Thankful.

Where we live in Pennsylvania, the leaves are hitting their peak – so everywhere you look, you see all the reds, oranges, and yellows. It really is my favorite time of the year. As a mom, I love watching my girls enjoy this time of year too. Yesterday was a slow Sunday for us. We really needed it because, like all families, our weeks just get so busy running around balancing school, work, projects, and everything else.

Through all of that crazy, we forget to look around us and take in all the colors. And we forget to play. So that’s what yesterday was, and it was perfect. We stayed home and played in the yard with our bunnies – we have two! Holland Lops (ig: irisandjuniper) – and then made leaf piles and played in them. We were out there for hours.

Later on, we collected leaves for a little project that we were working on. I have done this every year for Thanksgiving with Aubrey since she was about three. Now Presley can join in on it too, and I love to hear both of their responses. We talk a little bit about what it means to be thankful for something/someone. And then we come up with a little list and decorate it with our leaves. Here is this years!

I am so thankful for slow Sunday’s like this one, for my girls, and for all the memories we make together. I really feel like we have slowed down and embraced this season together. This is proof that you don’t need to go very far, or spend any money, to have fun, make things, or see something beautiful. Chances are, it’s right in front of you and all around you.