VBS

My new favorite summer activity is Vacation Bible School.  Our church doesn’t host one so I have never actually enrolled them in one before this year. Not sure why…just never thought about it, I guess.  But this year I signed them up for three different programs around Gahanna. 

It. Was. AWESOME. 

The girls absolutely LOVED every minute of it and couldn’t wait for each one to start.  It warms my heart to know that they are excited and enjoying hearing the Word of God. There is such innocence and holiness about the way the approach the truth of the Gospel. It is just simple, uncomplicated good news about how much we are loved. It is no wonder why Jesus tells us receive the kingdom of God like a child...  

Dan thought I might be pushing it signing them up for three.  I think it was a blessing.  They were free. We get a few hours of time to ourselves.  The girls get to have a blast and learn about Jesus. Everybody wins!

Heaven's Come to Earth

LIFE presented a Christmas play again this year.  I didn't think the girls would want to be in it because they are so shy, but they surprised me and decided that they did want to do it...of course as angels.  Because they only had one song to sing, which they learned in church, they only had to practice on the day of the dress rehearsal.  Hannah got into the costume, but backed out before she ever reached the stage...probably better that way.  I knew she would be the angel having a meltdown over someone in the audience taking her picture ;)  Aly absolutely LOVED it.  She watched the entire play and was so excited to be a part of it.  After it was over she told me, "This is even better than last year...and I get to be in it!!"  She has been singing the songs from it ever since, because they have been 'stuck in her head'. 

Alyssa, Hannah and Adalyn at the dress rehearsal.  Those are some beautiful angels!!   

The day of the performance...she was so excited that she got to wear glitter in her hair and on her face.  These may be some of my favorite pictures of all time...

It was hard to get a picture of her during the play because she was behind another little girl and she looked petrified :) Even thought she looks scared, she loved every minute of it!

Scrambled Eggs

LIFE Vineyard hosted our 3rd annual, GIANT community egg hunt extravaganza today...it was a huge success.  Hundreds of people showed up to find eggs, win prizes, eat free food and play! And, despite Hannah's paralyzing fear of the Easter Bunny, the girls had an absolute blast. Here's the proof.

Hannah was staring off into the lake, lost in thought :)

 

Best Friends Forever

Aly and Adalyn

 Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

This. Is. Sooooooooooo. Fun.

 This is my favorite 'Hannah face'...it is contagious!

  Sliding together...

 Pure joy.

 Look out below...

 Friends

 Is it time yet?!?!?!?!

 Ready...Set...Scramble!

 Hannah wasn't into doing it on her own so it took a little help from Daddy.

 Picking up two at a time...that's the way to do it!

 Wow! Look at all these!

 Going on a scavenger hunt around the park.

 Little Miss Sassy

Fun was had by all!