The Last Two Months...

Howdy folks!  Life since we moved back has been a whirlwind!  There are lots of things I'd love to blog about but instead of feeling really defeated when I don't find the time to catch up, maybe I'll just briefly touch each thing and start blogging more from here on out.  Whatever helps me sleep at night.  :)  So we celebrated the fourth...

 We moved back into our old house...

 We did a VBS in Frazier...

 

We celebrated Peyton's FIRST birthday!!

 

 

 

 Lily started gymnastics...(this is a picture from her glow party to celebrate the start of classes)...

 The boys started playing soccer...

 And above...I ran my first 5K with a friend!!  So its been an eventful two months!  Throw in there that the kids started back to school...my parents moved...and I got TWO new nieces and you could call it down right crazy!  It's been busy...but its all been a blast!  Obviously I will blog more about a few of these events, but I at least now don't feel like I have sooo many blog posts weighing on my shoulders.  Here's to fall (insert raising a cup of something warm and pumpkin-y)!! :)

 

 

 

Bi-Bi-Bi......Big Apple Adventure!

Well, Vacation Bible School is in full swing here at First Baptist, Dayton! It's kind of a tradition at our church for the youth minister (and his lovely wife) to teach the 6th grade class each year. So Jason and I are in charge of these awesome 6th graders (soon to be 7th graders....aka...soon to be youth) each day from 8:30 til noon. We have had a blast with them. Our room is decorated like a New York coffee shop. We named it Central Perk. Usually the two of us aren't the most creative people in the world, but somehow, this year we've really been able to run with the whole coffee shop idea. It's been really fun. Maybe...just maybe....I could put some pictures on here another day. Also we have a little rivalry going on with the 5th grade class this year.....nothing big really. Just simple things like: us stealing their fountain; them stealing our candy; us locking them out of their room with an eviction notice posted on their door; them sending us a letter addressed to Jason with baby powder in it.....you know, the usual things that happen during VBS week (Charlee...if you are reading this, you would love it!).

Anyway, my biological children (sometimes I feel like the youth are our kids too) are involved in VBS too! It has been really cute to see both Daniel and Lily actively participating this year. They are having a blast as well. The videos each day have (as Daniel calls them) pizza super-heros in them; which couldn't be more perfect for him. Daniel prayed last night after our bedtime Bible story time: "Dear Jesus, Thank you for VBS. I love VBS..." Btw...I love prayer time each night with the kids....it's too cute. And one of the helpers in Lily's class is Great-Grandma! So that works out good for her first year of participation. Each day, I ask them what they learned about. Their initial answer every time is either "God" or "Jesus." But, I love asking them to tell me what about God or Jesus they learned....and they remember! It's so sweet hearing a 4-year-old (almost) say, "That woman wiped Jesus' feet with her hair!" I have taught VBS almost every year since I was a junior in high school, and seen children learn....but there's nothing like watching your own kids learn the Good News of Scripture!

Well, I could ramble forever....especially about my kids, but I'll stop here for now. Hopefully later in the week I'll have some pictures of VBS and maybe an update on the whole "Operation 5th grade Prank." Say Y-Y-Y-Y-YES to V-V-V-VBS!