Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving! We had a quiet and enjoyable day and hope yours was good too.  During the month of November, we made a thankful tree. Each night someone talked about something they are thankful for, and here is the blooming thankful tree. I am so thankful for these three, amongst many other things!

We are also very thankful for Kadem, our new nanny. Kadem has been working with our family since mid September. She is such a kind and patient woman and she is great with the kids. This is her younger daughter, Ebru, who sometimes comes with her to play with the kids. She and her husband also have an older daughter, Ezgi, that lives near the Syrian border, and she is working as an economist. 

With the new COVID restrictions, kids under 20 are allowed outside between 1-4pm each day, so we take advantage of it. This day we went to the forest behind our neighborhood to play, walk around, and Nathan took the boys for a run on one of his loops.

For dinner I cooked a small brown sugar maple syrup ham in the crock pot, mashed sweet potatoes, mixed veggies, and pumpkin pie. Simple and delicious.

We are so thankful for all of God’s blessings and faithfulness, and we pray you all had a wonderful holiday too!