Memorial Day

Today was not a normal day, it's Memorial day!  I decided to forgo cleaning in observance of the holiday.  I did do laundry though, that really couldn't be pushed back.  Haley woke up around 8:30 and Emily slept until  after 9.  I actually headed out at 9 to meet someone at a random feed store because they wanted to buy one of the shelves we got from the storage unit.  I thought she might change her mind when she saw them in person since they really don't look so great up close but she took them right away and didn't even try to negotiate the price!  That put us up to $53 on storage unit profit.

After I dropped the shelf off I came home and David was just finishing feeding Haley, Emy was still sleeping. Then David went out to mow the lawn and Haley and I played until Emy woke up.  Then I got both girls dressed and we played some more in the den.  A lady came by to pick up a stool from the storage unit she claimed online which put our total profit to $58.  Then I loaded up the girls in the van and we went out to grab some things for our Memorial day dinner.  First we stopped at the Dollar store to get some hotdog and hamburger buns.  I know that seems random but the Dollar store sells name brand bread for $1!  We get loaves of Nature's Own for only a dollar!  Somebody just told me about this a month or so ago so I'm still pretty excited about it.

After the Dollar Store we ran by Old Navy to take a shirt back.  Then we went to Wal-mart for some ingredients for a dessert I wanted to make.  We stopped by the bakery for a cookie and ended up having to stop by the bathrooms too.  Wal-mart bathrooms are the worst but Haley always seems to have the urge to go anytime we walk in.  We were in and out fairly quickly and then came home for lunch and naps.  Emily hardly ate anything, I think she was too tired.  I ended up putting her to bed and Haley followed after a couple bites of a tortilla.  It worked out then because David and I could eat lunch together in peace.

While the girls napped we made the dessert and got everything ready to go so we could walk out the door as soon as they woke up.  They ended up waking up after sleeping two and a half hours and then we went to the Smith's pool right away.  Haley was a little uncertain about the pool at first.  They had a baby pool set up and she spent a lot more time in there.  Leeland was sleeping when we got there but after he woke up he jumped right into the big pool and I think that inspired Haley.  She mostly stayed on the steps of the big pool but she was a lot less nervous about everything.

The Smiths and the Creechs were also there and it turned out to be a great afternoon and evening.  Emily was super easy and loved being in either pool, she loves water as long as it's not too cold.  Haley loved swimming in the big pool as long as it was with Daddy.  He put her on his back and gave her sea horsey rides all around the pool.  She also jumped off the side of the pool to David and Jon over and over again.  David even let her go under most of the time and she did really well with it.  We had bratwursts and burgers for dinner with a baked bean casserole thing, everything was really good.  I had packed a banana for Emily so she ate that and some roll.  Haley ate a bunch of cheese slices and most of a hamburger roll.

After dinner the kids played in the baby pool while the adults talked.  Then I changed the girls out of their swimsuits and put their pajamas on and Haley and Leeland watched an episode of Arthur inside.  We ended up staying until around 8:30 and then headed home.  We gave the girls a snack when we got home and then put them to bed.  It was a great Memorial day but we were sad to not see our Grandpas on Memorial Day.  Grandpa DeWalt served in the marines and Grandpa Wybenga served in the army, we especially think of them and thank them on Memorial Day!

Haleyism:
Haley loved watching Weston and Jon jump off the diving board.  She would yell "that's a crazy one" everytime.

Emilyism:
David was holding Emily and she was fussy and Meagan wanted to take her and as soon as David passed her off she stopped crying.  I guess she was getting sick of him or something.

Emily and Kinsley hanging out

Haley trying to join their club

Well the baby pool was warmer so yeah, Sarah and I sat in there with the kids for a while.

This picture is too wide or something but Sarah took this of Haley after she and Leeland were done playing in some 'sand' that Meagan made with flour and baby oil.  She saw it on pinterest, it was a cool idea.