Our flag does not fly because the wind moves it. It flies with the last breath of each soldier who died protecting it.
~unknown
Growing up, I didn't really understand the importance and true meaning behind Memorial Day, or in this case the long weekend leading up to it. Now that I am older, and my husband has been in the military for 9 years, I understand the importance of the day and what it signifies. This Memorial Day weekend just happened to fall on the first weekend of summer for Connor, so yes we grilled and spent a lot of time in the pool, but we also made time to think about and pray for all the service members who lost their lives fighting for our country.
We spent the weekend at Pappy and Carol's house because the boys {and Carol} had a guided fishing trip scheduled for Friday morning at Lake Texoma. We drove to Plano on Thursday evening and jumped in the pool as soon as we got to their house. We swam for about an hour and then went to sleep pretty early because they had to wake up early in the morning.
Friday morning came really quickly, for Connor and Aaron especially. They woke up at 4:30 and were out of the house by 5. By the time I woke up with Olivia, they had already caught a bunch of fish and the first one they sent me a picture of was Connor with Pappy's huge catch {a 17 pound bass that was between 38-42 inches}. They said it was from Connor's feet and up to his shoulders!
Within a couple hours, they had caught their max amount of fish : 10 fish > 20" and 30 fish < 20". That's not even including all the ones they had to throw back because they were too big.
They got back to the house at noon, then we went to eat sushi and got straight into the pool when we got back to the house.
She was hungry, so Omi made her a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
The two redheads of the family.
On Saturday, Aaron and I went on an early anniversary date for lunch and then a quick trip to Target to get the kids long sleeve swimsuits. When we got home we swam with the kids until dinner time.
On Sunday we had a graduation party for Reagan. Connor swam most of the day, and Olivia swam for a little while. I think the water is still just a tad too cold for her still.
She preferred to sit with her mama!
Monday we drove home, but not before we let Connor get his energy out in the pool and Chrissy took a few pictures of us since it was our 8 year wedding anniversary.
I'm already ready to go back to their house so we can have more pool time. Texas is so hot!
XOXO,
Jenn
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