Child Center has Roundup for Military Children

By Kari Hawkins, Redstone Rocket StaffMay 15, 2009

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The Week of the Military Child was celebrated with a big "Yee Haw!" by children and staff at the Child Development Center on April 26.

The staff grilled hamburgers for their young charges and parents who visited during Western Day. Great weather kept the kids outside, where they pretended to be in the Wild West. Most wore cowboy hats and some even wore cowboy boots.

Western Day was one of several activities planned for CDC children during the Week of the Military Child. The special week of activities occurs during the Month of the Military Child in April.

Debra Johnson, who works for the Directorate of Information Management, Kelly Counts of Precision Fires, Ricardo Santos of the Acquisition Center and Alexandria Jackson of Cargo Helicopters were among the parents who were able to get away from work to enjoy eating lunch with their children on Western Day. Counts also brought her 9-year-old son Kent, who was taken out of school at Providence to enjoy the lunch with his sister, 5-year-old Laura.

"Kent attended the CDC when he was young and now Laura is finishing up here," Counts said. "This is Laura's last Western Day at the CDC because she will be going to kindergarten in the fall. So, Kent and I both wanted to come out and celebrate this milestone with her and thank her wonderful teachers."