Heading Off To School

Knowing it's one of the last days of school puts a smile on their face

Vogue It Ain't

The girls doing a goofy dance for me

Hanging Out in The Park

Picked up the twins after school and instead of heading back to my house just went to a nearby park and waited for mom.

2013 Hilltop Association Alter Crawl.

Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral,




Trinity Episcopal Cathedral,  121 W. 12^th St.*- Built 1867-1873, this Gothic-style church is the oldest on the tour and was consecrated as Grace Cathedral. It was the first cathedral of the Episcopal Diocese of Iowa. It was designed by Edward Tuckerman Potter of New York City, one of the leading church architects of his time. The first Episcopal parish was established in 1841.  Its first church was a small frame building erected at Fourth and Main Streets, with a crude altar, plank benches and a round stove in the nave; a second church, destroyed by fire in 1873, featured the first pipe organ in Iowa. Congregations from the old Trinity Episcopal Parish and Grace Cathedral merged in 1910 to form Trinity Cathedral. Visitors will tour the sanctuary and rarely opened original sacristy.










First Baptist Church 1401 Perry St.*-   The cornerstone of the present church building was laid in 1889 during the 50^th anniversary of the founding of the congregation. Then called “Calvary Baptist,” the sanctuary was designed in the Romanesque Revival style by John S. Wollacott of Chicago. Wells Glass Company of Chicago created the stained glass windows. Davenport’s Baptists held their first service on September 13, 1839. The congregation’s first church was built at the corner of 4^th and Brady on land donated by Antoine LeClaire, making the congregation the oldest continuously meeting Protestant congregation in Davenport. During the tour there will be historical items on display and refreshments available in Fellowship Hall.










 

Bethel A.M.E. Church, 323 W. 11^th St.*-  Bethel A.M.E. traces its roots to its founding in 1866 when four men came together to organize the African Methodist Episcopal Church of Davenport. It was the first African American congregation in Davenport and among the earliest in the state of Iowa.  The stucco and half timbered building, designed by the noted Davenport architectural firm of Clausen and Clausen, has been in service since 1908. The interior features a barrel vaulting over the nave and a domed apse behind the altar; the stained glass windows were donated by members of the congregation.

Also on the tour was.
First Christian Church, 510 E. 15^th St. - With its current building constructed in 1964, this congregation will celebrate its 175^th year in Davenport in 2014. Davenport’s First Christian Church began in a house at 3^rd and Main on July 28, 1839, with 21 charter members. The first church home was in the Tapley carpenter shop at 2^nd and Brady. As the congregation grew, it moved to different locations, building two churches in the process. First Christian is affiliated with the Christian Church, also known as the Disciples of Christ. The Christian Church is a denomination that grew out of the Scottish Presbyterian Church and is recognized as having its roots in the United States. The tour will feature music, visits to the sanctuary, prayer chapel, fellowship hall and gymnasium as well as an historical display and refreshments.

First Presbyterian Church,* 1702 Iowa St.-  Built 1897-98 in the classic Romanesque style, First Presbyterian’s sanctuary was designed by the Galesburg architectural firm of Gottschalk & Beadle who designed a nearly identical church on Galesburg Square that was completed one year prior. Its stained glass windows are by J and R Lamb Studios of New York City. The founding congregation met in April, 1838, in a small building on Ripley Street with 10 members. During the past 175 years, the congregation has worshiped at five different locations and built three churches. Altar crawl visitors are invited to tour the sanctuary, balcony, chapel and elaborately decorated original pastor’s study, as well as enjoy an organ demonstration and refreshments in the Fellowship Hall.

St. John’s United Methodist Church, 109 E. 14^th St.*- The cornerstone for today’s church was laid in 1902, and services began there in 1903. It was designed by Parke T. Burrows with F. G. Clausen serving as the supervising engineer. Davenport Methodists trace their beginnings to a small congregation in Rockingham, a settlement located on Davenport’s southwest side. The first services in Davenport began in 1837, and the first Methodist church was erected in 1843. During the 19^th Century, several Methodist congregations formed and additional buildings erected. Two churches came together to form the congregation that dedicated St. John’s in 1903. Highlights of the May 19th tour include the sanctuary, a conference/history room, the downstairs of the former parsonage, plus refreshments at The Center, located across 14^th Street and home to the popular “Skate Church” and many other community activities.

Black Spaghetti

I saw this a couple years ago in the supermarket and thought it was interesting looking. When I went back to get it . It was all sold out. This time I got it when I saw it. Now I just have to talk someone into eating it with me. On the makers web site it tells you to not do it with red sauce or alfredo. and eat it off of a white plate. Any other colour plate will make it look weird...

I asked the twins if they would eat it and they told me NOOOO!!!!!... ok why. Well black food it burnt so this is black so it must be burnt already...don't eat burnt food. Can't fight the logic

Day in The Parkem

The girls ,in the park, after school ,looking cool.

Outside My Front Door May Addition

The violets are in full bloom. White,purple and maroon. Next up the lilacs