Michael

Michael is still in Newport News Virginia at the Apprentice School. His trade is welding and he's doing very well. He has been working on the George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier and is now working on the newest type of aircraft carrier being built. Every task they give him, he seems to master effortlessly, so they move him on quickly to a new challenge. The last, most exciting challege was to dangle 85 feet in the air and weld the radar tower at the top of the island house on the ship. While he was up there, he was texting me on his cell phone letting me know what he was doing. I couldn't believe it! He loved every minute of it. He is working on the keel of the new ship now, not so exciting, but very important.

He is also doing well at his school work. In addition to that, he's playing football for the school. He is an offensive tackle and at 6'6" 300 lbs, he blocks the holes quite efficiently:) As you can see from the pictures, he towers above all those around him, especially mom! Even though Brian is catching up in height, he has a long way to go in girth. His team is 2-1 in the ACFC Div. III. If you want to check out his team's progress the website is www. gobuilders.com. Brian and I were at the first game the beginning of this month, David and his dad are going next weekend to visit him and watch a game. We will be going with my parents next month to see him and watch a game, also. I'll keep you updated on his progress as well as the ship building progress.