Memorial Day Weekend - Lots of Fun

Sorry for no weekend updates until now. We’ve been very busy – but a good busy. Normally for Memorial Day weekend, we spend it camping with Frances’ Mom and relatives. This year we decided to have the campout at our house and spend Saturday getting some things done around the house (as a work day) and the rest of the time as “fun” time. We had a big crowd – between 15 and 20 most of the weekend. I’m not even going to try to mention everyone. It was a lot of fun and much work was accomplished. Thanks to everyone who helped. Help comes in many ways and it was ALL greatly appreciated.

We were able to get the Play Structure completed and the area finished with Railroad ties and playground chips. A big THANK YOU to Best Buy in Town Landscape Supply who donated the playground chips and Steve Johnson who worked with Best Buy to get them donated and hauled them for us. Not only that, but Steve also came out and smoked ribs for the crowd on Saturday (as well as helping move playground chips with his newly acquired bobcat). All of the kids, including Rebekah, had lots of fun on the play structure.

Frances’ cousin Jimmie spent two days taking care of the electrical work for the new play room. That was unexpected, but absolutely fabulous. THANK YOU Jimmie and Shellie (his wife) for all of that! Jimmie, Shellie and their kids (ages 1 and 2) came over from Prineville with Shellie very pregnant with number 3. The doorway from the existing living room to the new room was opened up on Friday while the girls were at the hospital. Rebekah seems to be getting excited about her play room. Although, she seems to think that she gets to sleep in it.

Since Rebekah’s counts were up, she was able to spend time around everyone and have some good fun outside. We didn’t have to be too concerned about germs and keeping her in. She had great fun playing with her second cousins and her cousin Cole. The kids got to go on tractor rides, motorcycle rides, and rides in the wagon behind the tractor. All the kids (and adults for that matter) seemed to have a great time.

Some of the crowd decided to go to the beach on Sunday, while some of us hung out around the house and played and did some work. It was fun to watch the four girls (ours and Jimmie’s) play together. They seemed to have a great time.