5 in 5: Bring on the Blessings!: ImaginEve

Slippery, treacherous roads were the three words spoken repeatedly on the news today. Ice had thickly platted the roads creating an invisible danger. The fire department was advising everyone to stay safe in doors yet the car crashes kept unfolding. It was estimated there was approximately 100 car crashes around our city today. Isaac headed out to the auto parts store to get new windshield wipers and he said even with our four wheel drive things were bad.

Disappointment was setting in with the kids because it looked like we would have to miss out on ImaginEve which was a free family event taking place downtown. By early afternoon the roads were getting better and we ventured out to pick up a cake for my parents' church event tonight. We realized at that point the roads were clear and we could safely get to ImaginEve. We loaded the kids and made it safely to the event.

We arrived ten minutes early and there was a huge line but luckily this line was inside a nice warm building. Isaac looked tempted to turn around and forget the entire notion but he knew the disappointment it would bring so he decided we would stick it out. As soon as the entrance was opened the line flowed in pretty quickly. In under five minutes we were standing inside surrounded by about 30 or so inflatables. The kids mouths hung wide open unsure of which inflatable to take on first.

Isaac always being the man with the plan directed them over to a jumping inflatable. Shoes were removed and they went to town. Jadzia's princess radar kicked in when she spotted a pink/purple castle inflatable that was located clear on the other side of the large room. The boys didn't seem too keen on jumping in a princess castle so Isaac took them over to Landon's favorite (a tiger jumper).

Many inflatables later we took on the carnival games. Bean bag toss, basketball, horse shoes and many more kept the kids entertained and gifted them with prizes. Time arrived to leave and we headed back to the car with three happy, tired kids. Tonight we bring in the New Year with movie night, popcorn, m&ms, and homemade cookies.

Goodbye 2010! This year brought with it a graduated husband, a new baby, a mobile Ronan, a talking Jadzia, a more comedic Xander and a school boy Landon. I'm looking forward to the new adventures and blessings that await our family in 2011.