Each year our church holds an event called Cornerstone’s Kids Got Talent. It’s a “talent” show that our kids put on to raise money for camp.
Last year, Parker was asked to participate with a comedy routine. It went so well, that he decided to do it again this year. And in the humble, totally unbiased and realistic perspective of his dad…I think he knocked it out of the park.
Each year at Christmas I create a video to remember the season. Here’s a highlight video of the boys’ experience this year. The footage is almost exclusively of them opening presents. In some ways, I wish I had captured other video of our time, but on the other hand, I love the reactions they have as the give gifts (the beginning of the video) and then open up those toys they had been hoping for. I hope you enjoy it.
I made the following video with the Action Movie FX app for my iPhone.
In case you missed past videos, I’ve embedded them below. My personal favorite is probably the first one I made (it’s at the very bottom).
I had a good day today. I got up early, even though it’s my day off, and went outside to do some much needed yard work. I mowed, weed-whacked and burned some old brush that had been sitting in the back yard (left from the previous owner). I even filled in some low spots around the house (under the sidewalk, next to the egress, etc) with some extra sand from another project.
It was productive. I was “on fire” and my To Do list was dwindling to nothing.
We have one of those little, round metal fire pits that I used to burn the brush in. By about 10:30, there were no more flames, just some ashes. I let them sit there until about 2:45, when I decided to dump them into a ditch next to the tree in our back yard. This “ditch” was where the dry brush was left from the previous owner. The fire pit was cool to the touch and I didn’t think anything of it.
Until 30 minutes later.
Bethany had gone outside to meet the boys as they came off of the bus when a neighbor came up to her and said…”Do you know your tree is on fire?”
Apparently, the ashes were still not quite extinguished and with it being so dry, they ignited some of the leftover brush….and my tree.
It wasn’t too bad, but with it being so dry it could have become a lot worse.
Thankfully the Meadowbrook Fire Department was just a phone call away.
Below is a video of the damage.
Last Sunday night, Cornerstone Church held “Kid’s Got Talent,” a fundraiser for summer camp. Parker showed off his skills by telling some jokes.
I made a quick video with the boys for Bethany today.
I love how Kent says “Valentimes”.
I love you, Bethany!
