Veteran's Day highlights

Veteran's Day was mostly a quiet day for us. I had big plans to go to a museum, or some place fun to enjoy the day, but I forgot what day it was and thought I had another week to be "Fun" mom. :) So since the libraries were closed, I couldn't get a Culture Pass to go to any of the museums or even the zoo for the day. That's fine, they were probably crowded anyway and some days my kids get tired of going places - not that we go some place fun every day, but sometimes it's just nice to stay home - together.

Playing in Lea's room is always a highlight - my boy loves a cape, no matter the color.

Lea had the day off from school, spent part of the morning hanging out, then went on a 2 mile bike/scooter/stroller walk around Meadows Loop (our neighborhood) and came back to the park by our house. We had a picnic, played, and dug in the sand. The kids had a good time even though it was unusually warm for November - it felt more like a summer day with the sun beating down. They had a good time and played with some other kids who came to play at the park. I'm always surprised at how easily kids can play as if they've known each other forever.

Picnic lunch - beautiful day

group photo....as good as it gets...

Helicopter flying by - on occasion we see Military fighter jets fly over - it's awesome! Makes me proud!

Lea the photographer

and......Lucas the photographer

Back for nap time and some creative activities for Lea to do while the little ones slept. The tooth pulling in the previous post happened before dinner - another highlight :)

Lea decorated this toy car she was given for her birthday

A "Girl" guitar - decorated by Lea

The "Boy" guitar - "Let's rock n' roll"

It was a pretty relaxing day and it was nice to spend the day together without shelling out a small fortune to entertain my kids. Thank you to all the Veterans who served and those currently serving. I have several family members who have been in the military and so does Jeff. Thank you, thank you, thank you. It's a peaceful feeling to have the sweet freedoms we have. To worship how we want, go to school where we can, the right to vote and so much more - it's a long list of worthy causes that our Veterans have fought, died and are fighting for. We're just so humbled and thankful.