CHORES

Noah is 5 now ( I think we've established that already) and he is excited to have Chores to do around the house. Of course he is already really great at helping with anything and everything but it's time that some responsibilities around the house get his name on them. I think it's so essential for children to get trained to be responsible for things, important things!

Noah feels really special that he has things that he needs to get done around the house and he is excited to do it and check things off his list! 

He does a lot on his own already like clean up after himself and help cook, put groceries away etc... I prayed about how much to give him to do, like 5 things for being 5 or 1 chore for each day of the week but Jesus and I came up with this:

Make sure there is always Paper Towels on the roll

(almost everytime he goes to the kitchen or bathroom i hear him say "not yet!" or "ooo it's times to get more paper in here!")


Make sure there is always Toliet Paper in the Bathroom 


Pick up Sticks in the yard for when Papa Mows (noah enjoys anything outside and for him to do this and occassionaly play swords with the sticks,  it's fun for him and he's so great about it cuz he's helping his PAPA not get hurt when he mows. He loves his papa. One day he'll be mowing the yard for papa too). I remember when I was little my job was to pick up sticks too!


Clean the Back Seats of the car (we are on the go a lot and are in the car often to he just needs to help me keep our car clean and picked up so we can pick ppl up for church! Plus he says it's really God's car and we need to take care of it)


Make his bed every morning (he's done this anyway :) He's acctualy REALLY good at it, kinda OCD about it so it takes a few more minutes to get it juuuust riight!)


Help do his laundry and put away (HE LOVES THIS, it's like shooting hoops with his clothes into the washer! And he loves putting the detergent in and listening for the time to put the softener in. I hand him the wet clothes to toss into the dryer and he gets to turn the knobs and hit start! When it comes time to fold he does a great job! He even asks if I need help with my laundry - - what a heart!

Get the Mail (ok, so this one makes him feel like such a big boy. I watch him from the window in the living room because he wants to do this one all by himself! We live in a coldasack thingy so no cars drive infront of our mailbox- it's safe! Don't worry! He opend the box and stands on his tip toes to reach his arm in and grab the mail. Sometimes he leaves a little trail of mail behind him but the quickly retraces steps and retrieves it!  It's the cutest thing to watch it. Then he has to read the names on the mail and put it int he appropriate slot!

I'm praying that this will develope into a strong worth ethic and a heart to serve others and be a responsible man after God's heart.  That he would work hard and do whatever he does well and with a good attitude! In everything glorifying the Lord!

Here are some pics of Noah serving:

Helping Papa Tape/Paint the Doors

Scraping the old paint

Gramma Ita making a silly face after Noah gave her, her mail!

He also made really good chocolate cupcakes and a great mess to clean up too! It was definately worth it, soooo good! Here he brought Ita a cupcake and milk! He did the mixing, pouring and frosting!

Noah's stick pile

Thirsty after a hard afternoon's work in the sun!