Wendy and I enjoyed a wonderful Memorial Day Weekend at the Playhouse with the VL’s. We headed down Thursday evening and stopping in Kirksville for a gourmet dinner at Burger King. The boys loved playing “king” with their new crowns. Funny how that never gets old. A year ago I was trying desperately to get a one-year old Aaron to say “Tom,” which he flatly refused to do. Now almost two, he still refuses to call me Tom and has instead decided that I’m another grandpa, so he calls me “papa.” Wendy, however, gets to be called “Winnie.” Who said life was fair.
A good part of Friday was an homage to working remotely as the dining room table filled with laptops and cellular wi-fi cards. Work was not confined to the laptops, however, as the lawn had to be mowed along with a few other chores. We weren’t missing much, however. Friday was overcast and cool, so we definitely weren’t missing out on fun in the sun.
The rest of the weekend was sunny, hot and windy. The boys got plenty of fishing in off the dock and out of Papa Dean’s boat. Everybody caught a fish or two, though they were all pretty small. It was still fun to see Nathan’s excitement each time he pulled a fish out of the water.
On Sunday afternoon we filled up our new inflatable “relaxation station” and enjoyed the sun while our feet dangled in the cool water. The weekend also included boat rides, waverunner rides and some time at the beach at Captain Ron’s.
I forgot my camera and the VL’s left one of their bags behind which contained their camera (and all their toiletries – yikes!), so we had to make due with what we had. The pictures are from my Blackberry, so you’ll have to put up with the less than stellar quality.