Guess what we did this morning? Ummm. We MET President Obama! Woo-hoo! And not only that, but Aidan played on Sasha and Malia's new playground! Am I kidding? NOPE! It was unreal. I am grinning from ear to ear right now. We arrived at the White House, only to be told that the Prime Minister of Australia was currently with the President so we would have to wait. I guess that's okay. LOL. Finally we were able to enter the White House and walk through many rooms. How cool. The history! The artwork! The furniture!
We were led outside for a group picture on the steps and then President Obama came out. He shook every child's hand (Aidan's twice, but who's counting) and took a picture with us all. He then allowed the kids to answer questions. One of the champions asked what he was planning on doing about children's health care. Yes! How I LOVE these Champion kids! He said it was his goal to ensure every child has access to quality health care. Then, he announced that the kids could play on Sasha and Malia's playground! Check out my pics. Unbelievable.
Tonight is our farewell party. We are going to the ESPN Zone. Country singer, Mark Wills, will be performing for us. It should be a blast. We are all getting so sad about leaving each other. What a blessing these families are to us. How better of people we are to know them. I will try to update later. We head out to the airport early tomorrow morning. We can't wait to see our Chloe girl.
Aidan, what an UNBELIEVABLE day!!! I am so happy for you and i am smiling reading about your day at the White House. Wow, you got to shake President Obama's hand (twice) and play on his daughter's play set? That is so wonderful. Have a great time at the party tonight. We look forward to seeing you on Thursday:)
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HURRAY AIDAN !!!!!
ReplyDeleteWe have been waiting to hear about this special day. Thank you Carrie for getting it typed so quickly and especially for the photos. What an amazing experience, week and adventure for you all. I help in the classroom tomorrow, but I'm a day too early... I would love to be there on Thursday to welcome Aidan back.
Have safe travels and we hope your party was a lot of fun! Thank you again for keeping us all updated so often. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed your blogs. Talk to you when you all get back to Illinois.
Shawn and Dylan Paquette