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Whidden blog~ written by the mother
about the children
the dad
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8.30.2010

Back to School Special (dinner)

We had our back to school "special" dinner, we came up with a theme and are going to try and focus on that theme for this school year.
I found some little gifts to give the kids to help remind them of what we talked about.
This year we took from the scripture for the youth Joshua 1:9 and talked about having courage.
*Having Courage to learn.*
*Having Courage to try new things.*
*Having Courage to do what is right.*
A small sample of our conversation.
Ben- "Alivia do you know what courage means?"
Alivia- "yes, to be brave inside yourself"
Ben- then talks about having courage and giving some examples of making good choices.
Ben- "cooper what does courage mean?"
Cooper- "ummmm ...(shrugs shoulders) can I have another cupcake"
Maybe it will mean something to them someday. I hope.



Our kids favorite dinner-Spagetti~ Yum!


I gave them a little book mark and a clip for thier backpack.


A little apple cider bubbly~




Fresh strawberries (Me and Livi's favorite)






Who says a two year old can not be refined:)