Thrifty Craftin' Mama: Kokomo weekend

It is already Wed. and I am only now blogging about this past weekend. The kids and I went to Kokomo, IN. We used to live there when Leonard was with Delphi. It is about a 5 hour drive from our current house. I managed to only stop once, each way, for an hour to let the kids run around at a McDonald's to eat, get some energy out and stretch their legs. This really worked well!
Friday we left in the late morning and got to Kokomo around dinner time. We stopped at our friend Sharon's house along the way. She lives only 15 min from Kokomo. Sharon feed us dinner then we went to play at a playground by her house. The kids were so dirty! On Sat., we played at a playground in town then went to a graduation party for the son of the pastor at our old church. I really miss that church! We knew so many people and were very involved. I guess that's what happens when you have kids. The babies had fun! It was sooooo hot but to keep cool, Malachi kept getting sprayed with the hose and both babies played in the bins with all the ice and drinks. It was great to see everyone! After the party, we went to see my friend Michelle that I used to work with. She has two kids that are right around the same ages as mine. There ended up being a horrible storm and some funnel clouds were seen not too far from their house. It was a little scary but we were ready to take cover in the basement. Luckily, we didn't need too.

Alyssa riding the bike

The boys riding the bike

All the kids eating dinner

On Sunday, we went to church then went over to see the Stages. We had lunch with them and were able to see Patty's daughter Katie's baby. She was so cute! They are such a nice and welcoming family! We also saw Sharon again and her granddaughter, Cassie.