October was another fun-filled month. We are trying to squeeze in all we can while in the U.S.A. It has been more enjoyable than we could have even imagined. There is no doubt that we will be sad to leave when our time here runs out! Here is a look at some random activities during the month of October.
I have mentioned it before, but we LOVE going to the library!! We are there at least once a week and many weeks more than once. We check out books, movies, and even some board games. I love cookbooks so I get a few each week to read through. This will definitely be a top activity that we miss when we return to Guatemala.
I am thankful that they enjoy reading.
This photo was on my Facebook memories recently and it made me smile. They have always loved books!
Another thing I love is a beautiful sunset. We have had many in recent weeks. This was a view from our carport.
The weather has cooled off so we have built a few outdoor fires. On this night we roasted hot dogs and marshmallows for supper.
Delighting in a warm fire on a cool, crisp evening.
If you need us on a Saturday you will most likely find us cuddled up in the recliner or relaxing on the couch watching SEC football. We like to spend all day watching the games.
The boys have been eagerly wanting to learn some gun safety so David used a few of his old guns to teach them. He took them out for a target shooting practice one sunny afternoon. They loved it!
They said it was an awesome time!
We celebrated my dad's birthday mid-month. David preached at his church that morning and afterwards we took him out for lunch at a local Mexican restaurant.
We had the waiters bring out dessert and sing to him.
I attended the school pageant of our niece Larsen. She is a freshman.
me with our nieces Kaylie and Larsen
David's sister Robin and her daughters
our beautiful niece who is growing up fast
We have not spent near as much time with the Browns as we would have liked, but we did have them over for supper one evening. Here are the boys and Sara Madalin playing video games in their room.
I have probably mentioned it before, but Cruz has become a pin collector this year. His current new favorite is the U.S. and Guatemala flag pin we found on Amazon. He proudly wears it on his cap.
I had the privilege of sharing with a group of ladies at First Baptist, Brookhaven, MS. It was their monthly Women on Mission meeting. I love sharing with women's groups. They love missionaries and praying for them. I am looking forward to another opportunity at Easthaven Baptist in Brookhaven next week.
The boys had a sleepover at my mom's on a recent Friday night. They went out for supper at the Mexican restaurant and she sent me this photo to rub it in.
I, in turn, sent her this photo of our fried dill pickles that we were enjoying while eating the early bird special at Wynndale Steakhouse. We have had two date nights there during our time in the States and both visits were delicious! Afterwards, we like to drive to the Byram Walmart and do some child-free shopping. That is a luxury!
The next morning my mom took them fishing.
She also took them to visit family. Here is Cruz ready to chauffeur my uncle around.
We took a homeschool fieldtrip to the pumpkin patch at Mitchell Farms. The next day the boys wanted to carve out their pumpkins.
Cruz has never been a fan of touching the inside but this time he did it.
all done
On Halloween night we went to Crystal Springs to the truck or treat at Lake Chautauqua. It was a drive through so I did not get any photos while there. Afterwards, we stopped by a few houses in town to get some candy.
Our nephew Sawyer was out on his porch.
the boys with David's sister
Robin, Sawyer, and the boys
After dark we went back to Lake Chautauqua to see the drive through light display.
The boys came home with quite a stash of candy.
The next morning Cruz got up and made a candy dish for our schoolroom table. I do not normally allow them to eat candy during school. I made an exception that day mainly because I wanted to eat some too.
We had joked with the boys about eating their candy when they went to bed. To prevent that, Cruz made what he calls an "anti-theft system". He put this Lego lock on his bag of candy to keep us out of it. He is much too young to be outsmarting us, right?
Lastly, we enjoyed watching the World Series games and were thrilled to watch the Braves win it all. It made it extra special knowing that we had been able to see them play in person back in September.
Go Braves!!
Also in October we visited Memphis and Oxford, Florida, the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and the Mississippi State Fair. The boys were baptized. We stayed on track with school lessons. We were in numerous churches speaking and visiting, and I had my first online mentoring call with a group of college girls in Louisiana. It was busy, but oh so full of fun!
Happy Fall, Y'all!
