We had a beautiful fall day which was absolutely perfect for going to watch football games. Josh's 5th grade team was playing in Clearbrook this morning, so we didn't have far to travel to watch him play. The 5th graders won both their games--they keep improving in their play each week. Today was a family affair at the games. Since Clearbrook was hosting the games, it was their responsibility to provide refs and ball spotters. Both Sam and Matt volunteered to help out and were the officials for both of Josh's games.

Josh (blue sleeves) playing safety and getting
ready to break up a pass play

After lunch John took advantage of the nice weather and picked the rest of the grapes in the garden and then pruned the vines in preparation for winter. He also pulled all the onions--that just leaves the carrots and potatoes in the ground. Hopefully he'll get to them next week. I spent some time cleaning up around the kitchen and getting more jars washed in preparation for more grape juice.

Today was Rachel's 11th birthday, so after supper we headed up to Matt's for a party, cake, and ice cream.

The Birthday Girl