October, So Far

As usual, October is off to a busy start! It began with Lauren being chosen for the Battle of the Books. The top two readers in the whole school were selected to answer questions about the books they read in an epic battle. :) As you can see, Lauren won!! She was so excited to win a Kindle Paperwhite and a $50 Amazon card to buy books. She's been reading it ever since!

Lauren also got to help lead a song for worship at church. It was pretty fun to see her up at the keyboard!

Jon has been busy, too. We started Awana this year for the kids at a local church. They go every Tuesday evening to play games, learn about the bible, and do crafts. They also receive rewards for memorizing bible verses, and Jon earned his Awana vest for learning John 3:16. He will earn patches for the vest as he learns more. There are over 100 kids attending each week--this was the small group for Jon's class, applauding as he received his vest.

We did our annual visit to the pumpkin patch once the temperature dropped below 90. My cuties just keep getting bigger every year!

And this past weekend we FINALLY got Jon his "big boy bed!" He said he didn't want a new bed until he turned 6, but as you can see, it was long overdue!

He got to help Daddy put the new bed together...

...and here he is, with some room to grow!