Happy Memorial Day! As we reflect on the reason for the day (and try to explain the importance to the kids!), it really is a wonderful gift that so many have served this country and paid the ultimate price in order to protect this country! The kids loved being able to show their patriotism with new shirts! Olivia, of course, was thrilled to be a twin to Faith!
Having Steve home with us for an extra day is a treat! We started off the day by walking to breakfast!
Next on the agenda was the beach! It was our first day this year, so it seemed extra fun and almost new again! The older two spent quite a bit of time in the (very cold!) ocean! I was pretty amazed! They also went over to the rocks and found a crab and some sea anemones!
Olivia did venture down to the water to check out the sand castles the older two built.
She had fun playing with the sand toys, collecting rocks, and pretending to surf!
The kids always need a bath or shower after coming home from the beach, but some baths are more needed than others! And Olivia made it worth our while after rolling around and lying in the sand!
Since she wasn't too hip on going on the water, she liked having the water brought to her in buckets!
This didn't happen today but is definitely worth mentioning - Faith got her ears pierced on Saturday!! This was what she wanted from Steve and I for her 9th birthday. When we went two weeks ago to the mall to do it, she decided it just wasn't the right day! I think the screaming two year old ahead of her in line was the cause for that! So on Saturday we unexpectedly had to go to the mall, and she asked if she could try again! This time, a teenager (who thankfully did not cry!!!) was ahead of her, and Faith went through with it! She loves her earrings and is so glad she did it! It's hard to see in the picture, but she chose her birthstone for the earrings!
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