Memorial Weekend and More

There has not been much slowing down at all since we got back from Hilton Head! We spent Memorial Day weekend recuperating, doing laundry, and getting the house into some semblance of order. We had really nice weather although it could have been just a tiny bit warmer. But we couldn’t really complain about sunshine after our rainy vacation. As with most Memorial Days, we decided to grill out and we invited my dad and Clare over to join us because we had plenty of food to spare. The girls helped Andrew get the corn ready. And I made a blueberry crisp for dessert that turned out fantastic! And it was soooo easy! Let me know if you want the recipe because seriously, it was so yummy! Everyone had seconds.



Ella was gung ho about getting our new pool out (the whale pool bit the dust last summer—the neighborhood will be sad, as many people know who we are once we reference the whale pool). Now, we have a bigger rainbow wave pool! Who needs a whale pool anyway! But alas it was too cold to really enjoy it.

This past week we also visited Ella and Lily’s preschool for their Spring Sing concert and graduation parties. They sang about ten songs in the gym and then all the kids and parents adjourn to the classrooms where each child gets to wear a graduation hat, receive a certificate for finishing that year of preschool, and have their photo taken. Very cute! The girls did a great job singing as well. We have some video that I may try and get posted (but don’t hold your breath waiting for it—you know me).



That's Hannah, Lily's little friend from preschool and their friend Nate.



Those are Ella's good friends from school (l-r): Jentina, Emma, Ella, and Kayla with Ms. Debbie.

Then June 1st and 2nd were their official last days of school. They just have a play day and can say good-bye to their teachers. Because there are two teachers and 3-4 helpers in each classroom, the girls brought a bouquet of flowers in so they could all share.

We spent Tuesday afternoon going through all the girls summer clothes from last year and trying everything on so I could figure out what they needed. And unbelieveably, all of Ella’s clothes from last year fit Lily absolutely perfectly this year! So Wednesday, I was on a mission. A mission to get every errand I could think of done! I knew the rest of Eden Prairie schools were out starting next week and then there would be children and moms out EVERYWHERE. So we got the girls’ hair cut, bought Ella some new summer clothes, dropped books off at the library, visited the bookstore, stopped in at Target, got fish food and filters at the Pet Store, and got gas all in one morning! It was fantastic and the girls were real troopers keeping up with all the running around.

And now, we’re up north in Minocqua, Wisconsin visiting the Cottage (aka “the little red house”) with Tom and Pat and Ben and Jenelle. We just can’t get enough of each other I guess. And that’s also the reason I have time to sit and get this blog caught up finally!

(I scheduled this post to spread them out a bit...if you're wondering about the timing and whatnot.) ;-)