Memorial Day was so much fun! Games and food. Talking and laughing. Playing and watching. Remembering and creating. And lots and lots of pictures!
Grandma made t-shirts for each of the grand kids. Each one had their name and a picture of something. Afton's shirt has a kitten with googly eyes and George has a helicopter. We got all of the kids to sit on a bench for a photo and somehow Grandma got them to wear funny glasses.
Brett helped some of the kids walk on stilts and Dan re-created a fun game we played when we were little using some pvc pipes and a ball! George was really good!
The kids were also able to make some fun fruit loop necklaces and put together these super fun picture puzzles. There was also plenty of time to play in the play house, eat a yummy lunch, run down the hill, look for bugs and just enjoy sitting around, alone or with a cousin.
One of the activities I brought was a scavenger hunt. Lindsay and I were on the same page with this one so we did it together. I had already made a little booklet (pictures to come) of things you would find in the yard. A potato bug, a butterfly, a ceramic turtle, a watering can, grandma, etc. As the kids found each item they had a bug sticker to put on that page. When they found everything they got a sucker!
Mom's and older cousin's were really helpful and the sucker at the end was well worth it!
Afton loved playing with her cousins and Drew was nice enough to let her borrow his favorite hat for a while!
My brothers and sister are some of the neatest people I know. I admire each of them and look up to them for different reasons. Tim has always been my rock. He is calm and patient and wise. He is also extremely funny! Dan is blunt, which makes him funny in a different way. He is thoughtful and aware of others needs. Melissa is kind and the person I say anything to. She tells me I look cute even when I don't believe it and she'll listen to everything I say, no matter how many times I've said it before. Matt is the oldest and wasn't able to come. We missed him and wanted him in these pictures. Matt is deep and thoughtful. He takes life seriously and has a fierce love for each of his little siblings.
It was great spending time together, watching our kids play.
Memorial Day turned into a girl's day out! We came in two's and met at Kohl's but quickly decided that Rachel needed a pedicure for her birthday. She turned 30 and we wanted to celebrate. We had fun talking and reading magazines! Too bad Rachel wasn't here to join in! We missed her!
Matt's family wasn't able to come because Zane was on his GRADUATION trip and Ivy was out of town with friends. We missed them and we're proud of Zane's accomplishment and can't wait to see them again!
