Family - Awards – Pumpkin Patch

Our Host Family Photo

Poor poor Lil
Jo has found that Lil will let her do about anything. After Jo put the glasses on Lil, Lil decided to go to the front door and look out. Lil just walk around with the glasses on like it was a normal thing to do. Jo liked this quite a bit.

Awards!
September Awards were given out this month and Mom was able to sneak away from work a little early to watch and snap a couple photos.

Here Jo and Cole received Perfect Attendance necklaces.

JO
Jo also received the Citizenship Award for her classroom. Only one student from each class receives this award each month. This comes with a very nice medal and a certificate which reads: “Jo is always kind and respectful to others. She follows all of Brattain’s school rules each and every day. Way to go, Jo.”

As most of you know we are living with Tracy and Martha in their wonderful home located on one of the hills in Eugene. Just about every day we are able to watch some sort of wild life right out our windows.
The fawn was the highlight this early morning,
on their way to bed we imagined.

Pumpkin Patch
Lots to do at the pumpkin patch and we did quite a lot of it. The sun even broke through and took some of the chill of the air.
Kids fed the goats and scratched the pushy ones on the head when they ran out of food.
The kids panned for gems.
They then matched up their gems to the card they were given to see what kinds they found.
We skipped the corn maze this year but they took a ride on
the Cow Train!
Cole kept watching how close the driver got to his cow and kept Jo in the know. “Jo, he came this close this time” holding up his fingers to show the distance. The driver saw Cole do this a couple times so he swung yet another loop this time bumping Cole’s cow and Cole laughed hard and was a little shocked!

Pumpkins in the Night!

Martha, Mom, Tracy, Cole, Jo and Oma

(from left to right)