Wake up snuggles and raindrops.

Thank you for the smell of coffee in the morning,

For warm homemade nutella pop tarts melting in my mouth.

For clean underwear and a fridge full of food.

Thank you for snow on Thanksgiving.

Thank you for hide and seek and little Lego polar bears,

For a four day weekend and no Internet.

Thank you for dishwashers, apple cider, and Mary Poppins.

Thank you for a couch to share,

For the rolling of dice and a little family competition.

For pillows, sleeping bags, and wii controllers.

For enormous bathtubs that smell like tei-fu.

Thank you for child-sized shopping carts and digital cameras.

For silvershield, bottled water, striped socks, log cabins, comfy pajamas, long hugs, towels from the dryer, and wine from Kansas.

Thank you for a fireplace.

Thank you for trees outside the kitchen window.

Thank you for Kingsley’s giggles.

Thank you for Matt’s humor.

Thank you for Jack’s fur coat.

Thank you for Chip’s colorful skin.

Thank you for Sara’s straight hair.

Thank you for Graziella’s curly locks.

Thank you for Dad’s CSI hat.

Thank you for Brandon’s new glasses.

Thank you for Jason’s strategic moves.

Thank you for Mom’s child-like voice.

Thank you for Angela’s dairy free diet.

Thank you for Evangeline.

Above all, thank you for my family. A family that fits under one roof. Where we can laugh and cook and dance and study and play and share life. A work of art.

Thank you for…togetherness.