To be thankful...

I love Thanksgiving but the highlight of this year's celebration were the poems Ethan and Luke memorized for the school assembly. The assembly was so full of the Thanksgiving spirit. I asked my boys to recite their poems to me as often as I could coax it out of them.

Luke's Thanksgiving poem:
"A Thanksgiving Poem"
T is for the trust the Pilgrim's had so many years ago.
H is for the harvest the settlers learned to grow.
A is for America, the land in which we live.
N is for nature and beauty which she gives.
K is for kindness, gentle words, thoughtful deeds.
S is for smiles, the sunshine everyone needs.
G is for gratitude, our blessings big and small.
I is for ideas, letting wisdom grow tall.
V is for voices, singing, laughing, always caring.
I is for Indians who taught them about sharing.
N is for neighbors, across the street, over the sea.
G is for giving of myself to make a better me.

Here he is standing with his class before they recited their poem at the school assembly.

Ethan was sick on the day of the assembly so I don't have any pics of him with his class (I do have video of him reciting it but I'm not going to post that here).
Ethan's poem was:
"Twas The Night Before Thanksgiving"
Twas the night before Thanksgiving
But I just couldn't sleep.
I tried counting backwards - 3, 2, 1
I tried counting sheep - (snoring)
The leftovers beckoned, the dark meat and white.
But I fought the temptation with all of my might.
Tossing and turning, with anticipation
the thought of a snack became infatuation.
So I...raced to the kitchen, flung open the door
and gazed at the goodies galore.
I gobbled up turkey, buttered potatoes,
pickles and carrots, beans and tomatoes.
Uhh...I felt myself swelling, so plump and so round.
Til all of a sudden! I rose off the ground!
I crashed through the ceiling.
Floating into the sky.
But I managed to yell, as I soared pass the trees,
Happy eating to all! Pass the cranberries...please!

And Sadie made a turkey hat at preschool that I just thought was the icing on the cake!

I am IMMENSELY grateful for my lovely munchkins, for my sarcastic and funny hubs and for the life we all get to share together. Happy Thanksgiving!!