August 20: A Birthday Party, A Friend Over, And An Airport Viewing

This Special Day Friday was a very, very busy day!!!  For our first event, our neighbor Sadie celebrated her 5th birthday, and had her party at Chuck E. Cheese and invited the boys to come!  Koen wasn't sure he wanted to go at first (no real reason why), but after we shopped for a gift (he was quite proud of his selections of "girl toys": A Princess Color Wonder book, Princess lip gloss, and glow-in-the-dark color stars) he was excited to go.  The party was a huge success as the kids got to run around "spending" their tokens.  They really didn't even need the pizza and pop...just the fun!

Ty -- awaiting this plane's take-off.

Our next "event" was having their friend Ian over to play.  The moms got to (try to) scrapbook while the boys played together.  Always a fun time!

Koen -- racing up the hill after watching an aircraft land.

And last, but not least, we had a picnic supper at the Gerald R. Ford International Airport Viewing Area.  This area is maybe a five-minute drive from our house.  We've gone before, but hadn't been there yet this summer.  We were fortunate that the heat had broken a bit and there was a cool breeze.  Seth and I feasted upon Subway cuisine while the kids ate PB and honey sandwiches, Goldfish crackers, and cups of applesauce.  There are quite a few picnic tables in the viewing area and a great hill for the kids to run up and down, up and down.  The traffic wasn't heavy on the tarmac, but we were able to see four planes land and four others take off.  It's always amazing to watch such a huge machine lift off the ground, seemingly effortlessly.  We all enjoyed our evening out!