Memorial Day Weekend

Our holiday weekend started out with a trip to the emergency room with Henry on Saturday morning. The poor kid fell against his nightstand and got a nasty cut on the bridge of his nose. Fortunately, he didn't need stitches so came home with glue instead. Henry read EllRay Jakes Walks the Plank while waiting for the doctor.  

For a special treat that afternoon, Henry picked out some Ben & Jerry's ice cream. The flavor is "everything but the..." and it is described as a collision between chocolate and vanilla ice creams. I thought it was the perfect flavor for my boy who keeps colliding with hard objects!

My two boys because Will wanted to be in the picture too.

The rest of Saturday was spent playing card games

and grilling! This is our first beer can chicken on the Kamado Joe (roasting chicken from the farmers market plus a Shiner FM 966 Farmhouse ale and herbs and a spicy rub).

It was delicious and smoky.

All-local meal! Beer-can chicken, roasted potato salad, roasted veggies, Gene's homemade sourdough bread and a Saint Arnold Divine beer.   

On Sunday, we all got together to celebrate Pop's birthday!

Pop with his four biggest grandkids.

Baby David was under the weather.

Singing to the birthday boy. 

Happy birthday, Pop! 

Memorial Day itself was a make-up weather day for the boys. Fortunately, the day was full of fun and games. The second graders were "grilling and chilling" on the back fields. They had hot dogs, chips and ice-cream sandwiches and ran and played. If you have to be at school on Memorial Day, it sounds like a good way to spend the holiday to me!

Will went to school in his Cub Scout uniform because they had a flag ceremony at 9am and all scouts were invited to wear their uniforms to school and participate.

Henry's school day wasn't one big party like Will's was, but he did get to go to Chuck E. Cheese after school for a special playdate with his teacher and four other friends. These five kiddos had excellent behavior all year and stacked up enough stickers on their sticker charts to earn a playdate with the teacher. I cannot even tell you how excited these sweet kiddos were to be at Chuck E. Cheese, playing games and eating pizza with their lovely teacher. Gene and I are so proud of Henry; this playdate was the culmination of phenomenal behavior throughout the year.

Our Memorial Day weekend ended with grilling under the covered driveway while rain poured down around us. A delicious meal enjoyed with family, tucked safely inside our home while listening to the steady beat of the rain, was the perfect way to wrap up our weekend.