Ever since reading about Stephanie Nielson's tradition of a back to school feast (5 years ago!) I knew I wanted to something similar. James was looking forward to his feast for weeks. He got to pick the menu this year:
Honey Ham
Cucumber Salad
Sweet Potatoes
Hawaiian Rolls
Chocolate Cake
I'm pretty sure he told every random person who would listen about his feast.
Paul and I thought a long time about a simple, yet meaningful family theme for James' first year of school. Our theme comes from Ephesians 4:32: "Kindness begins with me."
We will take this school year to study the life of Christ, who is the perfect example of unfailing kindness.
I ordered our family theme star (also stolen from nienie) from Piggy & Dirt. I absolutely love it and can't wait to have our own collection of beautiful stars to remind us of our themes over the years and to inspire our children to let their examples shine brightly.
At the dinner table we picked pencils with topics out of a jar and discussed all the things that we felt were important to talk about the night before school:
Choosing the Right
Being Kind
Helping Others
Being a Good Example
Listening
Obeying the Rules
There were several gifts on the table for James that related to our family theme.
I got this copper key chain from Littlefield Lane for James to take to school with him (attached to his backpack) as a constant reminder of our family theme.
I decorated crowns from Socials for the kids to remind them that they are children of God.
Bright and early Thursday morning I drove James to school. There was tearing up on my part, but no crying! James is adjusting to the rules (being quiet, sitting still, etc.), but he's loving Kindergarten!
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