Giving

We started a tradition this year where we do a Season of Kindness around Thanksgiving. Noah's school gave us little packets to drop anonymously for neighbors and friends to let them know why we appreciate them. The anonymous part didn't go over too well as all three spotted us. There was snow and ice on the ground so that slowed our departure down some. We almost got away with it one time, but our next door neighbor's dog tracked us down. Noah seemed to think this was pretty fun although I'm not sure he understood the 'why' of it.

The next day we went shopping to 'Pack a Shoebox' for a less fortunate child somewhere in the world. It's a program through Samaritan's Purse where you donate items that will fit in one shoebox for a specific age child to receive at Christmas. We chose to pack for a boy ages 2-4 since that's who our shopping buddies were. The boys enjoyed picking out some fun (and also practical) things.

When we got home, Noah helped me fit everything into the shoebox. We gave a pad of drawing paper, crayons, markers, pencils, Go Fish, a bar of soap, a Mickey Mouse stamp set, a Ninja Turtle ball, toothbrushes, Snoopy underwear, Paw Patrol socks, a Minion activity set, a whistle, and a Panda. Noah also helped put the tracking label on the box and then we dropped it off at a nearby church. On Christmas Eve we found out our box was being delivered to a boy in Tanzania. We hope he likes it!