Benjamin's woodworking class

Andrew posted online about a swim meet the other day and someone commented on his post something like: "Lord, if I have but one day to live, let there be a swim meet, because those things last forever!"

With two swim meets this week, it has felt like this week has been at least two weeks. 

Add in the girls going to YW camp, a heat wave, the girls being sent home from YW camp, daily swim practices, class, work, and everything else...it feels like we've lived an entire lifetime since last week. 

Oh, and Benjamin had his woodworking camp this week as well! It was every afternoon from 1 to 5. And I think everyone had a good time—from the youngest boy up to the oldest teacher. Here's Benjamin when I dropped him off on the first day:

And here he is five days later showing off all the fun things that he made:

They made a birdhouse, a basket, a catapult, a dice roller, a puzzle, an ornament, a pen, a hand-carved mouse, a little figurine...I might be missing something...they did a lot!

The birdhouse opens up on one side so you can clear out old nests:

Here's Daddy looking at some of the puzzle pieces:

Here's Benjamin with the dice roller (one of his favourite creations):

And the pen (also a favourite):

Here's Zoë looking at some of the puzzle pieces:

And here's Benjamin with his plaque that the head teacher made (Ricardo). He's excited to put it up on his wall and has already asked about returning next year. We'll see—he's heading out to Utah to help drop Rachel off at college and will be doing some woodworking with Uncle Trevor while Miriam is at her organ workshop. He's definitely picking up some mad skills!

He gifted me this little birdhouse ornament that he made (it's so cute—I hung it up right by my computer desk):

It's sure been a good week for Benjamin!