Last week I decided we were going to do this Find The Gratitude idea that I had. Every night after dinner we would tell each other what we are grateful for. After the first day, I figured, maybe we should write it down somewhere.
So, I decided to make a gratitude tree. I found a roll of white paper that was leftover from another project awhile back. Drew a leafless tree on it. Then I printed out some sheets of leaves and the kids colored them. We hung this on the wall in the dining room.
Every night after dinner we would write everyone’s answer on a leaf. Here is what everyone said this last week.
“What are you grateful or thankful for?”
Wednesday
Chris – nightly family dinners
Monkey – Bug
Bug – bread
Pickle – having a family
Me – naps
Thursday
Chris – my wife
Monkey – Pickle
Bug – ah!
Pickle – daddy
Me – Monkey
Friday
Chris – having a house
Monkey – pa-g and grandma
Pickle – days off from school
Bug – avocados
Me – coffee
Saturday
Chris – electricity
Monkey – dogs
Bug – heh?
Pickle – my own room
Me – love
Sunday
Chris – transportation
Pickle – togetherness
Monkey – shows
Me – music
Bug – hmm
Monday
Chris – hygiene products
Me – candles
Monkey – dolls
Pickle – dog man books
Bug – blankets
Tuesday
Pickle – cheeseburgers🍔
Bug – ranch
Monkey – jakis (pronounced Jake-iss) from preschool [she doesn’t even go to school, but she has made up a friend, lol.] I said how do you spell that name, she said “a, l, l, s”.
Me – diversity
Chris – eating utensils
Our tree is nearly full after just one week.
I really enjoy hearing the kid’s answers. It just goes to show that there is always something to be grateful for.
-jenn
