Memorial Day Weekend!

Winding up a wonderful 3 day, Holiday weekend! What a beautiful, fun, relaxing weekend it was! Friday the weekend started with Dylan's pre-school graduation, aaaahhhh! Neither of us can believe that in just a few short months we will have a Kindergartner on our hands! Oh my WORD! This was an entire family event and Brad and I more than enjoyed ourselves and are so proud of Dylan and how much he has grown up this year! You can find more about this year on his own post: www.dylanholub.blogspot.com

Saturday morning brought some relaxation at home while Daddy helped Uncle Nick shingle his roof and went to the shop to drop off some paperwork for his work. Lincoln Log building time is a favorite of Dylan's and Danielle loves to sit and watch him any chance she gets...always with a baby in her hands!

Saturday early afternoon and evening we spent at our friends the Owen's! We let the kids wear their little buns out, running thru the sprinkler, trampoline time, soccer of course too! The Daddy's even taught the boys a little bit about golf with a short little putting lesson! Evening brought a BBQ, smores around the campfire and glow in the dark frisbee with their glow in the dark necklaces! We had a fantastic time, the weather was warm and it cooled off nicely in the evening. This was a fantastic start to a super fun weekend!!

Sunday's forecast was HOT, HOT, HOT! We were SO anxious to have a pool day so we started our summer tradition with the Hahn and Eddins family's! Late morning the fun was in full swing! It was some 83 degrees by like 11 o'clock, and it was warming up fast! We had the 3 pools out and the CrAZy sprinkler. The kids dove in to the water right away and splashed their little hearts out! We grilled a very yummy, refreshing lunch, drank a few ice cold beverages and frozen margaritas and soaked up the sunshine, every bit of it!!!

The giggles were non stop, the Daddy's found themselves participating in a game of football and us Mommy's enjoyed catching up and taking it all in! It felt so good to start the Summer off with a bang and what a better way to enjoy family and friends than on a long Holiday Weekend!

Just listen to the voices of our wee ones, SO cute!

Last evening Brad and I put the kiddo's to bed as they were wiped out! We moved out to the deck and it sure was a beautiful evening. The temps cooled off nicely, we grilled and shared a steak and enjoyed the quietness that surrounded us! What a lovely day!





Today we all slept in and enjoyed one extra day added onto the weekend! We had Dylan's choice of chocolate chip muffins for breakfast, got ready and headed out the door for our Annual Memorial Day visit to the Cedar Memorial Cemetery salute. It is so powerful pulling into the cemetery amongst hundreds of cars and seeing nothing but Red, White and Blue amongst the bright green grass and beautiful flowers on the markers.

We made a stop at the marker of our loved ones and brought out our cleaning kit to dust off the dirt and polish up the resting spot of our beloved Grandpa and Grandma Kinney and our very own Dalton James. Dylan was a very big helper today!

As we have experienced the past few visits, Dylan asked a lot of questions about Dalton today. What his last name was, if he was big in heaven or little, if he liked to laugh and if they had birthday party's there, oh and how old he was. Very curious about his big brother, and we gladly shared answers to all of his questions. We find it very peaceful when we visit the cemetery. Visiting on Memorial day is so powerful as we not only mourn the loss of our loved ones, but we think about and thank those in the Military who have sacrificed their lives for us so we can live ours. It is truly moving seeing all of these people come together for a day of remembrance. This is something we want our children to remember and appreciate as well.

As we held hands and said an our father before we left, Brad got a little choked up, I witnessed Dylan put his hand on Brad's shoulder as if to say, 'its ok daddy.'

 As we stand in the shadows of our loved ones we feel the presence of their love all around us.

This afternoon we spent on the deck! It was calling our name so we transformed the table to our own craft station for our Monday Fun Craft Day!

 We finished up our teachers gifts, painting and coloring. Dylan is quite the budding artist so he really enjoyed this afternoon craft time!

We think they turned out pretty cute and can't wait to deliver them to Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Kray tomorrow before school!
What a lovely weekend we had spent with wonderful family and friends. We couldn't have asked for better company, more adorable kids or more beautiful weather for a long weekend spent with the ones we love!