Fun night out

Kent and Justin went on a Boy Scout camp out last night, so the kids and I got together with Jennifer DeTemple and her 3 younger ones (her oldest was on the same camp out). We took the kids to see Astro Boy and then went to Denny's for a late dinner. The kids had a blast. As an added bonus both Natalie and Drew fell asleep before we got home. Natalie was so tired that she even asked to go to bed. I can assure you that does not happen!
Yesterday morning, before our fun night out, Natalie, Justin and Trevor all got to go on field trips. I think that's the first time they've all gone on field trips. Justin got to go to Schnepf Farms for an American History tour. He got to touch MP4's (I think...) which was really impressive to him. Trevor got to go to the Halle Heart Center. He was not at all excited to go on it, which really surprised me because he's so interested in scientific things. He learned how the heart works and how to make it work more efficiently. He said he'd "give it a really good report because it told him a lot, and taught him a lot." Natalie got nominated by her teacher for the Character Counts Celebration. She and one other boy from her class won. They had to be to school by 7:30 a.m. and they got bused to another school where they had parties, games, hot dogs and all sorts of fun stuff. Her favorite thing was the clowns that balanced things on their noses.
I was unable to attend any of the field trips because I had my activities committee meeting yesterday morning. We're planning on doing Christmas in Zarahemla. It's a lot of work, but it's coming together nicely, and I'll post pictures when it's all said and done. I think it will be great.