Vacation Bible School or Comedy Show? One Cannot Be Sure...

This week Tink attended his first ever Vacation Bible School at our church.

He just turned four, so this was the first year he was old enough.

And, the theme was "Operation Overboard", meaning 

it was all about the ocean.

Could that have been any more perfect for the boy and his mama who is 

currently obsessed with everything ocean?!

I think not.

Tink spent every evening this past week at VBS and he loved it.

He made some type of ocean-themed craft every night, learned bible 

stories, had snacks in the "Under The Sea Cafe", and sang songs.  

Here is a picture of some of the things he made:

They even had a big whale.  

Check this guy out!

Every morning I asked if he was excited to go back that 

evening and he always said he was.  

After I asked him, he'd always start talking about whatever 

they'd done the night before. 

It was really sweet.

At the end of the week, all of the kids put on a performance for 

the parents, grandparents, friends, and members of the church congregation.

The only problem was that it was at the end of the last night.

It didn't start until 8:00pm.

That is WAY past Goose's bedtime.

He tried to be a trooper, but it was rough.

This was the beginning of the performance:

And this is at the end:

Game over for Goose.

Anyway, it is possible that this performance 

is one of the greatest things I've seen.

Ever.

Why, you ask?

Because my child (the one who was terrified at his school's pre-k graduation, clung to his teacher, and had a complete meltdown because people were looking at him) decided to make himself the star of the show.

I have pictures of the pre-k part of the performance, but not video. 

However, if I can get it from another parent, I will post it.

To say he was hysterical was an understatement.

Let me show you.

Just check out my child and what he is doing in comparison to the other kiddos.

Things were as they should be in this picture.  

All they were doing was walking up to their places.

Tink followed the crew just fine.

Uh, wait, sir.

You are not suppose to sit down...

And you are suppose to be facing forward...

At least now you are doing the routine, even if you are a bit aggressive with it.

No, really... You are suppose to look forward.

And you should be singing.

(At least he isn't the only one looking backwards at this point)

Ok, this is definitely not in the script...

Nor is this, my friend.

And you are now flopping back and forth, side to side, so quickly 

that Mama can't even get a clear photo.  

This is no bueno.

Still flopping.

And still not singing.

Dude, song is over, but we aren't ready to sit.

Stand up, friend.

Yep, that is Nana Crippen telling you to stand and pay attention.

And that is you giving Nana Crippen a look that says, "Yeah, right."

Here is my favorite part.

This happened after every song.

The song ends, he looks at everyone else, and...

He bows.

Repeatedly.

Nope, you couldn't see him in that last one, could you?

That is because he was busy touching his forehead to his knees.

*sigh*

He made it through the pre-k part and headed back to his 

pew to await his return to the stage.

In the meantime, he flirted with the girls.

I can't blame him.

They were super cute.

As he went back up to participate in the songs with all of the VBS attendees, I had my fingers crossed that he would "blend in" a bit more than he had the first go-round.

Glad I crossed my fingers and didn't hold my breath.

He began the finale really well.

See?

 And then we begin to lose focus...

What is going on back there?!

It must've been super interesting, whatever it was...

Now you are helping TayTay lose focus, too.

And we are back on track!

Or, at least we were on track.

Then you hit this poor girl in the face.

After assaulting his neighbor, Tink began to make it very clear 

that he was finished performing as they'd practiced.

It appeared, instead, as though he preferred to freestyle.

A very, very fast freestyle.

Hence, the blurry pictures.

And the tongue is back.

Awesome.

Although I didn't get video of the pre-k part, I do have a bit of video 

from the performance by all of the VBS kids.

It isn't very long, but I think it is pretty funny.

Enjoy.

Here is one final picture from the performance.

This should be a pretty good indicator of Tink and his personality on Thursday night.