A Rainy Day

Today was another rainy day. It rained on and off all day, mostly on, but we did have a break in the weather towards dinner time. The kids loved it so much! Anna, Elise, Abi and Eika all put on their bathing suits and played out in the rain. I took lots of pictures and you can deifnitely tell by the look on their faces that they were all having a good time! Since today was the last VBS before Easter I decided to do something really fun for everyone! So while I read stories about Jesus' birth, miracles, death and ressurection, I had the adults hide a note and sucker for each kid! Then after our stories we marched down to the school house and started our hunt! Each kid was to find a piece of paper with their name on it. Every paper had a note inside wishing them a happy Easter and naming a few things I loved about them. Each note also included a Tootsie Pop! The hunt was a success and all the kids were happy! After they each gave me a hug so they could get a Lifesaver (that's the deal, they have to hug me before they get one ;) ) and then all sat in a cirlce. They each named something they learned at VBS throughout the two weeks to earn yet another Lifesaver! It was a great time and I loved seeing all their smiles! A little while after the hunt we had an Easter movie! It was good to wind down and relax with some popcorn and a nice Veggie Tales classic! Today for lunch I made some homemade salsa, with some help from Hannah's magical salsa seasoning! It came out great and we ate most of it for lunch! Since it was a rainy day I also found it appropriate to make some of my moms hot cocoa for Becky, Heather and myself. It came out great and everyone loved it! Later on I graciously gave Anna the recipe and her and Eika both made some for themselves as well as Abi and there was even some more for Heather! I told my mom that her hot cocoa is becoming Burundian famous! Well this weekend will definintely be one to remember! Expect some awesome posts! Love you all!!