Our church hosted First Fest on Saturday night. We went every year growing up, so it’s fun to go now with my own kids. Back in the day, mom was the women’s fitness director at our Christian Life Center, so she was always dressed in a costume for this event. On our way there, we were recalling some of her best ones, which included the year she went as a plumber (our family was in the plumbing business) and another year when she was a present. She wore a huge, wrapped cardboard box. I would give anything to have a picture or two. I don’t have those, but I do have these!
Here is our little tiger giving a loud roar to let everyone know he had arrived.
The best part of First Fest is all the inflatables they have. Jackson loves these. Curtis and I had our wedding reception in this outdoor area at the church. I think our groom’s cake was pretty close to where this thing is.
I’m really blessed because my groom turned out to be a fabulous dad.
There’s our tiger getting ready to take the plunge.
Me and AB, who happened to be A Bee.
Why is Santa Claus at First Fest and why isn’t he wearing red? Oh wait, that’s Noah, as his name tag clearly states! Meet Pastor Gregg, who was preaching about Noah the next day. Next to him is Bethie and our little bumble bee who was trying to figure out if she should grab onto Noah’s beard.
Here’s Jackson getting his face painted by Cinderella.
My camera battery died on me, but my friend took this of our family.
Here’s the Queen Bee at home.
And here’s her brother in a sugar high frenzy.
He kept saying, “I love candy!”
These shots are all the same – Annabeth looking a little iffy and Jackson thinking it’s hilarious.
Annabeth is 9 months today. I can hardly get over it.
We are planning to do another post on Thursday about the Siesta Scripture Memory Team Celebration. We’ll have some info about a block of rooms and a group rate at a great hotel. We’ll also give those of you who are traveling alone a chance to connect with each other. Be looking for it on Thursday!
