"I went to the woods because I wanted to live deliberately. I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life;
to put to rout all that was not life and not when I had come to die, discover that I had not lived." ~Henry David Thoreau

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Thankful Questionaire

Tonight for FHE we started our lessons on being thankful. I wrote a questionare for the kids to answer and their reponses were both sweet and funny.

Ethan, 6 1/2-
(He insisted in writing the answers himsef, and as you can see he only chose answers that were SUPER easy to write. That made me laugh.)
In the morning I'm thankful for- Jesus
At school I'm thankful for- Mrs. Smith
When I play I'm thankful for- Dad
At FHE I'm thankful for- Mom
At dinner I'm thankful for- Dad
Late at night I'm thankful for- prayer
When I pray I'm thankful for- (insert our last name here)
When I'm at church I'm thankful for- Mom and Dad
Something that's really hard but I'm still thankful for- homework
I'm thankful when my family- is nice
I'm thankful when Mom- is good
I'm thankful when Dad- is good

Hailey, almost 5-
In the morning I'm thankful for- eating breakfast
At school I'm thankful for- Mrs. Kari and her toys and my school friends
When I play I'm thankful for- my doll house
At FHE I'm thankful for- cookies and treats
At dinner I'm thankful for- the prayer and food
Late at night I'm thankful for- bedtime and sleeping with my bear and blanket
When I pray I'm thankful for- my books
When I'm at church I'm thankful for- songs and my class
Something that's really hard but I'm still thankful for- waking up in the morning
(And this is a HARD one for her!!)
I'm thankful when my family- says prayers and gives hugs
I'm thankful when Mom- loves me and makes dinner
I'm thankful when Dad- makes us lunch on Saturdays and reads books and goes swimming

Lauren, 3-
(Can you tell what has been a big topic of discussion in our house lately?)
In the morning I'm thankful for- chocolate milk
When I play I'm thankful for- pee pee in the potty, not in my pants
At FHE I'm thankful for- hot chocolate
At dinner I'm thankful for- saying the prayer
Late at night I'm thankful for- pooping in the potty (not in my nighttime underwear) and taking a bath
When I pray I'm thankful for- food
When I'm at church I'm thankful for- the little nursery potty
Something that's really hard but I'm still thankful for- making poop
I'm thankful when my family- goes to school and I grow into a big girl
I'm thankful when Mom- Mom poops in the potty
I'm thankful when Dad- he plays with me

2 comments:

Rob and Dani said...

I am thankful that you poop in the potty too - and not in your pants! Cute answers!

Heather Jones said...

Very cute thankful idea's. It is so fun to see what the kids come up with. Our's is just a poster with leaves to add each day not quite as cute. But, hopefully it helps tham know how blessed they are huh! You are looking pregnant! I like your hair long