Memorial Day Weekend - Monday

Monday was our day to hit most of the cemeteries.  Our first stop was Aurora and Grandma and Grandpa Shaw.

After that. We drove north to Axtell.

We put flowers on my two great aunts and my great uncle as well as Grandma and Grandpa Duffin.

A few more miles to Centerfield.

Flowers for the grandma of my youth and her husband who died very young.

We drove to Ephraim to check on my dad's house. And then to the cemetery. We couldn’t resist a stop by the new temple to see the progress.

We drove to Mt Pleasant, but skipped the cemetery. We had visited there yesterday, so we drove to the power plant for a picnic.

After we cleaned up, we drove to Nephi to place flowers on my Grandma and Grandpa's graves.

Next stop was Princess's house to drop off and pick up s few things. We found this cute dance costume I passed along to Duchess.

One last stop in Spanish Fork for ice cream at Glades and then it was time to drop off the Provo people. The van was suddenly much quieter!

Finally, a stop in South Jordan for our angel baby grandsons before we reached the house. 

It was an amazing and difficult perfect day.

Memorial Day Weekend - Sunday

Sunday morning and we were up bright and early to pack the van before church. My sweetie had to teach Elders Quorum, so even if we had wanted to, we wouldn't have been able to skip.

We had the road right after church since we were stopping in Provo to pick up Crafty, Sport, and Scout. That gave us 8 total, with Curly, Baby Doll, and Dog Walker rounding out the group. It was about an hour to Mt Pleasant and we didn’t want to keep the family waiting.

We walked into the house just as they were getting ready to pray! Lunch was delicious, of course.

My girls are so silly.

After lunch and visiting, we left for the cemetery. All of my sweetie's siblings were there. We talked and laughed until my sweetie was ready to leave. Taco asked to join us, so we had one more more passenger.

We drove another hour or so until we got to Richfield. The kids were anxious to swim and lounge in the hot tub.

We did find out that Dog Walker's cannonball makes the biggest splash.

Back in the room, we ate dinner and the kids played games until bedtime.

Another great day!

Memorial Day Weekend - Saturday

Saturday was a work day. We really needed to get the garden in. Thankfully, Bossy went to Lamberts and picked up a bunch of plants for me. Dog Walker spread Nutrimulch while I ran out to the IFA for 16 more bags. It was all he could do to get them all spread before he had to go to work.

Curly was at Beauty and The Beast's house. They hired him to do some yardwork for the summer and Baby Doll had been invited to see Wicked on stage with Sport and R. Then I took off to grab more things at Smiths and then even more stuff from Sams. 

By the time I got back and put stuff away, Curly was home. He took a nap, but promised to get up and help me plant at 6:30. I sewed bindings on several quilts for Baby Dolls Silver project and mixed up some meatloaf for dinner.

It was time to plant. Curly dug holes for the peppers and tomatoes and I put them in. My sweetie planted beans with a little help from Baby Doll while Curly finished covering and tamping down the plants.

Time for dinner! Baked potatoes, meatloaf and corn on the cob. Then it was time to finish planting the seeds.

Two rows of beets, 8 rows of corn, cucumbers...It got dark before we got to the zucchini and pumpkins. But it is nice to know we are almost finished. More sewing and packing the van for tomorrow.

Oops! Spoiler...

Memorial Day Weekend

Welcome to Memorial Day Weekend! Baby Doll, Curly, and I started the weekend in the best possible way.  We went to the Jordan River Temple where we each did 5 baptisms. 

We have some fun and excitement coming up. Stay tuned...

Memorial Day Weekend Part Two

During all the years we have had married kids, we have rarely asked for their help in family projects. My sweetie always figured the kids at home could handle it, but this weekend, I finally convinced him that getting everyone together to remove the broken pump and get the garden ready to plant would be a perfect way to end our weekend.

Weird camera settings from the Dog Walker... the day was perfect! Lots of hard work, trimming, weeding, tilling, repairing, cooking, eating, playing, and working together.

Sure love my family.

Memorial Day Weekend Part One

After church, we headed for Sanpete County. Our first stop was the cemetery in Ephraim where we put flowers on my mom's grave.

Then we headed to my amazing sister-in-law's house for a huge party. She invited all her siblings and their kids. We all had lunch and the kids played air hockey.

Then we went to the cemetery.  It is the first Memorial Day we are celebrating without my mother-in-law and everyone was a bit teary.

Since my sweetie has his infection, we decided we would only make 2 stops this year. So when the party was over, we piled in the car and headed for home.

Memorial Day Weekend (Monday)

I have finally recovered from the weekend enough to tell you about it. We started with a photography contest for the 4 kids we had with us, Dog Walker, Scout, Curly, and Baby Doll. We were traveling in tandem with Bossy's family. Eventually, Burrito and Skittles ended up in the van with us.

We started in Nephi, where Bossy and her family were already there, having a little picnic.

Then we were back on the road for Axtell. I love this old cemetery!

Although I don't love pics of myself, this is a great reminder of my roots. My great Aunts and Uncle are all buried here as well as my great grandparents. The entire cemetery is covered in rocks and beautiful stones.

Then we stopped in Centerfield where my grandma and grandfather are buried.

Sometimes my sweetie just looks so good!

Then it was Ephraim and a quick tour of my childhood home before we stopped at the cemetery and Baby Doll took this pic of my mom's grave.

Then we were quickly off to Spring City which is likely the oldest cemetery we visit, mostly based on the size of the trees.

Our final cemetery for the day had to wait until we had a little visit with grandma.

Time for Mt Pleasant cemetery!

Then we hit the playground!!

Time for dinner at the Dairy Freeze.

Finally, 90 minutes plus traffic and we are home and ready for bed. A long, but fun day.