The Queen of the Cartel

So my Mom has lovingly been dubbed the Queen of the VBS Decorating Cartel around our house. She is rather famous for her skills in the VBS department of our church. In fact, just last night I had the Mom of a little girl, Katie, who has an older sister named Emma come up to me. Emma is in my Mom's class, and Katie is in Kellyn and my class. She said that Katie went up to Emma and said that she got "The Sister's" as her teachers! Isn't that funny. So Emma quickly pointed out that she got "The Mom" and Katie got "The Sister's." We're not quite as good as my Mom, but I guess we will do until they hit 6th grade!!! Here are some pictures of the Queen's room. Hope you enjoy!

JESUS surfboards outside the class

Tiki hut entrance

Don't "Blow" It: Admit to God that you are a Sinner

You "Betta" Believe that Jesus is God's Son

No "Clowning" around: Commit your life to Jesus

6th grade "Big Fish" sign

Jesus is the only way!

Jellyfish on the wall

Underwater Wall

Big Pink Octopus. But it really doesn't need much explanation...

Did you know that God has a "Porpoise" for you??? He really does!!!

Oyster's Anyone???

Hannah and Emma modeling the ABC wall

Hope you enjoy the pictures!!

VBS and Little Man

Okay. In all seriousness, one day Jackson is going to beg me to take these off my blog, but for right now, they are just too cute to not post. As we have previously reported, he is beginning to show alot of interest in potty training. We bought him a potty chair, and this is what he wants to do all the time now...

All we hear now when we walk into our bathroom is "Sit. Potty. Book."

I promise that these are not staged photos. Isn't that hilarious!!!

Okay. I freely admit that my family is part of the VBS Decorating Cartel. We go all out! It usually takes about 2 weeks for some of our best work, but we only gave it 1 week this year. It was a push to get everything done. Here are some pictures of the room Kellyn and I did for our VBS class this year. Our theme is Outrigger Island, and we are teaching 3rd and 4th graders. Because we have 3 classes in the same age category we had to give our classes Hawaiian names so the kids know which room they are in. We are the Hala Kahiki class, or the Pineapples. We love our room, and even though it took forever to put it all together, it was totally worth it. Enjoy the pics, and I will do my best to post pictures of the Queen of the Cartel's (aka my Mom) VBS room tomorrow. It is amazing!!!

The Pineapple Queen's (It's really just me and my sister Kellyn)

Is it totally obvious whose pineapples are bigger???

Some of the girls in our class

The sign on the wall says "Welcome Pineapples"

Custom drawn surfboards by JAK Enterprises (Jason, Amy, and Kellyn)

Admit, Believe, and Confess Volcano.

Isn't it cool!! Kellyn freehanded it, and Jeremy and I did the painting.

Me trying to prepare for the lesson with Jackson in tow.

Jackson is in the 2-3 year old class at VBS, even though he is not quite 2 yet. He made it all the way until crafts last night before he just wore out and his Daddy took him home.

Jackson with his teacher, Mrs. Debbie

Stay tuned for more from Outrigger Island!!!