Block Party!

One of the local churches threw a block party in the city square. They said it was a way for them to give back to the community. I thought it was very sweet & generous. Everything but the food & carriage rides were FREE. Wow! There was a petting zoo, face painting, a clown making balloon animals, a fire engine & firefighters, several inflatables, live music, massages & give-a-ways.

The boys in the bounce house.

The slide.

Boo took Princess for a few rides.

She couldn't get enough! We finally had to carry her away.

The boys liked petting the goats.

Boo fell in love.

Elvis' favorite was this little guy.

This firefighter was wonderful. He was super friendly & enthusiastic. He answered all the kid's questions & let them sit in the fire truck as long as they liked.

Waiting in line to have their faces painted.

Bugs choosing what design to have painted on.

Elvis is a work in progress.

Our cute puppy!

A fishing game.

Bugsy's sweet face was too little for the cowboy design he wanted.

It barely fit on his arm! Lol!

The boys enjoyed this little challenge.

We enjoyed our free fans from one of our favorite radio stations.

I have been saving my birthday money & found this sweet handbag for half price. I love it!

Sweet Pea bought herself some "bling" with her babysitting money.

Even Princess got a design. We knew she wouldn't hold still for it on her face so the lady painted her leg. Princess was fascinated with it!

She kept looking at it for a long time.

Bugsy

Boo had a cowgirl painted.

We had a fantastic time!

A Declaration

I am so proud of our little boy! Elvis has been asking us all summer to be baptised. We had wanted to be certain he was serious about it & understood it before talking to our children's pastor. Recently he asked us again & we decided it was time. On Sunday he had his big day. His day of declaration. Elvis was SO excited to let everyone know that he has accepted Jesus into his heart. He was counting down the days before & bouncing off the walls when Sunday finally arrived. He told anyone within earshot that he was being baptized! Dave went up to the baptismal with him while I stayed below in the sanctuary with our other children. These are the photos I took from below. Dave took some video from the top.

Since the baptismal is way up near the balcony they put Elvis & Mr. Mike up on the big screen for all to see.

In the process of going under the water...........

I tried to get Elvis but could only see Mr. Mike.

Coming up out of the water!

Posing in front of the baptismal after a quick change.

He was absolutely BEAMING!

We tried to get Darin to come but it didn't work out. Here Elvis is talking to him on the phone on our way to lunch.

At lunch the kids wanted to have their pic taken with the bear.

Bugsy & the bear.

Boo & the bear.

We went to Famous Dave's for lunch. Their BBQ is outstanding! Yummers! To top it off it was "Dave's Day" which meant anyone whose name is Dave/David ate FREE. Yahoo!

AWANA Award Night

At the end of May our church's AWANA program wrapped up the year with an Awards Night. The kids had been eagerly anticipating this as they would earn more patches & ribbons. Sweet Pea had a End of the School Year Bash to attend for the middle school & high schoolers. The girls were all asked to bring a treat & the boys a drink. She made a spice cake from scratch.

All ready for a big night.

Bugs marching into the sanctuary with his Cubbies group.

Getting ready to sing their song.

Singing their Cubbies Song. Adorable song!

Receiving his award & certificate.

Boo's turn.

Posing with her ribbon.

So grown up!

It's now time for Elvis' group.

Proudly showing his ribbon.

As we were leaving Princess made this funny face

The kids thought she was very funny.



It was a fun night & Dave and I were very proud of our youngsters.

They can hardly wait for AWANA to start up again!