Forward Day Three

Day Three started early for us, of course, given that we have to drive a bit longer.  We stopped by Edge Martial Arts to pick up Chris, another one of the students from Edge.  Maddie, Chris, and Kaylee would spend the day together at the sessions for Forward, and a meal in between.  

Maddie snapped some of these photos with her cell phone.  The first session was fantastic, with the huge Tribes games, the worship, and a guest speaker.  By the way, our guest speaker this morning needed a laundry basket with some dirty laundry in it... so that came from our house.  We now have famous laundry.

Oh yeah!  Before the actual session, the rides were going on outside, and Maddie hopped on this swing ride again.  She also was on the big slide again too.

We have famous laundry!

Here I am on one of the vehicles contestants were racing around on.  These were fun to race around on throughout the underground areas of the arena.

Here I am at the Soundbooth before providing a voice for a robot character, Cyber Simon.  We had a Tribes game, "Cyber Simon Says."  Fun!

This is Darth Vader's toilet.

After service, we went to grab something to eat at one of the local Chick-Fil-A.  The closest one was too crowded, what with all the Forward people descending on it.  We opted for one further up the road and it was still crowded, but it worked out for us.  Still, a big line of similar folks from Forward.  We were everywhere.  You could easily tell the Forward attendees based on the bright team colors they wore.  Here's Maddie, Chris and Kaylee at Chick-Fil-A.

We spotted this place on the way to Chick-Fil-A and had to stop and take a picture of it!

And afterwards, I got the gang inside early so they could get their preferred seats, and get ready for another big service, the final one of Forward 2024.

 

The thrilling end of the Dating Game...

Another outstanding worship set.

Maddie's favorite speaker, "Uncle" Reggie.

Yes, we had turtle races!

Afterwards, there was some lingering and shopping.  The three had a fantastic time, but everyone was pretty tired afterwards.  We got in the car, which funny enough you can see in this picture above, and after that we drove back to Edge to drop Maddie's friends off with their rides. 

It was an unforgettable weekend.  Maddie said it was her favorite Forward so far.  She had a really great time! 

We got home and saw Mom, and of course there was much storytelling there.  Tonight we watched a the final few episodes of "Loki" before bed, just something to keep us awake until a decent bedtime, and then we read and said our prayers afterwards.  Long day, but Maddie loved every bit of it!