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We spent a wonderful Thanksgiving week visiting Jim’s sister Julie and her family in Arizona – and we were also blessed to have my parents fly in and join us for a few days! It was so nice to have all the kids and both sets of grandparents together! We started off the trip just hanging out and taking full advantage of the warm Southwest sun. Where else can you play games, ride bikes, and go boating in late November? I signed up to read a story and do a craft in Susie’s class last week, so I started scouring Pinterest for a Thanksgiving-related craft that I could feasibly do with 20 second-graders in a short amount of time. I found this paper pumpkin idea, and was excited that it was simple enough to complete, and that it gave me a way to encourage the students to count their blessings. I prepped most of the craft ahead of time, and then had the kids write eight things they were thankful for on the assembled strips of paper, and then helped them staple them together into a pumpkin shape. It was a lot of fun, and I loved seeing Susie interact with her wonderful class!
I had enough paper leftover to have the boys make their own pumpkins at home. I loved their responses when I asked them to list the things they were thankful for. I recorded them word for word. Here are Jimmy’s thoughts: “Good Family” “I love the Gospel – it is beautiful.” “I love this day that the Lord has made. I love every day of my life.” “I love every season” “I love the motorhome” “I love our car” “I love every place we go on vacation” “The Lord”
Isn’t he a sweetheart?!? (specifically a sweetheart with a full mouth!)
And here the things Danny is thankful for, word for word: “Batmobile toy” “Snowmobile” “Four-wheeler” “Ranger” “Dirtbike” “Car” “Chevy Suburban” “Dinosaur”
The boy knows what he likes!
And I’m so thankful to be these kids’ mom! Every once in a while, Danny gets it into his head that he likes leafy greens. He begged me to buy a head of cabbage, and he thoroughly enjoyed it for a few bites…until deciding he didn’t like it. At least he ate it long enough for me to snap a picture!
One of the best perks of having an older sibling is having someone who can read to you when mom’s too busy fixing dinner!
Searching for buried backyard treasure? Or just digging in the mud? Equally fun at this house!
Just in case you were wondering…”Bird Paradise is Open!” (no, we don’t have any pet birds…I guess this is wishful thinking on Becky’s part!)
I love this picture! The two boys have been getting along SO well the past month or two. Of course, they still do the normal brother-fighting stuff, but they’re starting to really play happily TOGETHER, seeking each other out for imaginary play, kicking balls around the yard together, running cars in circles together…it’s so fun to watch! |
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