Target Book Festival

It's that time of year again...time for John to go on a golfing trip and time for me and the kids to hit the Target Book Festival. For the last two years these events have fallen on the same weekend. It's worked well because it's given the kids and I something to do while John is away.

John is up north this weekend on a golfing trip with his company. They've moved it up a couple weekends because a few years ago they golfed while it was snowing. Doesn't look like they will have that problem this year.

So today the kids and I went to a nearby park for the book festival. We met our friends Jamie and Joe, and their son, Noah. Will and Noah are about 9 months apart and had fun running around together.

BTW...this isn't Noah. A random girl climbed up on the rocks to sit between Katie and Will. Her mom took the picture on her phone and sent it to me. :)

The good thing about the book festival is the free things they give the kids. We've gotten books, checker sets, jump ropes, mats, book bags, etc. This year we got more book bags to color, a Frisbee, toothbrushes, pinwheels, and some other little trinkets. Is that greedy? Yes. And I don't apologize for it at all. We are really lucky to live in an area that offers so many great things for families to do, and to do cheap.

Tomorrow the kids and I are off to church. Katie starts Sunday School tomorrow in the kindergarten class. Our church also has a "Backpack Blessing" for all kids returning to school. Kids are invited to bring their bookbags and we say a blessing in hopes that they will have a good, safe school year. Later this month our church is also having a special family breakfast for all kindergarten families.

And then John comes home!