A Season To Be Thankful

This is one of my favorite times of the year.  The changing of the leaves and all the beautiful colors they turn.  One thing I love about being in Utah is I get to see the leaves change all over the place, in the mountains, in my neighborhood, in my yard, on my way to work, everywhere.  It is such a blessing to be able to look around me and see all of Heavenly Fathers creations and how they move and change and make this world more beautiful.

Here is a list of some of my favorite things, smells, memories of the Fall/Winter season

The smell of cold (if you don't know what this is there is no way to explain it)

The crunch of fallen leaves under my shoes

The smell of fires

Sitting next to a warm fire and reading a good book

A warm mug of hot chocolate warming up my hands

The smell of freshly cut trees

The sound of homemade popcorn being made (this is a lovely sound year round )

The smell of fresh baked bread

The smell of cinnamon

The smell of new plastic

Feeling the Magic of Christmas all around me

Hearing the fire crackle and pop

Being able to snuggle in a blanket
Seeing all the neighbors Christmas decorations

Wearing my slippers and not getting odd looks

Lots of candy and surgery snacks

Holding Elijah's hand in his jacket pocket

Seeing the sun make the snow glitter everywhere

Seeing my breath on cold mornings

Warm waffles with whipped cream and cinnamon

Eating pumpkin seeds

Finding that perfect gift for someone

Sweaters and mittens

Kisses under the mistletoe

Christmas Breakfast

Making Christmas cards

Watching the snow fall

The crunch of snow beneath my boots

Scarfs

Watching little children play in the snow

Snow angels and Snowmen

Trying to catch a snowflake on my tongue

Having a baked potato bar

Leaving cookies and milk out for Father Christmas

When the snow that has gathered in my hair as I dash to the car melts down my face

Decorating for Christmas

Being with loved ones

Listening to Christmas music

Hoping to see the winter fairies working at night

Watching Christmas movies

Christmas Lights

Family Pictures

Holly

Making a Christmas wish list

Attempting to make the biggest snowman ever and it getting to cold to finish

Mistletoe

Little red noses

Getting mail from family and friends (This is a year round thing too)

Pinata Parties

Seeing a newly fallen blanket of snow

Hearing Children laughing and playing

The smiles people give you on the street 

There are so many other things that I could add about this time of the year but I figure this is long enough.  I am sure that my list will grow with each passing year as new traditions are set and old ones are kept.