And . . . Blast Off!

Sometimes life can get very monotonous, so we occasionally try to change things up a bit and do things a little more exciting than hang out at home and play with toys. David told the boys about model rockets a few months ago and ever since then Luke has asked about getting one of our own and shooting it off. This past week David bought one and he and the boys have spent a few minutes each evening putting it all together and getting it ready. On Saturday we found a great field behind the high school and had a blast (pun intended!). Even I had a lot of fun. I just watched and took pictures but it was so neat to see how high and fast it could go. It was so fun to see how excited the boys were. Luke would count down from ten before each launch and then they would chase after it and try to catch it.  On the fourth launch the parachute broke away from the rocket, so the rocket quickly crashed near us but the parachute slowly floated farther and farther away. As David went to look for it the boys were so sweet and crouched down together and said a prayer that Daddy would be OK and that he would be able to find the parachute. I am so glad that both requests happened! It's nice to know that some of the things we are teaching them are actually sinking in!