Family Mission Trip: Day 3

Day 3 of our trip was the same assigment as day 2. We went to 2 more apartment complexes and had backyard Bible studies. Don bought a few balls and a large frisbee for the kids to play with, so we had more things for them to do. The big boys loved throwing the football around. The smaller kids liked the soccer balls and the frisbee. It was really hot, but the kids didn't seem to mind. Well, that is, except for my kid. :-) Katelyn complained about the heat and the bugs and her foot might be bleeding and on and on. I realized very quickly that she is quite the pampered little princess. We had a heart to heart, and then she and Daddy had another heart to heart, then she finally decided to quit complaining and join in the fun. She met a 7 year old little girl named Amber Star. She was quite the talker, so Katelyn sat and listened to her for quite a while. That's good for Katelyn... to be the one listening instead of talking. :-)

As you can tell from Carson in this picture, he was mad at me for making him sit in the shade for a few minutes. Right before this he was out in the middle of the dirt in the sun playing with beer bottle caps. You know Carson... :-)
The other kids pictured here were all enjoying the Bible study and songs.

This litle girl on the top right has those eyes that look like they have seem more in their lifetime than most adults. She was such a sweetie. She was hot and tired when I took this picture because she had been kicking a soccer ball with Ellen and the other little girls for quite a while.
The little girl with the ball walking down the sidewalk was a little apprehensive about all of us being there at first. After talking to her and looking at her ball I finally figured our her name was Marie. She brought her own ball, but she wasn't sure she wanted to play. She warmed up to us, though, and she had fun.
I had to coax Katelyn into interacting with the kids. After a little "mom/daughter talk", she decided to color with this little girl. She seemed to enjoy it after she got going.
Carson is really hot and tired and very dirty in this picture. He spent most of his time playing in the dirt. :-)
The little cutie on the bottom left came with her sister. She is so cute! I could have photographed her all day long. :-)

After our day with Mission Arlington, our group headed straight for Hurricane Harbor, which is a 47 acre water park with so many huge water slides and more! We had a great time, but our time there wasn't quite long enough for us. We didn't get to try everything before they closed, but it was a great way to cool off! Not a camera friendly environment, though, so sadly I have no pictures to share of it. :-(

After Hurricane Harbor, we went to Grapevine Mall to the Rainforest Cafe for dinner. It was fun and we ate way too much! We ordered the VOLCANO dessert in honor and James and Kerri's 16th Anniversary. It was yummy! Happy 16th to the Veits! :-)

I have so many more pictures to share with you, but after our trip I am exhausted. I wanted to get a few from Day 3 on here before too many more days went by, but I will post more in the days ahead. We are safely home and we had a wonderful time. We are so glad we went, and we are planning to go again next year.