So we have one full week of our Advent Christmas countdown complete. Total success so far. She wakes up every morning totally excited for what we are going to do that day. The Christmas spirit is alive and thriving inside of her. I have tried to take pictures of the things we have done... but I have also been trying to be there in the moment with her and not just focused on capturing the moment. So some of our deeds do not have picture documentation. Sorry, you'll just have to use your imagination and picture us doing those without a photo.
On Monday, day three, we took Christmas cookies with a note of appreciation to the librarians at our local library branch that we go to all the time. It is one of Savannah's most favorite places to go... so I thought that thanking the people that keep her library running smoothly would be a nice gesture. I love that the note she wrote says "thank you for the books". So innocent, sweet, and to the point.
Tuesday, day four, we drew and wrote thank you letters to the troops. This one was fun because it game me a chance to talk to her about the troops, what they do, and why they are so important. Her drawings and notes will go to the Thanks A Million campaign and then they will mail them overseas to the troops.
Wednesday, day five, we headed to our local Dollar Tree with cash in hand to buy toys to donate into their collection box. These toys are going to be given to families of service members who are struggling this holiday season. Savannah had $5.00 of her own money to spend, plus I told her that I would match her money and we could spend and additional $5.00. Then as we were checking out the lady behind us saw that our cart was full of toys and watched Savannah pay and then place all the toys in the collection box... she called Savannah over and handed her $10.00 and told her to go pick out ten more toys to donate. Awesome! I am so happy that Savannah is getting to see the power of good deeds.
Thursday, day six (not pictured, sorry), we picked up recycling bins for our neighbors as we walked home from school that day. On recycling day, the bins tend to end up all over the road and yards... it's so annoying. So we picked them up and carried them to our neighbors garage doors so they wouldn't have to. Simple and thoughtful.
Friday, day seven, we headed up to the movie theatre and waited around for a family to give movie passes to. My grandma gives these to us all the time, and I love that it saves us money (movies are expensive)... so I figured we should pay it forward a little.
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