We've Flipped!

This was a picture Frankie took of Caleb and Abigail. The leg in the air is Caleb standing on his head. Abigail was standing on her head too, but she popped back up to soon. There were about 4 pictures trying to photograph both of them at the same time. No luck, this was the closest attempt!

Father's Day

Our Father's Day tradition is breakfast in bed for Dad. The breakfast is up to Jon, what he wants for breakfast. Jon always picks chocolate donuts and Dr. Pepper. Then we all climb in bed with him and eat breakfast together and open gifts. This year the kids picked out the National Treasure I & II for Jon. After church services we went out to lunch with friends then came home and watched Jon's movies. I also gave my Dad a call for Father's Day and all the kids got to visit with him!

Baseball Closing Ceremonies

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Baseball closing ceremonies were today. Caleb's team received their medals. The Outlawz came in 5th place out of 6 teams in the minors. Caleb will move up to the majors in the fall.

Service Day

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The Jr. High youth met up at the church building for service projects for the community. The kids made four batches of chocolate chip cookies and four batches of brownies. When their baking was completed, they made 5 gift trays with fresh fruit and the baked goodies. We delivered trays to three local fire stations, and one tray went to the 911 call center. The last tray we delivered on 'Papa Phil' (from church) at the hospital. He had his big toe amputated earlier this week. When the kids finished up with their projects, they headed off to enjoy a Roughriders game. I helped with the service projects and Jon went to the ballgame.

VBS Rehersal

Today the kids and I worked on props for Vacation Bible School. We are doing 3 stories as drama productions in the auditorium. After the stories, the kids will go to their classes and work on application stories, crafts, etc. The stories this year all have 'rock' themes, we are bringing in a rock climbing wall and everything! The stories will be David & Goliath, the stone monument Joshua built and the wise & foolish builders. The kids passed out door hangers to 3,000+ homes around the church building last week. Tonight I worked with the drama groups getting them prepared. Caleb will be David in Monday's story and Reporter #4 in Wednesday's story.

Softball Closing Ceremonies

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Tonight was the closing ceremonies for the 2008 Spring Softball Season. The girls received their medals. The first place team was awarded trophies. The ceremonies include all 6U to 14U teams. These photos include Coach Jackie and Assistant Coach Jeremy. Assistant Coach Jon, took the picture!

More Flags, More Fun!

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Blake and Baylor spent the night with Caleb & Abigail. We got up this morning and headed to Six Flags! We eased our way into the excitement, beginning with the Tea cups. We escalated the excitement with rides like the Conquistador, a swinging Spanish galleon. We hit several water rides like the Roaring Rapids and Aquaman Splashdown. We also rode a few favorites like the swings, the Sombrero, and Runaway Mountain. The Duncan’s blessed us with season tickets as a thank you for all our work on LTC and the National Bible Bowl. Too cool!

Poolside Party

Blake & Baylor came home with us after services today. We went to the aquatic park. The kids played in the indoor pool, the outdoor pool, the splash park, and the sand volleyball court. Abigail and Baylor did flips off the side. Mom's idea of going to the pool is reading a book and enjoying the sun. Frankie's idea of fun is eating ice cream, poolside. Jon didn't have a book or ice cream, just a sad, sad face!

Hope Depot Day

Home Depot's Kids Workshop are free, how-to clinics designed for children ages 5-12, available on the first Saturday of each month. The kids have completed useful projects including the creation of toolboxes, fire trucks and mail organizers, as well as more educational projects, such as a window birdhouse, bug house & Declaration of Independence frame kit. Caleb is old enough to complete the do-it-yourself projects alone. Abigail still requires a little Dad help.

Action Hero

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I thought these were great action shots of Caleb's game tonight! One is Caleb playing 2nd base. The throw was from 1st to 2nd, Ripken was the short stop standing on the bag and Caleb is backing him up. The other shot is Caleb sliding into 2nd after a great 'at bat.' Unfortunately, right outside this frame is the umpire calling him out. The final shot is Coach Dave and Caleb after the game. Coach was joking that the first base coach never should have sent Caleb on from first. Two different times during the game the 1st base coach sent him to 2nd, Dave was joking that 'he never would have made that call.' Caleb is laughing, too!