“I have never been able to think of the day as one of mourning; I have never quite been able to feel that half-masted flags were appropriate on Decoration Day. I have rather felt that the flag should be at the peak, because those whose dying we commemorate rejoiced in seeing it where their valor placed it. We honor them in a joyous, thankful, triumphant commemoration of what they did.” ~Benjamin Harrison
Happy Memorial Day. We did not have nice weather this weekend, at least not until about 3pm this afternoon. Our families spent the weekend on motorcycles and boats, in shorts and swimsuits. We had the heat on at night and wore jackets outside. It’s been a while since we’ve craved a good old-fashioned cookout with greasy burgers, potato salad and a cold beer. We’re bummed we couldn’t share that with our friends and family back home.
The good news is that we had a lot of fun on our ‘stay-cation’ even though it rained (the whole time). Mike and Grey saw Shrek 4. We shopped, played a bunch of games and made some great meals. We closed out the weekend tonight at a friend’s house. The sun joined us just in time to make us wish the weekend was only beginning but we did get our burger and hot dog fix. It was a great Northwest barbecue (“grill out” isn’t in the lexicon).
GREY*isms*
- Mike: “What’re you doing?”
- G: (drowning his raspberries in yogurt) “I’m sinking my raspberries…like an iPod”
Graham is 7 months old. Greyson is 4 going on 14 and thankfully still smitten with his little brother. We’re looking forward to visits home this summer so our family and friends can see them up close and in person. Love, The Guenthers in Seattle…
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I love, love, love the pics, especially the one of Grey reading to Graham. I can't wait until we can get our hands on those little guys. We miss you all so much!!!
ReplyDeleteSo cute! For once we had beautiful weather back here in WI - we were in Eagle River at the cabin celebrating - we couldn't believe our good fortune in the weather department.
ReplyDeleteThe pics are adorable, as always. I love, love, love the 7 month stage and eagerly await Owen to get there (he's 2 months now). At 7 months they are predictable, their wants are their needs, they can't move a lot (yet), and everything is hilarious. Enjoy this time!