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tions that he is not requiring priesthood holders learn to carve by saying now you may be thinking brother eyring are you saying that i have to learn how to carve the answer is no although i chuckled at the time as emma grew closer to the age of baptism i began to ponder what i may do to help her and in turn her sisters to aim high what drew me even more to the desire to create something for emma was the gift my father gave me when i achieved the rank of eagle scout my father carved for me a neckerchief slide which i treasure greatly since he has had such an impact on my life and this small memento has been cherished and worn proudly whenever i can i began to desire to do the same for emma ironically at the priesthood encampment scout camp in 2013 as the scoutmaster in our ward i met elder ted rumsey a local carver eagle scout and current missionary elder rumsey was at camp each day with a display of some of his carvings and as inspiration to the boys of what they could create with their own hands at the camp i shared with elder rumsey my desire to make a head board carving like that pres eyring described but with a local theme when torrie and i visited vancouver island in british columbia earlier in the year i was inspired by pacific northwest coast or first nations style art after seeing the work of elder rumsey also west coast native style i was encouraged that i could create a first nations style piece for emma and with torrie s encouragement of a birthday gift of carving tools made by elder rumsey i set out to carve a first nations steering paddle for emma charlotte and kate on the first of the year i took the girls with me to the lumber store and had them help me pick out the raw lumber needed i purchased 3 planks of basswood each 6 feet long and was tempted to tell them they would tell their grandchildren of this purchase one day but wasn t sure they would catch the reference elder rumsey welcomed me to his shop on camano island later that day and assisted me in creating a template and roughing out the shape of the first paddle on his band saw this would be the last time i used power tools to create this paddle which for me was a large accomplishment the entire paddle was carved using draw knives and carving tools no sanding required that night i set to work using a draw knife elder rumsey also loaned me and quickly made a lot of chips because of the height of the paddle working in the basement did not last long i needed a large horizontal surface to hold the paddle and my truck was taking up the needed space in the garage it would be two months before i was able to repair my truck i had wrecked it in an accident and free up the needed work space which happened to have much better lighting again thanks go to my father for the help with the lighting once in the garage typical saw horses were too light to keep the paddle from moving as i carved to improve my chances of completing the paddle i built a saw horse that was much sturdier and the perfect width i carved at night after the girls most nights including torrie were asleep i would wrap the paddle up and tuck it away so they would not see it after a few hours of work each night the paddle progressed slowly which i didn t mind since i was nervous of making a mistake i could not recover from as the nights and hours progressed so did the chips the girls began to notice the ever growing pile of chips that i tracked into the house and up the stairs before completing the paddle shape i visited elder rumsey again for encouragement completing the shape alone felt like a big accomplishment which only made me more nervous to relief carve on it with the fear that i would jeopardize hours of work after careful planning and a few test carvings i decided to add black paint to the reliefs since they would mask my skill and aid in keeping to the native west coast style i used some templates i made a set of french curves and a pink pencil which we have plenty of and the carving set elder rumsey made to create the relief carvings i planned the paddle to be very symbolic much like the physical act of the covenant emma would soon make the long broad shape of the first nations steering paddle is intended to remind emma that she steers the direction of her life as she demonstrated with her persistence to read the book of mormon where her life will take her needs constant attention on one side of the blade i carved three coho salmon which are a local species in mukilteo the salmon represent torrie emma and i they are intended to remind emma that like salmon returning from the big ocean up the stream the path back to our heavenly father is straight and narrow and sometimes challenging and that torrie and i will be there to help guide her in her journey back to our heavenly home on the other side of the blade i carved a humming bird which to me represents who emma is and the potential in her the humming bird has the strongest heart of any fowl in turn emma has a large and tender heart she is always willing to help and demonstrates compassion to all she meets like the humming bird emma is relatively small yet her beauty is not measured by her size the iridescence of a humming bird s feathers is meant to remind emma of the the modesty her father in heaven expects and that beauty does not constantly need to grab the world s attention the ability of a humming bird to use the movement pattern of it s wing to hover at any elevation is meant to remind emma she can use her talents to soar to any height she desires the grip of the paddle is is made of iron like the iron rod in lehi s dream the grip is intended to remind emma to hold fast to the word of god there is additional meaning and symbolism in many elements of the paddle but i plan to share these with emma as she grows i presented the paddle to emma the night she was baptized i explained to her what it meant and that it was a height board to mark her height on significant occasions the first being the day of her baptism at the end of the night once the excitement died down and all of our guests had left i marked emma s height on the handle of the paddle and will carve the mark into the wood before displaying the paddle in her room emma seemed to appreciate this gift and mentioned what she liked most was the idea of steering her life and that i made it for her i am sure as she grows she will come to understand more of its meaning if nothing else i pray she will see this labor of love as an expression of how high i know she can aim this little girl may never grow beyond the height of this paddle but her achievements as a righteous daughter of god already have posted by levi h at 3 19 pm 0 witty remarks saturday april 26 2014 a gr8 achievement today has been a day our family has been anticipating for quite some time this morning the girls woke early and we gathered together to sing happy birthday to emma today is her 8th birthday and to start it off she wanted to finish reading the book of mormon that s right we finished our goal of reading the book of mormon before her 8th birthday we started back in september and have worked very hard to read nearly every night the blessings of this goal have been immediate watching emma s testimony grow as she has is one of the great privileges of being her parents we love you emma and are excited for you to continue to draw closer to your heavenly father and your saviour jesus christ happy birthday sweet girl posted by torrie and the girls at 1 31 pm 0 witty remarks sunday april 6 2014 she s one two nine wait what our little bobcat kate has always been an old soul in a little body she usually can look right through us and constantly demonstrates wisdom beyond her years its incredible how much she has changed in the past two years and in other ways she s been the same determined soul she was at birth today she moved one year closer to her personality s age she was very shy about jumping into the cake which is very unlike her i think she was put off by the fact that she got her own and didn t have to share the rest of us enjoyed realistic portions of cupcakes while she slowly waded her way into her personal cake our neighbors the remmicks tried to indulge her teenage attitude with a car she gave her sister a lift around the house because you know its such a long ways from the kitchen to the couch it came with its own motor aka emma kate quickly learned that if she sat in it she would get pushed around is she the baby of the family or what she loves being in the middle of things this picture typifies things in our house these three can create a hurricane when ever there is two of them around kate loved the hurricane swirling around her without her request the speed of our lives has picked up since kate came to our home we can t remember what life was like with out her and enjoyed celebrating her day with her happy birthday kate we love you and look forward to celebrating many more especially that 18th one posted by torrie and the girls at 4 36 pm 0 witty remarks tuesday january 7 2014 washingtonians the girls have been wearing the same rain boots from before kittles was born they love wearing them but it had gotten to the point where memrs was wearing torrie s rain boots since hers no longer fit we decided to give them matching rain boots and jackets for christmas the sizes of the jackets were off so the last jacket did not arrive until today how convenient it was that it rained and gave the girls a chance to try them out in the back yard we plan to take some photos of them down in the big gulch but grabbed a few photos while they stomped around the yard life s a blur when you re in charge this was the money shot then a diva called it a wrap kittles out lolo s expression says it all she s like a bull in a china shop such tender hearts the friendship between these three sisters is precious they love to dress in the same outfit and even wear them the same memrs copied how zipped up kittles jacket was little memories like these make this parenting thing pretty sweet posted by levi h at 10 49 pm 0 witty remarks monday january 6 2014 new toy levi received an unexpected bonus at work and with it we got a sweet toy a new dslr camera we have been tinkering with it and have gotten a few good shots of the girls this should be the first of many more frequent posts now that we have a proper camera to photographs these three minions if you have any pointers for us please let us know your tricks for candid photos is this a hint of how memrs will look in 10 years if so we re in trouble lolo is never sure what expression to make but her natural smile is the best kittles is the easiest to photograph for now posted by levi h at 4 59 pm 0 witty remarks monday september 16 2013 first day of school and the start of the busy season i happen to love fall its the season of anticipating i loved as a kid when the cooler weather would come the brand new clothes it was the biggest sale time way back when and the anticipation of a new school year and the holidays now that i m older and out of school i m entering a new stage getting to love this season for what it brings to my sweet little family starting with the end of august there are anniversaries to celebrate 3 birthdays right in our little family as well as halloween thanksgiving and christmas seriously what s not to love without further ado pictures from the first day of second grade and kindergarten mom can we go to school already one more picture girls thanks for being patient girlies i m almost done i swear this one is dad s fault we can t leave kate and dad out silly faces please quick girls freeze okay charlotte time for our class good luck emma honey we love you i didn t know we d be early charlotte be patient i told you we d get here by the way she not impressed with the first day it was hot and crammed with too many parents had to beg her to try again second day of school you girls are so sweet not leaving kate out she misses you quick girls the bus is here see you later i love you being sneaky followed the bus to snap a pic and got in trouble by one of the office staff worth it successful first bus ride home all by herself she s only in 1 2 day k i guess this school thing will work out she looks pretty excited to me posted by torrie and the girls at 1 16 pm 1 witty remarks older posts home subscribe to posts atom what a wonderful plan our heavenly father has created our latest favorite lolo may be in love with manny but levi is obsessed with kelly emma breaks out in dance when she hears this song our favorite blogs shorter family 6 months ago clary family 7 years ago johnson family 7 years ago barnum familly 10 years ago chapman family 11 years ago dow family 11 years ago galaso family 12 years ago chai family 12 years ago corbett family 12 years ago parkers family 12 years ago cornwall family 13 years ago smith family 13 years ago talbert family 13 years ago taylor family 13 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