Day 5 of Diva Camp

Dearest Henry...Today was not one of your best days.  You were very cross and fussy.  I think it's because you miss Mommy and Daddy.  You had many "Time Out's" and Diva found out you have a very big temper for such a little boy.

You like to do everything your brothers do, and do not like to be told "you are too little".  We had planned some trips today but Diva does not reward bad behaviour .

This  is a picture of some of the activities we did today.  You like dressing up like Spiderman and Captain America.  You especially like capes.  While you took your nap the big boys helped Poppa with the lawn mower.

When you woke up we went to the Green Valley Book Fair.  These are the books you got.  You love books about trucks.  You laughed and laughed at the garbage truck book called I Stink!

The book called I'm Dirty is about another big truck.  You told me, "Diva I like to get dirty too!." 

You were Poppa's helper this morning when he went to put wood in the heater.  You are so strong and lifted big pieces of wood for Poppa to put into the fire to keep our house nice and toasty.  Thank you for your service today.

I love you buddy....hope we have a better day tomorrow. 

Your Diva.....

Diva Camp Day 4

Dearest Henry...Welcome to day 4 of Diva Camp.  Today you ate 4 mini powdered sugar doughnut for breakfast.  You said that they were "Yummy and Mommy likes these kind of doughnuts too!"  We talked about Mommy and Daddy in Iceland and then you were ready to build with Poppa.

Poppa found all kinds of microphones, dials, switches, and hardware to make each of you a control panel for your dinning room rocket chairs.

You think you are just as big as your brothers and showed Poppa how to use the microphone right away.  Poppa also helped you make a box helmet and put aluminum foil on it to make it shiny as well as sides to the rocket chairs.  You all had your lunch in your cockpits as you were pretending to fly around all the planet and moons.

 After your nap we took a picnic lunch to Gypsy Hill Park and you had a big time at the play ground with Poppa.  Poppa caught you on the rock climbing wall or you would have really hurt yourself.  You make me laugh whenever you run and fall....You look at me and say, "I'm alright".  Diva has gone through a lot of Mickey Mouse band aids these last few days.

After you fed the ducks we all went to get ice cream.  You had a chocolate ice cream cone and ate almost every bite.  At the park you saw an airplane in the sky and said, "Look Diva, that's Mommy and Daddy's airplane!"  I think you miss your parents...but that's alright.  We still have some more days to play.

Sleep well .....More fun tomorrow.

Your Diva

Equipping the Saints

Dear Henry, Today is Tuesday, and Poppa and Diva took you to where we work.  We work at a mission called Equipping the Saints.  We wanted you to meet some of our friends and let you do some mission work.

The first thing we did was roll some clothes and put it in the big box smasher.  Diva has a big mountain of clothes she calls" Mt. Clothesmore."  It has lots of big black trash bags filled with clothing.  Poppa let you climb on it and took your picture.  Poppa doesn't usually let people climb on the clothing bags but you are o special guys.

Poppa took you on a tour of the building.  There are lots of rooms filled with lots of items like typewriters, computers, medical stuff, even musical instruments.  You really liked the drums and especially the keyboards.  

One thing you really enjoyed was popping bubble wrap.  You liked jumping and dancing on it and making it sound like firecrackers.  You laughed and laughed and even your big brothers thought it was a great idea.

This morning, you and Oscar made a rocket ship out of my dining room chairs.  You put shirts on your heads for helmets and Oz even made a seat belt for you.  You enjoy planning pretend.

We went to a special park today called "A Dream Come True".  It was made by a Girl Scout for her Eagle Project.  The playground is a place where even children with disabilities can play.  You liked it very much, especially the slides. Poppa had to run to keep up with you.

On the way home Poppa stopped at the Dollar Store and let you boys buy the best toy for 2 dollars.

Day 2 of Diva Camp

Dear Henry....Today was rainy and wet...not a good day for going to the park.  So we went to the library instead.  Poppa went with us and we checked out books, played on the computer, built with big blocks and saw a big multicolored dinosaur in the lobby.  Her name was Lucy but you were scared of her even though your brothers assured you she wouldn't bite.

You especially liked the computer because they had a lot of programs for preschoolers with numbers, animals and ABC letters.  I had a hard time getting you away from it to go home for lunch.




You enjoyed building with very large blocks...but you didn't enjoy sharing them with other kids (and especially not your brothers!)  You also liked doing puzzles and punching buttons on the computer.  



After the library we went to Food Lion to get some more milk.  You liked the grocery carts because they look like cars.  You didn't like it when Ozcar tried to run into your car and pretend like he was a policeman and give you a ticket for reckless driving.

  At home we colored, took a nap, and worked puzzles.  It was a busy day but we liked seeing pictures of Mommy and Daddy.

Diva got this email from my friend, Miss Donna that you visited yesterday.

"I loved it! 

Thank you so very, VERY much for all the gifts and candy.

And the artwork ... please let the children know how much I appreciate it.

You'll have to let me know what their impressions were after visiting.

Heard lots of wonderful comments about the boys!

Again, thank you once again."

You see Henry our trip yesterday to my friend really meant a lot to her.  Thank you for being so sweet and nice and giving her your time and attention.

Love you buddy.....Your Diva

Diva Camp Begins

Dear Henry,

Today was the first day of Diva Camp because Mommy and Daddy went on a special trip to Iceland today.  They were sorry to leave their boys but know how excited Diva and Poppa are to have some extra special time with you and your brothers.  You were so sweet to Mommy and Daddy and gave them lots of hugs and kisses to keep them filled up while they are on their trip.  Just remember Buddy...what happens at Diva Camp, stays at Diva Camp.

You and Poppa played with Legos today.  Poppa is a good builder and so are you.  I laughed and laughed at Poppa because I think he is having a really good time by the way he is flying his lego plane.  What do you think?

You and Charlie made some art work for my friend Miss Donna .  She lives in a nursing home and is in a wheel chair.  You gave her two Almond Joy candy bars and she let you hook the horn on her wheel chair.  You were very sweet to my friend and that made my heart smile.



You got to pick out your favorite candy at the grocery store...you chose Sour gummy Octopus....(oh my, you really are your Poppa's boy!)  You can be very determined and stubborn just like Poppa too.  

Tonight, you wanted to wear your candy cane pajamas even though the pants were yours but the shirt was Charlie's.  Charlie wanted to wear his shirt but you wouldn't wear any other shirt and insisted you had to wear Charlie's shirt.  I had to bribe your brother to get his shirt or we would still be debating over it.

Sleep well little man....tomorrow is another day filled with adventure.  I love you and we pray for you every single day.

Your Diva

Our little Secret

 

Just as big as your brothers

Dear Henry...

I had the biggest laugh this morning looking at this picture of you and your brothers.  You try to be just as big and bad as your big brothers.  I love your face in this picture.  I can almost hear you saying "Yes, and it was so much fun, can we do it again?"

There is such an attraction of boys to mud and I'm glad you have built in playmates .  Your brothers love to build, make bridges, forts, hills and mud mountains.  I love that you are fearless and yet it just means that your Diva is going to really have to pray extra hard for "my littlest angel" .  

This picture would make a good ad for laundry detergent .  Praise the Lord for soap and water.  I am so glad little things make you happy.  

   What does the Bible say about mud? In the second creation story in Genesis, God fashions Adam “out of the clay (mud) of the ground” (Gen.  2:7)  It is my hope and prayer that you will always be creative and love Jesus with your whole heart.

We love you and pray for you every day.

XOXO   your Diva