A Busy (FUN) Memorial Day Weekend

Well, the weather sure feels like summer!!! We had a fun filled Memorial Day Weekend.

We started the weekend, on Saturday, fishing on Lake Michigan. I had a pretty draining week with the kids while Jared was away on business, so I told him I wanted to go fishing with him and his buddy Chris. We were at the Marina at 4:45am. It was nice to see exactly what him and Chris do while they are out on the water. I was mainly in charge of driving the boat and "finding the fish", which I did quite well. We were fishing for Salmon and caught 6 of them as well as 3 Trout. We had a great time and I was a pretty darn good captain!

Later that day we had our niece, Norah's, 1st Birthday Party! It was a beautiful day and the kids had so much fun. Sadie spent most of the day in the bouncy house. Norah was adorable and had fun with her smash cake. She was so dainty while eating it- too cute! The kids were so hyped up on sugar, they were fast asleep within 5 minutes into our drive back to Indy.

On Sunday, we celebrated my best friend, Heather's son, Garrett's 1st Birthday Party! It was a lot of fun and the kids had a blast on the playground equipment. Garrett was so cute watching him smash his cake. That had to have been the most smashed cake I have ever seen, but the CLEANEST kid!

We had Jared's dad and step-mom visiting us from Iowa. Grandma Hamilton enjoyed baking bread with Bryce. Grandma and Grandpa were so tickled to be with the kids they hung out in the playroom most of the time with the kids just listening to them talk, play and giggle. We had a great visit.

We did not attend the Indy 500 this year as our weekend was so packed. We enjoyed our yearly BBQ with my Aunt Gayle and Uncle Larry, my parents, Jared's dad and step-mom and the kids. We look forward to the Indy 500 festivities for next year.

We hope everyone has been enjoying the great weather we have been having. Bryce know it's summer as the pool is open as well as the spray parks! Bring on the SUNSCREEN and SUNSHINE!!!

A Visit from Uncle Aaron and Ashley

Before Uncle Aaron and Ashley packed their things to move up to Appleton, Wisconsin they came down for a day long visit. We took the kids to the Children's Museum and grilled out. We always have a blast when they visit. We are going to miss them, especially come football season but are happy to see them moving on. Ashley finished up her Doctor of Pharmacy degree at Purdue and accepted a position with Walgreen's. Aaron was also able to get a job with Walgreen's, also in Wisconsin. No need to worry, they are not going to root for the wrong teams, they are TRUE Purdue and Bear's fans!!!

Here are some pictures from our day at the museum...