VBS

This weekend we had Vacation Bible School at church. This was our first time really participating in VBS since the girls are at a good age to be involved in the rotations. I was a crew leader for the two year old class (Hannah's class) and they did the whole group lesson, projects in the classroom, playtime and then the whole group closing.

Emma participated in the 4 year - 1st grade age group rotations. Their class rotated to different rooms after the whole group lesson. They went to music, projects, art, games and then met us back at the closing.

They served a dinner each night and it was very nice to be around church family. The kids had an ice cream party and we had a hymn sing along Saturday night. We would just sing the first verse of our favorite selected hymns. The kids started picking Christmas songs and then the preschoolers wanted to sing "Mary Had a Baby" from their Christmas program! Emma say, "but, it's not Christmas" (my little realist). However, her and Hannah gladly went up front and sang it.

Bo participated in the adult class while I was with Hannah's group. Sunday during Sunday School the kids still participated in a rotation and then they used their made props during the church service. Afterwards, we had a nice church BBQ/hotdog picnic.

I meant to mention the theme, which was "Under Construction" since we are adding on the new youth wing to the building - it was pretty fitting. The kids learned about the crippled man and how Jesus healed him in the crowded building. They demonstrated how the people carried him to the roof and led him down to Jesus. They also learned about Joshua and the stone. The kids made banners with their hand prints and stamps to remember Jesus's helping hands. They also decorated real stones and made a stone wall out of paper bags. The church members inserted prayer cards between the "stones" during church service. They also made a church stained glass window out of their drawings and then covered them with oil. Then, they made a patch for a quilt that will hang in the new youth wing.

singing Jesus Loves Me on the first night

Hannah with her hymnal during the hynm sing along - she actually sat the entire time! Emma was sitting with Mrs. Angie!

singing Mary Had a Baby

The girls had a great time and I was proud of how much they participated. I love seeing them involved in church and knowing that they have been raised and active in church since they were born. We are so happy and in the right place at St. Andrews. There are so many kids and young families and I love how the girls know so many people now. It was a great time had by all.