Berry Farm

The preschool 4’s class is now in need of a extra teacher and this week I’ve been asked to help out…

So this morning I went with my class to the berry farm. They had such a fun time. They saw turkeys, goats, chickens, a roaster, and Portuguese ducks (ugly looking birds!). The kids got to pick carrots, potatoes, apples, raspberries, and a pumpkin.

One large roaster in a huge flock of over 300+ hens.

One very large turkey; I’m thinking dinner!
In the background you can see a portion of the 300+ hens.

The class gets a hay ride to the apple orchards in the back of the farm.

Picking out their pumpkins.
They were super excited for this part!!

Most of the class here and Mrs. Lucas.

Prims: Apron

On Wednesday nights, Isabel heads to Prims Discovery Girls Club. Which is a club (they have boys clubs too) through the church at school.

During club time the girls discuss the topic for the week, go over the Bible verse, have a snack, play games, and just have fun with other girls their age. Since Isabel was in the club last year, she knows a few of the girls already, however this year  one of the girls from her school class is in the club too!

The Bible verse for girls club is…“I was hungry and you gave me something to drink, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in” Matthew 25:35

These next 5 weeks (for October) the club will be learning about cooking. This week they answered the question, “what are a person’s basic needs?“.

This week they also got apron too…

Isabel got to pick out the purple ribbon on her apron.

A close-up of her apron which ties in the back.
So cute!

Vacation Bible School: Day 4

I headed to work this morning while Isabel headed to the church for VBS.

Afterward, she said they didn’t do much for their last day. There was no craft time and no outdoor game time either. They did…

  • watched the last episode of “Chadder the Chipmunk”. Isabel said the bad guy got arrested because he kept making people do dangerous things
  • “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9 – today’s Bible verse
  • she got to fly her paper airplane that she and Daddy made last night! However she didn’t win, someone else’s plane went further then her plane
  • the Bible story today was Jesus makes a beach side breakfast for his friends (Matthew 21:1-14) – No matter where you are… trust God!

VBS theme songs

“Indescribable” – she’s heard this song on the radio!

“Our God” – she’s heard this one on the radio too!

“Nothing Could Keep Me From You”

She had a great week at VBS and enjoyed seeing friends and meeting new ones.

Vacation Bible School: Day 3

The morning started out foggy (of all things in summer!) and turned into a gorgeous warm day and it was another fun day at VBS today!

    • the Bible story Jesus dies and rose again (watched a video – NOT the one below) (Matthew 27:32-28:20) – No matter what happens… trust God!

“Christ Arose” – VBS theme song!

  • “And I am convinced that nothing can seperate us from God’s love.” Romans 8:38 – Bible verse for today
  • colored flutter-flies (or buddy fly) and got to bring it home!
  • had yummy strawberries with a maple/chocolate dip
  • played a game with balls and paper airplanes
  • had another water noodle fight (I think this is her favorite game)
  • watched the “Chadder the Chipmunk” video (really short)
  • sang the VBS theme songs: “Counting on God”, “You, You, You”, “Fly!”, “I’ll Fly Away”, and “Christ Arose” (Isabel loves these songs!!!)
  • and another paper airplane contest (Isabel wants to win the prize so bad!).

The buddy fly or flutter fly that she decorated.
Wind up the rubber band 40X’s and then let it go… it flutters like a butterfly!

VBS theme songs

“You, You, You”

“Fly” – I like this one but they are all great!

“I’ll Fly Away”
“Momma” she said, “This is an old song.”

“Counting on God”

Tomorrow is the last day of VBS (so sad to see it end) and tomorrow night is a small closing program. Tonight Gino and Isabel worked on making a paper airplane so she could enter the contest. They worked for about an hour on making it just perfect and then practiced learning to fly it! She was getting good at, hopefully she remembers all the tips Daddy gave her and she flies it far, straight, and has lots of fun doing it!!!

Can’t wait to hear all about it!…

until tomorrow!

Vacation Bible School: Day 2

Isabel was all excited when we left VBS yesterday.
They did so much like…

  • had a water noodle war
  • “But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles.” (Isaiah 40:31) – the Bible verse for yesterday
  • played a water game –  set a beach ball on your head, several feet away, someone throws a wet beach ball at you trying to knock the ball off your head (she got wet!)
  • they had root beer floats (with lots of ice cream!) and root beer candy too
  • heard a Bible (Matthew 26:31 – 27:31) story about Jesus getting arrested and put on trail – “No matter what people do… you can trust God” (Amen!)
  • watched episode 3 of “Chadder the Chipmunk”
  • she got a tube-a-loon!
  • they had another paper airplane contest

With her tube-a-loon (it has the days verse printed on the tube)!
We played with this all afternoon!

“But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength.
They will soar high on wings like eagles.” (Isaiah 40:31)

“No Matter How I Feel” – VBS theme song!

Heading out to day 3 of VBS… until tomorrow.

Vacation Bible School: Day 1

Today is day 2 of Vacation Bible School (VBS).
Isabel is still coming up with stories to tell us about yesterday and all the fun she had. Like…

  • the blue JellO hearts with whipped cream and a strawberry on top
  • “Don’t let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God.” (John 14:1) the Bible verse for today
  • the paper airplane contest they had
  • the tug of war game they played. She said she won.
  • heard a Bible (John 11) story about Jesus bringing Lazarus back to life –
    “No matter how you feel… trust God” and “No matter who you are… trust God”
  • she got to see Lillianna (from her preschool class!) – Lillianna didn’t remember Isabel and she asked Isabel “how do you know my name?”
  • the science experiment they did outside that “exploded”
  • the 15 year old boy (helper) that can’t count to 347 like Isabel – and “Momma he’s 15 and I’m only 6!”
  • the 2 episodes with “Chadder the Chipmunk” she got to watch about trusting God
  • the cool necklace she got to make and bring home…

Her cool dog tag necklace.

“We Can Trust Him” one of the VBS theme songs.

She definitely had a fun time yesterday and I can’t wait to hear all about today!

Heading to day 2 of VBS… until tomorrow.

Happy Birthday Isabel

Today is Isabel’s birthday!

We went to the newly-reopened Children’s Museum.

Isabel and I outside before we head inside for some fun and discovery!

Inside the Museum there are 5 areas for kids to explore. When we arrived there were so many people in the “woods” area that we didn’t stick around long. So we headed to the next area which is the “water” area.

This area is very cool. With water flowing freely in 2 different “rivers”. There is even a deep tank with a window to “fish” for items that sink to the bottom of the tank.

Having lots of fun in the “water” area of the museum.

The “voyager” area features a large metal and wood bird.
The kids can climb through and in the large bird.

In the head of the bird talking on the phone with someone??…
(I believe the phone connects with another phone located in the body of the bird. Kids can “talk” with each other)

This air shoot was around the corner from the bird. Kids can place scarves into different housing spots and air pushes the scarves through the tubing. After zipping through the maze of tubing the scarf will shoot out from different locations along the course. All the kids in the museum loved this!

After spending about an hour and half at the museum, Isabel was getting bored and hungry. So we headed out and walked up the street to the Old Spaghetti Factory. Isabel had spaghetti and both Gino and I had the Chicken and  Smoked Mozzarella Panini (YUM!) sandwich.

Daddy and his Birthday Girl.