Andrew went to the Armory, Charleston Southern University, and to visit a classmates (Bella) home who had just been released from the childrens hospital here where I work. It truly was a blessing to see all the kids welcome Bella home even though Andrew was disappointed that she would not accept a welcome home hug from the boys :P Andrew was so excited to be able to see a real gun and then thought it was awesome that the service men handed out keychains and glow bracelets -- you can see him modeling it in the one picture.
Kira's class went to the local fire company not too far from where we live and was able to get a tour of the firehouse as well as sing and share with the firemen. It was truly a great yet busy couple of days during these trips. I do truly thank God that He allowed me to have the time off from work to be able to go on these trips with the kids - it is probably more of a blessing to me than them :)