The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Dec 21st- A few of my favorite things...

~Christmas wishes arriving in the mail

~Gingerbread men gathered around a Christmas Tree

~A Nutcracker who found the perfect scepter finial

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 May 6th- A few of my favorite things...

~The surprise of a drive to see the local horses at play...and find one has had a foal

~The joy of not only birthday mail, but the book you've been waiting a long time for at the library arriving on your birthday

~The fun of watching your favorite ballet...become a movie...and become your cake!

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Dec 28th- A few of my favorite things...
~A Nutcracker finishing the last of his holiday baking
~A Nutcracker that never misses a beat
~A Nutcracker ready to go on vacation now that dance season is almost done

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Dec 18th- A few of my favorite things...

~Watching a young artist make a nutcracker take shape in the lower right corner
~Lettering carefully placed across the top
~A signature board ready to be gifted to the girls' dance teacher 

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Sept 3rd- A few of my favorite things...
~The Three Musketeers ready to conquer an audition
~Watching the independence of each getting ready for this on their own
~The excitement of the first two girls emerging telling me they are going to be mice this year...and the oldest is going to be a snow maiden...great job girls!

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Jan 3rd- A few of my favorite things...
~A line up of Nutcrackers that seem to have a hidden story behind them that when everyone goes home...
~The Oliver Hardy Hockey player seems to have had an impact...
~On a scepterless King, an aggravated Cook, and a worried Soldier who has already lost his nose due to hockey antics

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Dec 20th- A few of my favorite things...
~Following in your big sister's footsteps...
~But blazing your own path...
~And having a fabulous time fulfilling your dream to be in the Nutcracker

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The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Dec 3rd- A few of my favorite things...
~An angel getting a wagon ride to rest its wings
~An evening ocean scene imagined in beads
~Nutcracker dreams filling the air

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Sept 4th- A few of my favorite things...
~Turning the bag you made over the summer into your new ballet bag
~The excitement building as you get your number for the Nutcracker tryouts, but cool enough to read while your number is called because you know "you got this"
~The excitement of fulfilling your dream: you got a part in a real ballet after all your hard work...she'll be a snowflake!