We had 5 free ride tickets that we got at the Eagan parade on the 4th of July! Each ticket was worth 6 points and most of Jakob's rides only cost 3-4 points and as his "chaperone" we don't have to pay when we ride with him on most rides. So--we got in a lot of rides! The tickets were "mystery" tickets--meaning they could be worth more than 6 points--and with our amazing luck--the last ticket was worth a whoppin' 100 points! That's a lot of points! AND--it needed to be used up by 10:00pm that evening (it was already 7:30pm). That is totally impossible for us with two small children!
Probably the best part of the evening was walking around looking for a family to give the ticket too! And there they were--standing by the ticket kiosk--a mom, dad, and three young boys. How awesome is that? We knew they would be able to burn 97 points in a few hours! The mom was so elated that she started to cry and gave both Craig and me a big hug! I know--if they are ordinary like us, a night at Nickelodeon Universe can really break your budget. Especially with three boys! :0) So off we went for a family dinner at Burger King and home to eat cupcakes! It ended up being a wonderful evening!
I've always wanted to do the KTIS drive-thru difference. I have never been out on the days that they have them. We are also not always in a financial position to help others out as we would like to or to donate to every charity that desperately needs our help. So, I guess giving away our ride ticket was kind of our way to be able to do that. We would never be able to just hand out $100--it was so AWESOME! I am so thankful for the things we do have and for my "forever" babies who are not so much babies anymore. God is so good!
Jakob's new summer NUNU blanket that I made for him.
A moment of sibling love--it does really exist! :0)
Going on the Wonder Pets ride all by himself for the very first time!
WEEEEEEE!! I did go on this with him first and it is kind of scary! :0)
Having cupcake cones!
Jada started from the bottom! haha!
Checking out all the cars that I had when I was a kid. He is still playing with them today! Yeah!
2 comments:
that is so awesome that you could give your ride ticket to a family who would use it! I've done and been on the recieving end of the "drive through difference" it is a wonderful feeling isn't it?
Glad you enjoyed your adoption day, I am looking foward to celebrating so many of those. It's almost better than the birthdays in my mind.
Jada is getting so big! She is SOOOO adorable, and her hair is very cute, if you have questions or want any of my limited advice feel free to ask! :)
Your Jada is beautiful! Are you partial to "J" names, too? I wanted them to be from the Bible, and I found "Jada" in the Old Testament. My name book says that it is Hebrew and means "wise." We named our older daughter "Jesse," and it means "God exists." I love connecting things, and since my husband is John, and I'm Jamie, I'd been hoping to name our children with "J's" for a long time. Like you, I'm finally a mom!
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