Today was a good day... Mostly

Happy Family Day!

for those who don't live in Ontario or any other province that celebrates it, Family Day is a holiday that the Provincial Government introduced in 2008 to celebrate the importance of families. I used to make a Family Day turkey and said I was going to start a thing and that others would start making Family Day Turkeys. That only lasted a couple of years. Instead, we try and bring the kids out and do something fun. Most years we go to the local Bushplane Museum. It's an event that has really picked up. Used to just be the half-priced admission and a scavenger hunt for the kids. Maybe some crafts. This year there was so much going on. It was busy but not overwhelmingly so. Although I feel like that was partially cause we went earlier in the day. When we were leaving it was definitely starting to pick up. There were games like mini putt, bean bag toss and a ball toss. The local kennel club was there with therapy dogs and dogs doing agility demonstrations. There was a Hap Ki Do demonstration, a magic show, crafts and three different bouncy castles! The best part was the bouncy castles were properly monitored! Adults were counting the kids that went in and timing them so everyone had a chance. Unruly bouncy castles are the bain of my existence. They can make or break an event, even for those with children without disabilities. Kailem did really well waiting his turn. Only needed a couple of reminders. We also saw  Queen Elsa (briefly) and Chase from Paw Patrol. They also had one of those Child Identification programs. We got a kit done up for Kailem and he did amazing getting everything done. They do pictures, fingerprints, special marks, weight, height, and a dental imprint. I thought he was going to have a hard time with the dental imprint but he opened up and chomped right down. He did, however, have a hard time at the scale... and frankly who likes being weighed. Hopefully, we never need to use this kit but I figured it was good to have. We didn't get Madison done cause when we stopped at a really lame vendor show before going to the Bushplane Museum she got her face painted like a unicorn (her favourite thing in the world). So I figured we would do it for her next time.
I always get nervous going to these kinds of events. Cause I just don't know how my kids are going to be. Madison is usually pretty good when we go to the Bushplane Museum and she's been there a bunch so it doesn't trigger her anxiety. Kailem however who knows how he's going to be once we get out of the house. But today was a good day. Only Ian was grumpy near the end cause he didn't get much sleep and had to go to work at 4.