Last month, we spent one day in Denver visiting The Denver Museum of Nature & Science and Meow Wolf – an interactive art installation.  The Nature & Science museum was definitely our favorite and I have zero pictures while we were there.  Meow Wolf was interesting and we appreciated the creativity and work it took to build but was a bit of sensory overload for most of us.  

On another day we went bowling and played laser tag – lots of fun. 

Kenny and Anna made California rolls and they were delicious!

Father’s Day fun…

The boys playing basketball…

Anna and I have been playing many, many games of Monopoly Deal this summer which is a much shorter, card-game version of the real thing.  We play three games every day (when it works with our schedule) and record on the calendar who wins two out of three.  Then at the end of the summer, we’ll tally the scores and see who wins!  We’re still deciding what the prize will be.  

VBS at our church was a family affair this year.  Anna attended and invited a school friend to join her.  She enjoyed introducing her friend to her church friends.  James was involved in the youth group’s mission week which included helping with VBS in the mornings.  The 8th graders were in charge of games which he enjoyed.  Kenny designed some fun lighting for the daily opening and closing sessions and worked from the church every morning that week so he could run the lights.  They were so cool and added much to the music and fun.  We all helped decorate the church the day before VBS began and enjoyed transforming classrooms, the sanctuary, and lobby into exciting spaces.  During the week I was the taxi service that got everyone where they needed to be.  What a fun week!

During the afternoons, James and the Jr. High youth group did service projects and also had some fun.  They pulled weeds one day at a nearby elementary school.  The next day was arcade games and laser tag at the Summit.  On the third day, the 8th-grade boys helped an older woman in our church get her yard cleaned up.  James mowed, some boys trimmed bushes and trees, and they all helped stain her fence.  And the last day they all went to Dart Wars.  So thankful for this ministry opportunity for James at our church.