In mid-October Jason passed his technical evaluation! YIPPEE!! That means we will be continuing on with JAARS, and will head back to North Carolina right after Christmas. Thank you for all your words of encouragement and many prayers!
We got home just in time for Patrick to turn 2 years old! We had a little gathering on his birthday night. Here he is with his cousin Olivia (cousin Cora in the background looking on) opening gifts.
Patrick and Keri headed to Sparta, WI to catch up with her close friends from college. Front row are Justin & Jayne, back row are Josh & Sharaya holding Chloe, Stacy, Keri & Patrick. What a great time to visit!!
The three of us went to Esko/Duluth for a weekend to see Keri's parents and visit Canal Park. We love it there! Here are Keri & Patrick anxiously awaiting the arrival of a "big boat."
Keri's brother has an iguana named Draco that Patrick just adores. I think they enjoyed each other's company.
Every year Jason makes pumpkin pie from scratch (including the year when Patrick was born just a week before Halloween!!). Patrick got in on it this year and helped by picking at the pumpkin seeds.
Patrick is giving his Uncle Andrew a big snuggle over Thanksgiving weekend. Andrew is Keri's brother, if you can't see the resemblence, and he was home for the first time since leaving for West Point Military Academy in June. What a blast to have him home for a few days!
Troublemakers! Here is Patrick with his cousins Cora (middle) and Olivia (right). They see each other as much as possible.