The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Dec 9th- A few of my favorite things things...

~Little hands that add miniature people walking in the snow and...

~A dapper little man made of snow among...

~The candles marking the close of week two of Advent

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 May 7th- A few of my favorite things...

~Dandelions blooming throughout the yard

~Little hands that picked a bowl full before the rain

~Bigger hands that helped me get them ready to make dandelion jelly

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

 Oct 27th- A few of my favorite things...

~Rainy day weather that's perfect for baking a kid-friendly yogurt cake

~The scent of soup wafting though the house all afternoon

~Little hands helping me get the pie ready

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

July 11th- A few of my favorite things...
~A story with 400 years of history and a sweet recipe to try
~Little hands that carefully assemble and mix the ingredients
~A fabulous and easy dessert of Black-cap Raspberry Fool...and a small Chocolate Fool for the one who doesn't like berries

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

July 4th- A few of my favorite things...

~A bounty of berries on the bushes

~Little hands who try to get as many ripe berries as possible in the bowl

~A pail that fills kerplink, kerplank, kerplunk...and a few for the picker...munch, munch, munch

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Apr 9th- A few of my favorite things...
~Little hands to help make the maple cream sauce
~Little hands that mix the dough that will bake in the maple cream sauce
~Little hands that help eat a delicious dessert topped with more maple cream sauce: Pouding Chomeur...appropriate name for current conditions

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Feb 14th- A few of my favorite things...
~Valentines made by little hands just for MOM and dad
~A flowerpot full of love made just for a biggest sister
~The chance to get together with our littlest Valentine over ice cream

The Habit of Thankfulness: A Few of My Favorite Things

Jan 23rd- A few of my favorite things...
~A backpack from the library full of hands-on ways ways to learn about Russia
~A small chess set just right for little hands
~The fun of building St Basil's Cathedral in your living room