Pumpkin Party

One of the greatest blessings I had living in England was going each week to a Mother/Toddler group. It was a wonderful time each week to get out of the house, give Tanner some time with other kids, and allowed me to meet some friends who were in the same boat I was. In fact I still miss my toddler group girls! It was such a great blessing, I thought why not start one here – aren’t moms’ needs pretty universal?
So we started one a few weeks ago, and God’s been so good as our numbers have grown each week. I’m so thankful for those of you who have been praying for us each week! Last week, we had a special costume harvest party since costumes are everywhere! We had such a great time, I just had to share how cute these kiddos are! All the kids dressed up, we read “The Pumpkin Patch Parable,” played a number of pumpkin carnival games – pumpkin bowling, ring around the pumpkin, pin the nose on the pumpkin, pumpkin toss, and pumpkin golf. We made pumpkin faces out of triangles and painted pumpkin cookies. We even had face painting!
It was so much fun! Many of the games and face painting were new to the kids, so it was added fun! The one thing I didn’t count on was ALL the kids were out of school this week, so they ALL showed up! Thankfully we had enough for everyone and the older ones were a huge help in running the games and chasing after children!



Who knows how many children and moms we can bless by this little group? We’re praying we will be able to expand into the community and bless the moms and children, as well as build relationships with those moms. We’re also praying for more toys and center stations to add. So I’d appreciate your prayers greatly!
Here's my little pumpkin! My cowboy wouldn't dress the part for his picture ;-)