I am thankful for my scanner.

My scanner is super old and super bulky. Sometimes it doesn't respond when I want it to. Every once in a while it will take 30 minutes to scan a single document. But it's trusty and is still kicking after ten years of marriage. And I am so grateful to have it.

These are two treasures that have been waiting around to be scanned for a few weeks now. The first one was colored on before I scanned it in... so I apologize for the big black blobs in the middle. I found this document laying in a pile of scraps. It's Luke's handwriting... and for some reason or another, he decided to write all 50 states in alphabetical order. He is such an odd child. He doesn't want to do any kind of worksheets because he thinks they are boring and uncreative. I respect him and his opinion and think his own creative exercises are awesome. I especially love his hyphenations down the right side of the page.

This family portrait was done by Benny. He started celebrating Thanksgiving the day after Halloween. It's been hanging in our kitchen for a few weeks now. I love Dad's shirt and tie. I appreciate the fact that he is now drawing me wearing a shirt period. And the miniature Simon just makes me laugh. I love that Ben thinks our family stands around all day holding hands.
I am so grateful for my scanner. and for my sweet, artistic boys.