VBS Work in Progress

This is CROCODILE DOCK! We have been working very hard for the last two weeks to get this ready. We still have a few things to do but I think we should be ready for Sunday!!! The shack was made by Mike out of 2X4's and cardboard. The dock was purchased. The background was painted by just about everyone.

The little buildings designed by Chance. The giant bobbers were painted and made by a group of us.

Cool looking sign! I cut it out and painted the brown on. Someone else painted the letters.

Another view of the dock and shack.

I am really happy with how it turned out. We all did a lot of work and are ready to start sharing Jesus with the kids!

VBS 2009

Most my nights for the next couple weeks wil lbe filled with Crocodiles, Lightning Bugs, Paint, Fishing supplies, paint, tape, and paint. We are getting ready for our churches Vacation Bible School. I am having lots of fun so far. No accidents as of yet so lets all pray that none happen. I will update you on this as it gets under way.

April Fool's!!!

I don't usually participate in April Fool's Day. However I decided to take part this year. I started out by posting on Facebook that I was moving. It was sort of nice to see how many people were concerned about that.

After reading Jaime's "chocolate covered cotton balls" story I got my own idea. I decided to do the cotton balls and add something of my own...GREEN OLIVES!!! My first victim was my husband, I gave him a long story about how the mini marshmallows I had used swelled up in the hot chocolate. He took one and then Grace did too even though she had watched me dip the cotton balls. He gave me a classic face and a not so nice response. My next unsuspecting victim was my nephew Ashley. Poor guy was just here to do his job, he is a Schwan's man. I asked him if he liked chocolate covered peanuts and of course he loves them. His reaction was the funniest thing I have seen and heard in a looooong time. I love you Ashley!!! My next victims were the poor kids and two adults at Impact Youth Group. Some of their reactions were excellent. I had a lot of fun and no one was hurt.

Leave me a comment about your best April Fool's Day prank, either played on you or one you pulled on someone else. I will drop your name in a hat and send you a prize relating to all the fun we had.

Saturday

These are all the cookies that the Youth Group IMPACT and others made. We are raising money to buy t-shirts for the kids, tickets to Christian concerts, sporting events, and of course to go to Adventureland. We made over $500.00 between this and some pop cans we turned in. It was a really great success! Thank you to all who made stuff, came and bought and to the people who just donated money!!!

Saturday night we headed out to my Mom and Dad's house to have "Saturday Night Hamburgers"!!! Mom and Dad made really good hamburgers and we had a lot of fun. Steven brought his Wii out and we played this for a bit. After he left the rest of us played a dice game called "Left, Center, Right". This game cost me $3 and it is soooo fun!!!

Steven

Grandma Linda/Mom and Grace snuggling

Grandpa Jack/Dad

This is soooo funny!!! This is the Mii that Steven made for my dad!!!

Winter Jam '09

Saturday afternoon and night I went with our Youth Group, IMPACT, to Winter Jam '09. The above picture is all who performed. It was amazing!!! I have never been to a Christian Rock concert before and can not wait to go again!!! What an amazing thing to be apart of! There were 6,000 kids, teens, and adults rocking out to some really awesome music. The feeling of love and peace was great. That many people in one place praying and then rocking out! Sorry if I am going on and on, it was just soooo cool.

I don't really care if they label me a Jesus Freak!!!

Toby Mac and Diverse City

Kaylee and Lindsey with their Toby Mac hats

Christmas Time

This is Grace in her Christmas dress on the block that her Grandpa Jack made her. When he first made it for her she could barely sit on it!

Sunday at church we made crafts and got ready for the Christmas program. The program was very interactive. We had Mary and Joseph played by Lee and Sheila Franck, The Angel played by Nancy Slack and The Shepard played by Mark Slack. The children were the sound and action affects along with the congregation. It was very entertaining. Grace, Carley, and Emily were the "heavenly host of angels" and "flew" about the church amongst many giggles from the girls that ended up making most of the adults giggle as well. Grace in true fashion also made faces at her cousin Derek too. It was a very nice program and you could tell that the adults and kids worked very hard.

After church we had birthday cake to celebrate Jesus's birthday. It was a great time of fellowship.

Craft time
Joseph and Mary with the children
Joseph & Mary

Lee & Sheila

The Angel
Nancy

The Shepard
Mark
Char (our awesome Sunday School teacher), Jo, Kayli, Jennifer, and Haley.