Thanksgiving at the Schweighardt house came and went in a beautiful blur of memories. I don't know how many of you know, but lately I've been dealing with a more severe form of Hypoglycemia than I have been used to for the past few years and John has recently been battling issues with his gallbladder. Both of these tend to limit our eating habits and it was a new experience for Thanksgiving not to be completely centered around the joy of gorging ourselves on food.
Our first snow of the year came the week of Thanksgiving and we were blessed to have many cousins at the house to take the girls out to romp in the snow while Mama made pies. (I might not be able to eat them, but I sure as heck was going to make them!)
Audrey became best buddies with Trevor's fiance, Kirsten; she made short work of forging a bond with my little skeptic and I think that went a long way to earn Trevor some much-deserved Audrey affection. My Dragon keeps the demand for her love high, lest it should be underestimated.And although she is considerably more snuggly than she was as a baby, I still can't help but sigh every time that little girl shows me affection.
Thanksgiving Day, I had the rare opportunity to take a nap while the girls were awake. It was getting late in the afternoon and I was woken up by Audrey requesting to come sleep with me; she climbed into bed, commandeered one of my pillows and burrowed under the covers while jabbing me with her feet. (This is pretty standard fare as far as snuggling with Audrey goes.) She squirmed and rolled around and played with my hair and then whispered:
"Hey Mama?"
"hmmm?" I answered.
"I ask you a question." she replied.
"What?" I mumbled.
"What you thankful for?"
"Well, I'm thankful for you and Bailey and your Papa. I love you, you know."
Then she wrapped her arm around my head like she was cradling a child and said: "I love you too, Mama. I love you too."
As long as I live I will be thankful for that moment. And I'll be trying to make even more that are just as sweet to me. I am thankful to be a Mama and a Wife, a sister and a daughter and that someday soon I will also be an Aunt!
Happy Holidays!
