Jared brought this note home from school:I am thankful for my dad because he helps me understand God. He was born in a strong Christian family and he was the one who helped me pray to Jesus to come into my heart. I read the Bible with him every chance I get and he helps me understand the hard parts. Without him, I wouldn't understand the Biblical ways that much.
I am thankful for my grandpa because he is someone I can look up to. He is really funny. He can make everyone laugh. We love sports also. We always watch something when we visit him. He is someone I can stick with if I'm scared or nervous. I love him.
I'm thankful for my mom because she is helpful with projects that I need to do. She always reminds me to do work and checks it to make it right. She used to be a teacher so I usually get a good grade. Without her, I probably wouldn't do so good in school.
I am most thankful for my baby sister's 1st birthday. She is growing up and will understand Thanksgiving more. She'll get to see all her relatives.
When I think about Thanksgiving, I think about all the good food that we get because I grew up in a family of good cooks. Also, I think about how we get to see everybody and eat with them and just have a good time.
My best Thanksgiving memory was 2009. We all went to my grandparents' house and we ate a lot of good food. I ran in the Turkey Trot, which is a run, and ran one mile. Also, it was my baby sister's first Thanksgiving.
(I'm sure he's thankful for Lauren, too, although she didn't get a mention. And Mimi is the "good cook" in the family.)
