Celebrating and thanking local heroes

Our library's summer theme is about heroes and today we got to thank some local everyday heroes and tour their equipment. Ruth was too scared to go into the vehicles or to talk to the firemen and EMTs. Emelyn asked a lot of questions about how things work and their procedures during emergencies. Isaiah only asked how fast they drive and if they get to break the law and run red lights. 

After this we went to the park until lunch. Emelyn and Isaiah were perfecting their monkey bar skills while Ruth was busy showing our new guy, R, all the slides and bridges.

Bucket List Item #3

Friday we crossed our third item off of our summer bucket list with breakfast at Ricks Bakery.

Leaving with a treat for after naps:

Watching the decorators hard at work:

Two front teeth

Six years ago:

And today:

It seems those first two teeth just came in, and just like that, they're gone! We are having a lot of fun listening to her say "Merry Christmas!" and "Sister Suzie Sitting on a Thistle." 

Johnson City Festival

Today our little town celebrated its beginnings with a festival and car show. Lots of fun (until it got hot...)

Future fire fighters:

Emelyns favorite 1937 car:

Royals

Tuesday morning we drove to Kansas City to attend a Royals baseball game with my parents. Such a fun, relaxing little break from life!!

The kids were worn out and slept like logs on the way home:

Walking for Wheelchairs

Emelyns school raised money for wheelchairs for kids this past month. Together they raised over $13,000! Tyson Foods added to that donation, and as a school, they walked to the Tyson Headquarters from their classrooms to celebrate with some of the employees. The kids sang "Man in the Mirror" as well as their Tyson Tiger song for Tyson. 

Princess Night

I just found these pictures on my phone and wanted to put them on here before I deleted them. A couple of weeks ago, Chickfila hosted a princess night complete with carriage rides, fingernail painting, tiaras and pictures with princesses.

Last day of school!!

Today was Emelyns last day of school! Woohoo! It was a field day which she thoroughly enjoyed. To celebrate at home, Mary brought us over a delicious cake that we all enjoyed partaking in... With 6 kids in the house right now, it didn't last long though!!