Memorial Weekend

Happy Memorial Day! Hope everyone has had time to have fun and relax, and work if that's your choice, during this long weekend! We've had a little bit of everything, in between the terrible storms around this area! I think we've had enough rain!

On Saturday, the kids and I made our weekly trip to the farmer's market in the rain. We figured out t-ball practice was cancelled, so we left to go to Cheney. We ate a fabulous lunch and watched daddy get started helping mom and dad Ingram on replacing the boards on the wooden fence around their pool. They worked hard and got as far as they had materials for. The children and I made our way to Pratt in the middle of the afternoon.




















Soon after we got to Pratt, we talked about going down to the lake, but we didn't have fishing poles. So grandpa helped the kids make fishing poles out of some wood, string and paper clips. They were so excited and felt equipped to do some fishing.



So we went to a kids' lake near grandpa and grandma's house and we sat and waited. We didn't have any bait, so we were pretty impatient. I think we only lasted about 10 minutes, but it was the experience that counts, right?

After fishing, we took a bike ride on a trail and then went down to the dam at the lake and the kids found a dead snake, watched the water and played with rocks. It was so nice to be outside.

We then had a pizza supper at grandma's and then relaxed around the house. I was given the gift of sleeping in on Sunday morning which was wonderful! We stayed around the house and then took a trip to the park, followed by lunch out at the Mexican restaurant. It was a great time together.

We then drove back to Cheney and the kids were ready to SWIM! They were already in their swimsuits and were in the pool within 10 minutes of arriving. The water was only 78 degrees, which is still a little chilly, but you couldn't tell. They had a great time and did very well for their first time in the water this year. I pulled them out of the pool 2 hours later. We then ate supper with mom and dad Ingram and then did some "garden picking" and played on the swingset. It was finally time for baths and pj's.

We rounded out the weekend at some friends house here in Wichita. They children had a good time playing and we were able to play cards and enjoy good food and conversation. What a great weekend. Now it's back to work and routines!