Attitude of Gratitude

I receive monthly newsletters from Healthy Marriages GR and this month there was a good article about Thanksgiving. It gives us some tips on how to change our stubborn, unappreciative hearts into grateful hearts:

Be humble and focused on God.
Be thankful for everyday blessings.
Spend time in the Word of God to learn His promises and how He plans to fulfill them in your life daily.
Always thank God in the midst of adversity and trials.
Record blessings in your Bible or a journal and continually reference them when you encounter difficulty.
Express your gratitude publicly.
Continue God's cycle by blessing others in the Spirit of Christ.

To read the entire article, click here .

Our chick

Bay Harbor Vacation

Last week Wed-Sun we took off for our first vacation with just the three of us. We stayed in Traverse City for the first night and the rest of the time stayed at one of these cottages in Bay Harbor. It was so cozy and spacious enough for all of our "baby stuff". It was nice to make coffee and breakfast in the morning and take it easy exploring the area the rest of the day.


Katelyn liked watching the Michigan game with Daddy in our comfortable bed:

We went to Friske Orchard on the way up to Bay Harbor. It was a neat place to take pictures and it had lots of fun things for kids. They had a petting zoo with some very verbal sheep. Katelyn didn't seem to mind.

We had nice weather pretty much every day. The last night, a cold front came through, bringing some SNOWFLAKES!!! Steve braved the cold to capture the amazing sunset.

There was an Apple Festival in Charlevoix over the weekend. We went there and Katelyn loved being in the carrier. There was an art fair and another petting zoo. We enjoyed hot cider and donuts for a snack and it was good! This picture was taken at the apple festival. We had a great time being together as our little family enjoying the beauty of God's creation.

Little Pumpkin

I took Katelyn outside in our backyard on a nice day so that she could explore the grass and leaves. This past Thursday my mom and I went to the Meijer Gardens to enjoy the mums and one more sunny day before all the rain. The gardens had huge pumpkins all around. At the children's farm, we found a new scarecrow friend for Katelyn. After the gardens we enjoyed cider and donuts at Robinettes. It was a great day!

I must be in style

This was one of Vogue magazine's must have looks for fall...they are calling it the sweatshirt look. Umm..I guess those post-baby sweats are suddenly cool.

Making Cookies

I made chocolate chip cookies today. Katelyn helped by chewing on the utensils and pouring in the chocolate chips at the end. When Daddy came home for lunch, they tried a cookie together.

Life lately

Katelyn had her six month checkup and shots a few weeks ago. She is a long girl..in the 85th percentile for height. She is still right in the middle for weight..16 lbs 2 oz. A week after her healthy checkup, we found out she had her first ear infection. Luckily the office had appointments on Saturday morning. That night before bringing her in is still a blur..she cried and cried. What made the whole thing worse was that Steve and I were both sick with colds. Giving Katelyn her medicine has been interesting. I have been sneaky with it, but she still spit it out many times. We all feel better now. Yesterday we enjoyed going downtown to see the artwork for artprize.