Memorial Day

Monday was a fantastic day. Not only did we get a ton of things done around the house, but we also had a blast spending time together as a family.


This is Andy's second time in the pool --
first time he took a nose dive, so he's a little tenative now.

Monday began JA's first week of hospital chaplain. So, when he took off at 10:00 to go make his rounds, the girls and I headed outside for some fun (Andy was taking a nap).

First thing on the agenda was to tackle my Onion Patch. I had to pull up at least 20 onions b/c they had gotten too big. I planted the new sprouts at the same time. For some reason though, my new sprouts don't want to stand up nice and tall, but I have a feeling I waited too long to plant them.

While I was tending to the onions, JA came home and surprised me with a cappachino (the instant kind from the gas station -- we don't have any coffee shops in town :-( ). Then, we proceeded to argue over who would mow the backyard. Well, it wasn't really an arguement. We both wanted to. JA b/c he enjoys it, and me b/c most of the women at church mow their yards and I have never mowed a yard before. So, JA let me and I actually had fun. While I mowed, JA worked in the garage on staining the wood for his bookcase.

All this time the kids were having a great time running around outside. I finally found the secret to helping them have a good time outside -- Be outside with them. I do spend time playing with them, but usually I'm in and out when they are outside. Even though I wasn't right with them the entire time, they had fun coming and checking on my progress or seeing what I was doing.

After lunch we blew up the kids pool, and all three kids had a great time enjoying the sunshine and cool water
.

Kara was having a blast in the pool; however, Lydia didn't like the cold water, so she was doing everything she could to avoid getting in the water.

Lydia finally gave in and climbed into the pool. We had a hard time getting her to come out after that.

All tuckered out after playing in the pool. Just kidding mom, I was just resting my head.

This isn't so bad now.


Just a note, I found a washable swim diaper for Andy at Toys R Us. This washable diaper was cheaper than one package of the disposable swim diapers. The advantage -- I can use it all summer and it will hold the same messes as those disposable ones and save me money. I can even hadwash it and put it right back on. I'm looking forward to this saving me lots of money in diapers this summer.