Memorial Day Fun

I thought our Memorial Day this year was going to be a pretty quiet and uneventful day at home. I turned out to be quite wrong!

 

I was originally going to get up at 6:45 a.m. and go running. But after going to bed at 1 a.m. three nights in a row, I caved and went back to sleep. J When I got up around 10:00 a.m., Mom said we had decided to go to the Memorial Day parade at 1:00 p.m. I went ahead and ran and showered, and then grabbed a snack as we scooted out the door for the parade.

 

In the car, Dad said that after the parade we were going to a tasting event where a lot of local restaurants showcase some of their foods.



Ready for the parade! We had pretty good seats at the corner where the parade turned.

Photo Credit: Betsy.

 

The parade lasted only about 45 minutes, but it was still good! There were a lot of trucks J and patriotic floats.



There was also a myriad of military vehicles, motorcycles, marching bands, clowns on bicycles, and classic cars. This military police vehicle made me think of my Grandpa. Holidays are rough. L

This was a really cool float that caught our aviation-loving attention. J

After the parade ended, we walked a couple of blocks to the tasting event. It was quite crowded! We bought quite a few tickets and then walked all around the room to see what was offered before spending our tickets. I had delicious Creole rice with shrimp, chips and salsa, banana pudding, iced tea, a meatloaf slider (not pictured), and a piece of chocolate cake (also not pictured.) We have some good food here in Texas! J

When we got home, Uncle Paul called and we talked with him for a good while. Then I took the twins out in the car to find some spots to take their birthday pictures (post coming soon!)

 

When we arrived home, we found out we’d be babysitting for about 24 hours! Some friends from church went up to Missouri for the weekend. Their kids were being watched by their Grandma and Grandpa. But our friends got stuck in Missouri overnight, and the Grandparents had to work the next day. So they brought the kids over to our house to spend the night.



EJ and Rubia. The kids were quite excited to be at our house, and we enjoyed having them with us.

For dinner that evening, Daddy grilled New York strip steaks. We also had chips, salad, watermelon, and raspberry lemonade. It was so delicious and summery!

After dinner, we kept our annual tradition of a Memorial Day bonfire. The kids had SO MUCH fun burning roasting marshmallows. J

As if we hadn’t had enough treats that day, we ended our day with a red, white, and blue ice cream, fruit, and cookie sundae!

I cleaned up the kiddos and got them all settled down in my room to sleep. It took them quite awhile to settle down, being in a new environment and filled with sugar. J We had a great time celebrating Memorial Day in many different ways!