Devotions

We had an interesting family devotions tonight. After reading about how God made Adam and Eve, Dad asked if we knew why God used a rib from Adam to make Eve instead of just making her from dust, like He had Adam. Scott's guess was a gem. "He didn't want to waste the dust?" And despite Mom and Dad's best efforts to pull devotions back to a serious topic, the thing the kids learned tonite is that women would have been a waste of dirt.

Carpenters

Mom thought you might enjoy this. The other day we all went to a job site with Dad, while he made some measurements and talked to his client. As we sat in the truck, we watched another guy working on the house.

He did something that Mom thought didn't look right and she said, "That's not right."

Scott replied, "You don't know, Mom. You don't carpent."

Apparently, that's what carpenters do, they carpent.

Updates

Thought you all might enjoy a self portrait Scott took of himself last week. He is such a handsome devil, isn't he? Smart looking, too.













And here is an update of Abby's friends, Tristan and Mark, from next door. They will be four months next week and are adorable. We spent part of this evening with them. They were telling us all kinds of stories. Mark is the twin on the left in blue and Tristan is in green.

More David

Well, this is a little backwards. Here are more photos of the play. this first photo is of Scott in the final battle scene. All the boys in the play spent more time choreographing their battle scenes than practicing their lines.

This is the kids with the director of the play, Rosalind. Some of you might remember when we lived in Kenai, Abigail spent a lot of time with Rosalind - kind of an extra grandma. She and Rosalind still have kind of a special bond. Rosalind is a
wonderful lady.

David: Shepherd to King

Well, here are the photos from the play. The play was about David's life until he became king. This first photo is of Abigail as one of the women who sang "Saul has slain his thousands and David his ten thousands."

Abigail also carried signs and reset the stage for the play. She had one line besides the singing. She has decided in her next play, she ants more lines.

This photo is of David and his men. You can see Scott there toward the left. Abigail is just to his right with her back to us. David is the one with his arm in the air. David was played by a hyper active little boy named Ricky. He did a very good job.

This last photo is of King Achish getting ready to go to battle against Saul. He is conferring with his warriors about David going with them. Notice the littlest warrior. Yep, that's our Scott.

Both kids did really well in their parts and the director was appreciative of the extra help they provided.

What Dad's Been Up To

If you click on the Archives, August 2005, you will se a photo or two of the kids helping Dad clear coat his new trailer. Well, After nearly three years, Dad has got the trailer at its peak performance. These two photos are what the trailer looks like now. The shelves on the left and front have been there for a while. The second photo is of the new shelves on the right.
Dad now has boxes for everything - including a few boxes. :) He loves having everything in its place.

This photo is of the project that paid for the new shelves in Dad's trailer. This is a t-shirt rack. While you see these in stores everywhere, Mom and Dad added the rope trim for a unique, rustic, Alaskan look. So far, Dad has made seven of these. Yes, that means there are seven stores where Dad's workmanship is showcasing t-shirts.

Boys Will Be Boys

Well, Dad, Chad and Mr. Wood went on a men's retreat this weekend. Unfortunately, there are no photos of Chad to share with you all. He went tubing, to sermons, ate, played, and had a great weekend. But all we have to show for that weekend is two videos of Dad and Mr. Wood being boys. This one is Mr. Wood driving on a lake and Dad laughing. Dad drove, too, but his video isn't as good.