Memorial Day Weekend

For Memorial Day Weekend we decided to stay around and enjoy time at home. Kristie and Tom came up for the weekend, it was so fun to see them again. They got in late Friday night and we started off the holiday by playing some games. We had some pretty intense games of spoons!
On Saturday we went boating with some family friends, the Wagstaffs. Even though the day was a little overcast and cool, it was still a fun afternoon. Jacob, and Caleb absolutely loved being on the boat. They thought it was just about the coolest thing ever. Matthew would have enjoyed it more had he not been forced to wear a life jacket, he was determined to get it off and was so upset when I wouldn't take it off him. I was a little hesitant to get in the water because I really haven't had much experience water skiing, wakeboarding, etc and it's been years since I've even been. I ended up trying out the surf board and didn't do too horribly, even though the first time I got up I had the board backwards, with the fin in front. I couldn't figure out why it was so hard, but still managed to stay up for quite a while. It was much easier when I turned the board around the right way.
On Sunday we went to church and had a nice dinner. It was fun to have the afternoon with nothing to do except sit outside and enjoy the evening.
Monday morning at 8am, we met up with the Wagstaffs and some of their friends to play ultimate frisbee. It's been forever since I've played and I'd forgotten how much I love it. We played for a good couple hours and were pretty tired by the end. Some of the people were pretty intense so it was a competitive game, and lots of fun. The kids had fun playing at the playground too. I didn't realize how much sprinting I haven't done over the years, I was definitely feeling the soreness the next day!
When we got home from the park we had a BBQ at home and played games out in the yard. Dad set up the volleyball net, we set up the kids' pool, and we got out all the water guns. I wish I had taken more pictures of everything, but we were too busy having fun.
It was a nice weekend, and actually fun to just stay around without having to go too far. I'm glad Tom & Kristie were able to make it up and spend it with us.