Bon Teer!

Every MLK Day we volunteer with Hands on Birmingham. Last year was Grace's first volunteer experience but this was the first she helped. Jack was in charge of volunteers at a site that painted a nonprofit's office. Michelle and Grace helped in the morning setting up the volunteer lunch. Grace helped to put out the tablecloths on the tables and was very concerned when they weren't straight on the table. She also liked telling us the colors of the tablecloths. They were a mix of colors but according to Grace, they were all "red".... The tv news was at the lunch covering the project. One of the reporters came up to Grace to tell her that he loved her hair and he bent down to say hello. When he said hello, she immediately stuck out her hand to shake his. He was very impressed.
After the lunch, Michelle and Grace's job was to be on the "War Team" which means they bring supplies to project sites when they are running low. Michelle told Grace they were going to volunteer which Grace pronounced "bon teer" and proudly repeated it over and over again as they were running the supplies around town. Grace got very frustrated at the end of the day because they always sat in the car and let the volunteers unload. She didn't think they were really "bon teering." At one of the last places they went, Grace cried "Mommy out, bonteer! bonteer!" Michelle decided to get her out of the car to deliver the supplies. Grace told everyone she met at the site "bonteer!" when they said hello to her. Grace loved her experience and was wimpering "bonteer" as she finally went down for her nap.