we made it!!!

yes, we made it through! there were times i wasn't sure we would make it, but it happened. i'm talking about vbs. for four fun filled days, the girls have sang, played games, painted barns and listened to bible stories. it's funny because you don't realize how tired you are until its all over with. i have vowed that we will stay in jammies most of the day and i'm refusing to leave the house unless necessary. ahhh, the joys of the summer! nothing to do. this something which rarely happens around here so when it does we definitely need to take it!

the barns the kids did this week turned out beautifully. i'm so thankful that god blessed with me an awesome team of women and youth to the pull the project together. honestly there is no way it could have happened without each and everyone one of them. each person brought something different to the table and when all combined it was a well oiled working machine. we had 216 kids attend this week, so that is 216 barns plus a few more that had to be completed within four days...well done ladies!!!

here's a peak at the barns...they look so good! we ended with three lela's, lacey's and then the sample i made for everyone to see.





this is something one of the older kids wrote on the back of his barn...very profound, don't you think?
here are our three. lela's is the red one, lacey's is the blue barn and then well, mine is the light blue one in the back.

fruits of the spirit - vbs 2010

yesterday, we started yet another summer of vbs. this will be a little different for me because it's my first time not having an actual class ): i've been put in charge of arts and crafts and really looking forward to getting to do what i love best - art and creating. this year's project will be a wooden barn that the kids will paint and decorate. we will then attach a wooden stake and they will then become garden art for their families to enjoy.

our theme this year is fruits of the spirits (galatians 5:22-23)and everything revolves around farming. what a wonder theme! this past year i was fortunate enough to participate in a beth moore bible study involving the fruits of the spirit. i learned so much not only about myself but about the nine different spirits we have all been blessed with.

rock star

we've had a busy day today. lela had her yearly dance recital earlier this afternoon. it always seems to fall on the second sunday of the month and then tomorrow we'll start vbs for the week. it feels like we get through one thing and then on to the next. i thought summer was suppose to be about having down time and resting? somehow i think that principle doesn't applies to us.

lela's recital was great! they always seem to do a really good job and this year was no exception. it was entitled "sweet dreams" and was about dreams you have. lela's class was rock stars. they were so cute dressed in their flourscent green jackets, bright blue skirts and hot pink socks. not to mention the fact they wore these hair pieces in various shades of hot pink, yellow, lime green, blue and orange. it definitely reminded me of the 80's and something that cyndi lauper or even madonna might have worn. lela has even asked if she could wear it to school? boy, i'm getting old because i can remember wearing that stuff in high school. talk about depressing. its like the old saying goes - what comes around goes around, uh?

i love...

lacey's swimming teacher! she is just awesome! i feel truly blessed that we have found such a caring and wonderful woman to teach lacey how to swim not to mention she comes over to our pool. we love rhonda, plain and simple and we'll probably be using her again later in the summer for lela. if it wasn't for my neighbor jenn who told us about rhonda i honestly don't think i would found such a fabulous teacher to teach swimming lessons. last week lacey didn't even want to put her head in the water now just look at her...(i've tried turning the video but for some reason it doesn't want to flip? oh, well you get the idea.)

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straight from the garden

the other day we decided to have a salad for dinner. it was awesome to walk into the garden and come back with some romanie lettuce and cucmbers. walla! summer salad!

trying to get creative

one of the many things i have discovered about summer is i end up having to keep the girls entertained. yesterday i came up with the brilliant idea of giving the girls pedicures. it at least entertained them for a bit and saved me some money. the pedicures came complete with a foot scrub, massage and toes painted all done by moi, of course. talk about personalized service.

busy, busy bee

would be my name today. i'm buzzing around the house gathering up food, toiletries, clothes and anything else that comes to mind. i'm in the process of getting ready for a few days away to serve on an intense spiritual retreat for young girls called chryalis. i'm really excited to be apart of this flight and can't wait to see god at work. daddy will be in charge while i'm away and gigi is suppose to spend the night as well, so the girls will definitely be in great hands. i actually think they are ready for me to leave.