Fun With the Kiddos!

We really enjoyed having my sister and her family down this past week. They were a HUGE help for VBS!! Laurie helped tremendously with the planning and with the music. Her husband, Matt was busy working on the church roof all week (thanks Matt for working so hard so I could borrow your family for a while). Even the kids got into the act...Katie and Phillip helped to get the igredients ready to make soap...Austin laid on the couch and gave his two cents worth every now and then (he also helped to set off the volcanos one night at VBS). And, Nathan....well, he entertained us ALOT! :0)
I hope they can come back again next year!

Happy Belated Birthday!

Our niece, Katie, turned 1 year old last Saturday. I was so busy with VBS (and also internetless) that I was unable to post on the right day. I know she had a nice b-day, though (I saw the pictures). :o)

VBS Pictures

Our VBS this year had an Around the World theme. We went to Hawaii the first night (which is one of the 2 states Tim and I haven't been to yet). For our craft, the teens made volcanos out of playdough, then later in the week, we set them off. They enjoyed that. They also played Musical Sombrero on the night we went to Mexico. Apparently they had a good time. We started out Monday with 6 teens and by Friday night we had 17!! Below are some of the pictures I took. I think Leora will be posting more on her blog (she managed to remember to take more pictures than I did).

Another VBS is FINISHED!

We were home all this week to help our church with Vacation Bible School. My sister and her family all came down from PA to help us out too. Whew! We sure are tired! I have some pictures I'll share later this week.
We had over 50 kids most of the nights. Laurie, Leora and myself worked mostly with the teens. We had 17 teens by Friday night! :o) I'll share more later. Glad to be back!

Home Again, Home Again

We finally got the load we've been praying for!! It will take us to St. Louis, MO which is only 5 hours from home. We had committed to helping our church with VBS next week, then we had to trust God to get us home in time. :o) We're excited aobut being home for a WHOLE WEEK! My sister and her family are coming down from PA to help out with VBS as well (and get some visiting in at the same time). This will be their first time in AR.
So, tonight we're in western PA and tomorrow night we'll be in western AR. As a bonus, we'll be meeting up with Tim's parents and Aunt and Uncle in St. Louis for lunch tomorrow. They are all on their way to North Carolina for a family reunion. Isn't it amazing how God works things out sometimes?

Joseph Howell (again)

I don't have children of my own, so I have to "borrow" them from friends. I just had to share these adorable pictures of Joseph. Hope you don't mind. :O)

White Glove

We have been hauling some interesting loads lately. We aren't supposed to say too much about our latest one, but I will tell you that if we weren't careful we really COULD have started out the 4th with a BANG! :o) We have been able to run short loads the last couple days and stay near my family, so we will get to spend the 4th with them. :o) It's really neat how that works out sometimes.

PS Has anyone else noticed the lack of patriotic decorations this year? I have seen very few patriotic items in many of the stores I've visited lately. I for one will be wearing red, white and blue tomorrow (and maybe a lot more afterwards too).

As Promised...More VBS pictures

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My sister, Laurie, was in charge of the 3-5 yr olds classes, and Arlene Booth was in charge of the rest of the children. As you can see, this VBS is a big production. A lot of hard work and many long hours were spent on the decorating alone! Great job you guys!

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