Today is…Tuesday Oct 5th, 2010
It was quite sweet actually. On our walk/run to gymnastics this morning, I was feeling rather rushed (and thus grumpy).
My Giant piped up, “It’s so beautiful outside!”
I took another look around and saw the multi-coloured Fall leaves swirling around the sidewalk. I saw the sun peeking behind some clouds. I felt the wind and smelled the fresh air. Yes, it was beautiful.
But we were still late.
As we came close to the top of the hill which is on our route to gymnastics, Giant exclaimed, “This is gonna be so fun! We’ll say Wheeee as we go down the hill!”
Man I love that kid’s attitude!
We were going to get there at the same time, regardless of my frustration or franticness. So why not enjoy the beauty of the day and the fun of the ride while we go? I have a lot to learn. Thankfully, I have good teachers.
What did I teach them today?
Well, we started with a prayer and a gospel picture. We talked about having courage to have faith and stand up for what we believe is true, just like Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego:
Ettin was having sock and shoe issues during our discussion:
But he made it over to help with the Morning Message (‘unday Mommy!):
Giant and I spent some extra time practicing saying the numbers 10-14 in order. Those elevens, twelves, and thirteens can be so tricky!
Then we left for gymnastics and the library.
The boys devoured books after we got home.
Okay, maybe they watched a movie we’d picked up at the library.
tsk. Must I actually admit that?
Actually, the movie made our after lunch learning time a bit more challenging because I had to find Giant things to do that were more fun than watching a movie or playing computer games (which he desperately wanted to do after having watched a movie in the morning).
So he painted:
He cut pumpkins. He coloured pictures:
He helped Mommy make some freezer meals:
He played games with Mommy and Galoot:
We read Thanksgiving stories (Thanksgiving is the Theme for this week until Monday) after Ettin woke up:
Ettin, I’m sure, listened intently while he played with his cars:
(Galoot was well behaved for most of the afternoon, hanging out nearby or in his chair):
Thank you, Galoot.