Last Class of the Semester

Sarah's last class of the semester was today, so she's been working hard on her final paper.  She still has two weeks of her practicum before there is an official break, but at least there is a break from writing papers for a little while.  The semester went by very quickly!  Next semester will essentially be the same- 3 hours of social work practice class and 20 hours per week of practicum.  Sarah will switch practicum placements and will be at the Douglas County Senior Center.

This past Saturday we had a busy day.  After Patrick finished his practice that morning we headed downtown for the annual horse and buggy parade.  There were lots of beautiful horses.  They were all different sizes, as well.  Elle had a lot of fun looking at the horsies.  Unfortunately one of the buggies broke and dropped to the ground while people were inside.  An ambulance had to come, so there was a small break during the parade.  We used the break to shop in some of the stores on Mass St.  

After the parade we headed home 

and hung up Christmas lights outside.  We also took the dogs for a walk, complete with kids in tow in the wagon.  Jay fell asleep during the 

walk, which was funny to see him.  We came home and Jay took a little nap before we headed to the Kansas City plaza.  We wanted to take the kids to see the plaza decorated with Christmas lights.  For a bite to eat we went to the Cheesecake Factory.  Unfortunately thee was a 2 hour wait, so we went to Tomfooleries where there wasn't a wait.  The dinner was yummy.  Patrick and Sarah split a burger and a buffalo chicken sandwich.  Elle had chicken tenders, which were served in a little Red Ryder wagon.  Tom-

fooleries also has a train that goes around the restaurant.  Each time it went by Elle pointed out the "chugger choo choo."  After dinner we went around and looked at a few shops.  We then went to get an ice cream cone at McDonalds, but they had just closed, so we had to wait in a really long line for ice cream at Cold Stone.  The place was packed, so we decided to share our ice cream in the car.