Here’s a few pictures from the children’s costume party and hayride today. I can put up more if you send them to me.
Seventeen children and twenty-two adults spent the noontime on Sunday celebrating the fall season at Copper Hill Church. The party kicked off with a costume parade led by Pastor Kelvin and his grandson Sam. Pastor Kelvin’s everyday look in jeans and T-shirt didn’t quite compare to Sam’s cute monkey costume. Costumes represented included beautiful butterflies, a Navy special forces man, a baseball player, a surfer, a princess, a beetle, a fox, and many more. Carol Griffin said her clown shoes were the most comfortable she had worn in a while. No one knew JoAnne when she put on her Moroccan clothes. Next was a perfect kids lunch prepared by Judy Holcomb – mac and cheese and hotdogs, with some raw fruit and veggies to keep it healthy. Then JoAnne led in two children’s songs. Since one family spoke Spanish we sang “Jesus Loves Me” in Spanish too. JoAnne gave a short object lesson featuring a glass pumpkin candle that reminded us about the light of Jesus’ presence in our hearts. Then it was time for the hayride. Thanks to Harrison and Jonathan Griffin we were treated to a ride on fresh haybales in a kicker-baler wagon up Copper Hill road to their farm, around the fields and back. The wind was crisp but not really cold. Everyone snuggled in the blankets and had a great time. Afterward, we had cookies and hot chocolate and each child received a bag of candy and a small pumpkin. This wonderfully fun event was organized by JoAnne Jones and Lisa Griffin.