From My Christian Child

Out of the mouth of my child this morning:

Me: "Kyle, what are you thankful for?"
Kyle: "I'm thankful for.... thankful for.... Zurg!"

Me: "Kyle, are you thankful for Jesus?"
Kyle: "No. I can't be thankful for Jesus. I thankful for Zurg!"


*In case you don't have a 2.5 year-old obsessed with Toy Story in your home, Zurg is the evil bad guy Buzz Lightyear fights in Toy Story 2.

This is our "Thankful Tree." We had some friends over for FHE on Monday and had a lesson on being thankful and then the families went home with the supplies to make their  own tree too. I got the idea from another girl in our ward (Thanks Jenny!). Every morning until Thanksgiving we take a couple of leaves out and Kyle tells me what he's thankful for. Then I write it down and he puts the leaf on the tree.  So far Kyle has said he's thankful for:

-Dada
-Nolan
-Mama
-Crayons
-Mickey Mouse
-Wonder Pets
-Mr. Potato Head
-Woody's Car
-Mama Mr. Potato Head (Mrs. Potato Head)
-Zurg

Today was the first time I tried to get him to say something else (Jesus), but this boy is very independent. Hopefully we can work on being thankful for more things besides his toys :).

This sums Kyle up these days. His Toy Story "friends,", Cardinals hat (can't leave the house or sleep without it) and nachos (his lunch of choice).