Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Fall Fun!!



Hey Guys!! Oh my gosh this last week has been amazing!!

Here are some of the highlights from the week:

Middle School club Pumpkin Club
We had a pumpkin carving contest and Pumpkin Seed spitting contest and Abby gave a talk on the Parable of the Sower. She did an amazing job and the kids loved her visual of throwing sunflower seeds all over them!! Ha Ha I LOVE Middle Schoolers!!!

My Friend Maria and a pumpkin cross


Everyone Carving away... there was some fierce competition


Matt one of our High School leaders and his team




Abby one of our student staff and her team... their pumpkin actually had
Perry the Platypus from Phineas and Ferb... AMAZING!!

Victoria one of our High School leaders announcing the winner of the carving contest!!


The Middle Schoolers all lined up for the Pumpkin Seed Spitting Contest...
Who was the winner?? ASHLYN!!!


Abby giving her awesome talk... asking them to go sit by themselves
for a few minutes and pray and think about what kind of soil they are!! :)

Derek's Birthday Bowling Bash
After Bible Study on Thursday night we had a birthday celebration for one of our leader's Derek. He turned 22!!

High School Costume Birthday/ Samaritan's Purse Party
On Friday night some of our highschoolers celebrated their birthdays out at the Carters house. Everyone dressed up like Disney characters we watched The Lion King and Wall-E, BBQ'd, played volleyball and gathered toys and gifts to send to kids through Samaritan's Purse Operation Christmas Child Program. It was a ton of fun!!

Some of our Highschoolers wrapping our shoebox gifts for Operation Christmas Child


Some of our Highschool guys singing Hakuna Matata while watching the Lion King... I really wish that someone would have taken a video... it was amazing... the entire room was singing and dancing :) It made my heart so happy!!
Scott, Victoria, and Matt blowing our their Birthday Candles!!
Me wrapping one of the shoeboxes for OCC


All of the Highschoolers watching Lion King... That movie never gets old!!

Glow in the Dark Capture the Flag
On Saturday some of our students volunteered with the Post wide Hallelujah Fall Fest by making cotton candy, popcorn, and helping with food preparation. Afterwards we played an amazing game of glow in the dark capture the flag!! It was soooo much fun!!
Bethany one of our Leaders and Alex one of our highschool guys
being silly before the game started


The players getting ready to be divided into teams. Red vs. Blue!!!

Some of our Middle School girls getting ready to size up the competition!!

Marissa one of our high school girls... okay so you probably think that she dressed up all awesome just for the capture the flag game... nope this girl looks awesome EVERYDAY!!!

Chem lights... a military youth leaders best friend!!!


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