National Night Out was a huge success again! Our City Police Department puts this on the first Tuesday in August every year and they do such a wonderful job. The kids have a blast – they come home with a bag full of stuff – pens, balloons, tattoos, koozies, t-shirts, balls, juice boxes, candy, etc. And the community donates prizes galore. This year they had six bicycles to give away! It’s such a wonderful way for the kids to interact with our City Police and our Sheriff’s Department and to make them feel comfortable talking to them and being around them. It’s just a great evening for all involved and we’re happy to be asked to be there and participate with our shave ice!
I don’t get to wander around and really see all the fun things going on. I only get to see a very small piece of the action as I can’t leave our stand. We stay busy the whole night! Our square is blocked off and the stands are set up on the street. We set up in the courtyard. There were water fights on the south side of the square and bouncy houses were set up on the east side. And so much free entertainment provided by our very talented locals in the community. There was a petting zoo set up too. And pizza and kettle corn. A fun night held just for the kids in the community!
Yesterday we slept in after having been up late selling. Then we made our grocery list for the weekend and off to Osky we went to Fareway. Today I’ll be making salads and packing up the camper for our fun yearly camping trip to Clear Lake. We’re planning on leaving tomorrow morning around 10:00. No rush just enjoying the trip there. It should be a fun weekend for sure!