Christmas Tree at our Cabin In 2009, we fulfilled a dream and had our first tree that was over 7 1/2 feet tall. The total height of the tree when decorated is right at 12 feet tall. That is pretty big once you consider that we only live in 900 square feet of home, the four of us. The vaulted ceilings really lent themselves to the tree and we will do it every year.

Our Home in Arkansas - Before and after Exterior Pictures of our Home Click title to see 7 more pictures It is interesting to see how far we have come in 5 months. This photo shows what the exterior looked like when we got here is January. It was basically a Octagon only the clear story windows and a small window in the front door to see out. So what have we been busy doing. * We had added a covered front porch. * A nice b

Arkansas Home - New Cabinet Shelves Click title to see 1 more pictures Tim, Davids nephew stopped by for a few days and helped put together and hang my upper shelves in the kitchen. The kids painted most of them, The one on the right still needs the trim painted but overall they are fantastic. Like I told Dave, it was really nice putting up groceries and not having things fall on your head. We have spac

Interior Cabin Pictures Before and After Click title to see 13 more pictures When we arrived in January, the cabin was dried in and sealed, but it was still, very much a construction zone. It had the basics, electricity, heater/airconditioner, sub floor and bathroom and basic kitchen. We have made much progress. It is going slower than I would like but we work on it as often as possible. Take

Progress on the Cabin in Arkansas Click title to see 10 more pictures

Arkansas Home - Slab for Garage Click title to see 5 more pictures David has been working hard to clear out and area for the garage. He has been chopping down trees and clearing the area with his tractor. As you can see from the pictures he has done a fantastic job. We hired a local gentleman and his wife to grind out the tree stumps, they took out 18 stumps in about 2 hours with this heavy duty stu

The Timberking Log Mill - 4-15-08 Click title to see 3 more pictures To build the main house here in Arkansas, we are having to cut down quite a few trees, so instead of just letting them rot on the ground, David decided early on to recycle them and use them in the house and garage. So after much research and discussion he purchased his own log mill. This is the set up.

Milling the first Posts Click title to see 8 more pictures This is the first attempt to mill the posts for the garage.

Kids first Snow Day Click title to see 4 more pictures We got to experience a several snow days this year. This was the heaviest snow, about 3-4 inches. Val and Adam spent most of the Day outside sleding on garbage can lids, and having snowball fights.

Okay, now the roof is really up Click title to see 2 more pictures It was all of 14 months that I have not been up to the cabin.  I did not want to let 2006 pass without at least one visit.  We arrived with less than 2 hours to spare in the year 2006. I installed the new door that I built by 1:00 am on January 1, 2007. We primarily worked on the roof accross four d

The Sanford Mobile - In honor of the junk collection of Sandford and Son Click title to see 4 more pictures We have all bee doing some major cleaning around our house over the past few weeks. One thing that has bugged me for quite some time is that I have no good way to transport my tools from one location to another. After a bit of thinking, I discovered that I had everything I needed to make this cart for the lawn mower to carry my tools

Grandma Kendrick House - Recycling History Click title to see 8 more pictures In May, the boys and I went to Louisiana to salvage good wood from the house my grandfather built.  The house was built in August 1947 from the trees he selected.  The house is far beyond any repair and we had to select wood that was good for the project.  The back wall had begun to colapse when we arrived due to holes

Val at Soccer Practice - Coming into his own Click title to see 1 more pictures Val is learning the finer points of the game.  This year he is playing for real scores.  He also hase home and away games... too exciting!

Adam and Val Swim - Invitation to Aransas Harbors Pool Click title to see 4 more pictures Esteban and Harison invited the boys to visit and swim at the pool.  It was a great way to cool off in the hot weather.

Adams Birthday - At home and at Port A Pizzeria Click title to see 5 more pictures Adam celebrated his bithday this month.  He openned his presents from Mammaw.  thank you for the Soccer ball. Later, we enjoyed a great time at his favorite place, Port A Pizzeria, the home of the chocolate pizza!!!  That was his birthday cake.

Adam Practices Soccer - New Port A Stars in the Making Click title to see 7 more pictures Adam (in Red) loves to play soccer.  He is developing his skills and becomeing a very coordinated player.  He scores a lot and runs very hard. Also on his team are Alexander in yellow. Justin makes a goal!! Adam Protects the goal from Nathan.

New Playfort - Back Yard Click title to see 4 more pictures After 2 1/2 months of work, the new playset is complete.  It is located in our back yard, nestled between a brazilian pepper tree and an ash tree. It features: 5 swinging items 2 slides (one a curly slide) climbing tower with 4 levels 7 foot catwalk 6x10 tree fort with roof table and benches

Adam's Tooth - A painful visit to the dentist Adam had a bump coming out of his gum just above the front baby tooth.  The tooth it self was slightly yellowed and was blocking the grown up tooth from coming in.  It created an absess that showed on the gum. As Adam would say: I left the tooth on the table and she left three peices of money. The tooth

Motorcycle Ride Click title to see 2 more pictures We went to Steve and Lorie's house for dinner this evening. Adam and Val got to ride on Steve's BIG motorcycle (with Steve of course).  It is a Kawasaki 1500 cc engine.  They both want their own bikes now... of course. Steve rides with the Christian Motorcyclist Association

Adam and Val on the Computer Adam and Val are learning how to use both PC and Macintosh computers at home.  They are beginning to get an understanding of how they work and what the internet is and what they can find on it.

Animals - Cats and Dogs Click title to see 3 more pictures Jennifer and I both love animals a lot. We pass this love on to Adam and Val when we can. Currently we have two cocker spaniels named George and Ringo. They are happy puppies. We had two kittens as guests for a few days and the puppies treated them very well, as usual. The bottle brush picture here is

Adam's 6th Birthday - Port A Pizzeria Click title to see 3 more pictures Adam chose Port A Pizzeria for his birth party. We invited his whole class and over 30 people (including hungry adults) showed up. We pretty much took over the whole place and Adam had a great time!

Life at Home - Val and Adam Play Football Click title to see 1 more pictures Oneday, I got these pictures of Adam and Val playing football in the front yard. They play together very well.

Around the House - Redecorating Click title to see 1 more pictures Jennifer and I put down a new floor in the living room, kithen, hallway and bathroom all by ourselves. It only took about a year and it is still not quite finished as of May 2003. I still need to get a couple pieces of trim up in the kitchen.

Around the House - The Boyz Click title to see 3 more pictures Some pictures around the house.   Val lost his first tooth and Adam on the couch.

The Doctor - Adam and Val Click title to see 2 more pictures Much to their dismay, everyone must go to the doctor and get shots occasionally.  They both were very brave. I taught them how to look away at the moment the shot was given and they both commented that it didn't hurt as much as they remember.

Christmas - Adam and Val Click title to see 4 more pictures On their first Christmas with us, they made out like bandits.  Everyone wanted to make sure that they had everything they needed.  There were gifts from dozens of people under the tree.

Thanksgiving - Adam Click title to see 1 more pictures Adam's first Thanksgiving with us, his Montessori school held a Banquet and he dressed up as a pilgrim. We went to the banquet just before we left for Iowa to spend the holiday with my family in Des Moines.

Our Pupies - George and Ringo and Mandy Click title to see 3 more pictures We have had three cocker spaniels.  Mandy was the first and by far the most intelligent.  She disappeared on October 5, 1999.  It was a terrible loss for us both. About two months before she disappeared, we got George and Ringo.  They were just puppies and certainly two bundles of energy.

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