Today marks the first night of Advent. We lit the first candle which is HOPE on our Advent wreath. We talked about what the different colors represent and how we can prepare our hearts for Christmas.
Just a few pictures of picking out our pumpkins, a Halloween party at the High Desert Museum to pumpkin caring and making our annual acorn squash. Fall is one of our favorite times of year.
It's that time of year again for soccer. A fun filled fall of soccer has started for the Donaldson kids.
Just like that summer is over and a new school year is on its way. The kids were excited and a little bit nervous this morning as they made their way to their new school. This year we decided to put all the kids into Morning Star Christian School. It is preschool through 8th grade with small class sizes. It will be wonderful not having to drive in 3 different directions for schools in the future. Can't wait to see what this school year will bring. It's going to be a great year!
I managed to get a quick picture before we left the house and a couple at school. Hunter is at that middle school age so I stood back and snapped a picture and watched him walk in the doors.
Hunter 5th grade, Noah 4th, Abbie 2nd & Preston JK
We heard the ice cream truck and Kevin who has a sweet tooth ran down stairs to catch the ice cream truck. Great way to end the summer.
Beginning at age six Kevin presents a gift to the kids as they journey to adulthood. Abbie got her first bible with her name engraved, Hunter got a hatchet with his initials engraved and Noah received a compass. The kids look forward to getting this each year.
We may or may not have a white Christmas this year, but we will have a white Thanksgiving. Over a foot of snow fell in Bend yesterday with only highs in the 20's (F) through the weekend.
Today the Donaldson kids started back at school. Always bitter sweet but so proud of them. They will go and do great things!
4th, 2nd, 1st and Preschool
