my in-laws, we had a place to move to from Colorado (without having to move "in" with either of our parents). So, first, I'm thankful for the generosity of my in-laws and for that of my parents as well. They've all been a great support system as my husband and I continue to try to find good paying, full-time jobs.

  Here are my parents with Rommey when we went to get Rommey's pumpkin this year.

Here are my in-laws with Rommey when we saw them in April for spring break.

I'm also thankful for my wonderful husband who is super supportive of everything most things I want to do and always encourages me to be the best I can be at what ever I am doing. He challenges me and loves me like no one else. He is my soul mate.

One of the biggest things I'm thankful for is my amazing daughter. She is absolutely perfect and has brought so much joy to our lives. We weren't sure I'd be able to have kids (I had a miscarriage 6 months before we found out we were expecting her) and God has truly blessed us with the most incredible little girl we could have ever imagined. I'm looking forward to her second Thanksgiving and her second Christmas.

I finally got some good pictures of her (with a blurred background, like I like) today. I was so excited!

This is from the other day. My first attempt at 2 pigtails. She was a bit fussy and not too cooperative but still super cute!

Finally, I'm thankful for the good health of my friends and family, the fact that I have the opportunity to substitute teach around the area as I continue to look for a full-time teaching job (elementary) throughout the country and the fact that my husband is so "handy" and great at fixing things around the house as well as my car (most of the time) when something goes wrong with it.

I just feel so blessed and thankful.