The Spiers' Delightful Journey: September 2017

A local organization called Compassion International puts on an event each summer and I thought since we were learning about different continents and countries that we could go this year. It was a perfect age for Alivia and she thoroughly enjoyed it. Nolan did well during the activities but would not sit down and be quiet for the presentation part so we had to leave early. Thankfully, we had family join so they stayed with Alivia. Graysen and Eliyanah just joined in for the ride. :) It was a great, eye-opening event for the kids and myself to see how blessed we are with the home we have and the food we get to eat on a daily basis. I loved that we were able to do it in a unique, play based way.

Nolan gathering supplies for the "house" they had to build for shelter.

Alivia gathering supplies for the "house" they had to build for shelter.

Finding a spot for their house.

Nolan gathering supplies for the "house" they had to build for shelter.

Running to the only place where there was water to "cook" with.

Heading off to the only place where there was water to "cook" with.

Working on their "house"!

Graysen joined in on the fun!

Working on their "house"!

The amount of rice I earned from "working" for the day while the kids built the shelter. It was a great visual for the kids to see and realize how blessed we are to have more than a handful of rice to eat at meal times. And, better yet to show them that we have 3 meals a day plus snacks and we have choices each meal!

The amount of rice I earned from "working" for the day while the kids built the shelter.

Working on their "house"!

Finished shelter!

Carrying his snack like people in other cultures carry buckets of water.

Carrying her snack like people in other cultures carry buckets of water.

Asia was a neat place to read about! We read some fun books that the kids really enjoyed. We tried our hands at using chopsticks for lunch one afternoon, copied some Chinese writing, and had a tea party.

Some of the fun books we enjoyed!

A neat book about some Chinese wedding traditions!

We learned that Dim Sum is served at coffee/tea houses and they are similar to appetizers here in the United States!

This book was a neat and artistically beautiful book. It was about a builder who found a magic fan that gave him inspiration on what to build. In the end, he loses the fan and realizes that he has the creativity, confidence, and talent in himself to come up with ideas and doesn't need the fan.

This was probably one of my favorite books of the week. It was about the author's grandma who wanted to attend university like the boys in her family, instead of getting married. Most females of her generation were not able to get an education but Ruby found a way to with hard work and courage to ask for an education.

This is about a true story about a loyal dog who met up with his owner every day after he was done with work! There is a statue at a train station where the dog enjoyed his time for many hours of the day waiting for his owner. It was a cute story.