Crisp air Red leaves Nutmeg
Steaming drinks in my cup Yellow
Piles of Leaves Orange Cloves
Football
Cinnamon Brown Piles of Leaves Pumpkin
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Life in the Donaldson home:
Nana and PopPop came for a wonderful visit in September. They accompanied us to the Alpaca farm. The kids got to spend some great quality time with them and we are hopeful that we can make a trip to visit them around the holidays. My parents came down for a day and there lots of "old stories" going around - one of my favorite things about family gatherings is all the reminiscing.
While on a visit to my parents house to make "no-mato sauce" (more on that later!) my Dad showed up with a couple of his buddies and a dirty rusted snowmobile on the trailer. Turns out a few years back some crazy sled-necks were trying to ride their snowmobiles across the lake. Clearly no one told them that sleds should only be rode on frozen water.
A local rancher saw the sled sticking out of the lake and called up my Dad to see if he wanted it. After bringing the sled home several creatures began making an appearance! We caught 5 crawdads and got to see lots of barnacles attached to the sled. It turned into a great science day!
Last week we went on another field trip. And I forgot my camera. Again. Very sad because the kids had a wonderful time!
We visited Summit Aviation at our local airport. All the kids got to sit in a plane and pretend to fly. We learned how fast and how far the small four-seater could go.
Then we got to go visit the airport fire station and sit in the fire trucks! These fire trucks are lime green, not red! And one truck had the steering wheel in the center rather than the side; the reason for that is one fireman can drive the truck and work to put out the fire!
We started homeschool in September. Bug is working at a 1st grade level. I had planned to My Father's World for his curriculum but it is not challenging enough for him. I've come up with a program for him that is working quite well!
Cowboy is at the preschool level. He is learning to write his name and other pre-writing activities. He is also working on the phonetic alphabet and some pre-reading skills.
I plan to post more on school and our schedule.
AWANA is underway and going well. The boys are enjoying time with friends and get so excited to memorize scripture for which they earn patches on their vests.
We helped decorate and then rode on the AWANA float for the local Fall Festival parade.
We will also be participating in Operation Christmas Child - something I used to do with my mother every year. A great family tradition to carry on with my little ones!
What we are gearing up for:
Field trip to Museum of the Rockies - Yay!
Harvest Festival at our church - Fun!
Field Trip to a local Donut Shop - yum!
Packing our shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child - more info here
Making Apple Cider - even more delish!
Building a "Thankful tree" for November
Happy Harvest!
MadCounty Mama
