Church Work Day

A few weekends ago, we had a Saturday church work day. Quite a few people showed up, and we got quite a bit done. Mark's main concern was getting the roof put over the handicapped access ramp that the Colorado team built for us. They made good progress, but ended up needing more materials than they planned on, so it's not finished yet. We also needed to clear the brush and tree branches from around the back of the church and trailer for a fire safe zone, as well as sanding and resealing the railings.

Even Grandma, who's 87, helped all day by putting church name labels in the books in the church library, so that when they're loaned out they have a better chance of making it back!




Dakota did a great job with the sander. At one point, Andrew had been looking for a job, so I had him wipe down the railing that was already sanded so that it could be varnished. Well, after that, he stayed right behind Dakota wiping as he went! His race helmet visor helped keep the sawdust out of his eyes!









Jacob helping clean up the work tools! Now, to explain the boys' helmets...
Earlier in the day, they had both been at a birthday party with a "race car" theme. So all of the kids at the party had these racing helmets to wear instead of traditional party hats. Jacob is still, a few weeks later, wearing his on a routine basis!













After the work day, we all headed to one family's house for a bonfire and cookout. The helmets served a purpose once again in keeping smoke out of the kids' eyes while they roasted their hot dogs!