37 Weeks, 2 Days

Dear Baby Batts,

I think the Fall Festival and Winter Clothing Giveaway were a success!

I feel like I need to write a whole post about the box maze that your daddy built with the help of his guys, but alas - I'll just post lots of pictures to commemorate it's development:

Pile of 1000 flat rate boxes.

Starting to build walls.

Complete! Now being taped together.

The entrance.

This maze - the centerpiece of the Festival - was pretty epic. There were tunnels to crawl through, half walls to trick people, dead-ends, and more. Your daddy is so creative and I love how, when he puts his mind to something, he gets it done! 

Other activities at the Festival included:

• Bonfire and tractor rides outside
• Hotdogs, chips, and lemonade
• Face painting
• Pumpkin Patch

Break open the squash or pumpkin for candy!

• "Guess the Candies" in a jar
• Cupcake walk
• Making Indian headbands
• Bubbles!
• Beanbag Toss

Try to get the beanbag in the hole!

Here's a picture of the whole fellowship hall:

Hooray, Fall Festival!

The Winter Clothing Giveaway didn't garner as much participation as we'd hoped. I take that back - we had a ton of items donated! But not a ton of items taken. We're going to leave it set up for Sunday so that church members can receive items then, if needed. Memaw, Juliet, and I had a lot of fun sitting and chatting at the clothing giveaway. And Memaw may or may not have done some interpretive dancing... You'll love Memaw, Ruthie - she is the best.

But even though not a lot of people came through, the ones who did were really blessed. And that's what the Lord reminded me, little one - that we were planning these events (as stressful and crazy as they were) so that the Lord would be glorified, not me or the church. So I hope (and pray) that He was.

So there we go. The last "big event" is done. Praise the Lord.

Love,

A very tired Mama