Today was a wonderful day to teach our children a bit about our country. Avery and Mary Hannah went with me to vote. They were very interested in the whole process, and they even got their own "My vote counted!" sticker! All day long Avery was making his predictions about who would be our next President. We'll see if he was correct! It wasn't until late tonight that he asked us who we were voting for. I'd hadn't told him previously, because I didn't want to teach him to like one candidate over the next. What would a 3 year old know about platforms and agendas? Instead, we took the opportunity to teach him about the process, and the great privilege of voting to choose our country's leader.
Surprisingly, the polling place was very accommodating to us. I went expecting to have a very long wait, but was pleasantly surprised. I had even packed a lunch box, books, and some toys to keep us entertained. However, we hadn't even made it into the line (which was definitely long) before a poll worker invited us to go to the front of the line! "Its too long for the kids to wait." he said. WOW! I was shocked (and relieved).
There was one glitch, however. When I gave my I.D. and signed my name, the worker gave me a voting slip with someone else's name on it. Glad I caught that error! It was easily fixed, but left me wondering how many other times something like that had happened.
We were fortunate to have our polling place located at a community park. After voting, we had a picnic with that lunch I packed. We all loved that!
The best part of the night was our ELECTION PARTY! We ate a delicious dinner in front of the TV and followed the news reports. (The new recipe I tried was delicious, by the way. It was simple and oh so good!) The party was complete with cake and balloons. Obama and McCain even made an appearance! Avery colored his own electoral map as the announcements came one after another. Of course, he went to bed before the final announcement of our new president-elect. So he'll be surprised in the morning.
Here are some pictures from our Election Day together.
Surprisingly, the polling place was very accommodating to us. I went expecting to have a very long wait, but was pleasantly surprised. I had even packed a lunch box, books, and some toys to keep us entertained. However, we hadn't even made it into the line (which was definitely long) before a poll worker invited us to go to the front of the line! "Its too long for the kids to wait." he said. WOW! I was shocked (and relieved).
There was one glitch, however. When I gave my I.D. and signed my name, the worker gave me a voting slip with someone else's name on it. Glad I caught that error! It was easily fixed, but left me wondering how many other times something like that had happened.
We were fortunate to have our polling place located at a community park. After voting, we had a picnic with that lunch I packed. We all loved that!
The best part of the night was our ELECTION PARTY! We ate a delicious dinner in front of the TV and followed the news reports. (The new recipe I tried was delicious, by the way. It was simple and oh so good!) The party was complete with cake and balloons. Obama and McCain even made an appearance! Avery colored his own electoral map as the announcements came one after another. Of course, he went to bed before the final announcement of our new president-elect. So he'll be surprised in the morning.
Here are some pictures from our Election Day together.
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3 comments:
This is too cute. I love that Avery colored in the electoral votes! That's so funny and creative! Way to go mama!
PS. I love your new layout.
Thanks! He had lots of fun tracking the votes. It has sparked some great conversation. He has continued to talk about the election and the voting process. We are so glad that we chose to include him in this process. It was a great night!
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