Memorial Day Weekend

Memorial Day Weekend was one big extended party around here.  Or more accurately, we hopped from one party to the next to the next.  We were pretty busy so I didn't really get many pictures, but we did eat well and enjoy very good company.

On Saturday we started out a graduation open house for the high school seniors in our ward.  There was a yummy nacho bar and lots of other goodies.  It was also reallly nice to visit with friends from church.  One of the girls graduating used to babysit our girls when they were little, now she is all grown up and off to BYU.  It happens so fast, Ashley's turn will be here before we know it. 

After the open house, we sped over to our neighbors' house for a bbq and pool party.  The kids swam in the pool while the adults visited.  Our friends, the Edrosa's have a little girl, Riley, who is Paige's age.  Riley and Paige are basically best friends and play together all the time.  Recently, if Paige isn't at home then she is at Riley's.  We always joke that the girls are just another member of each of our families.  The other day, we had the missionaries from our church over for dinner and Riley was with us.  Dave was still at work so it was just me and the girls.  Funny thing was that when I said, I have two daughters and the other little girl is my daughter's friend, they thought that Riley was my daughter and Paige the friend.  You see, the Edrosa's are a Korean/Phillipino family, so Riley really does look more like me than Paige!

Anyway, we had a great time at the bbq.  We ate lots of delicious Korean bbq as well as all the regular cookout staples.  It was fun to just visit and joke around with friends.

The next day, after church we hosted a bbq at our house and had some friends from church over.  We thought it might be too hot to eat outside but fortunately by evening time it cooled down.  So we had some yummy grilled chicken in the backyard.  We ended that evening, with a rousing game of dominoes.

On Memorial Day, we were invited by some other friends to a bbq, but they had to cancel at the last minute because the mom was very sick with strep throat.  Instead, we had their kids come over and go swimming with us.  Because, yes! our pool officially opened for the season.  I love having the pool, it really is one of the best parts of summer.