Our Saturday Morning Out

On Saturday morning, I was planning to sleep in a bit since the kids had a late night and I figured they would sleep longer, too. Wouldn't you know it, they were all up at 7:15 a.m.! Jared was planning to go pick up some packages across the border, so I decided we would all go with him. We quickly packed up and took some food along in the van. The kids are starting to do WAY better with extended drives, which is an answer to prayer! Driving with them used to be very stressful. After picking our things up, we decided to go for breakfast. We went to an old little diner. It was so typical small town diner, we loved it! First of all, most of the people in there were over the age of 55 and they all knew each other. The decor was old and there was nothing beautiful about it, but the food was super cheap and although a tad bit greasy, it was good! Our food arrived 10-15 minutes after ordering it, which is always nice since the kids don't like to sit and wait for very long. I turned my back for a few seconds and Blake had grabbed the salt and pepper shakers and proceeded to add some spice to our table. That guy gets into stuff almost all day long! After we finished our food, the kids noticed some 25 cent candy and trinket machines. We didn't have any quarters, so an old man proceeded to dig some out of his pocket for the kids. In the meantime, an old lady who was leaving the restaurant gave the kids 2 quarters as well and one of them (I can't remember which one) gave me a quarter for Haley as well! Jared noticed as another old man was leaving, he stopped at a table with 3 other men at it and said to them, "Your coffees are all paid for." I was just SO blessed by all of their kindness and ended up being really thankful that the kids didn't sleep in and that we made that drive together. The kids were thrilled with their little 25 cent toys (Blake got a little rubber man he called "stretchy guy" and Kiera got a ring) and we had a peaceful drive home. Definitely worth the trip!