Memorial Day Weekend 2010

It was a long, but enjoyable, Memorial Day weekend this year. Will and Jamie came from NC and Katy Kathryn flew in from TX. On Wednesday, 26 May, Uncle Stephen hosted a fete to celebrate Jamie's birthday. Friday was the last day of school in Provo and Wasatch School marked the day in the traditional way with a dance festival that Katy and I attended; Max and Lizzie performed. Saturday was the Uncle-Tony museum outing posted earlier, and Sunday was family dinner at our house, followed by a walk around BYU campus. That evening there was a sleepover for the binkers, hosted by Auntie Katy (although, as is traditional, I made the pancakes). Monday the 31st was Memorial Day and our anniversary. We visited the cemetery, placed flowers on the graves of immediate family members, and stopped by each of the ancestors' graves. That afternoon we gathered at Emily's for swimming and grilling. We had a very good day.

Will and Jamie

Lizzie shakes her groove thing

Handsome Max joins in the ever-cool parachute dance

Everyone was promoted

The museum group on Saturday

Katy's friend Eve, whom she met in Texas, joined us
for dinner and the walk

Feeding the ducks

Katy explains the finer points of an ant war to the binkers

Scads of pancakes were made and consumed

Meg gives them a thumbs up

The binkers at my parents' grave

Jayson

Anna and Katy are properly subdued by the setting

Uncle Tony's flowers were appropriately offered up
in a pasta-sauce bottle

The older folks plus Holden who wasn't interested
in the kids' photo shoot

Later at Emily's pool

Grilling: Phil's veggies were delicious!

Those silly Taylor cousins

Yesterday, Tuesday 1 June, we took Katy to the airport for her return to Texas. So, once again, we are suffering from empty-house syndrome where it feels way too quiet and lonely. That, however, won't last long. It will soon be the 4th of July and the house will be overflowing -- sweet!

That's all for now.

OXO

D.