Easter 2019

The morning started with a basket hunt, as always.
Despite the fact that John and I believed that all the good spots had been overused over the years, it still took the kids a long, long time to find their baskets.  WTG Mom and Dad.  The big kids didn’t want early morning photos shared of themselves.

Church had the kids join the choir for two songs.  Or maybe the choir joined the kids?

We had a family photo in the church lot.  I wish I’d had my good camera and not just the phone.  I’d blow this up in a heartbeat.

After a scrappy lunch of leftovers we did an outside egg hunt.  It was chilly, but after a cold winter it was tolerable for a little while.

Stewart and Marie have a thing going.  For the last two years they’ve tried to recreate a pose from 2017.

2017

2018

2019

LOL.  I think 2019 came closer.

Birthday x 2

Tabitha and Daddy celebrated their birthday’s today… on Daddy’s birthday.

Tabitha got fun gifts.

Daddy got things like shoes.

We all got TWO desserts.

Flower City Work Camp 2019

This was the third year I was involved in Flower City Work Camp (FCWC) as an adult leader on a Sidewalk Club.  This was Marie’s second year on a worksite and Tab’s first year on a worksite.

Marie worked on a house in Rochester, laying kitchen tile flooring and doing a lot of painting.  Tabitha went to multiple Heritage Christian Home locations doing work on their facilities.  She mucked horse stalls, spread mulch, and even went dumpster diving (I still need to get that photo from our Youth Pastor.)

Over 700 students and 1000 adults work within this week-long ministry.

My crew, Sidewalk Club D. 

We had locations on Council Street and Woodward Street.

Tabby had her birthday at camp.  This was the last time I was going to see her as a 12-year old.

Each morning and evening the students met in the sanctuary for worship, and teaching.  This year's theme was “The Greatest” meaning the greatest of these is love.

Ta Da!  Here she is 13!

By far the best part of Sidewalk Club is telling children how much Jesus loves them and how He has a special plan for their lives.  At least three kids made the decision to follow Christ from our club sites this week.