Memorial Weekend

We headed into the long Memorial Weekend with no plans, which was both a bit freeing and also left me thinking that we are kind of boring! So when Saturday morning rolled around and it was chilly, cloudy, and raining, I was a bit grumpy! By mid-morning it was clear we needed to find something to do and get out of the house.

We grabbed rainboots and a few umbrellas and hopped in the car without a clear destination. Our first stop was Blaine, and after walking down the shop-lined streets, we found ourselves at the Pizza Factory for lunch. The girls and I were super excited to get pizza and Kyle settled for the salad bar. The restaurant had an old arcade area so we played a few rounds of air hockey while we waited for our food! We were planning on heading to a local park after lunch, but the traffic was a bit ridiculous, so we turned around and went to Birch Bay State Park instead. We wandered along the beach, looking for crabs and stepping in puddles! By the time we made it back home, everyone was a little wet but in a much better mood!

Sunday was beautiful, so after church we decided to head back up to Birch Bay and go to the park. We packed the bikes, the stroller, and lunch and off we went! 

Sunday evening we were invited over to Anderson's house to hang out and roast marshmallows. We haven't seen Jen and Corbin or their kids in way too long so it was so fun to spend some time with them! Plus, it was a gorgeous evening and such a good way to get summer started.

We wrapped up our long weekend with another trip out to Birch Bay on Monday. We met up with Ben, Mallory, Owen, Kim, Thane, Malachi, Elias, and Grandpa and Grandma for lunch at the bay. We flew kites, played Kan-Jam, ate lunch, got some exercise and enjoyed another beautiful day!