This is the lane he began his test in:
He was all prepared:
Things were going great:
But the tester was not happy that he "rolled through" all of his stops. Arghhh.... Legend around town says that NOBODY passes the test their first time at this testing center. Though I do believe you still would need to actually STOP correctly at any other center also. Oh well...Road Test Take 2 coming next week.
We spent the rest of the afternoon and evening with Grandma and Grandpa in my childhood hometown. Alex took a long and much needed nap after a busy day beginning at 8:30am with driving practice in Grandma's car (our SUV's are a bit harder to maneuver in the parking portions of the road test). Grandma and I took the kids to the wonderful park just a few blocks away. We all love this park. It has so much for the kids to do...even the little ones. It is shaded with plenty of comfortable benches for resting. It is large enough for the kids to run around like crazy, yet small enough that we can see them all at all times. It just is perfect for a play park.
Tubby and Laura ran first to the swings. They love swinging so very much...and could probably swing forever if someone were willing to push them that long.
Crispy and Jonny chummed around together like they normally do, inventing games of all sorts. The one they spent the most on was some game on they bouncing balance beam where they started on opposite ends, passing each other carefully in the center, and moving on. They made it to level 7 today (for whatever that's worth).
Melissa tried just about everything in the park today. I have noticed her increased strength since gymnastics last month. The most impressive display was crossing halfway across the monkey bars at the second park we visited today. Go, Girl!
Though the temps were only in the mid-70's, the kids ran around enough to want to travel to the splash pad on the other side of the baseball fields. This splash pad has a smart button which is pushed when kids want to play. This makes the water flow and keeps it going for about 5 minutes. Therefor, when kids are not around, no water is wasted. And the kids love pushing the button....I have yet to meet a kid who does not like pushing buttons (and when they are preteens, they are pushing buttons of an intangible sort).
Tubby and Melissa were reluctant to get wet, but they enjoyed running AWAY from the water as it randomly spurted through holes in the ground.
Jonny, Crispy, and Laura were a bit more brave, occasionally jumping through the cool streams, and getting a bit drippy. 
They played an R2D2 game around one of the geysers, running around in circles and through the circles, trying not to get wet, as you chant "R2D2! R2D2!" over and over and over again. Thankfully the sun was still shining on this part of the park, helping them to both dry off and warm up.
They played an R2D2 game around one of the geysers, running around in circles and through the circles, trying not to get wet, as you chant "R2D2! R2D2!" over and over and over again. Thankfully the sun was still shining on this part of the park, helping them to both dry off and warm up.We had dinner a few houses up the block for the National Night Out party. The highlight for the kids was the visit from the police officers and firefighters. 
The kids were allowed to climb in the police car, sit in the front seat, look at the super cool computer system inside, and get locked in the back. Crispy even got to turn on the flashing lights and talk through the intercom system!
It was pretty cute, and I took some video with my camera, but I am not tech saavy enough to get the video OFF my camera onto the computer. I didn't have a problem with the other camera, but this older one doesn't seem to want to give them up.
The kids were allowed to climb in the police car, sit in the front seat, look at the super cool computer system inside, and get locked in the back. Crispy even got to turn on the flashing lights and talk through the intercom system! It was pretty cute, and I took some video with my camera, but I am not tech saavy enough to get the video OFF my camera onto the computer. I didn't have a problem with the other camera, but this older one doesn't seem to want to give them up.
Tubby was in heaven being able to see a "Wee-Ooo" (what he calls a police car because that is the sound the siren makes) up close and personal. Though a bit nervous, he did climb into the back with his siblings after about 10 minutes. The nice police officers also gave the kids lots of baseball cards, a sticker, and a police car magnet before they had to travel to the next party down the road.
I had a great day today also, as Bethany did well being held by grandparents or riding in the sling all day. Between our busy fun day yesterday and another action packed day today, it has been nice to enjoy this two day reprieve from her constant, sad crying. It is comforting to imagine that on days like this, she is finally enjoying her little life a little bit!
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That park is great. We spend a lot of time there. It appeals to all of my kids, and any extra's I may have.
As we were there< I was telling the kids about all the things you and I USED to do around there (tennis, ice skating, swimming)....I half expected you and the kids to magically show up!
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