First. Second. Third.

First.

We are moving! Wow, huh!?! Now you know why the 'ole blog has been quite sporadic. And will continue to be for a little while. Until the 'dust' settles.
We are excited about this new chapter and also sad about ending this current chapter. But, most of all we want to do the Lord's will! So if you think of it, would you send up an extra little prayer for us as we go through this transition time? It would be much appreciated!!

Second.

Amongst all this 'moving stuff' we have been squeezing in little bits of fun here and there. One of our favorite family activities is going to tractor pulls. Some of the trucks and tractor are noisy and loud, so the girls wear foam ear plugs; like the ones you see Courtney wearing. When I got ready to take this picture, she put her hands under her chin and just 'cheesed away'.

Jaron's uncle pulled a tractor that belonged to a friend of his. Unfortunately he didn't get that far - the clutch went out.

These next pictures are of one of my "favorite" pullers (pullee?), George. He has several tractors he pulls, this one is called The Big Moose. This guy has been pulling for years and really knows what he's doing! We first met him, when we rented from his ex-wife. Here he is just gettin' ready to start down the track. He always puts off an impressive smoke display. We've seen him blow smoke rings or fire right out of the stack and sometimes bring the two front wheels right up off the ground as he takes off!

In this picture he was passing 150 feet. The weight in the sled was completely to the front and he was still going strong!

still goin'.....

See the "Full Pull" sign?

Made it!! Past 300 ft!!

Third.

Benji was able to stay over for a weekend - that was a real treat! He helped Jaron and we stayed up WAY too late!! Just like old times! HA
The girls were just THRILLED to see him! and even more thrilled when he helped them catch fireflies! We put Courtney to bed then the rest of us went outside to catch bugs, yeah sounds like fun, huh ? Really it was pretty neat! Just something magical about a bunch of little twinkling lights on a cool summer evening!

and now...back to the boxes :)