The boys attended Vacation Bible School at Grace Community Church this year (June 16 - 20) and the theme was Boot Camp, with No Shortcuts Allowed! They had a fabulous time, played a lot of fun games, did some crafts, made applesauce as part of a mission project, and learned about the Fruits of the Spirit. Great Stuff! So Much to Journal About! So Many Small Moments to Capture on Paper!
Unfortunately, Mom took a shortcut and didn't make the kids sit down and write about any of it. And now, after coming off a week at the beach, they are not motivated in the least. "You want us to write about what?" "Come on Mom, that was like, 5 years ago." "You expect me to remember what we did? I don't even remember anything we did!" You get the idea. So in the interest of wanting to keep them fresh for being able to fully document our beach trip (another shortcut -- I didn't make them write about their vacation while we were actually on vacation, and so now we will be spending our day tomorrow writing about what we did for the past week), I will give them a pass for this entry and just share a few pictures of the time they spent at VBS this summer.
NOAH:
The first, second, and third grade boys (Noah is in the first row, far right, wearing the baseball hat). Our friend, G, lead this group of spirited youngsters! After the second night he was ready to quit, but through the Fruits of the Spirit (particularly Patience), and some strong encouragement from his wife, Melinda, he came back for night #3. And the kids were the better for having him as their leader!
Games & Crafts are a big part of VBS. Noah enjoyed the water games on Thursday night, and he also enjoyed making a dog tag necklace and hanging out with friends.
Nathan:
The Games this year really followed the boot camp theme. Left: Nathan crawls under some rope as he races through the obstacle course. Right: While anchoring his tug-of-war team, Nathan demonstrated why tug of war may not be his thing!
VBS at Grace starts each night with an opening program that includes a skit and worshiping with the band. VBS ends on Friday night with a closing ceremony and a party in the parking lot. Left: Nathan worships and rocks out during Thursday night's opening program (third from left). Right: Since Mom was doing sundae duty for the after party, Nathan sneaks behind the toppings table to snag a gummy army guy. Our good friend, Greg, lends a much needed hand by overseeing the topping table and maintaining order.
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