Daycare Thanksgiving Luncheon

The kids' daycare does a Thanksgiving meal every year where the parents can go in and eat lunch with the kids. J and I both love it. We've gone every year although this year was the first time J actually couldn't come because of a work obligation. 

The toddler classes eat first, since the kids have to get down for their naps right after lunch. Here's RUS enjoying his meal. He was so tickled that I was there. He kept pointing to me and saying, "MY mommy!" to anyone who would listen. And he was absolutely delighted that he got a cookie as part of his meal. (Well, it came after he'd already eaten a bunch of food, but still.) 

And then I headed over to R's Pre-K room to have "second lunch." I didn't actually eat this time though--I just sat with R while she and her classmates and teachers all had lunch together. Everyone had worked hard decorating the tablecloths and getting everything all jazzed up for the feast, so she and I talked a lot about the animal stamps they'd used and the hand turkeys just about everyone had decorated. So fun!

When I came to pick up the kids in the evening, I also remembered to take a photo of the "Thankful Turkey" that R's class made. Each child took two colorful hands to make a "feather" for the turkey. On one hand they signed their name. On the other hand, their teacher wrote down what they were thankful for. R's said that she was thankful for "my family and my baby brother."

 Here's a closer-up view of the turkey. R's hands are the purple ones in the center at the top.

And here's a picture where you can actually read what's written on the hand: