June 20, 2006

• Yesterday evening our granddaughter, Brianna, arrived to spend the
  better part of the week with us, as she attends the Christ Chapel Bible
  Church VBS. It runs Tuesday through Friday, with a big kick-off
  party last night. Our niece, Meredith, graciously consented to
  bear us company, and away we went.

  It was quite crowded, so there tended to be looong lines for the most
  popular activities. Don did line duty for the Team Challenge
  Inflatable, while the girls did the beanbag toss. See the yellow
  thing between Marebear and the yellow bucket? That's her
  beanbag. She was so good she kept being moved back.

  

  I must say this was a good notion, taking few volunteers, and very low cost....bubble wrap pop!

  

  The girls loved the inflatable challenge course, insisting upon going
  through it twice, darn the line! Which was, of course, easy for them to say as it was Don and I who waited in it.

  

  

  BTW, both times Marebear beat Brianna, though getting a bit slower start. She's FAST!

  All that effort takes it out of a girl, though, so reviving snowcones were in order:

  

  Here's Don talking to them about something, I don't know what.
  It's a nice shot of the new sanctuary in the background. The
  girls also rode the "train" that can be seen behind them.

  

  While there Viktor, one of the boys from Ryazan who came home earlier
  in the spring, stopped to say hello, looking around for Dmitry.
  Unfortunately I had to disabuse him of the idea that this was a
  Dmitry-style affair. Too many people, too hot, and accompanied by
  little girls?

  Yeah, like that's gonna happen. Compared to Taylor and Tibia, it was no contest.

  Brianna had a terrific time at the VBS this morning, and is looking forward to returning on the morrow.

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