I SURVIVED VBS WEEK!!!! :=)

Greetings!!




Last Monday was the beginning of the most awesome and most energy-demanding VBS week ever... During one of Maryland's hottest temperature weeks as well, whew!!


Everyday started with me having to wake up at 5:30am to drop the hubs off at work (our other car is in the shop) and then head back to the house in time to wash up and dress all the kids, feed everyone (including my nephew), and have my sister get him ready as well so I could take all FIVE kids to the church building for VBS between 9 and 9:15.  Then drop them all off to their classes (I was so proud to see my oldest in her first actual grade level class :)   So cute!)  Oh, and then pin my name tag on and join up with the 3rd graders in the VBS morning rally!
The VBS day consisted of: Following the students to each station (rotation style): Crafts, Music, Bible time, Recreation and Snack, Small Groups, Music, and Closing Rally.  Rec & snack was outside!  In the hottest, most humid weather I've EVER experienced.  I'm still trying to regain energy because it all but cooked out of me.  LOL!  Then after closing rally I would run back around and pick up all five kids from their classes and head upstairs to the offices where we would eat and then pass out in Mom's office.  (That is, if the kids cooperated enough to eat and take a nap)... I'd cat nap and then I'd grab up FIVE sleepy-cranky kids and load them up into the van to head an hour out to pick up "Daddy" aka "hubs" and then... HOME AT LAST!  Where I'd cook dinner if we didn't grab it already on the go and struggle to get the kids to sleep at a decent hour.
VBS week wrapped up with Friday's performance (which we attended and my oldest child sang in - awwww) and then as soon as it ended, Friday Night's VBS Coney Island Carnival began, indoors.  So before we had even set up for my facepainting station... a line had formed from the front of the auditorium, to the back.  LOL I never knew anything about Angry Birds until this week and I ended up face painting more angry birds than ever!!!  Yep, angry birds and butterfly eyes, tiger faces, and unicorns... ahhhh, good times!  This week was so much running around non-stop, going up and down stairs repeatedly, soaking in my own sweat outside during recreation, cramming a handful of grapes in my mouth here and there...  Never a dull moment!  :0)  But I had a blast!!!  My VBS kiddos, the 3rd Graders, Rocked!


I wonder how many calories melted off of me this week?  I recommend committing to help out with a kids summer camp or a VBS week, you don't stay still and just keeping up with them makes you workout in ways you can't imagine.  My legs, at this point, are sore and my back is whack, and my body is just overall tired...  But I can't wait for the next one :)




XOXOX


~Steph