Having Fun in the Fall

Sometimes you just have to ignore the things that you "should" do, and go have fun with the kids.  Like this day.  The boys had a rocket building workshop, and the girls were slated to just stay at home.  My oldest daughter (who lives nearby) got the idea that we should go with her youngest three children and my three girls who are still at home for a fun night out at a fall festival.  After initially saying, "No way," I repented and off we went. 

The first thing we saw when we arrived was a fire-rescue truck.  We'd just completed a fire safety unit in our homeschool, and Abigail yelled, "FIRE!" while she insisted I take a picture of the truck.

The firemen were doing safety presentations, so we got in on a review of the things we had been learning that week.  Things like touching to see if the doorknob is hot, crawling if there is smoke, etc.  We even got to practice it in their "smoke house" trailer.

Next was the bounce house.  They had a little trouble actually staying on their feet to bounce, but they had a  good time anyway! 

Abigail in front.  Jen is waaaay back towards the right.

 

There were other games and activities, but the favorite was the face painting booth.

Balloon animals finished off the evening.

We decided to stop for ice cream on the way home, so I called the dads and we all met up at the local McD's.

Oh the simple pleasures of life!  Look at all those smiles!

And the boys'  rockets?  Their launch date is in a couple of weeks.

Happy Fall!