Kindergarten Thanksgiving Feast

I was thrilled to get to be apart of Gracie's "Feast" at school today!

One of the big drawbacks for me this year is that I can't participate in Gracie's Kindergarten class like I want to. I don't feel like I have missed much, but I would love to be a class helper for a day, and I still haven't had a chance to eat lunch with her.

But, today Daddy took off (for the whole week as well), and I got to spend my morning with my favorite Kindergartner and her friends.

When I got to the classroom a few other parent volunteers were already there, and the kids were sitting down and watching "Mouse On The Mayflower."

I jumped in and helped get the tables and food ready. I had signed up to bring in the pumpkin pie, and the other food was being put out as well.

Once every thing was set up the kids came through the "buffet line" we had set up at a back table. Most of the kids were pretty picky and only wanted grapes, carrots and pumpkin pie. But, a few (like my child!) got a little taste of everything from turkey to corn bread, can corn and the veggies and pie. And, even a few others went back for seconds!

The kids were VERY well behaved and I again marvelled at the teachers ability to handle nearly 20 kids.

After the kids were served we parents got to get our plates and sit with our child.

Gracie and I sat at an extra round table with Carmen and her grandma. I was beaming as I listened to my daughter tell about her day and watch her make a huge mess with her food while donning her hand made Indian hat.

The "feast" was over realitively quickly and I helped clean up while the kids played games. Then I took my Indian Princess with me as I left. She was so excited, she had been wanting me to pick her up from school for so long.

We proudly marched to the car and piled in to head home and finish packing the car for Grandma's.

It really is the small things in life that thrill me. What a special day for me, and my Gracie.

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