Sukkot 2010 (Friday night)

Feast of Tabernacles 

 (Also known as Sukkot, feast of booths, or the ingathering)

(Leviticus) 33 The LORD said to Moses, 34 "Say to the Israelites: 'On the fifteenth day of the seventh month the LORD's Feast of Tabernacles begins, and it lasts for seven days. 35 The first day is a sacred assembly; do no regular work. 36 For seven days present offerings made to the LORD by fire, and on the eighth day hold a sacred assembly and present an offering made to the LORD by fire. It is the closing assembly; do no regular work.
37 (" 'These are the LORD's appointed feasts, which you are to proclaim as sacred assemblies for bringing offerings made to the LORD by fire—the burnt offerings and grain offerings, sacrifices and drink offerings required for each day. 38 These offerings are in addition to those for the LORD's Sabbaths and [e] in addition to your gifts and whatever you have vowed and all the freewill offerings you give to the LORD.)

39 " 'So beginning with the fifteenth day of the seventh month, after you have gathered the crops of the land, celebrate the festival to the LORD for seven days; the first day is a day of rest, and the eighth day also is a day of rest. 40 On the first day you are to take choice fruit from the trees, and palm fronds, leafy branches and poplars, and rejoice before the LORD your God for seven days. 41 Celebrate this as a festival to the LORD for seven days each year. This is to be a lasting ordinance for the generations to come; celebrate it in the seventh month. 42 Live in booths for seven days: All native-born Israelites are to live in booths 43 so your descendants will know that I had the Israelites live in booths when I brought them out of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.' "
44 So Moses announced to the Israelites the appointed feasts of the LORD.

Praise and worship outside

The dance team performed "Until the Whole World Hears"

(it's a "must watch"! ☺)

Later,

the kids bringing in the harvest

and putting it in a sukkah. (booth)

Ella escapes from her parents...

She found grandma who was playing the violin.

The harvest representation

Dan reading to Ella to try and keep her contained. ☺

After the meeting, anyone that wanted to, met up in the tent for hot drinks and popcorn.

Preparations

It's that time of year again!

Preparing for the seventh month feasts.

We observed Yom Kippur last Sunday and this weekend starts the feast of Ingathering. (or booths, Sukkot)

So a lot of work has been going on to get ready for this weekend.

Setting up a sukkah

Sneak Preview!

By the by, for anyone that was wondering...

The kids are still somewhat sick, and our week did improve a little.

 We came to EskDale anyway since everyone here is sick already. ☺

Arrrggh!

It's only Wednesday, and starting Monday, this has been the week from Hades!
That's why you haven't heard from me for awhile. I don't really have anything good to say. ☺
I just need this week to be OVER. NOW!

Example: It's barely 10:00 in the morning right now, and I've already had Aidan throw up all over me, the couch, himself, and good portion of the floor. THEN, I have to try to keep Ella from walking through or eating said throw up. (writing that made me want to throw up) I may or may not have succeeded at that, sooooo I'm guessing she'll probably be throwing up fairly soon too.

I'm going to go bang my head on a wall.

End of Summer BBQ

Dan and Melanie invited a bunch of us over to their place for a BBQ/ Potluck

After eating, the guys played a rousing game of croquet

Melanie had set a rubix cube on the table to keep the napkins from blowing away, Aidan kept stealing it.

Then some of us girls played a game of croquet

It's my blog, so I have to mention that I won the game. ☺

Sorry Abby, but I thought this was a funny picture.

At one point, Cary was trying to play and Ella wanted him to hold her so she followed him around crying.

Dan played "catch" with her and she cheered up.

Thanks Dan and Melanie!

We had a great time!