Memorial Day Fun!

This past week has been a crazy one at our house with all of the end of the school year programs and parties at the kids school. Ellie graduated from preshool, Zach kindergarten and Matthew from 3rd grade. For Memorial Day this year I wanted to take my kids to see my Dads grave and to put flowers on it to honor him. This was a big event and a important holiday for my family growing up. I remember my Dad spending the morining going through our yard cutting different flowers and making beautiful arrangements that we would put on my grandparents and great grandparents graves. I also remember my Dad putting flowers on the graves of people who didn't have any flowers. This was a very important holiday to him and I want to be able to carry on the tradition with my own children.



Also for Memorial Day we spent the day at Lagoon. The company that Diana and I work for pay for all the families to go each year. It's really nice because it is a really slow day there and we're able to get on all the rides with no lines. (perfect for the kids) This year was especially good because it was raining and there was hardly anyone there so we got to ride all the rides with no waiting. You can tell by the picture below that it was a cold, yucky day with all of us in our ponchos. By the end of the day the sun came out and they declared it a "rain day" so we get to bounce back for free on another day so I guess we really lucked out!