Long Overdue Update

Sorry for the long absence over the past couple of weeks.  The last couple of days of February most of our family came down with a very bad stomach bug.  We then traveled to Fermathe on February 28th, and I will not share all the details of that trip.  Let me just say it was very eventful and we stopped 8 times along the side of the road :(
We really enjoyed our week in Fermathe.  We felt like we were at a resort as we enjoyed our home their.  To have warm real showers, enjoy yogurt, cheese and fresh fruit and vegetables was a huge treat.  We were able to get a couple of the kids' passports renewed and buy some needed supplies.
On Saturday we returned to Atrel and even though life is a little more challenging here, we were glad to be back "home."
Sunday was a special harvest celebration service at church.  It was neat to be apart of this and to worship and give thanks with our brothers and sisters in Christ, giving thanks for the harvest that they have finally had after losing 2 crops to drought.

On Monday we were back to work on our house.  Here are a few pictures:

 This is a water tower that will hold a large 300 gallon water tank.  Thank you to Uncle Bob for welding it for us. 

 The guys are building a small rock wall to make a larger porch at our front door.

 This rock wall was started by my brother Caleb, and the guys have been working on finishing it.

 The kids are enjoying playing in their rooms when they are finished school.

 Kyrk has most of the interior walls finished now.

We decided to bring our couch up on the last truck.  It is so nice to have a couch, even if the house isn't finished.  We all sat as a family on the couch on Sunday afternoon and watched a movie together in our new house.  We were squished, but it was fun.

This turkey was a gift from the church committee.  The kids are enjoying it and they are really looking forward to it's execution tomorrow.  They are all excited about plucking it's feathers and eating it.  It is going to be a great science lesson.