Thomas' First VBS

I've been waiting for several summers now for Thomas to be able to attend VBS. There's hardly a summer in my life that VBS was a part of. I attended, I worked, I ran, I visited. Since Thomas was little we've gone to VBS to watch. He was too young and I couldn't work, so we went for the morning singing and skits. This year he got to participate. He was so excited, a little leery, but excited. He's not big on new situations.

The first morning he walked right up and sat down with his friends. Stood for the singing and laughed for the skit. When his name was called for the Tiny Turtles, he proudly stood and followed his teachers. He loved it. At the end of the week he announced that the ice cream was his favorite. But hey, he also enjoyed the games, the projects and the lessons. He answered questions, raised his hand and knew an answer that no one else did. It was a great week. The best part, for me, was the transformation that took place at the singing station. That's a post in and of it self!

Here are a few pictures from the week.

These are Thomas' teachers, but they snagged Benjamin on the first morning before he went down for a nap. (Benjamin hid out in one of the bedrooms during VBS so he could take a nap.)

A wonderful family at our church gives up their property for the whole week for all our kids and workers can turn it into a VBS wonderland. It's wonderful and so generous! Thomas is towards the right of center.

The skits were hilarious! They did a great job with their characters. Thomas was star struck by "big D" The super cool surfer guy in the brown. He quietly said on Sunday when he was there early, "I didn't know Big D went to our church."

Friday morning before everything started, Thomas and his friends had fun hanging out.

Sitting with his friends, waiting for the skit.
At game time. He loved the water fun.

The group of Tiny Turtles. One of the biggest and youngest groups. They were all 3 or 4, many of them have never been to school.