It's Ten Things Tuesday time! We are in the middle of Vacation Bible School at our church and the kids are having a complete blast! I'm going to get my list done and then get to doing some VBS stuff. Happy Tuesday!!!
Today I am thankful for......
1. My husband, the VBS play ACTOR!!
He is in the VBS play this year and he is having a great time!! Parker sat on my lap last night during the whole play (an hour AFTER being in his VBS class for 1.5 hours...) I was just so glad that he sat there still and watched his daddy! They put make-up on him (he is an Egyptian-right hand man to Pharaoh) to make him look more...I don't know, Egyptian like?? Thanks, Suzanne for all the eye make-up!!! he he he
Aaron is the guy on the right...I know it's dark, but if you click on the photo you can see it a little better. I was holding Parker and my pictures from my little camera that far away aren't the greatest. LT had his fancy camera there last night and I know he got some good ones!! 2. VBS teachers and helpers! We started calling people to help and not one person that I called said no. Everyone has just jumped right in and helped where ever that they can. The teachers have decorated rooms and gotten lessons together so very quickly this year and have all been so great. It's so much easier to want to do things when you have great people helping you get things done!
3. The kids at church....Last night we would stand in the halls and watch their little faces as they would go into rooms and walk in their little lines (can you tell that I'm on the pre-school hall?) They LOVE VBS and everything that goes with being there. It's so great to see the excitement on their faces.
4. The "Theme Room" decorators and actors! There are 3 "Theme Rooms" for the pre-school and 3 for the Elementary group. This year, the rooms are showing the plagues (2 of these rooms), the passover, the parting of the Red Sea, the Holy of Holies and then there is an awesome Carnival room. The wonderful people that have taken on decorating these rooms and then acting in them are just the "cream of the crop!" I'm telling you, the kids walk in these class rooms and the stories just come alive!! Last night Grace went to the Holy of Holies room that had an huge replica of the Ark of the Covenant behind a veiled wall. She loved it! I just wish that I could see their faces when they walk into these rooms...I just love how everything comes together and is so amazing for our kids!
5. I'm thankful for organized people that make these wonderful VBS things happen...from the baby hall coordinator who puts up with babies that cry the whole time to the ladies that figure out how many juice boxes need to go to each room. The ladies in charge this year...you know who you are, June, Lorie, Steph and Bette....Ya'll ROCK!!! I'm thankful for each one of you and all of your hard work and many many hours!
6. I'm thankful for sweet and talented friends....from all of you that are just breaking your backs with your VBS rooms and decorating to my friend, Danna, my club sister from HU, that made the girls these darling dresses. You have to take a close look at them...they are hand made and hand smocked with love, by Danna!! If you want to see more of her wonderful creations, go to her business page, "Little Show-offs" and check them out!! Her prices are so great...I'm about to go later this week and order another set of dresses because we love these dresses so much!!
Okay, not the greatest picture of either one of my girls, but it was after church and lunch and they were both ready for Sunday quiet time...But look at the cute dresses!! I love them and all of Danna's great work!!7. I'm thankful for my mom! She was here for a whole week while we went on vacation with our friends. She took the kids to swim lessons, out to eat, to the store and to church in a town that is not even her own! My mom...she ROCKS and I just love her so much! Can't wait till we see you again, Mom!!
8. I'm thankful that Aaron got to fly to Tennessee last week to be with his family for Nana York's funeral. I wish that we all could have gone, but there is no way that we could afford to fly 5 people at the prices the airlines charge for last minute flying. Really, you want us to pay $1000 a ticket and those are your bereavement fares? Yah, no thanks, we'll use our frequent flyer miles and just send Aaron. I know he was glad that he went to Tennessee with the family and I'm thankful that we had the miles to get him there.
9. I'm thankful that we had a safe and fun vacation with our friends. This is the first "friends vacation" that we have ever been on and we are signing up for another one next year (that is, if we get invited back!) already!! We all had a BLAST and are planning our next vacation spot! I'm so thankful for great friends...for the ones that got to come and for the ones that had prior comments and couldn't come...I'm just thankful that ya'll put up with me and my crazy family!!
This is just one of the pictures from our trip...I'll have to do a whole post later this week on all of our fun that we had with our friends!10. I'm thankful for my babies....who aren't really babies anymore! Now that Parker is 2, Grace's 7th birthday is next week!! WHOA...where does all the time go? We are having a great time with every precious minute that we are given so today we are off to the library and then to get Parkerman a much needed haircut before it's time to head off to church for VBS tonight!!
NOW.....it's your turn!! Post your 10 things on your blog and then go to X-Box wife and share your link with everyone over there!! It' s such a blessing to see just how thankful everyone is (and should rightfully be!) for everything that God has blessed us!!
