What I'm Thankful For (From our 3-Year-Old)

Today is Thanksgiving and I woke up thinking of all the incredible ways God has blessed us. But rather than give you my thoughts about Thanksgiving, I thought I would let you hear from the heart and mind of our 3-year-old daughter, Carson. I asked her if she wanted to tell everyone what she was thankful for and she said yes. So here you go!

WARNING: This is completely unedited. You have been warned.

1. Me

2. Daddy

3. Jadd

4. Mommy

5. Josh (Cassidy)

6. Daddy

7. Jadd

8. Mommy

(At this point, I had to re-explain what we're doing here. I got the sense her heart wasn't in it.)

9. God

10. Grandaddy

11. Jesus

12. Oranges

She then said, "Now let's talk about toys!"

13. Caterpillar

14. Tiger

15. Zebra

16. Lion

17. FeeFee (her blanket)

18. Tiger

19. Hippo

(I told her we'll go ahead and lump all of the animals together)

20. Olivia (friend from school)

21. Annie (another friend from school)

22. Mateo (yes, another friend from school)

(you can see where this is headed)

23. boys (that answer just made my heart sink)

24. Neal

25. our house that we live in

26. our stairs

27. The refrigerator

(she then began to look around the room to find other things)

28. stockings

29. Christmas tree

30. our old house

She then said, "One more thing, daddy!"

31. baby Avery (who is due in 3 weeks)

I thought we had a pretty good list, so I decided to ask her what Thanksgiving is.

"Thanksgiving is, um, doing some turkey stuff. Because we are going to Josh and LaLa's house."

Who were the first people to celebrate Thanksgiving?

"Jesus."

(she has already learned that the answer to any semi-serious question is "Jesus".)

"What's a pilgrim?"

(whispering in my ear) "They are on the Mayflower."

"What do you eat on Thanksgiving?"

"Turkey! And pumpkin bread, and sweet potatoes, and rolls. I want daddy to hold me!"

Ok, so maybe this idea was better in my head. At any rate, have a Happy Thanksgiving from Carson and the rest of us!