Natalie's First Vacation Bible School

This has been a summer of firsts for Natalie! She had her first VBS! This was designed for preschoolers so it was play-based. But every night she learned something about God (God made everything, God loves us, God gave us a special gift with Jesus) and she could tell me each of these things. She also learned new songs. On the last night they were asked to perform these songs on stage. From precious experiences I expected Natalie to freeze and do nothing. She proved me wrong. She sang all of the songs and did all of the movements. I could not be more proud (which I demonstrated by bawling like a baby)

My Little Reader!

Now that Natalie is 3, she gets to be a part of the summer reading program at the library! For every hour that we read she gets a prize! She also loves story time on Thursdays. They have a great program where they read stories to them, they get to do a craft, and then usually eat something (because the theme this year is food) Natalie loves it!

Summer Also Means Play Dates!

Natalie also gets to enjoy play dates during the summer! We have had fun playing with Austin and AJ (my friend Diane's grand kids), Caden (my friend Shelly's son) and Ruthie (my friend Angela's daughter)

Amazing Summer Days with Mommy

Natalie and I have been having a great time this summer. We have played with water beads, made moon sand, helped our bird by making a bird feeder, played in our pool in the backyard, and just enjoyed every moment!

Massive photo update, very late in coming! We took an awesome trip to Indian Rocks Beach, FL  with Grandma and Paw Paw. It was the first time Natalie saw the ocean, and it was an amazing week! Here are the photos!

Natalie crashing with "Tiana" the turtle, shortly after arriving.

The view from our terrace.

Looking for seashells!

Found one!

This is messy business!

Grandma and Natalie meet a local.

Nat loved burying her feet in the sand.

The whole group in front of Keegan's restaurant.

Our attempts at making sand castles.

SHARK!!!!!!!!!