Fall-oween, Girls On The Run and Kentucky Kids' Day! Whew!

How did it get to be Wednesday already?!? We've been on the go since the weekend. It's time to stop and breathe! But it's a good busy!

I'll start with yesterday (Tuesday) which was Kentucky Kid's Day around the state. A few weeks ago, parents were asked to write a letter to each of their children about why we love them, think they are special and why we are proud of them. They were handed in, and saved to be delivered yesterday.

The school cafeteria was decorated in the school colors with streamers and balloons, and at least in our area the kids were treated to cheers from the Cincinnati Bengals cheerleaders and mascot. (Ohio must have another kid's day, lol!) But the kids thought that was cool, and the Reds and the Bengals are pretty big on this side of the bridge anyway.

Plus there were class parties and everybody at school got a rubber bracelet. It was worth all the work. The kids had a great day. Especially since non of them had homework!

Monday was a busy day, followed after school by Megan's cool club that she is in right now. It's a few month program put on by Cincinnati's Girls on the Run. Every Monday and Wednesday after school the girls talk about issues like gossiping, growing up, responsibilities, drugs and alchohol, nutrition, staying healthy and body image. It has been an incredible program with a lot of good talks and communication.

New Balance is one of the sponsors and had each girl fitted with a pair of running shoes, which they keep at the end of the program. After they have their little classroom time, they all go out and run on the track. It leads up to a 5K run in Cincinnati at the end of November. This program has been a HUGE boost to Megan's self esteem and has brought her pretty close with some of the girls in it.

Sunday we went to a place just across the river in Ohio called Coney Island. It's an amusement park that has been there for decades. The family who started it are the ones who built and started King's Island in Ohio.

This place left Mike and I totally nostalgic for Legend City in Phoenix. If you grew up in Phoenix, you remember Legend City over by the Phoenix Zoo. It was the home of the original Compton Terrace, and was just a big place to go to. You used to be able to see Wallace and Ladmo there too. But this place in Ohio feels JUST like Legend City.

They have the coolest thing called Fall-oween on the same weekend as the huge Octoberfest stuff going on in Cincinnati. Apparently Cincinnati hosts one of the biggest Octoberfests, and they take it pretty seriously. So it worked out perfect for us because Coney Island wasn't busy at all. For $6 admission to the park, you got to ride unlimited rides, and they had trick or treat stops along the walkways for the kids to stop at. They all had big sponsors so the kids got bottles of Sunny Delight at one stop, another stop had Dole juice bottles, bags of cookies, etc.

It was neat to see pumpkins and corn stalks decorating every corner. And pretty mums, along with the usual scary display. Needless to say, the kids had a total blast on Sunday, and my feet were killing me by the end of the day. The best part, this entire day cost us under $35 for us all to spend a day out together.