Month: April 2019

Easter 2019

| Stacy

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.

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

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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.

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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.

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

2017

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2018

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2019

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LOL.  I think 2019 came closer.

Easter 2019

| Stacy

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.

IMG_5774IMG_5782

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

IMG_5793

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.

IMG_5817IMG_5825IMG_5832IMG_5833IMG_5841IMG_5845IMG_5846

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.

IMG_5859IMG_5864IMG_5868IMG_5879IMG_5883IMG_5887IMG_5891IMG_5896

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

2017

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2018

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2019

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LOL.  I think 2019 came closer.

Birthday x 2

| Stacy

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

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Tabitha got fun gifts.

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Daddy got things like shoes.

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We all got TWO desserts.

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Flower City Work Camp 2019

| Stacy

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.

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My crew, Sidewalk Club D. 

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We had locations on Council Street and Woodward Street.

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

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

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Ta Da!  Here she is 13!

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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.

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Flower City Work Camp 2019

| Stacy

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.

IMG_5378

My crew, Sidewalk Club D. 

IMG_5387

We had locations on Council Street and Woodward Street.

IMG_5389IMG_5398

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

IMG_5404IMG_5438IMG_5459

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

IMG_5462

Ta Da!  Here she is 13!

IMG_5469IMG_5471IMG_5553IMG_5562IMG_5654IMG_5655IMG_5658

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.

IMG_5664IMG_5677

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Camp Nan

| Stacy

While Mama, Marie, and Tab were at Flower City Work Camp, and Dad and the boys were going about their work/school routines, Johanna and Katriel spent lots of time at “Camp Nan” where Nan and Nene spoiled hosted them.

They even decorated eggs….

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Camp Nan

| Stacy

While Mama, Marie, and Tab were at Flower City Work Camp, and Dad and the boys were going about their work/school routines, Johanna and Katriel spent lots of time at “Camp Nan” where Nan and Nene spoiled hosted them.

They even decorated eggs….

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