Memorial Day Weekend

We started off the long weekend with Carolyn's "End of the Year Ceremony" at school on Friday night.  All the kids in her class put on a performance -- they sang 7 songs, one from each continent.  One song was in Spanish, another was in a native American language, and most of them were hard songs to learn.  I was impressed.  After they sang, each child received a certificate, and the kindergarteners graduated.  The teachers made a video, showing each child and the activities they have done throughout the year.  Then, all of the families ate dinner together, while the kids ran around like kooks on the patio and in the gym.  We are very pleased with her school.

On Saturday, we hosted our friends for a cookout.  Sara, Eddie, Annie, Kate.  This is the family that took Carolyn while I was in labor.  The girls had a blast.  The weather was cold, so we had to bring the cookout inside.  The girls are going to visit their grandma for all of June.  Carolyn will miss her friends.

 

On Sunday, Carolyn had a playdate with Grant. We then created some beautiful birthday gifts for Grandma Carol and Grandpa Mike (wait until you see your creations later this summer).  And, on Monday, we went to a cookout and birthday party for our friend Nikki.  Then, we met our friends Heather, Lukas, and Oliver at the park.

It was a busy weekend.  And, we did all this with Elizabeth.  If all had gone according to the plan, we would have been spending the holiday weekend at the hospital, awaiting her arrival.  Elizabeth's due date was May 27, Sunday.