Oden's Homework

At the beginning of this past week, Oden was sent home with a project. The instructions informed us that his preschool class was talking about transportation. We were to discuss somewhere he'd like to visit then "pack" his cut-out, paper suitcase with items that he'd need on his trip. When it came time for us to sit down and do his homework, he knew exactly where he wanted to go. Before I could even complete the question, he instantly responded with, "to go see Grandma Mary on the lake!" I couldn't help but smile from ear to ear. I asked him why that was the place he wanted to go, he replied with, "because I love family." We then recalled our vacations in Missouri. It was very refreshing to listen to him be so excited about something other than Mario Brothers. I pulled out our photo albums and we looked through our Missouri pictures together. We agreed that we have had a lot of fun in Missouri and shared our love for everything that makes Duroc Bay so special. The most important things being Great Grandma Mary and Grandpa Frank. We completed his project by cutting out items from sales ads to pack. The 5 items were: toothbrushes, clothes, an iPod, strawberries and one Monopoly dollar. We then added a printed picture of the state of Missouri to the front of his "suitcase". When his work was nearly done, Oden asked if he could add one thing to his homework; a picture from Missouri. I let him choose and he selected the four generation picture from his very first trip there. The one with both of his grandma Mary's, Jess, and him as a baby on the white bench swing. I wanted to share this with all of you because I think it will melt your heart, as it did mine. Teaching our children the value of family is priceless. Words cannot express how proud I am. Oden is awesome.

As my friend Nicole says, "we're raisin' 'em right!!"