The next day went remarkably well. Several of the kinks from the day before were worked out and overall it was really just a great afternoon. Here are a couple of things I learned or noticed along the way...
1) Our own kids can be amazingly entertained by bunk beds and a long pathway between them. They made up a game called The Guinness Book of Ridgeland Records where they competed in classics like who could hold themselves up the longest between the bunks.
2) Kids still like to do song and dance games like Little Sally Walker and Rock N' Roll. Rock N' Roll required some adjustments though to receive our desired and required G rating!
3) When you are doing a backyard bible club in the south in July bring water, water and more water! Water to drink, water to spray, water to play in...whatever form you can think of...just have plenty!
4)Also, regarding water - there are kids out there that think of water bottles to be as much as a treat as a bag of candy!
5) It is a sweet moment when a child that you are holding relaxes and puts his head on your shoulder, whether it is your child or not! I was holding a little boy, who was probably 3 or 4 years old. I started kind of swaying back and forth...you know what I mean...it is just an instinct when you are holding a young one. The little fellow just put his head on my shoulder and started singing quietly. I couldn't understand his words, but it didn't matter! It was still precious.
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