Well, today is not a traditional Thanksgiving here in the Doeren household. There are a couple of reasons for that including our move out of state to Oregon, but the main one is that today is also Connor's 7th birthday! We decided to celebrate today and do some things his way just like we did for Brody's birthday! So, he started the day with his favorite breakfast, buttermilk pancakes and sausage! Then he got to open his presents which of course he was very excited about. We took the cake and ice cream over to his cousins house to celebrate with us before they indulge in their turkey dinner tonight! Then, we were blessed to find a Pizza Hut willing to make a pizza for him, his special request, because they were there anyway prepping for the next day! All, in all it has been a great day but it doesn't stop there! Tonight in just about 2 hours we are off to pick up Aunt Lara who is flying into Portland airport to spend 5 whole days with us and we are SO excited about that. Since she traveled all day today, I will spend tomorrow cooking a traditional Thanksgiving meal, (OK, so I'm not really saving a turkey, in fact I bought two!) turkey and all. It will be the first time doing it totally on my own, so I am a little nervous but it should be fun too. It will be nice to have family here to celebrate with!
It is hard to believe that 7 years ago today I became a mom for the first time. I remember when he was about 3 days old, I had a moment where I thought, "wow, what have I gotten into"! (it was also about 3:00 in the morning!) It is the moment when it hit me that I had truly just begun a lifelong commitment and one that has changed my life more than anything. I can't even imagine who I would be right now if it were not for the blessing, privilege, and honor of motherhood that God has blessed me with in this lifetime. I am so grateful for that.
I took Brody shopping for Connor's present 2 weeks ago and to my surprise he actually kept it a surprise! He wanted to get him this red football so bad, (of course it is the last thing I would of picked, another football!) since red is his favorite color. He was so excited to give it to him and wanted him to save it for the last thing he opened, I'm sure knowing that Connor does live the philosophy of saving for the best for last! Connor said it was one of his favorite gifts and Brody was so happy to bless his brother with this present!
So the boys went out to give it a whirl and are now in front of the fireplace, with full bellies watching the Dallas Cowboys. Does it get any better?
4 comments:
Happy thanksgiving! Sounds like you guys had nice day even without turkey!
Happy Birthday Connor and Happy Thanksgiving. I'm sure you will do fine with your first Turkey. We had an almost 21 pound turkey and I cooked it stuffed so it took a long time to cook. We also planned to eat early so thats why mine was in the oven at 6:30 yesterday.
I don't think it does get any better than that! What a wonderful celebration.
Congratulations on 7 years of motherhood!
I love it!!! You are such a great mom. How blessed you are to have those two precious boys. Welcome to your 7th year of motherhood. I love hearing about how much they care about each other. 2 weeks is a long time to keep a surprise. What beautiful leaves in your back yard. Happy Birthday to Connor. We talked about him as we drove to our Thanksgiving destination. I'm glad he had such a good day.
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