Dennie Kids: October 21, 2010

Highlights from today: (click here for pictures)

• School morning-everyone made it (not so much on time but we made it still). 
• Reagan and Anderson were picked up by Grannymom and after lunch they headed to Rock Creek to play.  Mom busted up their playtime by picking them up early from Grannymom’s house.  Anderson was drenched with sweat when he made it back!
• Graham was delighted to see his sisters and brother when we picked him up.  He immediately asked if we were going to Daddy’s work-and we were after a quick change of clothes
• Mom had a few minutes to spare and was looking for a shady place so they ended up at a park off of Cantrell to change into their costumes.  The other people at the park probably got a kick out of us-Mom getting one child out at a time and putting on their costumes and them putting them back in the car and then driving away!
• Reagan was a beautiful monarch butterfly, Anderson was again a fireman (3rd year in a row), Graham was Superman and was very glad to tell everyone and it was so hot that Campbell didn’t even put on her ducky costume
• Reading our Awanas and a chapter of our storybook while we waited on Dad and then going to his office.  The kids think he works at a toy factory-a big globe beach ball over his desk, large cutouts of the Axciom superman character nearby, lots of viewfinders laying around, a pinata-it is just a regular toyland up there.  Graham wasn’t too impressed with everything though-he was ready to get to the jumpy!
• There were lots of places to stop and get candy.  The buckets were filled (helps that Dad knows a lot of the people) and the highlight was Reagan winning at the cake walk (helps that Dad knows a lot of people).  We ate rice krispie treats, cookies, funnel cakes, lemonade and even took popcorn home for in the car. 
• There was a hay maze and as Graham was crawling out, he ran into Yoda and was terrified.  Even though Yoda was about the same size as him.  Mom had to hold him for awhile and then he said “I got my home, I go that home (pointing to the building)”  He soon calmed down with some lemonade and he was quite proud of himself with his big boy cup.
• Before leaving, we tried the cake walk again and Anderson won this time (again, it helps that Dad knows a lot of people) and then jumped on the jumpy until time to come home.  It was so hot that the kids shed their costumes pretty quickly.  Campbell busied herself holding her empty bucket and grabbing at Reagan, Anderson or Graham’s buckets when they set them to close to her. 
• On the way home, we drove through the Chick Fil A parking lot but since there were no parking spots, Mom and Dad switched cars and Dad took the van full of kids to another Chick Fil A and Mom headed home because she had Bunko again!
• Chick Fil A on Cantrell was much more enjoyable so after 2 diaper changes and a potty break. the big kids headed to the play area while Dad got supper.  No one was too hungry since they were still full from cookies and candy.  They did find room when Dad bought ice cream.
• Everyone headed home and got their pj’s, brush teeth and a few pictures for Pops since it his BIRTHDAY!  Happy Birthday!  Everyone was worn up because no one needed anything after going to bed.