Memorial Day

We had a busy Monday. MJ was able to not work and so we filled our day with non-stop activities for the kids.

First we went to a parade and Festival that the local schools put on. Jessi was so excited to see everything and she even got to see Sharky and he stopped to interact with her during the parade because Tanner and her had on their Sharks hats. We let the kids play a few carnival games and they won some prizes. Jessi also got her face painted.

Then we decided to take the kids on a little hike after lunch.

We went on a little trail that MJ used to run on in high school.

Tanner was so excited to go up the hills. He just kept saying "hill, hole, bug" the whole way. He and Jessi liked to follow each other and run up the hill.

We found a bench to sit on and take a break. There were a lot of bugs around and Tanner ended up crying because he was so scared of them.

He clung to MJ for about 5 minutes with his eyes closed. Then when we finally got him to walk her started running down the trail with his eyes still shut! MJ had to grab him before he ran off the side of the hill. He didn't open his eye barely until we got back to the car because every time he did he would see a butterfly and scream "bug" and close them again.

I was going to get an after shot but this was the best I could do.

Then that evening we went to a picnic in the park with some friends and Jessi and Tanner barely stopped to eat anything they had such a blast.

Overall we had a great day and loved all the time we were able to spend together.
We look forward to the next holiday that Daddy has off.