Memorial Day

Memorial Day weekend was the first official weekend of summer (even though school let out last week). 

Our pool opened, so we stayed by our pool all day every single day of the weekend. 

It was enjoyable. 

On Saturday, MiMi and Pa Mark came to spend the weekend with us. We enjoyed their company poolside. 

Makenzi, every year, gets her Pa Mark to hold her up on his shoulders and let her stand. She works on her balance. The first of the year is always a struggle but by the end of the summer, she's a master. She was getting pretty good over the weekend. She does better if she doesn't have a big audience because when she starts smiling or laughing, she immediately falls. 

Pa Mark is always the fun one in the pool. It's too cold for me at the first of the year but it doesn't stop them. Pa Mark is just brave. (However, on Sunday and Monday I believe we all found our way in the pool because it was just too hot not to be in the pool. 

Sunday night after the afternoon at the pool, the girls went with MiMi and Pa Mark to get ice cream while Jordan & I went downtown to hang out with one of his good friends and his girlfriend. We all enjoyed our time. 

I loved being able to be downtown with Jordan and being able to be with him the whole time and not just there to watch him. Don't get me wrong I love watching him play, too but to just be together is nice. We laughed and just enjoyed being together. 

Monday morning Makenzi & Pa Mark made us something special for breakfast. The two of them are always in the kitchen in the mornings while every one else is asleep and they are preparing a good breakfast for us. This morning they prepared mini blueberry muffins for us out of Makenzi's princess cookbook KK got her for Christmas (or a birthday, or something). They were delicious. 

Then it was a day spent at the pool with family and friends, and a cook out with Ryne and his girlfriend at his house (He's become an extended part of our family who is always with us)

We really enjoyed our long weekend with family and friends. It was much needed and just a good weekend. 

And all of that busyness is why I've been missing in action this weekend.