Ready to donate their toys!
The "Walk for Warmth" in Zeeland.
Fondue!
Sweet Sophie enjoying the basketball game!
My Valentine's at the basketball game!
Yummy Valentines lunch at Froggys!
We had a wonderful Valentines Day! We decided to take advantage of the day to teach the kids about showing love to others. We started the day by doing the "Walk for Warmth" in Zeeland. A 2 mile walk (very slippery!) to raise money to help pay for heat in homes that cannot afford it. It was a very understandable cause for the kids, and they were excited to take money out of their piggy banks and call their grandparents to donate. Noah was so excited when he called Grandma and Grandpa Bonnema he asked them to join us, and they did! It was cold and slippery, but the kids did great!! After snuggling at home to warm up our next stop was the Women and Children's floor at Holland Hospital. For Christmas we gave the kids each a $10 gift card to spend on toys for someone else. This was a perfect opportunity. We shopped last week and they joyfully delivered their loot to the hospital on Saturday. 2 years ago Abby was on that floor with pnemonia right before Christmas. A family brought in gifts for the kids on the floor. It was a small gift, but sure brought a sparkle back to Abby's eye and we wanted to do that for someone else. The nurses were THRILLED and loved chatting with the kids. After a lunch at Froggy's we went to watch part of the Hope girls basketball game. They were wearing pink and collecting money for Breast Cancer Research. The wonderful day ended with an amazing steak dinner made by chef Tom and chocolate fondue! It was perfect. Nothing like a day with the people you love most, showing love to others.
(Does anyone know why my pictures are always out of order...can I change them around??)
3 comments:
What an amazing day! You are such a good example of a caring and loving family! We love you!
What a perfect day! You packed it with lots of great activities and learning experiences. Thanks for sharing part of it with us :)
About switching the pictures around - if you know the cut and paste commands, just click on the one you want to move and paste it in where you want it. I'm not sure what the commands are for a pc.....hope this helps.
Sounds like a wonderful day. Your kids definitely learn lots of valuable lessons from you....you're wonderful parents. (By the way, that picture at Froggy's cracks me up---Noah looks like he is gagging on his straw.)
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