We did things everyday:
1 set out Thanksgiving decorations, started a thankful poster
2 Family Home Evening lesson on feeling thankful and turkey shooting game
3 Made thanksgiving cards for family
4 Fill a shoebox at Hobby Lobby to send to someone less fortunate
5 Did random acts of service throughout the day
6 Made a please and thank you sticker chart
7 Had turkey waffles
8 Caitlin gave ME a service by bringing me breakfast in bed, that night we read books and scriptures about gratitude
9 Family Home Evening lesson about the 10 lepers and had a treat
10 dropped off goodies for people
11 Veterans Day: made holiday mail for heroes
12 Thanksgiving/fall craft day
13 celebrated #worldkindnessday with random acts of kindness
14 Colored "my thanks book" printout
15 Made a hand print runner
16 Thanksgiving bingo
17 Played the "hot spot" game
18 Left a thank you gift for the mailman
19 great grandparents visits
20 Welcomed baby Reese
21 Made donations, each of us picked a few thing.
22 Prayers and help for Bo and the Barnes family
23 made a video log of the kids' top thankful things
24 dropped off cans to the food bank
25 gave each other "service stars" when we noticed other people doing nice things
26 Thanksgiving: We spent Thanksgiving with my family in St. George, Utah. My parents drove up and my sisters and I and my grandparents went down. We all stayed in a couple condos and we swam, watched movies, played with cousins, hiked the Red Rock, visited the children's museum, rode the carousel, got frozen custard at Neilsen's and looked at Christmas lights around town. Thanksgiving morning a bunch of us ran the 5k turkey trot. Paul and I had Caitlin and Nolan run with us and they both did amazing! They did the whole thing themselves and were very motivated. both finished in under an hour! I'm so proud of them! Thanksgiving dinner was absolutely delicious, as it always is with my mom. Can't believe she can cook a Thanksgiving meal anywhere in any kitchen and always have it turn out so yummy.
I really enjoyed the Thanksgiving season this year and the opportunity to give service and to spark that in my kids. Hopefully they learned a little about giving and serving and why we should do it. I know I had some special moments and experiences with them when I felt like they got it. I'm most thankful for my little family and for my Heavenly Father who has entrusted me with them.
I really enjoyed the Thanksgiving season this year and the opportunity to give service and to spark that in my kids. Hopefully they learned a little about giving and serving and why we should do it. I know I had some special moments and experiences with them when I felt like they got it. I'm most thankful for my little family and for my Heavenly Father who has entrusted me with them.
