Heartland Days!

This weekend was Heartland Days in New Hampton. There were different activities throughout the weekend that we could participate in if we wanted to. We didn't do much but got to be a part of it a little. Friday night Austin had a friend stay the night and the parade was going nearby our house so the five of us walked to an area where the parade would pass. It happened to work out that we sat out front of Brian's office so if Kezzie needed to use the potty we would be near one (she ended up being too distracted and having an accident anyway-at least I had somewhere to change her!) We had a really good time and somehow managed to escape the downpour that was expected to hit right at the start of the parade-funny how God works out the little things! It started raining pretty hard as we were ready to head home (luckily, Brian had walked back home after we got our chairs set up and got the car so we weren't stuck walking home in the rain)! After the parade we went out to eat (along with everyone else that went to the parade). The whole night was a really good time. There were some cute floats and Kezzie really loved seeing all the different people/clowns/horses/vehicles that passed by. She especially enjoyed getting nibbles of mommy's candy that was thrown to her! We enjoyed our late dinner and then headed home to get Kezzie to bed! She was exhausted! The boys had a blast and each got their baggies half full of candy!

On Saturday we decided to stay clear of the beer stands and music. We instead opted to just play at the park (they were in the same area). I think the kids had more fun there anyway! We saw some friends as we were walking back to the car and stopped to talk to them. Their daughter, Stella, is very close in age to Keziah and we actually have a picture of Kezzie and Stella together from the last time they saw each other. Kezzie loves looking at pictures on my camera so when she saw Stella she knew her by name even though its been a long time since they've seen each other! It was pretty cute to get them together again and see how similar and different they are! Saturday night we originally planned on going to the fireworks but failed to really think it through and later realized there was no way Kezzie was going to make it until 10 pm to actually see them. We got to hear them from a distance though inside our living room...I guess that will have to do for now!