YA - HOOO and the like

our church is in the throws of VBS. we do Group's VBS, so this year we are at the Avalanche Ranch. my kids are really getting things out of it - even as preschoolers. if you are not familiar with Group, they have a theme that runs through the day. when they here the theme of the day, they give a hearty, YA-HOOOOO. i was not really aware the preschoolers were being taught to scream the ya-hoo, but i found out about it when the kids and i went to kroger monday. all of a sudden ethan said, hey emily, God is Real!! emily yelled, ya-hoo! i laughed. of course, normally i ask them to refrain from screaming in stores, but hey, what am i gonna say about that one. i'm a site leader on the school aged side. i do the Bible Adventures. monday i was rahab. that was a fun character to play.

the themes are: God is Real, God is with us, God is Strong, God is Awesome and God is in charge. i really like the daily themes. monday emily told me she knew that God left us his spirit, and yesterday she told me God was with her all the time. i don't think dan and i have ever told her about the holy spirit -- we are still in bible story mode, i guess. tomorrow the plan of salvation is presented to the older kids, so if you think about it, pray for our Bible school.

some of our first graders building the jericho wall

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ethan and emily both got to go on stage today. i missed emily's stage debut, but i did get a little shot of ethan. he does not look so happy, but later he sure talked about how much he loved it!

we've got a couple of projects going on. dan is building cabinets to go over the toilets in the bathrooms. evidently a place to put towels was an upgrade in this house. the cabinet space STINKS!! i've made it my mission to paint all the doors, door facings and trim all the same color; bright white. the crazy people who've owned this house in the past have had no taste. every room has different colors, one of them being this crappy linen color. you'd think it would be nice, but it just makes the baseboards look dingy. i was always thinking they needed to be dusted or something. it was driving me crazy. so, i'm going to paint it ALL!! i'm gonna paint the game room in a circus theme. one wall will be a big top...it's gonna be bright up there. but hey, it's a playroom.

elliot got his first haircut last week. it was so sad. the girl REALLY butchered him. he looks like she put a bowl on his head and cut around it. really. i hope it grows back soon.

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look at my short hair!

oh, and this is the first week i'm keeping the kids from down the street. today after Bible school i met another mom with her two kids at mc donalds. getting 5 kids out of the car without getting hit in the parking lot was hard. i can't imagine having that many all the time. i don't think we'll be going many places this summer that requires a long walk through a parking lot. :)

well, that's it - i'm sure after Bible school is over i'll many more tales to tell!