He had a great time helping us and we talked about how two little boys would be getting our boxes. At some point, he saw the picture of two little boys on the brochure for OCC. Then he got REALLY excited! It was as if it "clicked" once he saw their pictures! He then went into his play closet and started pulling out toys for his "friends". "The big boy can have my Lightening Queen and the little boy likes this ball", said my sweet boy!
He now has the picture taped to the cabinet in his little kitchen.
Filling our boxes. I let him cram everything in and then I took it out to organize. You are to be very creative to get everything in! I always open a bunch of the items because the packaging takes up so much room. There is an art to packing a OCC box!!!
This year was really special because we allowed Cannon to go into the service for the Blessing of the Boxes. He personally carried the boxes and placed them at the altar.
2 comments:
How sweet, Kimberly!! You are teaching Cannon one of the most important aspects of being a Christian and that is helping those who are in need!!! I loved this post very much!!!!
I love OCC! Lily Kate really enjoyed packing our boxes this year too. I had an extra pair of socks that didn't fit in one box, so I was just going to give it to her. When I put it on her dresser she stressed out "No, Mommy, that is for the children who don't have any socks!" Needless to say I made room for it in the box!
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