Port Mariners

On Sunday we got up the courage to drop Laila off at the church nursery! At our church, you are not allowed to have children in the sanctuary, so when we had Laila we had to sit outside the sanctuary in the family section. It was a great alternative for us so we could still come to church and have Laila with us, but we decided it was time to get back in the sanctuary and actually be able to focus on the sermons and worship without distraction.

Mariners Church has a fantastic kids building called Port Mariners. Laila was in the "Minnow" room and she did great! We dropped her off and she didn't fuss when we left. I got a little teary eyed as we walked across the campus to church, not because I was worried or anything, just because my little girl is growing up! Laila got a good report when we went back to pick her up. They said she giggled at the bubbles in the air and only got a little fussy as parents started to come pick up their kids.

We really hope that Port Mariners will become a place that Laila becomes excited to go to as she gets older and a place where she can feel comfortable, make great friends, and learn about Jesus.