picnic

Monday night we went to Riverfront Park for the annual fire department picnic. It's a potluck BBQ dinner put on by the officers (which Jerry is now one of!) for all of the firefighters and their families. There was lots of good food, and we were on list for a dessert this year...finally! I'm a baker and we never seem to get off the hot dish list, but I guess it was my year! There were barbecued hamburgers, hot dogs, steak and shrimp, along with 4 potato dishes, salads, bread, and yummy desserts.

The kids all received some fun goody bags with toys and a few treats. Abby's bag included bubbles and crayons...two of her favorite things! There was a bouncy house for the little ones to play in as well and a slip-n-slide tarp set up down the hill for those willing to get wet. I didn't think Abby would be at all interested in the bouncy house since there were a number of kids already in it. She's more of a watcher than a do-er when other kids are there but lo and behold the child whipped off her shoes and bounced right in! I managed to get her out long enough to eat two bites of hot dog and a spoonfull of fruit salad. Then it was back in for more bouncing. She was pretty interested in the waterslide too but we were not about to let her go down that. I'm sure in her mind it looked like fun but I don't think she realized that it would mean getting wet and that would've made her VERY unhappy! Trey did fabulous, he stayed in his carseat and was ooohed and aaaahed over.

Abby and her new buds

falling down is so fun!