The theme for this year's VBS was High Seas Expedition. Every room in our new church building was fantastically designed and decorated to look like the kids were on board their very own ship...definitely had a super cool pirate-y feel. We had the opportunity to invite two 5 year old girls from our neighborhood and 3 of Zach's buddies from the Bible study I've hosted in my home off and on over the past few years. 
Zoey Hammock and her brother Ian lives across the street and 2 doors down, and Isabella's Grandmother lives just next door to her. I am so thrilled that now we can step outside our front door and skip with glee to playdates galore.
Taryn Boian, and twins Morgan and Sophia Elder have been Zach's special friends since toddler-hood.
From 9 to noon our children sang exciting songs, played water games, wiggled and danced, and learned the most valuable truth's about God and His word.
Day 1: God's Word is true
Zoey Hammock and her brother Ian lives across the street and 2 doors down, and Isabella's Grandmother lives just next door to her. I am so thrilled that now we can step outside our front door and skip with glee to playdates galore.
Taryn Boian, and twins Morgan and Sophia Elder have been Zach's special friends since toddler-hood.
From 9 to noon our children sang exciting songs, played water games, wiggled and danced, and learned the most valuable truth's about God and His word.
Day 1: God's Word is trueDay 2: God's Word is comforting
Day 3: God's Word is surprising
Day 4: God's Word is life-changing
Day 5: God's Word is for everyone
Perhaps the coolest concept they learned was that they can and should be looking for evidence of God all around them. Jayden came home after the 1st day and asked if I had ever had a "God sighting". I said "of course!" and shared about the births of each of my kids. But they were taught that a God sighting can be as simple as sitting outside and pointing out things God made, or praying for a family member, and thanking God for that person.
The most magical time of each day was spent just after I'd sign Jayden and Zach out of their crew. We'd walk outside and lay a blanket on the grass under a shady tree and join our friends for a picnic lunch. Eventually the sandwiches and snacks were set aside for games of hide and seek, and running in circles. Here are pictures galore...
Perhaps the coolest concept they learned was that they can and should be looking for evidence of God all around them. Jayden came home after the 1st day and asked if I had ever had a "God sighting". I said "of course!" and shared about the births of each of my kids. But they were taught that a God sighting can be as simple as sitting outside and pointing out things God made, or praying for a family member, and thanking God for that person.
The most magical time of each day was spent just after I'd sign Jayden and Zach out of their crew. We'd walk outside and lay a blanket on the grass under a shady tree and join our friends for a picnic lunch. Eventually the sandwiches and snacks were set aside for games of hide and seek, and running in circles. Here are pictures galore...
Zoey's Grandmother is an accomplished artist who teaches at an art studio in 
