O.k. folks, I really must post a few more VBS photos, so bear with me! :) Our Fiesta week was just so much fun! The weather was glorious, the kids were great and the boys and I got to know our parish family a lot better! The boys are already asking about next year. The 2007 theme was announced yesterday: Avalanche Ranch - Yeehaw!
But I'm getting ahead of myself. Here are some (er, several) pictures from the past few days:
This was Friday's Grande Game, The Canteen Fill-Up. The crews lined up and tried to move water from one bucket (full) to another (empty) using plastic cups and teamwork. The kids especially loved when the games involved water!
They were only allowed to move one foot, so it was a challenge! The kids were tempted to race and finish before the other crews, but really it was all about moving the most water to the other bucket. Patience and teamwork paid off! This game illustrated the Bible point of the day - Jesus is our helper. Here's Crackerjack doing his best.
This is a crew working on a blanket for Operation Kid-to-Kid. By Thursday we had made all of the blankets! (Forty, I think!) The blankets were wrapped up with a special prayer and a Bible book for the children who will receive them.
This was Crackerjack's big chance. He tried all week to get picked when a volunteer was called for. And this was the day. He got to go up to the microphone held by Laura (our director) and say what daily challenge he had completed the night before. ("I obeyed my mother a few times!") Look at that face!
Here are my boys with Father D. He was a real sport and great with the kids. It was nice to get to know him better outside of Sunday Mass.
Viva the Maraca Munchies! I forget what these symbolized - I think a boat of some sort. I can confirm they were yummy!
This was my boys' crew - The Biblical Burritos! Can you pick my guys out of the crowd?
Crackerjack has played non-stop with the Fiesta mascots he got in his goody bag. :)
I can't believe VBS went by that fast! We started training back in June and it all paid off - what a great experience. :)
I hope you enjoyed the peek into our week!
