Today was Brighton's class Thanksgiving party. I have volunteered to be "room parent" so I set up all the tables with the food that the parents brought in and got everything ready to go for the party. It wasn't too much work and I enjoyed spending the extra time in the classroom.
Brighton's class sung 6 songs for all the parents and then we had lunch. Before the party started the kids were on the playground and I had a few minutes to check out the room alone. I went over to the giant turkey (on the windows, far left) and tried to find Brighton's "thankful feathers" to see what he wrote. He had written, "I am thankful for my dog." Well, that was it. I started to cry. Obviously he had written this before Katie died, so it just struck me as to all the things Brighton could be thankful for, he had written that. I quickly had to pull it together before the class came streaming in from outside. We all miss Katie, but it's the little things like this that remind you.
As promised, here are Brighton's 6-year stats:
Height: 48 1/4" (91%)
Weight: 52 lbs (80 %)
At 6 years old, Brighton is such a joy. He loves school and loves arts and crafts. He likes playing outside, but isn't into sports as much as Chandler is. He will play whatever the group wants to, whether it's football or pretending to go camping/on an adventure. He is starting to read more and more sight words, and loves for me to read him the Magic Tree House books. He likes watching Wild Kratts and Word Girl on TV. He is learning to play chess. He is a very good eater and will eat more of the "healthy" stuff that I eat like granola, smoothies, and oatmeal. He also likes hummus and veggies. Brighton currently sleeps on the top bunk and shares a room with Maverick. We think that he and Chandler will share next and we'll unbunk the beds.
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