Ethan & Oliver’s Thanksgiving Mission

A Thanksgiving Mission Like No Other!


Join Ethan & Oliver as their family launches Operation Gratitude—a holiday adventure filled with laughter, lessons, and lots of pumpkin pie! From bubbling sourdough and backyard gardens to farm stand visits, cozy baking days, and a bustling Thanksgiving table at Grandma’s house, the boys discover that blessings come in all shapes and sizes.

Along the way, readers will enjoy:
–Silly sibling antics that keep kids laughing
–Family traditions and faith-filled reflections
–Notebook prompts to spark gratitude at home
–A reminder to pray for those serving far from their families

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Thanksgiving has always been one of my favorite times of year. Not just for the pie (though Oliver would vote for that every time), but because of the traditions that bring families together, and of course Alabama football!

In our house, Thanksgiving looks like…

  • Baking sourdough rolls and sneaking “practice tastes”
  • Family cornhole tournaments in the backyard (the prize? First pick of dessert!)
  • Ending the night with stories, laughter, and prayers

Some years, though, Thanksgiving has looked very different.

As a Navy family, we’ve celebrated holidays underway — giving thanks at sea with shipmates, missing family at home, but holding onto gratitude in new ways. That experience is one of the reasons we created Operation Gratitude in Ethan & Oliver’s Thanksgiving Mission. We want kids to see that blessings can be found in every season — big ones, little ones, and even silly ones.

Blessing Bingo — Play Along at Home!

Ethan carefully logged 37 blessings. Oliver raced his way to B-100 (with plenty of pie along the way).

We created Blessing Bingo to make gratitude simple and fun. To start, print the cards. Then, pick your play style. For a custom round, write the blessings your family notices with Ethan and Oliver throughout the week. Alternatively, use their blessings from the story and see if your crew can match. Meanwhile, little ones can draw or say a blessing, while older kids can read a square. Additionally, teams work great for big tables. Afterward, pause and share one gift you noticed today. Above all, remember the goal: have fun and take notice of the blessings all around us. Finally, enjoy this Thanksgiving blessing bingo printable as a sweet way to practice thanks together.

  • Download your FREE starter card → perfect for seeing all the blessings around us. This free card is a blend of Ethan and Oliver’s blessing that you can your kiddos can mark off to complete the card.
  • Grab the complete 9-card pack **PLUS** a blank card. And this is a perfect blend of Ethan and Oliver’s blessings from the week.

Here’s what’s inside the full set…

  • 3 Mixed Cards → a fun blend of Ethan’s thoughtful blessings and Oliver’s silly B-ingo style.
  • 3 Ethan Cards → steady, numbered blessings from his mission log.
  • 3 Oliver Cards → wild, silly blessings straight from his B-100 sprint.
  • 1 Create-Your-Own Card → kids can invent and fill in their own blessings (and reprint as many as they like).

First one to shout BL-ESS-INGGO! wins (Oliver’s rule, not mine).

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Why We Wrote It

Ethan & Oliver’s Thanksgiving Mission is a short seasonal adventure — part story, part tradition, part reminder that gratitude isn’t just for one day a year.

Whether your family is set to gather around Grandma’s table, celebrate far from home, or build new traditions; we hope this book will spark laughter, conversation, and thankfulness that carries into each new day.