tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11885320826129294532024-03-12T22:48:05.918-05:00Mena Boys' AdventuresMena Boyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16558452538956850344noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1188532082612929453.post-80111558043451842652016-02-09T13:06:00.003-06:002016-02-09T13:06:56.986-06:00We're Back...And This is Our New Favorite Sport...Airsoft!Hello guys! As you all know, its been quite a while since we wrote on the blog. We stopped when Jake started his own blog called <a href="http://jakemena.blogspot.com/">Jake Makes</a>. Thus, the Mena Boys Adventurers blog was forgotten...<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Airsoft</b></span></div>
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A few months ago the three older boys and I got into the best sport ever... Airsoft! When you were a kid, you probably had gun fights with fake guns. But in airsoft, you can actually shoot a plastic bb at your brother that can make him jump a foot in the air. ha ha!</div>
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Each of us boys have guns that are different looking on the outside but on the inside they are pretty much the same. Each gun is spring powered which means you have to cock it. </div>
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My gun is called the Stinger R34 by Crosman.</div>
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Jake's gun is called the Famas.</div>
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But unfortunately, and surprisingly, it broke. So he got an almost full metal sniper rifle. </div>
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It's called the AGM mp001</div>
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If you're going to get a spring airsoft gun, know that it won't last forever unless you get a good sniper rifle with metal innards. It will last you much longer. If you want to get an automatic airsoft gun then you'll probably want to get one with a metal gearbox. It may cost you more than a gun with a plastic gearbox, but it will last way longer. </div>
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Ben's gun is the Stinger r39 by Crosman.</div>
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For Christmas we got Dad an airsoft gun from Academy Sports, but it turned out to be junk. So we returned it and he got a gun on eBay.</div>
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Each of us have a backup pistol. There are all kinds of pistols; there are spring pistols, gas pistols and co2 pistols. I have a co2 pistol. The thing I like about co2 or gas pistols is that you don't have to cock them. It fires as fast as you can pull the trigger!</div>
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This is Ben's.</div>
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For Christmas all four of us boys got tactical vests! </div>
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Vests are used to hold rifle magizens, pistol clips or grenades. </div>
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Now for the <b>AMMO</b>...</div>
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All airsoft bbs look the same but there are different kinds. There are heavy bbs and light bbs. 12gram bbs are very light and not accurate. I use 20g; They're a lot heavier, which means more accuracy. You can get heavier bbs but I'm not going to mention them right now. </div>
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For a long time I have wanted a good grenade, but to buy one online is too expensive so I looked on the computer and found a good way to make them that should only cost around $6 to make a dozen (assuming you already have the hot glue gun and airsoft bbs). </div>
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All you'll need for this project is...</div>
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an Easter egg, </div>
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I am going to have a video on how to make it in the weeks to come. But until then here's a how-to guide.</div>
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A speed loader is a very useful tool to have in airsoft. As you see above, this tool helps you to load your rifle mag or pistol clip way faster than with your hands. </div>
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The last, but most important part of anyone's gear is eye protection. NEVER play airsoft without safety glasses or a helmet!!! Unless you want to really damage your eye! </div>
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Most of the guns I've shown you go up to 300 fps (feet per second) accept Jake's sniper, which goes 420 fps. So trust me, you want eye protection!</div>
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There are many different airsoft game plays, by which I mean different goals for each game. Here are a few game plays I can think of. </div>
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I could go on but I don't really want to. Those were the funnest game plays I could find. </div>
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There are two basic rules to any airsoft game. The first is to take out your enemy before they take out you! The second and most important rule of the game is: when you get shot you MUST CALL IT!!! This is what I mean....When you get hit, raise your hand and yell, "HIT!" If you don't, you are considered an airsoft cheater. And trust me, you don't want to be known as that! So call your hits.</div>
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That way the game will go a lot smother.</div>
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So now that you know everything, go get your gun, your gear, and grenade then go outside and have a BLAST!</div>
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<b>Our Camping Trip</b></h2>
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A couple weeks ago Jake planned a camping trip</div>
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and we could only bring what we could fit into our backpacks. </div>
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Our backpacks were full
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We pitched our tent in the backyard, but the tent had leaks when it rained so we had to move to the fort. </div>
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We made weaponry </div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">We looked cool with are weapons.</span></div>
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I made a tomahawk </div>
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We made dinner</div>
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We had a fish that Jake had caught in the lake across the street and some soup</div>
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It was really good</div>
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We work together to get the job done</div>
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This is what it <span style="background-color: white;">looks like in the fort </span></div>
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If you can see the wooden gun that is what Jake made while we were gone </div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"> The camping trip was fun</span></div>
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But there's no place like home </div>
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<br />Mena Boyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16558452538956850344noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1188532082612929453.post-37788000780271623932011-04-07T15:13:00.005-05:002011-04-07T16:10:59.658-05:00What God Made<b>by Jake Mena</b><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>God made the sun, that shines so bright,</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>He made the moon to reflect its light.</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>He made the trees and plants to grow,</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>All for us to witness and know.</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>He made the stars to twinkle at night,</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>So we could see by their dim light.</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>He made the animals big and small,</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>So many we can't count them all.</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>God made people from here and there and showed His precious love,</b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>When He sent His only Son to make them His beloved.</b></div>Mena Boyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16558452538956850344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1188532082612929453.post-56015538655938323012011-01-16T12:10:00.034-06:002011-01-18T13:54:23.037-06:00The Gun<div style="text-align: center;">Saturday I was given an early birthday present; and I bet you can't guess what it was...</div><div> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg45eECimn6jkLUBkvedSrxEKu6cl9JwnzMx9J3V6XEjF3LYaWN2T59_LnWXevyGISeR-hML_EKRT769uENO_KPaRUICobkyrq05Aik6nsuydcMqWApqyxdHNtqF5ObTni0JXwUhc-VxBL1/s1600/DSCF2200.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg45eECimn6jkLUBkvedSrxEKu6cl9JwnzMx9J3V6XEjF3LYaWN2T59_LnWXevyGISeR-hML_EKRT769uENO_KPaRUICobkyrq05Aik6nsuydcMqWApqyxdHNtqF5ObTni0JXwUhc-VxBL1/s400/DSCF2200.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562973031616189826" /></a><div> </div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Yep...it was a .243 caliber hunting rifle.</div><div> </div><div style="text-align: center;">I had been saving my money for a while, but didn't have enough yet. My parents and grandparents decided to pitch in so that I would have enough. Dad & mom decided to surprise me with it yesterday. Here is a little video of it:</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/18911774?byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="265" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/18911774">Surprise Birthday Present</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user5566092">Steven Mena</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And here I am shooting it:</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/18911624?byline=0&portrait=0" width="400" height="265" frameborder="0"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/18911624">Shooting at the Range</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user5566092">Steven Mena</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And here are some pics</div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN9TUeESCyEy7b8N3zWH_M70zNaPtmy335G5ztqIfmQHgLEnxNTTj7zNXCh3AusqK7EvRDOax0VZiqVL_9VavhqkuBD4eyIAaAacfHVQ4wqKATQ-9ySuW0FgvDPzd8yYy2r8_itYn1hi87/s400/DSCF2194.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsumppR5GR5Usv6Mt5B4EPJlW9wnSHrtjubK7oAAXNW8wG5UNUGO25eMi7SKiuPLH3hRx-CdYh_ceGVcQe8TdigdJ59Gy03ff-vefFQ9ENsHj4ZR7COXVSCaPDmrArpbkdQzVsvXITcI5E/s400/DSCF2208.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFyUKKy6TCcO8gul_z9bItvRph5QS-DSwZJnPq1AQhhoDMkTpC63agoo3nyR1xD0_MWXNhGxhm16Bdg08pzbXtoopxjVZvUF4UipFCAj2FBKlyzK87JVKfCV12IAUx9chpg6TfQvRqo4EG/s400/DSCF2205.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNUVV4zbYUAdhv_5rikRqjc8NaJXHlxX5BuupqZmjW9o3JjLIEZnxuKjj4b_2huMNBhpjbhbEh9ouNndp7-4QFTA5urGb9nv_M5pQGIkXS7Q7b_kVhbnJpe2FoFP7y10TCILMswBeDfep5/s400/DSCF2203.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFFVzd7GFR2DKOSbayyPoOrvvqqvoUgXoRCBWc7R9dOFF003WmZSZroqEowQYjRvrGQDeS1o-UPSuWbb-RkZj0KGXAHOfCmpIQnpF4k6fwtUMDgtbhDWq1oCtN1WjEWvwc4TufD9dkOKDD/s400/DSCF2202.JPG" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We'll be going hunting sometime this week. I'll let you know how it goes.</div><div style="text-align: center;">~Jake~</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>Mena Boyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16558452538956850344noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1188532082612929453.post-57648365405456353702010-09-13T16:59:00.021-05:002010-09-16T15:01:13.101-05:00Introducing Liberty Belle & Rob Roy<div style="text-align: center;">We got goats! There names are Liberty Belle (girl)</div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmxboLa0uWydTqdbqzIbvoNjekVdDawcN3zo-J50nXEP2vKoAAtb_pOw6H2gbax8z6sWBSuM_G05GxyPmLllHurhL7a4vcLsqpAgbwzOYsoi97rwA9M6eKYlmWu2g3znv-uuEUhYDbV22m/s320/DSCF0927.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516524326640592706" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">& Rob Roy (boy)</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinBWc_W7Oiwu38nO23PkntKEPLtPi_NBVRC40ZYBuPFCibNIZuLuBe0dJz0zyKCfSm5JrZUvPoYEyylZxKixU3InEuGa8Mb6kgLlJ3ICJM_HIc-CPnY7Ci2q3hKPcEjGm-1j-OH54UUWlc/s400/DSCF0916.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516536323270756530" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is Jake's drawing of Liberty Belle</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz75MnUWbrJ31tzx7OGQPWkbgGGJQKVRDGhRyOMQLW2L4TiLPw3NmdIYgARkPfEd0mMIj2vqS5W9vhNPke9-ug8gPce81J47-RSfZ3Y_fOaJUfwfvToHNSNqlFotu0ovWScAcTNumgxY-D/s400/DSCF1022.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517601472173039906" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hmmm, I guess we have three goats now</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIHMfPPe6ExfCDug2EVbuwElyQ1nJb6ny8ox2itAkL4-ZBILl_DWsXoLdnaPm850pWA2m3a12QguJJ5_ys-gOauDiIIaNtv2bsLL21G1dUj6fFqHfJp3I9IdNnopNYaLM8UuA6-SMg2eM5/s400/DSCF0921.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516898618383476674" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Got ya cornered</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMDRfeRKlSzfc1ZosNVjlBiBEp9eo1h8LiCd5dwJNz9VEzlSwZ6im7omwe-bZJzyr3qjTVCbJMBj7OIrJAo2mIWoBaVHIg3RygReKVB3LSqu-NbJnFwIpjK0Zh3sn0w2OXC0I7G-y9Pjxd/s400/DSCF0923.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516898613921570786" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">ahh rest. so peaceful </div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_TA6j4gJo4S4xrZRzYiXKhWmCWSlUAjVKEamLJhmLHTEuaBjkpJZJMJEzx2Fpvw5jbl08suN8CQYoRkqHoaQ8r0pk35AynwaY-B5yBwCDfCpHH9a7qd3cwKoMQ8SXlQm-pZEVvGyrt1mr/s400/DSCF0926.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516843107034924178" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">hmmmm camera smells pretty good</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6MGNFsm27YAr4qPkJeCP87ZZMMER1P98V1hS_IIBkuCsNI7eGPyP2TFx7KmhhUhKiAor_OknM1SiYV54uLOFij6kSgwriQw7ekuPF02zThTl9wOuKTbYvnAHyW1GwYT1GkDRhdZBZRsO4/s400/DSCF0914.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516843113171912370" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">A-l-m-o-st g-o-t it</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbB5FbOS3UqVLjk0_ecb5pEiVuD4-uFzn3t8FrnwZbd9YEx-bHoOJCTid2EAPmXPAw7MRQWDvixT1MO_gxcfVY5KQp0n8iRLAqDLVrAtg63TgmgEOQZ9bMUTw7xmAIQwPugdU8itRDX2F8/s400/DSCF0906.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516843097479506018" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hello, how do you do?</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYpQEoYaKodaIOxlo7lymDLTFRzOMRYN3yUcQeQrq9LkpE_n_njNWKzV2Ybg1QHyrHcnpPxzasXJWBMHQVn4uQ5EBIEK-FtCciaLKZpwc8AcOKBSd5Crmdtqj4Cfhls-8PfreyYQxmuCs1/s400/DSCF0899.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516843089453007090" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hi</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJTF5WpZ3EQhCjWSIV3gbuutFZFxlgdzoqQfcMJLv9T1M32awcTRwEdSGi8pzJ_PcePva1VtQNakGKBNcgkbX8BrvNC_DWHJ6qLG9c6czgZMg3YRLw-DhI4bFJay6mc8M1bTdMqhAUliZl/s400/DSCF0876.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516530214257683554" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Can you let me out of here?</div></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGiOsgx2l7diTTQimDFleruqoKz6gLU8fZmBrDF9IKh-rMM4YgUSdHsUA6QyPxi6Fb7Z6h2Pr36lMFLRCQlcErneUVznpKMTU-obbPKhbJV9NR9fZ0g-J2YxYVffmlYVhscYZuS8VqsB1D/s400/DSCF0873.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516530206501653170" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">More mommy!</div><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGTCG-HbAh834Qo_3utVXtUNlnp4olEDjeWduDYwWLZPfJY4Ns-f-G57rZUnOdWq9_4X383B3VZd1aq0_KYzOu_cXnaYhQC0M21b4C7z3ajEDOVbFeRim27MvR0BeX3gIsvyGpNszvyod0/s400/DSCF0882.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516537266506210050" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">eat'n chicken feed</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc9DfJbKPuI96LnMLrw_T3lI9kHVpgTOnJUplkIekDj3vKTVarbrIP9pc8ssQGQFIbiHAUqdZlW3gzdpMfglfkQyy4ZFihg0vU3v3WkX1elbO7DuoSHU5p1sHlBsnH-PqQIYLRfNNj-Bbk/s400/DSCF0858.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516530199032046882" /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUxHuw2IEkh1BlzOVvyzxMoQU0slnPOOVeZ2lu7T1hFM-vwPltsQFNFDYxhB_8meeC1kspJgZa9Ql9iGbZfSmMRhejtsdaaQbnztP5cm6OU4XaE25BClccaeBTn2VF-eXsk6iAyTO9FKUh/s1600/DSCF0925.JPG"></a><div style="text-align: center;">What a joy it is to be rammed</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUxHuw2IEkh1BlzOVvyzxMoQU0slnPOOVeZ2lu7T1hFM-vwPltsQFNFDYxhB_8meeC1kspJgZa9Ql9iGbZfSmMRhejtsdaaQbnztP5cm6OU4XaE25BClccaeBTn2VF-eXsk6iAyTO9FKUh/s400/DSCF0925.JPG" style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516530230292427298" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Oh yeah, scratch me right there on the cheek. Boy it feels good!</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5W_XJ_p9zqy5YXpCSZARK0DfsRXVrZJsk9_Ta7XzYEJBTCbOFiMuD41HMSNTJWI_N8VkPFPW1iz_oCMq2xdAlo1cGyzKsesXytEHJpWSf4iIMJRcV4gtLphUNRfn2U9pfs9PMTGApkoyi/s400/DSCF0869.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5516843083993514098" /><div style="text-align: center;">Well we better get of the computer </div></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">the mena boys</div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Mena Boyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16558452538956850344noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1188532082612929453.post-28735032286733239862010-08-02T11:42:00.004-05:002010-08-02T12:52:09.777-05:00The Lord knows best<span style="font-family:georgia;">by Jake<br /><br />Yesterday was Sunday. We were about to walk out the door. Then dad went to start the car and it wouldn't start. Our van has a security thing so that when someone tampers with it it stops gas from getting to the engine. Well our van does that sometimes when no one tampers with it. At first Dad thought that's what had happened. So we waited for 20 minutes singing songs including the song "Just to know the Lamb," which says, "May I soon embrace all you've planned for me." Then we went outside and tried it again and it still wouldn't work. Then Dad started singing the song again changing the words to say, "May I soon embrace all you've planned for me, even when the van won't start for me..." So we didn't get to go to church. </span><span style="font-family:georgia;">We had our own church service at home. </span><span style="font-family:georgia;">We learned about Jonah and did a cool craft. We kept trying the van all throughout the day and it still wouldn't start. We tried charging the battery with a battery charger our friends brought over but that didn't help. We still don't know what's wrong with the van. But we hope we can fix it in time for art class tomorrow. But the most important thing is that we trust God even when we don't know what He has in store for us.<br /><br />Proverbs 3:5-6, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him and he will make straight your paths."<br /></span>Mena Boyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16558452538956850344noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1188532082612929453.post-22131178792280421822010-08-01T16:43:00.001-05:002010-08-01T16:52:07.641-05:00Boys Are Boysby Jake Mena<br /><br />Boys are trouble,<br /><br />They play in the rubble.<br /><br />Boys are boys,<br /><br />They play with their toys.<br /><br />Some are bullies,<br /><br />Some drive down gullies.<br /><br />Some are brave and wise,<br /><br />Some are scared and foolish,<br /><br />But boys are always boys.Mena Boyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16558452538956850344noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1188532082612929453.post-13892565024514353052010-07-24T21:40:00.000-05:002010-07-25T20:47:52.959-05:00Extreme Sports- Mena Boys Style<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='400' height='332' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzrYK9p2jbnwSVkV-piIkjFJ2TxlDuqUfrh4BHSnA28dla7bSwOe0mBz3fgMURUUVo-_aymDEL_xsuHVSdf0w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br />If you think we went somewhere to have this video taken you are mistaken. This ditch is on our property and we ride our skateboard and bikes and tricycles down the ditch all the time. And we love it! So we hope you like our video.Mena Boyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16558452538956850344noreply@blogger.com6