The cause of much toil

Here is the offending part from our van.
After church this evening I crawled underneath our white van and removed and replaced this sensor which controls the fans. After being eaten alive by many mosquitos I cranked the van and had the fans running in the front of the engine. As the temperature starts to warm up that should keep the engine running cooler.
God is very good!

Une nouvelle perspective au règne de la terreur

Hannah and I were talking the other day and somehow the conversation turned to the French Revolution. She said that it didn't sound very nice, all the chopping off of heads. She said that if she was there then she would have them bake cookies for each other and just be nice. She also said that if they wouldn't be nice than she would chop off their heads.
She told me that they must be much nicer in France now since they don't chop off heads.

Father/Daughter date night

Ruth, Hannah and I had a great time at the Father/Daughter date night yesterday. There was a 50's theme, so everyone was dressed up.



We had a great time roller skating together.

There were several fun games and activities. After the games we had root beer floats.





The girls had a fun time.

Skateboarding with my son

Joshua is getting pretty good on his skateboard. We went skateboarding over spring break. This picture was of us skating down an oil road. We had a lot of fun.

Joshua goes down hills much more naturally than myself.

It was a beautiful day to be outside.

My bi-kikkle

Elijah was very excited to get his first tricycle the other day for his birthday. He was going through the house happily exclaiming,"That's my bi-kikkle!, That's my helmet!". The tricycle is small enough to fold up and go into the back of the van when we go places. He is growing up so fast.



This was a picture of him on our way up to visit grandparents. He was eating a huge sandwich with bread from the bread machine.
Ruth has been getting very good at making bread. A new loaf comes from her hand almost daily.



Hannah, whose birthday is also this month had received a dollhouse play set for her birthday. She has really enjoyed playing with it. Right now I hear Elijah trying to show Hannah how you are supposed to play with dolls. (He likes to pull off their heads.)

More to come later.

This is a real cup of coffee!

This is a cup of cappuccino that I had the week that I was in Austin for the Technology conference. Notice the size of the cup compared to my computer setting next to it. When I first came to Texas, I hardly ever drank coffee. I enjoyed having great fellowship over a cup of coffee the other day with a great brother in the ministry. He drinks his coffee only black. I prefer to ruin mine with ample amounts of cream and sugar. My 4 year old calls anything in a coffee cup, coffee.

Did God dump out a box of birds?

While we are driving to Karate class, I never know what questions I will be asked by my 4 year old.  Here is a sample of some of the questions from one trip.

• Dad, can you sit on rainbows?
• Dad, are those clocks real? (He was referring to the instrument cluster on the dashboard of the vehicle.)
• Dad, is the engine running? (While we are driving 65 down the road.) Dad, I don't hear the engine running.
• 4 year old:  Dad, are we there yet? I'm tired of driving.  Dad:  You mean, tired of riding?  4 year old:  No, I'm really tired of driving.
• Dad, what book are you reading now?  What's happening in your book?
• Dad, why are there lights on poles?  (Referring to the street lamps)
• Dad, when God made birds, did he just dump out a box of birds and make them? (This is usually what happens daily with his toys. :-)

You never quite know what the next question is going to be when he starts to speak.  Each conversation is an adventure.  I am thoroughly enjoying each moment that I am able to spend with my kids.  They are a truly a blessing to me.