Our Two Trees

Tree #1 -- November was a great month for our family. We really tried to focus on gratitude and all the blessings we've received. To help us out, Dan and I put up a "Gratitude Tree" for the first FHE in November. Each day we wrote something we were grateful for on a leaf and taped it to the tree. It looked pretty silly the first few days, but the leaves accumulated quickly.

I loved being able to look at the tree all month long and be reminded of all the blessings I've been given. It helped me realize how much I truly do have. Here's what Dan and I are most grateful for (in no particular order):

• America
• Priesthood Power
• Scriptures
• A Warm House
• Huggies
• Modern Medicine
• The Holy Ghost
• Ice Cream
• Our Family
• Good Credit
• Good Health
• Sealing Power
• Temples
• Being a Stay-at-Home-Mom
• Good-Smelling Candles
• Youth of the Church
• Good People
• Pajama Pants
• Living Prophets
• Enough money to have all we need & much of what we want
• Sunshine
• Technology
• No Lack of Food
• The Sunrise
• Love
• My Wonderful Wife
• Quick & Easy Recipes
• Our Education
• Snow
• My Hubba-Hubby
• Dan's Short "Commute"
• Good Friends
• Prayer
• Music
• Good Literature
• Tithing
• Fall Weather
• Nina
• Dishwashers
• Chocolate
• Voting Rights
• Good Movies
• The Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ
• Seasons
• A Great Job
• A Strong Mind
• Hyrum

Tree #2 -- The Saturday after Thanksgiving, Dan and I put up our first Christmas tree. It's our first tree after 3 Christmases together, but better late than never! It's nice to finally have a place big enough to put one up.

There's something so nice about snuggling up on the couch with a good cup of hot chocolate and watching the lights on a tree.

In a way, I'm sad to see November go. It was a great month for our family. December will bring a lot of changes with the addition of baby #2, and I just hope we're up for it!