Memorial Day

We had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend and enjoyed lots of time with family and friends. Friday evening, we went over to our neighbor's house for dinner. Celina made us a German dinner which was wonderful, and the girls had so much fun playing with their kids. It was a wonderful evening spent visiting and just laughing and enjoying each other's company.

Saturday, Adam and Chelsea and their family joined us for dinner. We had a BBQ and enjoyed playing in our backyard and then to end the evening we went over to the lake. It was a beautiful evening to spend on the lake. We brought over a kayak and tried out our paddle board for the first time. It was so much fun and I'm looking forward to using the paddle board all summer long. 

All the kids had fun in the water and Paige especially loved being out on the paddle board. They had fun taking turns on the kayaks and Paige was happy to take anyone that wanted a little help out on the paddle board.

We saw our first baby ducks of the year. They were so cute!

Whenever I went out on the paddle board or kayak, McCall wanted to join me. It was so sweet, and she loved it. She loved putting her hands in the water and did so good at holding still.

Then Sunday after church, we went on our annual outing to go see the flags at Tahoma National Cemetery and put pennies on some graves. We gave the girls each the same amount of pennies and McCall quickly put on her pennies down a row of headstones and didn't quite understand saving them for different ones. She was very busy and loved running and weaving in and out of the flags. Baylor was full of questions about the information on the headstones and cremation. We had some good conversations, and it is also peaceful to be there. I saw one older man there with a Vietnam veteran hat on and so I thanked him for his service. He was a little taken aback and told me how kind it was that I said that to him. It was a sweet little moment for me.

Happy Memorial Day! I'm so grateful for all those that have served and are currently serving in the military. I know that I live in this beautiful country and enjoy the freedoms I have because of their sacrifice. 

We enjoyed another BBQ with Nona and Pops and Anna and Scott's family to end our fun Memorial Day weekend.