Anybody wanna build a Tabernacle?

Okay, first thing we gotta do is get all the blankets we can find.  Yeah, grab the curtain rods while you're at it:).  This is me making up what might have gone on while I was at the grocery store.  I came home to find no curtains and LOTS of blankets on the floor.  It did, however turn into this!

The Almost finished Tabernacle, complete with all the Biblical divisions!

The sacrifice?

Wash your hands before you go in!

Kiersten rescued the giraffe and we found this to replace it.

All clean?

Scott explaining the Old Testament details and what happened when the veil was rent in twain!

Garrison as the High Priest from Bible times.

Overall it ended up being really good.  The kids were asking lots of questions and seemed to understand quite a bit of it.  Scott has a way of explaining things that they seem to understand. 

The deed is done!

I did it!  I deactivated my facebook account:)  I've been wanting to do it for quite some time now, but there's definitely an addiction there.  I LOVE to see all the new pics and hear about people getting saved, married, having babies, etc..., BUT it takes way too much time.  Over 200 friends in one place sharing all the cute things their kids say and do.  Then there's the games.  I wasn't playing any and tried to hide all the status updates about them, but many still managed to get through.  It was nice to be able to contact people so quickly, but I'd like to go backwards a bit.  Go back to phone calls or house calls, when possible.  E-mail is still there when needed, but I'd like to hear people's voices again:)  Skype is good for family and friends, but also something to limit.  Looking forward to all the "free" time I'm going to have now.  I may have some withdrawal, but I'll get over it:)  Elyssia was sad...  She enjoyed all the videos and felt like she actually knew many of my friends children, whom she'd never met.  I don't really want her living in a virtual world.  There's plenty to do in the real one.  Speaking of the real one, I'd better run.  We had fun finger painting in school this morning, but now it's time for the 2nd half.  Story writing has quickly become my favorite:). They have wonderful imaginations and I get to be the illustrator.  I'm kinda pathetic, but by the time they want to draw all the pictures I might be half way decent. 

The Bible Comes Alive!

The kids are at just the right age for acting out the Bible stories during devotions.  Here are some pictures to show just how excited they get about their parts:).  A couple cute pics of Kiersten too.

Moses with his "rod"

 

                                      Guess he still has a few frogs hanging on after the plagues, eh?

Older brother Aaron.

He was supposed to put both hands out.  "what am I gonna do, the people want to stone me!"

 Caleb's response when he heard that was, "I'll chop off their head with my axe!" Guess he needs to me taught a bit more of the story:))).

Cute girl that was supposed to be the Amalakites:).

Daddy is Joshua.

Moses holding up the rod, Joshua going to fight the Amalakites.

Aaron and Hur holding up Moses' hands.

Building the altar after the battle.

Elyssia volunteered to be the Amalakites.  She was a perfect fit:)

Joseph's coat of many colors.

Josephina's? coat of many colors.  Construction paper coats are a lot easier than sewing:))).

Cute baby in a box!

Still a bit pale from the flu:(

So, I thought it would be fun to post some pics throughout the year of the kids acting out the devotions. I'll have to scrapbook some of it, but this is a quick way to remember the funny things they said, for journaling later. Off to put the kids to bed.  Looking forward to a great week!