Little Pilgrim

Yesterday was Max's Thanksgiving Feast in Kindergarten. As with Cate, I was very eager to attend, but was extra excited because only 5 parent volunteers got to attend, as opposed to all the parents/families as in years past. This was also a very bittersweet occasion because after this year, Max will no longer have these kinds of parties/school celebrations to attend. Thank goodness I still have Cate to enjoy these things with for the next couple of years.

Anyway, in years past, the children have all dressed as Native Americans. However, this year, the kids got to choose...and Max chose to be a pilgrim! He told me that he was an "army pilgrim, you know the one with the gun!" I figured out he had seen pictures of the pilgrims with muskets and he must have decided (in his mind) this meant he was in the army! There were still kids as Native Americans and the little girl pilgrims with their bonnets were so cute, too!

They got to share this feast with their prayer partners. These are 7th graders that are sort of a mentor to them. They sit with them at mass each week during school and various other activities. Max's prayer partner is Thomas and he looks up to him and thinks he is "super cool guy!" The kids also made their prayer partners a turkey card expressing their thanks and appreciation for them!