Weekends are for playing.

 I'm determined this year to use my weekends for my family.  Of course, there will be times that I'll be working on school stuff - it's unavoidable, but I am determined to streamline so that I can just enjoy some family time without stressing.  Last Saturday, we probably took this a little too far - but we sure had fun.  After Ethan's game, and after some good naps, we headed down the street to a neighborhood block party that was pretty darn cool!  It was hot, and no one wanted to dance with me, but other than that, it was fabulous.  I love this picture of Lucas on the fire truck - shows how beautiful this place we live is!

 Ethan did not want a fire hat, but the firemen convinced him - and then he wouldn't take it off.  He wanted to get his face painted and there was a sign for face painting.  I gave him the money and he saddled up.  Turns out it was a girl, probably his age, raising money for a new, more inclusive playground in the area.  He asked her to draw a fireman.  She did her best - and then I had to laugh as he whispered to me, "It does look like a fireman, right?"  Well, kind of.  But what a cool thing to support!

 Local churches fed us hamburgers and rootbeer floats and we enjoyed some very interesting music.  The boys got to sit in an old model car- that was an absolute thrill!

 And then we found this spot in the sidewalk where if you talk, it sounds like it is being amplified - though it is not.  Thankfully because these boys really liked yelling and shrieking over it...

And then there was the D-derby.  It was our friend Logan's birthday, so we brought cupcakes to celebrate and just had fun out in the sun (until it got dark).  There were 6 roll-overs - fabulous entertainment.  We sat in a different area than before and despite all the extra dust, it was an awesome view!

 It's always hard to come down after a weekend, but we were super excited for Lucas' first day of Pre-K.  It's at his normal school, so that's no different, but we were all excited for him to be officially in the "blue room".

And it went great.  He loves getting to learn - he is a school-aholic.  I love it!