MVP's First Trophy

Our church Elder's Quorum held a Pinewood Derby activity last week. There where two categories. One was by the rules, the other was anything goes. We made a regulation car for MVP to race. There was one guy who brought in about 8 different cars he has made (and perfected) as he has been over the cub scout program for MANY MANY years. Various other kids "sponsored" one of his cars. So while MVP's car didn't make it past the first bracket, he did get an award for being the only entrant not made by a "professional". We'll take it!

Water Heater

Last week we started having problems with our water heater. Andy looked up on YouTube how to fix a water heater by changing out the heating elements. Had it not been for another little bracket that holds the thermostat in place, it would have been a pretty straight-forward fix. However, we ultimately needed an entirely new water heater. Of course MVP was quite fascinated by his daddy's skills and wanted to help fix the heater as well. He got his Handy Manny tool box and was more than helpful, if you know what I mean.

Sunday Best

I wanted to share a couple cute pictures of MVP all dressed up for church.

 Here he is folding his arms like I asked him to. Don't be fooled by this reverent pose, as soon as I tried to fix his collar, he took off running and our photo shoot was over. As we've been praying with him, he has started "saying" the prayers with us. We have no idea what he is saying, but he sure has a lot to say. He can fill in the blanks when prompted so he can bless "mommy" and "daddy" etc.

He is certainly an active little guy. Today is Thanksgiving and we had a couple friends over for a Thanksgiving lunch. As one of our friends was relaxing on the couch letting the tryptophan do what it does best, MVP decided that it would be a good idea to pile all of his toys on top of him. He proceeded to give our friend all of his toys, then he moved each one to a basket or to a different location on the couch, then back on our friend, then back in the basket. This went on for at least 45 minutes. He is the embodiment of constant movement and I marvel at his energy levels.