VBS - Week 3 The Prodigal Son

This week for VBS we did the parable on The Prodigal Son. I was in charge of crafts this week so we made muddy piggies. We took marbles, rolled them in brown paint and made our pigs all muddy! They loved it! I had to dig through some of TJ's old t-shirts so we wouldn't get paint on our clothes. (Even though it was washable paint, you can never be too safe!) Amazingly, Brock only got paint on ONE hand. Pretty shocking. And Jillian, not a big fan of being messy, was done and ready for her paper towel. (She asked several times for one!) But they turned out super cute and had fun, and hopefully learned a little something! Oh, and two people were baptized after VBS, and when we got home, baptizing things was all Brock talked about!

(Be sure to check out my previous July 4th post as I have added some more fun photos from that day!)

More 4th of July Fun...

More 5K Photos...

Just a few more shots from the 5K this weekend...

Happy 4th of July!

Why can they not all smile at the SAME TIME?!?!?

We headed up to Rantoul today for their 4th of July festivities. The kids LOVED the parade and came home with two bags full of candy...mainly tootsie rolls. We went over to Moie & Papaw's house afterwards for lunch and lots of playing outside. And can I just say, it is STINKIN' difficult getting these four kiddos to pose for any pictures!

Bucket List #5 - Run a 5K

Ok....so maybe running a 5K was never on my bucket list...

and maybe I don't really even have a bucket list...

BUT-- I did RUN ONE!!

My sweet sister-in-law talked me into running a 5K, so for the past 6 weeks I've been doing the Couch to 5K. Problem is... the C2-5K is a 9 week program.... I somehow managed to run the WHOLE thing in 35 minutes and 4 seconds. I was scheduled to run 25 minutes that day on the program, so I set my goal as at least doing that, and then walking afterwards. But, I somehow managed to push through it! I'm glad I did it, it was fun! Felt like jell-o afterwards, but it was good. And gotta say... I like running. I'm finally starting to see real results from it, too! (which is very exciting!) These are only some of the shots TJ got for me pre-race. My mom hopefully has some more I can post later. TJ & the kids didn't even get to see me finish due to some bounce house drama... gotta love those bounce houses!

Jillian - Future Stunt Woman

Do you know this sweet girl?

Well, let me introduce you... this here is Jillian, my little stunt girl!

She has her game face on, ready to show you her latest tricks!

We can drive standing up...

We can drive while facing backwards...

We can drive facing sideways...

We can even drive with ONE leg!!!

And now for the dismount!

And to end this post... they ended up getting ALL their outside toys out, and I overhear Brock say to Jillian, "Hey honey, you want to drive the new trike?" I about fell over it was so stinkin' cute and funny!

VBS Week 2 - The Good Samaritan

This week's parable was on The Good Samaritan. The kids got to make these cute little First-Aid boxes and filled them with all the necessities you would need in coming to someone's aid. They were so cute! I went out for a run after church and when I came home, Brock was covered in all his band-aids! Such a little goob. I should have had a picture of that!