Back to School with Wilbur and Charlotte

I did my very best to keep the kids reading this summer.  As a part of that I read to them Charlotte's Web.  I told them we'd have a party with cotton candy when we finished and that was good motivation for us to get it done.  We finished just in the nick of time, the day before school started.  I thought we'd make a full party out of it with food, an activity and of course a watching of the movie.  I was so happy to find the movie at our local library, but sadly the DVD was too scratched to watch.  Thankfully our neighbor had a copy and the party resumed :)   I thought it was a little contradictory to eat pigs-in-a-blanket (my original idea for dinner) so we went with a fair-theme since that was a fun part of the book.  We ate corn dogs, watermelon, popcorn, peanuts and of course cotton candy.
Our activity was a cupcake pig (a little less contradictory, maybe).  The boys had lots of fun and so did I.

Since it was Monday night and FHE, the boys also recieved father's blessings for the school year.  I am so thankful for Kyle and his ability to bless our children.  I am so excited for this school year and all it will bring : )


PS.  I also wanted to comment on my favorite part of the book. Yes, I cried when Charlotte died, but even more heart-moving to me was when she told Wilbur about her egg sac.  She said called it her magnum opus.

"That's Latin," explained Charlotte.  "It means 'great work.'  This egg sac is my great work- the finest thing I have ever made."       

I couldn't help but choke up thinking of my children.  I have a good friend that said to me after seeing Akoni for the first time, "He's beautiful, look what you created!"  I think of all the work and sacrifice that goes into bringing a child into this world.  Yes, it is amazing and even a miracle.  And then I think of how small that is to the work and sacrifice that goes into raising a child and children.  Magnum opus?  Indeed.