published by Jonathan on Thu, 10/04/2007 - 20:29
The boys are playing soccer again this fall. Last Saturday Finn scored his team's only goal, and Elliot scored 2 of his team's 3. Here are some photos of Finn in action:
Being chased by Goliaths, Finn actually fought them off and scored in the above series of photos...
published by Jonathan on Wed, 10/03/2007 - 20:36
The weekend before last we spent a few hours at the Fall Harvest Festival at the Chippewa Nature Center. Some of the more memorable observations were of the guy scraping and preparing the skin of a bear that had been killed in the UP a few days before, Prairie Pete and Miss Sarah portraying early Michigan settlers, and the folks plowing the field with plows pulled by oxen. We learned that the difference between cows and oxen is that oxen have been trained to pull the plow.
Here are a couple photos of the boys helping to back apple butter.
published by Jonathan on Wed, 10/03/2007 - 20:02
Here are some photos of the boys from last month on the first day of school.
published by Jonathan on Sun, 08/19/2007 - 00:13
This morning the TV was on, and one of the morning shows was airing some footage of some recent flooding in TX. With a certain amount of alarm, Finn said something like: "God promised not to cause a flood again, but he did!" I thought that was a good example of taking God at his word while thinking critically about whether or not he has kept it. I told him that the promise was about destroying the whole world and that this was just flooding in TX.
published by Lisa on Thu, 07/26/2007 - 21:50
1. While talking about how much he loves camping, Finn said "I especially love TORTURING my marshmallows." Probably came from when Elliot caught his marshmallow on fire and we said it looked like a torch. 2. While playing a "touch and feel" game that involves notable attractions from various cities (statue of liberty, San Fransico Bay Bridge, eiffel tower....) Finn reached in and grabbed a piece of the game and shouted "I found the Arc De Tree Stump". I guess thats what Arc de Triumphe sounds like in my best French accent. 3. Today at the Chippewa Nature Center we took a tour of the visitors center. There are many "stuffed" animals on display. Standing next to a deer I heard Finn telling his friend Wiiliam "Look at that deer. I think it was sacrificed". I guess all that old testament study in Sunday school is a bit confusing for a 4 year old.
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