Labor Day Picnic at Coney Island

Today we went to Coney Island for the AFL/CIO Labor Day picnic. Rich is a member of AIM 912 out at GE. Free food for a family of 6 is certainly nice. We all got free union t-shirts to wear at President Obama's speech. Emma's t-shirt went down to her knees and looked like a dress. LOL. Rich and Josh won additional t-shirts, and Jenna won a CD case.

President Obama is certainly a gifted speaker. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to his speech, even though we don't agree on several issues. It was exciting to see him in person. We took lots of pictures, and the kids are taking some of them to school tomorrow. As you can see, we sat WAY in the back. I wish I had brough binoculars. The kids loved seeing the Presidential helicopter and cars. From a historical aspect, the entire day was interesting and educational for the kids. Emma thinks that she saw us on television, but we're not sure.

Rich even got interviewed by a radio station after the speech. The reporter asked him if he supported the public option. Unfortunately, Rich wasn't sure what that was, so he just nodded and said "yes". We got a good laugh out of that.

It should be interesting to find out what the kids think of the President's speech to school students tomorrow. I think all of them will have the opportunity to listen. I'm going to listen also, so we can discuss it tomorrow when they get home.

The firefighters' union had 2 fire trucks, ladders extended, with the American flag hanging between them. It reminded me of the firefighters that have given their lives to save others, especially those that died on 9/11.

I got a video of the kids playing bumper boats at Coney Island. They had to wait in line for almost 40 minutes, but I think it was worth it. Bumper boats takes sibling rivalry to an all new level.