Memorial Day Weekend 2014

We spent Memorial Day Weekend up at our family cabin. We enjoyed four days with my sister, brother-in-law, and nephew. While we enjoyed playing in the river, barbecuing, and racing dune buggies, we also took the time to put our flag up and remember the friends we've lost. I have a couple friends that have lost their lives serving our country. I also have a couple friends currently serving. My friends and their families were in my thoughts & my heart throughout the weekend.

We drove up to the cabin Friday night, but the cooking started Thursday night.

I made two batches of rice crispy treats for daddy! 

I had the help of this adorable young man.

Friday morning, I tried to make my mother's potato salad for the very first time.

My hubby loves my mother's potato salad. He said mine needs a little more garlic next time! I'll have to practice making it a couple more times :) I also made his favorite pasta salad!

Daddy & K blowing off the deck at the cabin!

 

Daddy & K in the Russian River!

K playing with his Auntie Krissy & Uncle Justin!

K watching his cousin having fun in the river!

It's cold Mama!

K's cousin riding a giant turtle.

K loved finding sticks in the river!

Ice cream cone break.

These two ran and jumped into the river so many times! I got ten minutes recorded. And they have the cuts and bruises on their knees to prove it!

Juice break!

K's cousin enjoying the river!

 

Time for a race!

K in the Dune Buggy.

K's cousin in the Cadillac.

The Cadillac is faster, but the Dune Buggy can travel on and off the road.

The boys enjoyed driving the mini vehicles all weekend long!

 

Taking a break from swimming.

Water gun fight!

Sharing a moment with Daddy.

 

Both boys looking for rocks to throw.

K found some moss!

K loves swinging in the hammock with Daddy!  

K on the surf board!

 

Fun weekend! We can't wait to go back!

 

 

 

 

 

A very special birthday!

Today my husband took the day off work to take me to a couple of my favorite places, to celebrate my birthday:

My son picked out this gorgeous bright orange flower for me!

First, we went to a beautiful nursery. My parents use to take me here all the time. They still do....the last time we visited this nursery was two years ago on my mom's birthday.  I really enjoy walking through here, it could put a smile on anyone's face:

These cute little Giraffes made me think of K 's buddy T!

T loves Giraffes! 

 

Then we drove over to Pescadero State Beach to look at tide pools:

 

 

I found a shell Mama!

It's a rainbow Mama!

He enjoyed making little angels in the sand with his boots!

There were about 30 seals laying out on a rock right off the beach!

Very close to the beach!

And we saw 4 baby seals playing in the water!

                                              

The babies started getting closer and closer to us.

They were very curious!

 

Daddy saying good bye to the baby seals!

 

 

Then we went to Joe's Crab Shack! Love that place!

 

Lol! Daddy loves Lobster! But, this was his first time pulling apart a whole lobster himself!

This kid is following in his mother & father's foot steps! He didn't want his mac & cheese. All he wanted was crab! He even tried the lobster!

The crab was delicious! I must remember that I like the steamed pot! Everything else is just way too spicy for my taste. 

 

What is Daddy doing now.....

goofball....

Look at that smile!

Across the street from Joe's Crab Shack is a bakery. The baker forms the bread in animals shapes!

Here she is making an alligator!

Turtles, fish, snakes, SF baseball caps!

This guy was cool! When he got out of his box and tried to get K to pose for a picture with him...K started to get scared.

Okay, I have never seen this before! They are piano stairs! Each step you take makes music!

Alcatraz!

K and Optimus Prime!

We stopped by Dick's Sports store on the way home.

 

This was the best birthday ever! I had so much fun with my boys!

I love you both so much! Thank you for making my birthday special!