The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

July 31st- A few of my favorite things...
~A summer activity that encourages you to put your feet up...well...foot in this case
~A book that has a variety of stories to please to please the crowd
~Being the campfire reader that amazes your little sisters

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

July 30th- A few of my favorite things...
~Blowing a bubble "shake" with your sister
~Blowing a handful of bubbles to delight your sister
~Figuring out how to make bubble art with your sister

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite THings

July 29th- A few of my favorite things...
~Moriah excited because she found a "puzzle rock" at work...
~Showing Thea how to carefully figure out how the pieces go together...
~And admiring how well they do :-)

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

July 28th- A few of my favorite things...
~An evening at Bailiwick with music by the Jordan-Elbridge Community Band
~An iced tea and a peach smoothie made by my favorite barista for the grown-ups...and chalk for drawing for the kids as the music inspires
~An invitation to the kids to form a parade line at the end to "The Stars and Stripes Forever"

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

July 27th- A few of my favorite things...
~The return of shadows reminding us the sun is still there after days of rain and clouds
~A still lake reflecting a glorious blue sky
~Fisherman getting their last chance at fishing before heading back home to Philly

The fisherman in this photo complimented our area in being so friendly 😊

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

July 26th- A few of my favorite things...
~An antique among antiques
~A cat who isn't fussy about which window he sits by
~A biggest sister who remembers her littlest sister's love of Batman

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

July 25th- A few of my favorite things...
~Watching a bright new mural going up on a drizzly day
~Bright fiery sunset framing a farm
~Late night dessert at Hunter's Diner with my eldest

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

July 24th- A few of my favorite things...
~Finding blue sky where you can
~Fiery red geraniums draped in raindrops
~Finding steeples in unexpected places

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

July 23rd- A few of my favorite things...
~Visiting an old railyard turned into a park
~Finding Beauty planted where once it was overgrown
~Finding hints of the past laying on the surface

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

July 22nd- A few of my favorite things...
~Spending the day with Daddy catching fish
~Getting a prize for catching the first bass
~Reeling in the largest carp weighing over 22 lbs at the tournament on a 40+ year old rod...and winning a new one as a prize!

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

July 21st- A few of my favorite things...
~The 4th little pig who built his house out of Magformers
~The 5th little pig who pursued a cool, lucrative banking career
~And a very clever wolf who tried to trick the first three