Touch a truck

Touch a Truck

What a cool idea. Zander and I went to the first annual Children's Museum's Touch a Truck event. They had the streets blocked of around the museum and brought in every kind of truck you could think of for the kids to sit in and pretend to drive. There was a fire truck, ambulance, crane, tractor, helicopter, garbage truck, sheriff van, moving truck, dumptruck and Zander's favorite, a bulldozer. He had a ball.
However, this was the first annual touch a truck event and they had not quite thought everything through. While Zander was up in the garbage truck pushing every button he could get his hands on, I wondered what was he supposed to push and what shouldn't he push. There wasn't anyone standing with the trucks to watch what the kids were doing. He got out and we went to the sheriff van next. After he sat in it we walked in between the garbage truck and sheriff van and the sheriff gave Zander some stickers and stuff. We thanked her and started walking across the street. About that time I heard something and turned around to see that a child had knocked the truck out of gear and it had smashed into the sheriff van right where we had been standing. Thank goodness there wasn't any one standing there and the sheriff had stepped around the van. It just sent chills all over me think about what could have just happened. Everyone sort of cringed for a few minutes and they decided not to let anyone else get in it, but they still didn't put any blocks under the tires of any of the trucks.
We went inside the museum and had alot of fun as usual.

Halloween Hayride

Every year about this time, a farm nearby has a spook trail. It is really scary at night, but they have one afternoon that is just for the kids. They get to dress up and ride on a hayride. They go to various stations and the not so scary spooks give out candy. Zander wore his Shere Kahn costume and went trick or treating. It was really hot that day, but he didn't complain. I know he had to be burning up in that costume. We had a lot of fun and he got some candy.

Halloween Hayride 07

Enjoy the rest of the pictures.

Happy Birthday Granny

The whole family got together a week after Granny's birthday for a surprise party. I think she really was surprised. Jennifer flew in from Texas and Don and Bonnie were able to attend. We hadn't seen them in a long time. All of the kids had a great time. We have really been blessed to still have our Grandmother. Happy Birthday Granny and I hope that you have many more.

Granny's 85th

Here is a link to all of the pictures.