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Aside from vacation church school, which involved four driving trips a day for me, it was a pretty relaxed week. There was some baking--chocolate chip cookies and monster cookies. I really need to keep up the walking!

And the oldest made sure to get in some movie watching. Of course, she'll be at camp for two weeks starting tomorrow so I guess I can't begrudge her some screen time.

The middle daughter and I enjoyed some nature yesterday as we walked around the lake in the crazy high humidity. We saw some neighbors who decided to start jogging. Yesterday was their first day. Ugh! I guess most days to come will seem better to them.

Other neighbors had a birthday party for their one year old twins. They had pony rides and a petting zoo. They were kind enough to invite our kids to enjoy the animals. Don't you wonder what they'll do next year?

This is a cool craft the youngest made at VCS. It is a prayer box. Inside it are creation items. The felt strips are the colors of the church throughout the year. Each strip has a magnet on the back so that you can put the correct color on the front of the box. The little q-tips with yellow ends are supposed to be candles. I think this has potential for getting some thinking and praying going.

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The group of kids the youngest was with, who just finished 3rd and 4th grade, went to a lot of places during the four days including a picnic where they served inner-city kids, a zoo, an art museum, The Brothers Deli after hearing about Joseph, and a care center where they performed for the residents using their many talents. The oldest was a chaperone.

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Middle daughter taught 3 year olds and got to practice driving when I picked her up in the middle of the day. Turns are a challenge!

The younger two took art classes in the past few weeks. The youngest's had an animal theme. This dog is made from paper clay.

Middle daughter's class had a pop art theme. She painted this picture of Calvin freehand. She loves to draw.

I checked out a couple of Lois Lenski kids books from the library after our visit to Betsy's and Tacy's houses (see the last post) reminded me of her. She so beautifully illustrated the Betsy-Tacy books. I may add a request for one or two of her books to my wish list. Only a month or two until it starts looking like this picture around here!