i didn't even realize that bella would be old enough to join in this fun already! the first week of summer, a church in our neighborhood kicked off their vbs and a friend of mine told me they had a pre-k class and invited us to come. bella LOVED it. she had sno-cones, jumped in a bouncy house, flew down a slip n slide and of course did lots of cool crafts and learned lots of bible stories. the first night she came home, she was super excited to tell nick all about what she learned (the story of adam and eve). i'll never forget: he was mowing the lawn when we got home and paused to hear bella's excited narration: "daddy! jesus ate the apple and the people were very sad."
hmmm. guess it's a good thing we're going back the rest of the week.
she had such a great time and all of her teachers loved her. every night when i dropped her off, everyone was so excited to see her, and when i picked her up all of her teachers raved about what a good girl she was. it was such a fun experience; for me, and for her. made my mama-heart so happy.
this last week of summer, my sister's church had their vbs, so naturally, we made the rounds again (our church's vbs doesn't start until kindergarten). this time, there was even a class for ems! they had a blast. every night when i'd come to pick them up, they were both in the sanctuary going to town jammin to the music. seriously; adorable.
and they got to hang with a few of their bff's: jude, lucy, sophia and wyatt. super fun.
the last night of vacation bible school they did a little concert for all of the parents. here is a little preview of my girl, the performer:
it was seriously the best week. nick had two-a-days that week, so i dropped them off and picked them up by myself and my heart was just so full every night when i drove them home. they'd sit in the back, eating their snacks and singing their songs, emmy's cute little head bopping to the beat. it made me so happy to see how much fun they had, and most of all that they were also learning about jesus.
there's nothing like the faith of a child.
and now, a week later, i find myself driving in the car singing the songs to myself. catchy, i tell ya. this one song, emmy LOVED. she would seriously go nuts every time they played it. the other night i decided to try to find it on youtube. she was back in her bedroom, and i was on the computer in the kitchen. when i found it, the minute the music started playing, i could hear her little feet just a-running down the hall until she got to the kitchen to display her signature moves. it was awesome.
i captured this video tonight of the girls: just check out emmy's little face when she recognizes the music. i know. so precious.
these memories are ones i just want to bottle up and remember forever! if you want some catchy little bible tunes to play for your kids, here are a few links to the videos on youtube for kingdom rocks, which is the vbs the girls went to last week.
(emmy's fav)
(jude totally moshed to this)
(bella's fav)
warning: they will totally get stuck in your head. and they are a wee bit cheesy. but we definitely love to jam to them in our house.
good times, vacation bible school. some of the best memories of the summer.
My son went to VBS this summer too and they had the same music! We bought the cd because last summer he loved it so much too! My 2 year old reacts te same way as your daughter when she hears the music too!! :)
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awww, i love it! the music is really so catchy :) great memories for our little ones; and for us! thanks for your comment!
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