Thankful

So, I've been a delinquent blogger for the past...ummm year? I've been taking a ton of photos and trying to commit as much to memory as possible, but I haven't been writing about it. What I've been finding though is that important things are escaping my brain. I'll look back through my phone and see B when he was 1 and think, "woah." Time really does fly and as much as I'm trying to live in the moment and enjoy the now, I also recognize that I need to remember the moments, especially some of the little ones that bring me such joy.

Last night was one of those moments. Each night before dinner, we take some time to hold hands as a family and say what we are thankful for that day. B will (almost) always participate, holding our hands and then enthusiastically proclaiming "HANDS!" when we ask what he is most thankful for. Last night however, when we asked what he was thankful for or what made him happy, he said "new cups."

Now, I know that being thankful for new cups sounds very trivial and materialistic, but the BIG deal here was that he's starting to grasp the concept of our nightly ritual. I was so proud of him for sharing something that made him happy, and even prouder that I was there to experience it with him.

My view from our tea party

P.S. - his "new" cups were actually a set of espresso cups that were destined for Goodwill. Back when I was young and dumb, I thought that registering for espresso cups for a wedding gift was a good idea. It turns out, it was brilliant!