This tradition was started after the example of this darling family, but we love it.
Everyday we add more leaves declaring things of which we are grateful. This was taken several days ago, so it is heavier laden now. Søren even traced a leaf himself, cut it out, and told me exactly what to write on it. It sits conspicuously in the middle of the "tree" in bright pink declaring "The LORD I love," perhaps because we often start the day by singing This Is The Day That The LORD Has Made.
Our list so far:
All our individual names,
Friends (with names listed)
Family (with names listed)
Church - All
Symphonies - Søren
Warm soup with friends - Mom
Oatmeal with raisins - The boys
"Oceans are always pretty" - Søren
The garbage man - Elliot
Tools - Dad
Halloween - The boys
The farms where we get our milk, eggs, and produce - Mom
Watching baseball with Daddy - The boys
That Mommy lets me do things with her - Søren
Ducky - Søren
Walking through dry crunchy leaves - Mom
Reading Books - Elliot
Indoor Plumbing (well, Soren said toilets, but I thought indoor plumbing sounded nicer)
Our garden - Dad
Thankful for starting school - Søren
Good chicken broth - Mom
Our House - All
Gutenberg got full accreditation - Mom
"I love using tools with Daddy" - Søren
What are you thankful for? Do you have Thanksgiving traditions?
4 comments:
Oh, this is a wonderful idea! I would LOVE to do this too.
Rose - Thanks for commenting! You should! I would love to see a pic of your tree if you do.
Hah! I'm with Elliot regarding the garbage man.
I know. Adam Smith would be happy too. Bacon also made the tree =)
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