kid day

everyone was pretty tired after our late night out, but we still managed to get up and out for the opening of a christian bookstore for "kids' day". we had gone last year and had fun so decided to go again. and then we got there... there was a line with over 100 people! last year there were like 10-20 when we got there at the same time. apparently there was more advertising this year. the difference was that it was a christian bookstore and everyone was civil and considerate even though it was crowded.

we waited about 20 minutes just to get into the building, but i didn't think that it was too bad once we were inside. i did wish that we had not brought the stroller though. the moby would have been much, much easier.

first stop was face painting. madelyn asked for a red and pink butterfly and mason selected the rainbow. maddux was just having fun hiding behind a sign with another little boy (a friend from mops). i love that madelyn is supervising the work in the picture.

the kids were still pretty scared of the characters. madelyn was the only one who would get close enough for a picture but she didn't want to raise her eyes off the ground.

the kids really enjoyed the reptile show. the lady doing the show was wonderful - high energy, easy to understand and she shared how God had made each one special. the kids sat still the entire show except when given a chance to touch. madelyn was super protective and told the lady every time one of her brothers missed out when the reptile came by. mason's favorite were the snakes - one was only five weeks old.

they were premiering the new veggietales movie and it had a special price. there were some other coupons for the event that made it worthwhile to wait in the 45 minute check-out line. matt took the kids to wait in the van while manning and i waited in the line.

it was a very different experience than last year, but still worth it and the kids really liked it. love.