Santa Rosa Kidz

4th of July BBQ

2009-07-19T15:01:00.000-07:00

What an amazing slide we had THIS year! WAAAAAYYY bigger than before! Although the day started out slightly over cast, in true Santa Rosian tradition... it ended up beautiful. Of course a highlight for the kids is seeing pastor Rick take the plunge... which he did again this year with all the gusto of a 10 year old.... that's why we love him! Of course our day could not be complete without a little competitive volleyball game.... the kids and grown ups mixed it up and we had a great game this year. Chris keys was our resident bbquer, and it must be said, he did a fabulous job! Another great church BBQ... if you weren't able to be there... we missed you and hope you can make it next year!

Easter Egg Hunt Survival 101

2009-04-14T21:06:00.000-07:00

1. Keep your eyes open at all times, they come at you reeeelly fast.

2. Do not give the tiny kids too much head start or the older kids scowl at you.

3. Do not stand in place for too long, you look like a rookie.

4. NEVER fill eggs with carob or raisins, this brings out scary voices in children.

5. When hiding plastic filled eggs, never toss them on the ground, they pop open and it's tempting to eat the candy.

6. Make sure each child has a bag big enough for several eggs, small bags are an insult to the average, competitive 5 year old.

7. Never go through your daughters eggs looking for a piece of candy... chances are in the 5 minutes since the hunt ended, she has already taken meticulous inventory.

OK.... so it's not 101 tips, but it's a start.... Sunday was a blast! The kids all had a great time at our second annual Easter egg hunt, and the people in church, really came through again. Not sure exactly how many eggs we got, but it was at least 1000. We guessed at about 60 kids this year, and we all had a great time watching them. The kids were soooo appreciative and thankful for the hunt, even though my "tips" would claim otherwise. It was great having so many Happy Time families with us making the morning even more special.

Let the Games Begin !!!

2009-04-01T19:30:00.000-07:00

March 27th was our wonderfully wonderful Family game night! Jenny Hals and Norma Fernandez prepared an amazing Taco bar, complete with Normas Homemade salsa, in "Hot" and "Oh my goodness, I just fried my sinuses, Hot". They really did such a great job, and it was great having their families there with us. There was everything from Life, cards, dominoes, and of course an extremely competitive game of Basketball going on out in the gym... I mean come on.... Pastor Rick was there! Thanks to Phil Pilisdorf we had some great Big Band tunes to listen to which added to the fun atmosphere. It's always fun to get together as a church family, and just celebrate!

Two More Sweet Babies !

2009-03-25T20:04:00.000-07:00

At SRNC we absolutely loooooove babies, and it's always a celebration when we get to welcome new ones in our church family ! This week it was Joseph Harriman and Micah Santoya, two of the most adorable new members of our church. Congratulations Miguel and Stacie, and Ryan and Jennie, we are blessed to have your families, in our family!

WE LOVE BECKY!!!!

2009-02-10T22:20:00.000-08:00

SOOOO.... we just had our 5th and 6th grade girls sleepover.... Thanks to Becky.... the idea girl, the visionary.... the one who said "Hey girls... how about a sleepover?" 14 girls, Hollywood Theme, red carpet walk off, "I love you baby, but I just can't smile" games, pizza, sundaes, t-peed by the Junior High boys, and a little bit of "Ella Enchanted" makes for a great night! The girls had a blast... those who didn't want to take the roll as the red carpet walkers, played paparazzi and of course, what's a contest without our 3 American Idol judges, Randy, Paula and grouchy old Simon. It was a fun filled night, and the girls all seemed to have more fun than they knew what to do with.... Thank You to a wonderfully, wonderful sunday school teacher who said... "Hey, I've got an idea?"

A Day of Giving

2008-11-16T19:55:00.000-08:00

Today at church ended Pastor Ricks "Giving" series, and to top it off, we had a wonderful Thanksgiving Dinner together, as a church family. It was a great time to celebrate how much we really do have to be thankful for. Pastor Rick said this morning, that he saw a couple little girls bouncing in, with pony tails swinging, so excited to just be there, and all be together. It was a great representation of the entire feel of the morning. It was wonderfully celebratory, and the food was incredible too. I was so proud of the way everyone brought such wonderful things to share together. We worshiped together with the smells of turkey dinner wafting into the sanctuary. When service was over, the meal began, and it was marvelous! So many great cooks in our church... WOW! It was a real blessing to share the morning and afternoon, together, with our church family! I heard someone say towards the end, "We should do this once a month!" I would have to agree!

Trunk or Treat 2008

2008-11-01T10:25:00.000-07:00

Well Trunk or Treat 2008 has come to an end and everyone had a great time. The cars all looked great and I was just so thankful for everyone who participated. We

had some great trunks this year, however Laurie McAdams took the ultimate prize with her jungle/gorilla trunk and won the "Rickie Award." The kids had a great time getting their picture taken with Miss Laurie and claiming their candy out of her banana box. Molly Bassett even had her new puppy "Max" available for pictures with the little ones. Our great kitchen staff kept the chili, and drinks flowing all night, and had a great time doing it. At the end of the night one of the kitchen gals told me "There's no place I would rather be on Halloween." Thanks so much gals! The jump houses in the gym were rockin all night long while parents ate chili and visited together. We think we probably had about 200 people come through and/or participate this year and I want everyone to know that we couldn't do it without your help. Everyone was really great at welcoming our guests and mingling with everyone. I think the best compliment we could get was given when one visiting family said they could really tell this was a place where everyone really loved each other... I'd say our prayers were answered!

Labor Day!

2008-09-15T18:13:00.000-07:00

OK... so I found out that we have quite the little body surfers here at SRNC. For Labor Day we put together a last minute picnic for anyone who didn't have plans, and we went out to Doran Beach. It couldn't have been nicer weather! It was warm and beautiful and not too windy. The kids spent the day body surfing and building sand castles; at the end of the day, the "big" kids put together a serious game of sand football and had a ball! We all decided that this needed to be an annual event! The SRNC annual labor day, day at the beach!

Off to Camp!

2008-07-14T10:26:00.001-07:00

Well, the kids are off to Mt. Gilead and totally excited! Everything up at camp is all done in this years theme, "Barnyard Fiasco" complete with cow riding bicycles. I know that this week is going to be a week that all the kids will remember forever! Keep them in your prayers as they are gone, camp can be a life changing experience for kids!

4th of July

2008-07-06T20:44:00.000-07:00

OK, are these crazy kids or what? On the 4th, at our annual church picnic, we had a ball together doing many fun things. Here the kids are getting ready to take the plunge on the bouncy water slide. We had a great time playing volleyball, and doing the Virgina Reel together. We also died laughing as Pastor Rick won the gunny sack races and 3 legged races, leaving the kids behind. There was a lot of fun floating around, I loved seeing the kids all have a great time together.

Sports Camp 08' "Undefeated"

2008-06-24T13:43:00.000-07:00

Undefeated was our theme for this years Sports Camp, and it definately turned out that way! Everyone seemed to agree that this year was the best yet! Even being one of the smaller years with 40 campers, I knew that the campers that God needed to be there, would be this year. We started out our night with great excitement and energy from both the campers but especially the coaches. The first day all the coaches were into the music, and dancing, and it just got better. The entire week was full of fun and the presence of the Lord. Thank you to each person who made this week so great.... OH! you can watch the video on Youtube, just go to the following link , we still have videos for sale for 7$... See everyone next year!

Girls of All Ages!

2008-05-11T21:43:00.001-07:00

On May 9th we had our annual ladies luncheon, which is for girls of all ages. We had special music by Jessica Fernandez, and Jaylin Hals... both girls did a great job as they sang, "Open the Eyes of My Heart." All the little girls had a great time not only hanging out with eachother, but having a "ladies" lunch with their Moms and other ladies from the church. The girls were all especially excited to see Sharon Kegerreis who was here for a quick visit from Colorado. The girls really are blessed to have so many women in our church who love and care for them!

Egg Hunt or Running of the bulls?

2008-03-25T09:43:00.000-07:00

Sunday was a really exciting day here at church. The Lord started our morning out with beautiful weather, and the day just seemed to get better! I was so proud of our church family who donated almost 1400 plastic, candy filled eggs for the kids. There were eggs EVERYWHERE! We had about 60 kids and it was great to see new faces, including faces from our Happy Time families. The little ones had a chance, first, to find their eggs; when we finally released the older kids, I looked up, and it was like the running of the bulls in Barcelona. I wished I had taken a picture of it, however, I was to busy running for cover. The kids had a great time, and most of them got a ton of eggs. (Sorry Parents!) After our hunt we had a great worship service that was filled with the presence of God. He is so GOOD to us! The entire morning was a wonderful time of celebration for our Risen Saviour.

Zach Dehart Takes the Plunge

2008-03-25T09:18:00.000-07:00

I was so thrilled to see little Zach take the next step in his walk with Jesus, and choose to be baptized. He had no reservations about telling the entire congregation of 296 people that he wanted to be baptized because he loves Jesus and wants to have Him living in his heart. He walked into that baptism that was deep for him, to the point that he was "floating" when Pastor Joel dunked him, with all the confidence a little 6 year old could have. Way to go Zach!

New Years Eve Game Night 2007

2008-01-19T21:31:00.000-08:00

What better way to ring in the New Year than with our church family. As has become tradition with so many of our families, the food people brought was INCREDIBLE, and after all, what's a New Years Eve party without great food. We all laughed, played basketball, played table games, and rang in 2008 together... Looking forward to what God has for us next!

SRNC Kidz present "Stranger in a Manger"

2007-12-31T12:08:00.000-08:00

On Christmas Eve this year, the kids presented the musical, "Stranger in a Manger". If there is one thing that the we have no shortage of, it's "drama." We have a group full of singers and some really great actors and actresses as well. There may only be 15 kids, but they pack a mighty punch. Many people in church say they sound like a large children's choir, that's how great they sound! I was so proud of our little choir, they did a Spectacular job!

Trunk or Treat 2007

2007-11-01T10:33:00.000-07:00

In October we had our 2nd annual Trunk or Treat in our church parking lot. We had an absolute blast as 30 different families came and decorated their trunks and passed out candy as kids went trunk or treating around the cars. From horse trailers to mad scientists we had many fun and exciting themes inside the cars. When the kids weren't trunking they were playing in the bounce house, eating chili, or watching "Evan Almighty" on the big screen. We especially loved having so many families from Happy Time participating this year and joining in with our church... it was such a fun night we were all excited to do it again next year!!

Sport Camp June 2007

2007-07-19T21:41:00.000-07:00

Sports Camp is definitely a highlight of our summers. This being our 5th year, it seems to get better every year! With cheerleading, soccer and basketball being offered, there is something for just about everyone. This year our biggest signups were for cheerleading, with about 20 cheerleaders. One thing I was so excited about this year, was the 17 volunteers from church who wanted to help out. It felt like such a blessing having so many people willing to give their week up and help out at Sport Camp. On top of the people who helped during the camp, we had about 10 other families who helped out with scholarships for kids.... Thanks Church family! You really came through again!