Brinley- Fun Song was "The Preposition Song", which she was very proud to sing to us.... and then we all sang Jingle Bells.
Pretty song was "We Thank Thee Oh God for a Prophet"
Ellie Ruth: Lesson on Gratitude.
Alma 34:38 "Live in Thanksgiving Daily for the many mercies he doth bestow upon you"
The children were given the challenge on Sunday of writing down 100 things they are grateful for. We decided to do this as a family. We took turns in sharing ideas under topics that we would think of.
We are Grateful for:
Church Topics...
1. prophets - Ellie
2. primary - Nathan
3. activity days - Brinley
4. scriptures - Tiffany
5. teachers/teaching - Saxton
6. Jesus Christ - Cory
7. Bishop - E
8. tithing - N
9. Ensign - T
10. Church - S
11. missionaries - C
12. dressing up on Sunday - B (Who are you and what did you do with my daughter)
Nature Topics...
13. trees - E
14. grass - N
15. elements - B
16. birds. - T
17. animals (I want a dog) - S
18. mountains - C
19. rock formations - E
20. snails - N
21. sunshine - B
22. sunsets - T
23. the feeling of being in nature - S
24. hunting - C
25. oxygen - E
(Levi is thankful for dogs! "Mommy dogs, baby dogs, corn dogs, and bun dogs!")
"In the Home" Topics...
26. technology - E
27. bathrooms - N
28. heat - B
29. running water - T
30. my family in it - S
31. art - C
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| This piece, Behold The Lamb, by Walter Rane, is my favorite. It hangs in our living room. |
32. clothing - E
33. furniture - N
34. roof - B
35. books - T
36. the house - S
37. toys - L
38. soft beds - C
People ....
39. founding fathers - E
40. Albert Einstein -N
41. my parents -B
42. my grandparents - T
43. Joseph Smith - S
44. Hyrum Smith - C
45. Noah - E
46. Levi ("I'm your baby brother", he responded to Nathan's comment") - N
47. Siblings - B
48. my husband - T
49. my extended family - S
50. Heavenly Father - C
Days....
51. Thanksgiving - E
52. My birthday - N
53. Christmas - B
54. Independence Day - T
55. Earth Day - S
56. Easter - C
Foods...
57. Pie - E
58. macaroni & cheese - N
59. chow mein (Chinese foods) - B
60. crab - T
61. meat - S
62. pizza - C
63. cheese and juice and carrots (Levi) - L
64. potatoes & eggs - E
65. ice cream - N
66. artichokes - B
67. raspberries - T
68. Manti Turkey - C
69. toast - S
Books...
70. Little House on the Prairie - E
71. My Father's Dragon - N
72. Fablehaven - B
73. 'The Squirrel Book" -(a book I have read 1,000 times in the last month... okay 30 times... where a squirrel goes through the pages in search of his store of nuts. Family favorite!)
74. Les Miserables - T
75. Beastquest - S
76. The Book of Mormon - C
77. The Books of Bayern - E
78. Cam Jansen & Katie Kazoo - N
79. Brinley can't stand to just list one on her turn, so she sharesThe following series/books: (if it is a series she has read all of them) Children of the Lamp, Septimus Heap, Sisters Grimm, Percy Jackson, Candy Shop Wars, Harry Potter, Shamer's Daughter, Emily Windsnap, The Cane Chronicles, The Heroes of Olympus, Artimus Fowl, Eragon, Goose Girl, Tomorrow Girls, etc. etc.
80. Dragonrider - S
81. The Peacegiver - T
82. The Count of Monte Cristo - C
Movies...
83. Little Women - E
84. Harry Potter - N
85. Disney shows - B
86. Kit Kat Cowboys? - L
87. It's a Wonderful Life - T
88. Old Yeller - S
89. X Men - C
Our Country...
90. The Flag - E
91. The Fifty States - N
92. The Declaration of Independence - B
93. Freedom of Religion - T
94. The Presidents ("except for this one"-- Saxton) ha ha!
95. The Government of the People - C
Something you are really grateful for at the moment...
96. Libraries (Brin)
97. Good Music (Mom)
98. Life (Saxton says pretty much everything)
99. School (Nathan)
100. Prayer (Dad)
Saxton- activity -- paper airplane contest...
Nathan offered a treat of these...
And this is what Levi was playing with through the whole evening. A dog puppet which Nathan had made. Tonight, however, it was a "mean mouse" who was constantly asking for cheese.
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