Saturday, our family visited the memorial for the Oklahoma City bombing which occurred April 19, 1995. In the children's section, tiles made by children around the country lined the wall. And chalk board rectangles begging to be drawn upon lined the ground. Above is a picture of Sarah's contribution.
Benjamin's gift of words:
The nine rows, large chairs for the adults and small chairs for the children who perished in the blast:
The survivor tree:
We met some friends at the national park. Shawn ran the half-marathon (he encouraged Aaron to participate) and the kids ran the kids' marathon, too. While we were there, a park ranger gave the kids an opportunity to become junior rangers by learning about the memorial. Here they are being sworn in before they get their badges.
After we finished at the bombing site, we drove over to the zoo and enjoyed the beautiful day! Our friends' foreign exchange student (who also ran in the half-marathon) became an instant buddy for our kids.
After we finished at the bombing site, we drove over to the zoo and enjoyed the beautiful day! Our friends' foreign exchange student (who also ran in the half-marathon) became an instant buddy for our kids.
2 comments:
I absolutely love seeing the kids. They're growing so much! Sounds like OKC was such fun.
Off to update our blog before the girls' breaktime ends...
What an amazing trip. I am sure it was such a humble experience to be where the bombing took place. Your awesome to try a marathon--I can barely make it up my stairs!!
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