We have the sweetest neighbor up the street from us. He makes all sorts of wooden crafts and has been cultivating a relationship with the kids over the years. He gave the girls doll beds, the kids got a big birdhouse, and every time the kids go down to chat, he has a sucker for them. They LOVE going to Gil's. The kids asked if he would teach them how to build things, so we finally set up a day and he very patiently made a small birdhouse with each child. He let them pick out the style, type of wood, nail things, mark measurements with a pencil etc. He definitely did all of the real work, but he made the kids feel like they did. Keeping Benson occupied in a cold garage full of sharp things was a little challenging, but overall it was such a great way to spend a Friday morning.
We dropped off our Christmas shoeboxes again! The kids had so much fun picking out the contents of their boxes. This was the first year I made the older two pay part of the expense. Even though it stung a little, I wanted them to be invested so they could feel the blessings of their sacrifice. We had fun watching videos on Youtube of kids around the world opening their shoeboxes and all got a little teary eyed.
Lindy is really developing a love of books. She loves to "read" them. I got a kick out of her falling asleep on one the other night.
We took Richie lunch the other day. His building is so far away this year, that we don't go visit often. We planned our visit well so that it would coincide with pancake day. :) Typically the day before Thanksgiving break, the teachers cook pancakes all day for the students and they earn toppings through scripture reading etc. The kids really took advantage of all the sugar available. Yeeesh!
Practicing spelling words with shaving cream
Benson thought this contact paper on the wall was super cool
Putting a plate of goodies in the mailbox for the mailman! We have a cute mailman (Lonny). Every year we'll put something in the mailbox for him to say Merry Christmas, and he always sends back a little thank you note.
I asked Miles to read Benson a book to keep him busy while I made dinner, and it was so cute I had to snap a picture. And Lindy was a cute (out of focus) photo bomber. :)
Another little reminder of this stage of life. I was doing laundry and found this plastic horse at the bottom of the boy's hamper. There are some things I won't miss about this stage of life, but a lot that I will- like this. I thought this little memento was pretty cute.
More window jobs!
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LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THESE WINDOWS!!!
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