VBS 08

Last week was our VBS at church. The theme was "Castaway Bay". I had no idea just how much preparation a VBS really took until now. It turned out wonderfully thanks to the MANY MANY volunteers that we had. Our kids and their friends, Nikki and Rebecca, had a great time and learned important lessons from the Bible.

The group picture from the last night

Romeo and Jason performed a skit each evening. They were the two castaways, Izzy and Dewy. The kids thought they were great. I got quite a chuckle myself seeing my hubby in full character.
This is the 2-3 year old room. I taught two of the lessons in here during the week when Ms. Mary couldn't make it. I had no idea how difficult it can be to capture the attention of nine 2 and 3 year olds, but it was loads of fun.

The last evening craft was decorating sugar cookies. Sophie didn't waste any time eating her creation, and you see Reagan in the background with the hat on still laboring over hers.

The kids absolutely loved song time. Here they are doing "If the devil doesn't like it, he can sit on a tack." My two are still belting out this one in car everyday.
Reagan wore this hat every single night.

With VBS behind us, our summer is now wide open. We're filling our time with an almost daily trip to the pool, 6 hours of gymnastics per week, library time, free movies, working in the yard, and lots of reading. Each evening I'm reading Where the Red Fern Grows to the girls and Romeo. I remember my mom reading it to my dad, brother, and myself about 25 years ago, and I wanted to do the same for my family. If you haven't read it, I highly recommend it. I hope everyone else is having a wonderful summer. It'll be over all too soon!