It All Comes Back to Jesus - Vacation Bible School 2009

Hayden and I just wrapped up a great week of Vacation Bible School. I co-taught a 4th grade class and Hayden helped out in the Music rotation. We had a lot of fun!! This year's theme was "Boomerang Express." We got to learn lots of cool things about Australia while, at the same time, exploring the life of Simon Peter.

This is a group shot taken on the second day of VBS

(1) The teacher/helper breakroom. We had lots of goodies every day and a few minutes to enjoy them and chill while the kids were at recreation/snack. (2) Adam and Hayden helped Beth and I cut out lots of curriculum materials. (3) Hayden enjoys a break with some of his co-helpers (4) Each day the music helpers would teacher ALL of the kids a brand new song along with lots of motions. (5) Hayden helps the kids with the motions for the song "Working on My Serve" as they practice for their Friday performance in the sanctuary.

(1) The kids learn their song of the day in the Music Room (2) Back in the Classroom for the day's lesson (3) Off to Craft Crossing for the day's craft (4) In the CLC (Christian Life Center) for Recreation and Snack - this is teacher break time - yeah! (5) In "The Oasis" for Missions - each week the kids learned about a missionary from a different part of the world (6) We started each morning and ended each day in the Sanctuary where we would review our songs and see video clips about Australia and Israel (7) Kids kids and more kids :-)

Friday night the kids performed for their families and then everyone enjoyed inflatable fun and junk food. It was a LOT of fun!!

(1) Trish and I served Nachos and Cotton Candy. You couldn't beat the price (free). We had lots of customers :-) (2) All week we had a contest for the biggest offering. It was boys vs. girls and the girls won big time. All of the money goes to a mission trip to Atlanta where we will help an inner city ministry update a rec room for their kids (3) Hayden helps little ones exit the water slide (4) Another inflatable slide provided lots of dry fun (5) The 4th grade (Mine and Beth's class) and 3rd grade classes perform for the families (6) Because the girls won the offering challenge, Ms. Lanie got to pie Mr. Brandon. She was nice enough not to get it directly in his face. He ended up eating some of it - blueberry YUM! (7) The kids had a BLAST on the giant inflatable water slide!