Give Thanks

Psalm 100

A psalm of thanksgiving.

Shout with joy to the Lord, all the earth!
Worship the Lord with gladness.
Come before him, singing with joy.
Acknowledge that the Lord is God!
He made us, and we are his.
We are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
Enter his gates with THANKSGIVING;
go into his courts with praise.
Give THANKS to him and praise his name.
For the Lord is good.
His unfailing love continues forever,
and his faithfulness continues to each generation.

A Leopard and her Pumpkins

Ok, here's the very late, standard kid post of the halloween costume and pumpkins. Hannah was VERY in to pumpkins this year. She would point them out all the time, and even called and orange sandbag a pumpkin. A highlight was painting pumpkins with Ali. She also loved trick-or-treating on our street. The whole concept of knocking on a strangers door, having them tell you how cute you are and then drop candy in your bag was absolutely thrilling for her. After each house, she would look in her bag at her goodies and say, "Oh boy Hannah!" The only candy she got to eat was half a fun size 3 musketeers.

A Toddler's Mind

I've learned that toddlers make associations for everything. Like riding the train, twice Hannah has been on a train with Ali, once on Amtrak and once at the Underwood Farm. And now when she hears one blow it's whistle or (even better) sees one go by, she says "Ali, choo choo." It's very cute to hear, and you know it must have been a highlight of her life to this point. You can read about it here too.

The other association Hannah has made is in the bath. Whenever she is taking a bath, she asks for a cheeseburger. I'm really not sure how that one came about. It's not like she eats a lot of cheeseburgers, and she's definitely never had one while taking a bath. We still can't figure out the connection.