Oh, yea. I have a blog…

My poor little blog, with it’s hit and run posts! I can’t seem to get the blogging thing together here lately. Our extremely busy May has been replaced by an extremely busy June.

This picture of Luke about sums it up:

He’s sleeping upright in the cart at Target. Ha!

We started our month with an incredibly important day for Dan. And I didn’t take the first picture! I can’t believe it. I had to snag these from Facebook! Dan was ordained as an Elder of the United Methodist Church.

He has worked so hard and the service was just incredible. I’m so proud of him. He is a wonderful pastor!

For some reason this year I volunteered to direct our church’s VBS. I’m not sure what I was thinking. Ha! I’m only kidding really. I love VBS. It is surely a big job though. I think things went well and the kids had a ball. I think most of my May/June busyness stemmed from coordinating VBS.

This was Luke’s first year as a VBS participant and he LOVED it. He had so much fun and I think he learned a lot. He loved the Worship time. He has been singing the songs all week.

I loved seeing him so into singing worship songs. His other favorites were snack and playdough time. J

Daniel has always loved VBS, so he had a wonderful time as usual. He had some of his best buds there, so that’s always a plus!

He’s gotten so big, by the way. I just can hardly take it. He acts so grown up now. {When he’s not fighting with his brother. J}

My VBS week brought back a lot of memories of my days as a Children’s Ministry Coordinator. I did enjoy that job!

We followed up VBS with a mini trip to the lake for Father’s Day.

I’m hoping that our summer will now take a chilled out, but fun pace. And who knows, maybe I can blog more often about it?!

Lessons I’ve Learned This Summer…

Family vacations are the best.

The gigantic lollipop that seems like a good idea during the high of a vacation is a bad idea in the reality of after vacation. {Don’t buy these monstrosities, Cindy!! Don’t do it!}

Fleas are evil, evil little gross creatures!

The Summer Vacation Chart is actually a doable and fun little tool to keep activities {other than video games and TV watching} happening during the summer.

S’mores are yummy {even made in the microwave}.

Vacation Bible School songs can give your preschooler a soundtrack for the entire summer.

Several trips to lake sprinkled through the summer is muy enjoyable.

Kids swimming in the pool with no fear and not clinging to their momma is awesome!

My seven year old can read Harry Potter. {He LOVED it.} {This is a completely shameless brag, but it is my blog after all, right? :-) }

Being “off schedule” is not necessarily a bad thing.

Summer with these two keeps things interesting!!

Ancient Words Ever True…

Last week was Vacation Bible School at our church and the kids LOVED it.  We did the High Seas Expedition and it was a very well put together Vacation Bible School.  Daniel always looks forward to this week every summer and Luke participated quite a bit this week and loved it too. 

Luke gave us quite a giggle the first night of VBS.  We arrived at church and he had a fit.  He was so mad because “this is not PBS, this is church!!”  It was too funny.  He finally got what *V*BS was all about and decided that it was okay that it was at church.  :)

The favorite for the boys every year would have to be the songs.  This year was no exception.  I love that they do music videos now with the words and motions.   I thought that was pretty cool.  Anyway, the boys have been singing the songs all week and it is such a joy to hear your kids sing such uplifting songs. 

Daniel’s favorite was Ancient Words.  It was the only slow song from VBS and not one you would immediately guess would be the favorite of an active 7 year old boy, but he LOVES this song.  I have always loved how he can feel music.  He gets right in the moment with it and I have heard this song no less than 50 times this past week (we have a copy of the CD). 

Both boys sing every word to the top of their lungs and it is beyond sweet. 

Hearing a group of children singing praises has to be my absolute favorite part of VBS too.  It’s so innocent and joyful!

Here’s the song that has captured my kiddo’s hearts.

Ancient Words

Words of Life, words of Hope
Give us strength, help us cope
In this world, where e’er we roam
Ancient words will guide us Home.
Ancient words ever true
Changing me and changing you,
We have come with open hearts
Oh let the ancient words impart.

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