The kids have had a blast attending Kingdom Rock VBS this week! This has been a full week.
Monday: I dropped the super exciting group of 6 off at VBS by 8:30. It took us a little longer because for some reason when I registered them online it didn't go through so I had to register them all over again. Thankfully Becca and Johnston came with me and were able to help fill out the forms. We got all the kids into their assigned places and headed for the library. I had planned to work on some school stuff with Becca and Johnston while the kiddos were at VBS for 3 hours, but the library was closed. This threw a little wrench in our day. I didn't want to drive all the way home to have to come back a couple hours later. We ended up getting gas at the QT and the kids got free donuts. Score for them!!! We decided to check out the Dollar Tree in the area that we hadn't been to and were very happy to find it was WAY nicer then the one we usually went to in Gainesville. We walked up and down each aisle just browsing and goofing off. I got a few new posters for the school room, some work books for Jameson/Holly to do for fun, the kids grabbed word puzzles, I picked up a few Christmas presents and some other stuff. It was so much fun hanging out with these two kiddos! We picked up the kids at 12:30 and headed home. They talked non-stop! :) We did some school, played outside, and the kids were all tucked in by 7pm. They were tuckered out! Tim and I had a wonderful date night after the little guys went to bed. The older kids cooked us a wonderful steak dinner and served us dinner in out bedroom. We watched a few episodes of a new series which turned out really good. We are so blessed!!!!
Tuesday: Day #2 of VBS. Becca and Johnston ran the kids into their classes. Sign in went much smoother today. The library was open so I was able to work on a school project with Becca/Johnston. They found some new books to check out and a few for the younger kids as well. We grabbed lunch at Nicole's Diner, which is their favorite place to eat in the Oakwood area, before picking up the littles from VBS. I had made plans with a friend of mine for us all to meet up at the YMCA pool in Oakwood after VBS if the weather permitted. It looked iffy, but I said we could take a chance. The kids were so beyond thrilled!!! This was the first time they were able to play with her kids since school let out for the summer for them.
Johnston had nearly everyone in the pool playing Star Trek.
Miss Holly and her two friends were playing family on the two sets of stairs. I think she was the pet mermaid! :)
Miss K was the pet puppy and Miss G was a mermaid as well.
There was much rough housing with this older group of tweens and teens!
Jensen was trying to take Gabe down which is quite funny since Gabe is on the wrestling team at his high school. He is such a great kid and was super gentle with my much smaller boys. :)
They finally cornered Gabe!
Dream had a great time hanging out in his toy seat while the older kiddos did their thing.
But he also got a little pool time in the kiddie area! What a cutie patootie!!!!
Wednesday: Day #3 of VBS. I planned a date with Morgan for this particular day, because she doesn't babysit baby Skylar on Wednesday's. After we dropped the kids off at VBS we had breakfast at IHOP and then spent two very fun hours painting pottery at Fired Up in Gainesville. We had alot of help from the worker there as we were the only people in the place. He showed us lots of new tricks. We didn't finish our projects so we will be returning next week to complete them!
Morgan working on her mug! I can't wait to see it finished!
After we picked up the kids we ran a few errands and made it home just in time to do school, have dinner and Tim took the teens to their youth group swim party. I stayed home with the youngest four who were worn out. We snuggled under blankets and read the new books we had checked out from the library. I started reading Stuart Little to them which they kept begging for just...ONE MORE CHAPTER! They ended up getting me to read a little more then I had planned and bedtime was rather on the late side. :)
Max was ready to play in the pool after a long day at work.
Morgan and sweet Lundon!
I was told that the kids were all fighting over this float. Johnston was holding his ground pretty well as they were trying to flip him out. :)
Max and Johnston got a few minutes to enjoy the float without anyone trying to flip them over.
Morgan told me they all freaked out when Tim tossed his camera into the pool for her to use. They didn't know it is a water camera so it was completely safe. LOL! Once the girls found out it was good to go in the water they had a blast. Here is one of the MANY pictures they took under water:
Thursday: Today is my 39th birthday...Day #4 of VBS. I woke up ready to take the kids to VBS and they surprised me with Birthday Cake Pancakes. So yummy! We only have these on actual birthday's because they are not at all healthy, but they are so much fun to eat. The kids asked to stay home today and have a day off. Or course! We are such homebodies that even though they have had a blast at VBS they were craving a day to play at home. So we did and it was marvelous. They filled up the little rectangle pool and played for hours in it, spent a few hours in the back playing on the tire swing and trampoline, crammed in some reading and crafting, watched the Rise of the Guardians at lunch and played with Legos. They got the maximum of fun into their day home! Tim got home in time for my birthday dinner of Spaghetti (the meal I have requested since I was a little girl!), but as soon as he came in he told me about a neighbor up the street who had a tree fall on him yesterday. Tim said he was outside watching his granddaughter playing in her wagon, as she does almost daily, and he heard the tree cracking. He got the little girl out of the wagon just as it came crashing down, crushing the wagon and him. There was only one thing we could do....take dinner of the stove and Tim and the older boys grabbed their two chainsaws and went up the road to clear the tree and see what else we could do to help this family. My heart goes out to this man whom we have seen for the past...I can't even tell how many years...sitting in front of his home watching his children and grandchildren playing under this tree. His is the first house we see coming into our subdivision and the last house we see going out. My heart goes out to his family.
Not sure what tomorrow holds for us. I know the kids are going to their last day of VBS. Tim has the day off, so we might try and do a picnic/swimming with some friends after VBS finishes up. Not sure....but I know we will have a grand day doing whatever we do! (Lord willing!)
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