Little House on the Prairie

Daddy had promised the girls a playhouse at the beginning of the summer as an early birthday gift. They were really looking forward to it but we never got started. Now, last Saturday, we 

started. Mama said that it would be a good idea for me to title the blog post about it, Little House on the Prairie, so that's what I decided to do. Here's a bunch of pictures about our start.

Samuel, screwing down the floor.

Edgar, also screwing down the floor.

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Flipping the floor over to finish the other side.

Leandro needed a pouch on so that
he could work too.

Here he is, hammering away.

Daddy said that putting in insulation was a
girl's job. (You apparently have to do it gently.)
But the boys did it anyway.

Putting in insulation.

Samuel enjoyed stapling the poly on.

"I'm gonna hit you in, Staple."

More stapling.

Next they put on the plywood for the top of the floor.

Almost done.

Here's the painting crew in action.

More painting.

Second coat?

The floor is all done.

The second evening, I did way more portraits than action pictures but I liked them so much that I thought I'd post them too.

Edgar.

Samuel had to learn to tie shoes that evening too.

Elfrieda.

Leandro. 

The children got to listen to a Bible story and watch the
action at the same time.

Imelda was reading A Song for Your Honor.

Daddy, cutting boards. 

The first wall is being put together.

Leandro ran around on the chalk lines, which made his feet
red from the bottom.

Is this square?

Did we do this right?

Second wall started.

Leandro got to press the trigger on the Paslode.

Samuel did too.

And so did Elfrieda. (Notice that her eyes are
closed.)

Edgar got to use the saw too.

Elfrieda built a little house of her own.

Nailing down the walls.

Third wall up.

Mama did some crocheting while we were building.

Yes, it took both of us to see if this wall was level.
(And then we found out that we hadn't even got it)

Three sets of legs. : )

The children have played in the playhouse a lot even though it doesn't have a roof. In the next few pictures, they are building furniture.

Leandro, sitting on the porch after the last wall was built.

Edgar put a makeshift roof of blankets on for the girls.

Bethany, the neighbor girl : ), came to play.

The proud owners.

It is Finished!

This was was the title of Jackie Kenaston's post on caringbridge.org this morning. Denny Kenaston has entered Heaven as a faithful soldier this morning at 2:02 a.m. He died of cancer. See his site on the link below for more information. caringbridge.org/visit/dennykenaston
P.S. Leave a comment if it doesn't work for you.
I copied and pasted what Jackie wrote about viewing or listening to the funeral.

Written 3 hours ago by Jackie Kenaston

We know there are many friends who wish to be at the funeral tomorrow, but who will be unable to make the trip. For any of you who wish to call in and listen to the funeral service, the number is 717-405-3837. No PIN is needed; simply call the number at 9 AM on Monday, July 9, and listen to live audio of the funeral service.

Due to bandwidth limitations, we are unable to provide a live video stream of the funeral, but we plan to upload that video as quickly as possible to http://charitychristianfellowship.org/ Due to the time needed to process a video we expect to be several hours long, the video may not be available until the following day. 

We continue to be overwhelmed with the grace of God and the kindness of God's people. Thank you. We will forever remain indebted to all of you

Family Pictures

We asked Linda (the one and only photographer for the Allen Unger family) to take family pictures for us on Sunday afternoon. The girls all got new dresses, and Mama also wanted some new pictures to hand out. 

Thank you Linda. We are really pleased.

This is one of our 'hand-out' choices.

Descending order. (Daddy made sure to lean towards Mama,
so as not to create confusion. : ))

Also a 'hand-out'.

The Men.

The Ladies.

I really like this idea.

Our triplets. (They made sure to have a picture together.)

The best parents in the world. : )

Leandro and his puppy, Mayo.

Our darling, Elfrieda

Samuel, the tree lover.

Imelda, you're so sweet.

     

Our handsome brother.

Our sweet sister, Bianca.

And the one who gets the honour of being last,
Yours truly.

Photos!!

Californian poppies in color splash.

This picture is almost 2 years old but I
really like the color splash on it.

Leandro watches Daddy peel a pineapple. Yum...

Sorting our Mexican cabra beans.

Edgar in his Walking Box

Our Cabin at Youth Rally.

From the top of the hill into the girls' area.

The main building.

The lake and a few kayakers.

Dining room. Notice the Name tags.

The Gym. 

Inside of "my" cabin.

Also the girls' area

Ever wondered what cabinets would look like without
doors? (We were painting our doors and cabinet frames)
Quite the job.

Twirly effect.
To get it, twist the camera while pressing the shutter.

Another twirly. This is the picture at the top.

Elfrieda in a cradle Mama bought at a garage sale.

All done!

Me playing Peter Piper, with recorder
accompaniment by Leandro.

I'll finish with my famous color splash.

Happy Father's Day!!!

Happy Father's Day to all fathers everywhere, but especially to the best father in the world. (You can try all you want to convince me differently, but I won't change that.) : )  Thank you for going, (or staying) to work every day to support us, not out of an "I guess I'll go to work today, my family needs to be supported." attitude, but out of an "I love to go to work to support my dear family at work. " attitude. Thank you for being so content and complimenting on the food that we prepare. (Even if it's burnt or slightly uncooked when I've been cooking something new.) Thank you for being patient with me and involving me in record keeping for our personal finances and for trusting me to help you with the business paperwork. I really enjoy that. Thank you for involving us as children in the decisions and for doing what you know is best for us. Thank you for taking us along on business trips and things like that. Thank you for keeping life fun by your teasing and even your funny twistings on words. : ) Thank you for making us change our attitudes when they aren't right. Thank you for keeping your word, it brings such a sense of security to us. And Thank you ultimately for your love towards us.

                                                  We Love You Daddy!!!
P.S. We were going around the table yesterday evening, each one of us telling Daddy something we liked about him. When it was Mama's turn, she waited awhile, (Daddy said she could hardly find anything : )) But she really was trying to find the best of a thousand reasons. Since she didn't say something so quickly, Leandro decided he would find something. With a big smile on his face, he declared, "I know what Mama likes about Daddy. She likes it when he gives her a piggyback ride!"
Daddy gave her a piggyback ride the other day and it was not appreciated very much once he started running.