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Honey Bear

9/28/2011

 
Christian's Pre-K class has a "class pet" affectionately known as Honey Bear.  The kiddos take turns bringing Honey Bear home, and then the parents journal about the weekend.  Christian was THRILLED to take Honey Bear home last weekend, and I'll let Honey Bear's journal entry explain what we did together. :)


I had a beary good time visiting Christian and his family this weekend!  On Friday Christian took me home and I met his dad, mom, and little sister, Abbie.  We used blankets to make a bear cave underneath the dining room table, and Christian introduced me to all of his stuffed animal friends (wow – his sister has a lot of penguins :)!  For supper we had chicken strips with honey dipping sauce and ate in the bear cave!  It was lots of fun and the honey was delicious!
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After supper Christian showed me all of his bear books.  His Grandma is letting him borrow her Berenstain Bears book collection, so before bed Christian’s mom read us several stories.  The Berenstain Bears are a bear family just like Christian’s family with a Papa Bear, Mama Bear, Brother Bear, and Sister Bear.  Christian told me the Berenstain Bears are his favorite books.  Christian especially likes The Berenstain Bears Go Out for the Team book because it’s about baseball!
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Saturday morning Christian took me to Chinese school.  Christian told me that he lived in Beijing, China with his dad and mom until he was almost one-year-old and his family is planning on going back to China someday, so they are all learning to speak Chinese.  Christian’s Chinese teacher taught us to count to four in Chinese, and she told me that my Chinese name is 小 熊 甜心 (pronounced “xiǎo xióng tián xie”)  - Chinese for “little bear of sweetness.”  It was fun learning Chinese!
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Saturday afternoon Christian’s dad played “Bear Hunt” with Christian and me.  We took turns pretending to be the hunter and bears while playing hide-and-go-seek.  When the hunter found the bears, we would all let out big bear “ROARS!”
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On Sunday morning Christian took me with him to church.  His dad is the youth pastor at Long Island Abundant Life Church – a Chinese church in Hicksville.  We sang songs, did crafts, and listened to a Bible story about how God cares for us!
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Sunday  afternoon Christian’s mom helped us make bear sugar cookies.  I watched because I didn’t want to get my paws dirty. :)  Christian and his mom rolled out the dough with rolling pins, punched out bear shapes with a cookie cutter, placed them on the cookie tray, and then waited patiently while the cookies baked in the oven.
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Christian made red, blue, yellow, and white bears and covered them with sprinkles, sugars, chocolate chips, marshmallows, and candies.  Christian also asked his mom to help him make two special cookies that look just like me (with extra blue buttons)!  It made me feel beary special! :)
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My last evening with Christian and his family, we played in the backyard and grilled hamburgers and hotdogs for supper!  Christian has his own grill that he uses when his dad grills, so he taught me how to make delicious food too!
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I had a beary good time with Christian and his family this weekend, and am so glad I got to know them all!  We became good friends and I hope to see them again soon! :)

Love,
Honey Bear
Mike
10/13/2011 06:35:43 am

Awww...cute post. Matt and I had a bear friend when we were young.
I'm glad to see Christian is still getting good use out of his grill!!


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