I got there in time to meet my Mini's at the bus stop. Just love that they run off the bus for hugs. Such a good feeling.
Hayden won a trip with 3 other second graders and their teachers to have pizza for dinner. Each of the four second graders were allowed to bring a friend. We had Hayden to Crestwood to Hometown Pizza by 4:30pm and, after making sure he was safely with his teacher, Bailey and I headed out for our dinner at Dairy Queen.
We pulled into the Dairy Queen parking lot and just as I stopped the car we heard the unmistakable sound of a very solid crash. We didn't even have our seat belts off yet. It seems the two cars just behind us collided right after we turned in. The driver in the back car got hit in the face when his air bag burst open. The mother in the front car had two kids crying, not because they were hurt but because they were frightened. That mother put a cell phone to her ear and it stayed there the entire time the cars were moved and the report was taken.
Bailey was fascinated. We got inside Dairy Queen (she used to call it Derby Queen). I tried to get her to focus on what she wanted to eat. The kid behind the counter was taken with her energy. Turns out he is a volunteer fireman and that was part of his fascination with her fascination with the wreck.
I tried to get Bailey to focus on the main course part of this fine dining experience. With those big brown eyes she paused, looked right at me and said, "Do they have anything with bacon on it?" The kid behind the counter quickly said, "We can put bacon on something if you want?" We determined a hamburger with bacon would work for Miss Bailey.
Now we had to pick the fries and chocolate milk part of the meal. I ordered the chicken strip basket. I asked Bailey to find us just the right place to sit to eat. She picked the seat by the window so she could watch the police officer that arrived to take the report of the wreck.
We talked of all things wreck as Bailey started into her burger and found it did not have bacon. I asked the kid and he brought her 4 pieces of bacon for her little burger. Bailey was so happy with the bacon and him. It was just cute. He talked to her about being a fireman. She asked great questions. It was just fun. Bailey also noticed that my meal came with a little container of gravy. I explained that was to dip the chicken strips in. She quickly grabbed one of my four chicken strips and proceeded to dip it in the gravy. She loved it. She ate it and one other strip. Then she dipped her burger in the gravy and stated that was really good. Then she found a bit of bacon and dipped it in the gravy, again pronouncing it good. Such a girl.
We determined to wait for the ice cream part of her meal and bring Hayden back with us after he finished his pizza. We were to pick him up at 5:30pm and it was right about that time. The kid behind the counter assured us he would remember us and would be sure Bailey got her free ice cream cone.
The neat part was Bailey could see where that air bag deployed as we got in my car and again was fascinated.
We left and found that Hayden was just beginning to eat his pizza. I told him we were going to wait in the car in the parking lot for him. Out we went and Miss Bailey found this monkey hanging on a truck.
Back to Dairy Queen we went being careful not to get in any wrecks. Ice cream was enjoyed by all of us. Then we headed back to LaGrange. It was nearing 7pm and Michael was to be home by then. On the way back we saw the most beautiful rainbow. It went completely across the sky and the sun shone on it so it was just bright. The kids enjoyed looking at it on both sides of the car.
Michael was home and I simply deposited the kids and headed back to Sadieville. Again I enjoyed the quick visit with the lively little ones.
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