Week 4: For the Birds (and Squirrels)

Grace, Sam and me made bird feeders for the birds and squirrels. We had a lot of fun.  We made 5 bird feeders. The reason we did this is because the animals are God's animals and He said He wanted His animals taken care of. I hope the birds and squirrels find the bird feeders and have a delicious meal.

Grace is making a bird feeder.

All the bird feeders.

Bird seed on the toilet paper rolls.

Penny and his bird feeder

All the bird feeders on the tree.

Week 3: Family Time

This week  our family chose names to be kinder to each other. I thought to get a Boston Cream Pie for Daddy. But the sad thing is that I wanted it to be a surprise. And Daddy had to get the cake. And Grace was really nice to me this week. This was a nice and kinder week for our family. And we had lots of fun.

A note from the mom...I guess it's hard to be too reflective when you're eight, so I wanted to add what a difference these intentional acts of kindness made this week. Our house was noticeably kinder, more patient,  and more thoughtful when we all had a special someone to be kind to that week. Did I still yell at the kids while I was rushing them out the door in the morning? Yeah, but not as often. Were the girls precious little angels to each other all week? Absolutely not. Did Sam understand or even care why his dad gave him a new Mickey Mouse dvd leftover from Christmas? Nope. But because being kind and thoughtful was at the top of the agenda this week, it really did make a difference.

Grace wrote names for us to draw.

I chose a Boston Cream Pie for daddy.

This is Grace, Sam and me eating our chocolate marshmallow
from Mommy.

Week 2: Passing Down Clothes

Me folding clothes

All the clothes

My mom 

There is a family and their dad is in the military. He is deployed. They have a son a little younger than Sam. So we asked their mom if they needed some clothes for that boy. Me and my mom sorted out Sam's clothes. Then we gave the clothes to their family. People in the army sacrifice a lot of things for all the people in our country. So we thought it would be nice to help them out a little.

Week 1: Welcoming a New Family

My  sister,Grace  welcomed  a  new  girl  by  making a card!

Even the 2 year old helped make a sweet card!

My    family   is   starting  a   year    of    kindness. So   for   our    first    week   we     made   cards   and   baked    brownies    for     a    new   kid    in   Grace's     class   and   the   new    girl's     family. It   was a     lot    of     fun! And    our    mom    cut     off    three    small    bites    for     me, Grace, and   Sam.
And    we   all    had    lots   of     fun!