Happy Memorial Day

What a beautiful day today! We spent the entire day outside which was wonderful! We went to the splash park for the first time this season. The kids had a blast. It was so fun to see how they have grown from last year. This time last year, Kendall was terrified for the water. This year both kids loved splashing in the water.

They also had a great time playing in the huge sandbox. I get that the sandbox is meant to give the splash park a beach like feel. But, water+sand is so messy! My kids of courses wanted to bounce back and forth between the water and the sand. Which meant I spent much of my time rinsing them off. I was so proud of Caleb when there was a little boy who tried to push him away from the water when he was filling up a bucket. He used his words and told the little boy how he felt. He stood up for himself appropriately. This is such a huge thing for him. L

We also watched the Memorial Day parade. We met Christopher and the three kids walked hand in hand to the parade. It was so cute. Caleb loved the marching bands and danced along to the music. There were people passing out American Flags, so the kids enjoyed waving those as well.

Later Terry's sister and crew came over for dinner. They are visiting from out of town. It has been a few years since the cousins have seen each other. The kids were so excited and played nicely together. Kendall really liked her cousin Nick. When we took a walk, she insisted on holding his hand. She also had Nick help her get ready for bed. At one point Shane was reading bedtime stories to Caleb and Piper was reading books to Kendall. It was nice to see the big cousins helping out and being responsible for Caleb and Kendall. It was a very late night for all. Hopefully Caleb and Kendall sleep in tomorrow morning!