Memorial Day Weekend

I originally didn't have any big plans for the weekend but that quickly changed. On Friday we had some family up for dinner that was in town. Cory's Uncle Tony and Aunt Judy were in town from Berkley so they came up to the house for dinner with Grammy. It was just me and kids since Cory was working but we had a great time hanging out. They stayed for a few hours and we had some pizza, cupcakes, and wine. The kids loved the new company to show off to.

Saturday we spent the morning at the Children's Museum, a place we go at least a few times a week. I love having a membership there! Later that afternoon we went to the park and killed the rest of the day with some friends of ours. Marysville has this amazing park that has several different playgrounds around it with trails, flowers, water all around that make it so fun to go to. We walked the trails after playing for awhile and picked some blackberries. It's a little frustrating that there haven't been more! On our way back the kids had to stop in the ball field and put on a dance performance for us.

By the time we got home it was later, for the kids, and we got dinner, baths, and bedtime. Ahh what a great day. That evening when I was chatting with my friend we decided to take the kids to the Evergreen State Fair the next morning. What a great idea that was.

We arrived when they opened and spent pretty much the whole day there not leaving until late afternoon. Alyssa probably could have stayed all day. She is just like I was and loves loves loves the rides and the scarier the better! The kids also got to spend a good part of the day looking at the animals and we talked to one of the ranchers who told us to come back later in the afternoon and the kids got to pet the baby calf that was getting ready to go on show. It was so stinking cute although by the time we got there the kids had pretty much had it with everything.

The kids went on all the kiddie rides several times. Alyssa's favorite was the roller coaster and her and Eva had a great time running around the fun house and climbing all over everything. It was pretty hot out so for lunch the kids got milkshakes. I know nutritious right?! Well they didn't complain and perked right back up! We got loaded baked potatoes and they were the best! Ah carb heaven!!!

I'm not sure who was more exhausted after we left the fair but no one fell asleep on the way home, which I could not believe. The kids were great sports and we got home had some quiet time, did a little baking, and finally cleaned up and had an early bedtime. What a fantastic weekend it turned out to be after all!