4th of July

The kids have had a great holiday weekend. They got all decked out in their red, white and blue yesterday.

Then the MOMS club marched in the Monroe Parade.

The boys stayed and watched it with Grandma.

While the girls rode in it with me and Jessica.

They did great throwing the candy and Jessica was a real lifesaver pulling the wagon!

Afterwards, we enjoyed ourselves at the Monroe Festival. (It was HOT!!)

EnterTRAINment Junction

We tried out the local train-themed attraction today, Entertrainment Junction.

The kids loved riding Thomas the Train. They got to ride him three times!

Charlie wasn't as fond of this ride. He was yelling "Stop!".

The huge train displays were very neat. Charlie loved pushing the interactive buttons.

Winton Woods Camping Trip

The kids and I went on another camping trip with Jessica, Grace, Jacob and Grandma.

This time we all stayed in one cabin at Winton Woods.

Charlie discovered his love for rocks. Luckily there were plenty by our picnic table!

We had lots of crafts and activities for the kids including making nature placemats,

birdfeeders,

patriotic jewelry,

and going on a nature scavenger hunt.

We also visited some local playgrounds and attractions in the park. Here's some pictures from Parky's Ark.

Here's one of the playgrounds:

Of course a highlight of the trip for the kids was roasting marshmallows.

The boys liked eating s'mores without the marshmallows. We called them "chocolate sandwiches" (Although truthfully, Jacob could have done without the graham crackers)

Another highlight for thhe girls was sleeping in the loft with Grandma.

Before we left the final day we visited Parky's Farm.

Charlie was so brave for his first pony ride.

Fun Summer Outings

The kids and I have been busy this summer. Last week, we went on a tour of the Monroe Police Department with the MOMS club.

Charlie didn't like being put in the cell!

Officer Worley had lots of interesting gadgets in his trunk. He even turned on his siren and let the kids sit in the front seat.

We've also been going to the free kids' movies at the local movie theater. Charlie was very good for his first movie theater experience. (It helped having lots of snacks on hand)

On Friday, we went to West Chester's Touch-a-Truck event. It was super hot, but the kids enjoyed seeing all the different kinds of trucks.

A highlight of the day was when the kids got to help put out a fake fire with a fire officer.

What will the rest of the summer hold?