Thursday, July 14, 2011

Summer Fun in the Son

Every summer our church does a week long event called Summer Fun in the Son.  It's a fabulous week for kids K-5th grade filled with water, fun, and Jesus.  For the past 3 years I've loved being a leader.  

This summer has been a little different. Our beloved children's minister has decided to retire after almost 25 years of devoting her life to leading children to the Lord.  She is amazing and so loved.  My children adore her, especially Turner.  She's just, for lack of better words, the best...the very best.

We've been on our own this week, without Mrs. Jean to lean on.  It really has gone wonderfully, without a single glitch, BUT we have missed Mrs. Jean tremendously.  Especially today...she would've loved today!  

We took all 40 kids to the beach.  We had a picnic lunch and snow cones.  The kids were so well behaved and to top it all off there were starfish EVERYWHERE!  I have never seen a live starfish until today.  The kids found at least 30.  It was so much fun and I'm glad T and AC will always have this memory.

The kids made a cross with all of the starfish they found.

 

1 comment:

Denise said...

oh my gosh i am so excited you are blogging again. i love your picture. my goodness your family is so stinkin cute and you are drop dead gorgeous. i love you all a ton.