One more day of VBS! The adults are looking tired, the kids are wired!

Oldest son had his first kiss at VBS! The girl is one year younger than him, and has had a crush on him all year. They shared a kiss at the closing session yesterday. He was suitably in awe of this momentous occasion.

Romeo is living up to his name. I am in charge of preschool and Kindergaren Bible time. The boys were in my room this morning as I set up. One of the little girls walked by, so I called out ‘Good morning’ to her. She waved and walked by.

“That is one of  my new girlfriends,” Romeo announced.

Girlfriends, at VBS? Why was I surprised?

Later that day, Romeo and his Kindergarten group came back to my room for Bible time. We did our lesson and had a few minutes left over. Romeo jumped in my arms for a little cuddle. He told me about his day so far, then wiggled out of my grasp.

“Look, Mom,” he smiled as he unzipped the pouch around his neck that serves the duel purpose of nametag and Bible Buddy holder. Romeo pulled out a slip of paper. I read on one side, in large, unsteady blue letters, “Dear (Romeo)”. On the other side, I saw a girl’s name, address, and phone number.

So even during VBS, under direct adult supervision, my five-year-old is collecting phone numbers and hearts!

True to form, middle child is happy to make friends and have fun. His biggest triumph is not melting down until today. Poor kiddo - he gets overwhelmed by loud noises and noisy crowds. So far, he has handled VBS well. Today, with a t-shirt wet from games, he got cold in the air-conditioned gym. Add to that the noise of 250 wild kids, he finally had enough.

All in all, I am glad there is one more day!