VBS Kids

Sarah was so glad to be asked to help at the VBS program today. She was able to help Christopher. It was a lot of fun, especially since she doesn't know anyone except her cousins at this church. They were doing a science theme, and today they made goo.

Sabbath Stuff

We connected with our family in Austin, and the kids enjoyed joining in their church VBS being held today. This was our first time to their church, and we enjoyed meeting their church family. Their guest pastor was a pastor we have heard before in Washington! The world felt small today.

Ronda was kind enough to snap a photo of our family group at James' home. We wished Clint could have been with us. Then we all worked on lunch. We had a selection of a sandwiches, including wonderful Ruebens. It was very hot outside and felt nice inside. It was really not a bad day in Texas for mid-July.

Model Magic Morning

This morning we pulled out a giant bag of assorted model magic. The kids all had different colors for a creation. The bag came with an idea paper to get their creative juices flowing.

We love model magic, and we had fun making dishes, ponytail holders, magnets, balls (yes, they will bounce), and a pencil cup. Here is just a sample of what they created. A little time, some model magic, and five kids will really make for a great morning.

Birthdays in July

One of our ideas for this trip was to celebrate everyone's birthday while we are together. We don't get to see each other through the year, so we're doing "Birthdays in July." We started the big party today by celebrating Elizabeth's half-birthday. She is 11 1/2 today. We will get in a birthday celebration for everyone before we have to leave.

The swimming pool this afternoon was her choice, and then we came home to Heidi's famous fajitas. After supper, we made giant sundaes, and opened her card and gifts. Smiles were all around.

Park Picnic

James and kids took us to a nearby park for our picnic. We gobbled our sandwiches and hurried out to play.

There was a fun playground with swings, and Christopher had fun swinging. Steffanie took Ben to find a toad and they enjoyed showing it to us. Sarah & Elizabeth stayed by the lake and watched the turtles popping their heads above the water.

We had to hurry to pick up Heidi at her work, but we hope to come back to this park again before we go home.