Brendens Lego Creations

Object was build a defense for the village.

Object was build a flying object and use the Legos vertically.

Joshua had been begging for this Lego Police Space Ship that we got on clearance for months. Josh finally gave in. I was grateful for the peace and quiet it provided for the morning! ;)
It had a total of 825 pieces!

Vacation Bible School at Christ Comunity Church

Our awesome threesome with their offering for VBS.
This years offering went to a boy that lost pretty much everything he knew and loved during one of the recent tornadoes in MS. I was so proud of them and their willingness to give! The boys and girls all brought change and had a contest to see which teams bucket weighed the most. I am happy to say the girls won!

Boys counting their change. This also turned into a learning lesson about money.

Crazy hat night.

This beautiful rainbow shone over the whole church Friday evening before the Family Program.

Josh went outside with my camera to take pictures and found this reflection in a water puddle.
I love what my friend Shonna said when she saw this
"Made me think- even in the pot holes of life, God's promises are still there." I loved it!

Tayler and friends performing to the songs they learned during
The Big Apple Adventure

Joshua in the middle singing his heart out!

So super proud of Brenden he was so nervous about performing and did an amazing job!
I would have clumsily messed up and Josh would have passed out.

I think the key for all three of the kids is having a place to worship and learn where they feel completely comfortable and at home!

This sweet little girl wasn't even in the big classes but was around enough to learn all the motions as well as the big kids. She is precious!

Joshua with his crafts.
During Big Apple Adventure I worked registration, and took care of little odds and ends. We had a blast. The kids learned so much and are still singing VBS songs and doing the motions.

Bugz

Some type of walking stick bug, I was unable to come up with the scientific name.

My best guess is a stink bug. It sure was Huge!

I got sunshine on a cloudy day...

R.I.P. Butterfly

Butterfly was our oldest egg layer. She laid the most beautiful eggs, and was our best behaved girl! She lost her life due to a dog we were fostering. It was a horrible incident,one we wish to soon forget though we will not soon forget her! We miss her and pray she is now enjoying her place in heaven with our other past family members!

Ker Plunk

While playing Toy Story Ker Plunk these little alien dudes made a bridge. Brenden ended up winning and we had lots of fun trying to keep the bridge from breaking.
(double click picture for a close up)

Water Fun at the Zoo July 2011

It's nice to have kiddos that can take pictures, maybe you might see a few more of us together.

Heat index in Memphis was 111 on this day. Fortunately the zoo had misters, and large fans with hoses attached for cooling off. We fared well between these and the air conditioned areas. And as you can see the kids enjoyed them:)

They also have a fountain for the kids to play in. I prepared ahead of time by packing extra clothes. I wanted to get in myself! We stayed for at least a hour.

Brenden and Tayler liked to stand on the jets and make the water shoot every which way.

Joshua just loved running through them.

Tayler aslo thought gymnastics were a good idea ;)

Making a whirl pool with the water draining.