July-Part 1

The last Friday in June, a group of ladies from our church took a day trip to Holmes County. I've never really done something like that, but it was so much fun! Definitely something to do again. We laughed, shopped, ate, talked, and walked, and repeated that cycle often throughout the day. :-)

Then came the 4th of July.  It was waaaay too hot to go camping, so we chilled out at home, went to prayer meeting, and then enjoyed Lima's great fireworks display with our friends Rob and Stephanie Cantrell.

The girls

The guys

Stephanie playing a game with Kait, Halie, and Alli

Burl and Evan

And of course, fireworks.  :-)

Then the miserably hot summer days continued, and we prepared for VBS.  This was my 3rd year to coordinate VBS, and we did another Answers in Genesis kit.  I was never fond of "VBS in a box" until I met their curriculum.  We haven't been disappointed.  Our team did an amazing job again this year, and here are a few pics -

To do our backdrops, we always use large styrofoam panels that hang from the ceiling with wire.  I always hated dropped ceilings, but now that we are in a facility that is full of them, I've learned they can be great for decor.  :-)

The stage was the bridge of a spaceship and provided the backdrop for the nightly drama.  At the program we always redo the drama in its entirety.  The kids love it. 

Our group was divided into three teams and did rotations.  There were stations for snacks, games, Bible teaching, and crafts.  We met in the chapel for opening and closing assemblies. 

Hope you enjoyed a taste of our VBS!  July has stayed busy, and today begins a new month.  I will try to be back tomorrow with Part 2...cause August proves to be be pretty busy and I'm looking toward a {mostly} media free vacation with my husband in just a couple of days!  Yeah!