Nelson Family Blog: Memorial Day Weekend 2021

These last couple of weeks have been a whirlwind! School ended, summer care started, softball is in full swing, and we have a camping trip in for the year. Whew!

The kids' last day of school was Friday, May 21st. I also had the day off. So, I spent some time cleaning the school with the other parents, and then I helped drive 5 Kindergarten boys (!!) to Ninja 605 for a last day of school activity. The kids had a lot of fun at the Ninja 605 place. Emma could get up the 10 foot wall, which was pretty impressive. She was also pretty good at all the rings, and balancing items. Elliott was a little young for the place, and struggled a little more, but he also had a really good time. After school, we just enjoyed being at home and not having any homework or tasks to complete.

The rest of the weekend was spent planting the garden, doing yardwork, playing with friends, and then Rachel randomly visited on Sunday and spent the night in the hotel, so we brought the kids to play and swim there. It was a pretty fun weekend, and it really kept us busy.

This past week was filled with a lot of activities. Monday night was softball of course. I played on my women's league Steakout team, John played with Bethel, and Emma played on her Azteca team. That's a lot of softball. Thankfully, John's parents could take Emma to her game. On Wednesday evening, Emma had softball again, and this time we could all go and watch. It is really fun to watch her team play. And it can also be comical at times. I'm really glad she is enjoying softball this year.

Also, summer care started this last week, and both kids love it. This next week the swimming and field trips start, and they are both very excited. However, it does make for some crabby, tired kids most evenings, but I'll take it!

Our plans for Thursday evening were to head to Lake Vermillion, but it was raining and about 55 degrees outside, so we decided to just stay home and head out on Friday. Friday was drier, but the high was about 57 degrees, and windy, so we went camping and were a little miserable. We had fun, but is sure could have been warmer. We played catch with a frisbee, went on bike rides, baked cupcakes, and did anything that we could do in the chilly weather. We also played some board games and then watched a movie in the evening. Overall, it was a good day.

Saturday was even colder and windier. So, after suffering for a little while, we decided to pack it up and head to Mitchell. We took the kids to the Corn Palace (which they had never seen before). They seemed to really enjoy it, and liked walking around. We also ate some lunch, and then got some essentials at Walmart. We decided to just head home for the evening since the day was still pretty crappy. John mowed the lawn and caught up some things at home, while the kids and I went to see Raya and the Last Dragon at the cheap theatre. It was a pretty fun afternoon. Then, we did some supper, took a glorious shower, and called it a night.

Sunday, was a little sunnier and a little warmer and we headed back to the campsite. By the afternoon, it was a beautiful day and the kids even got to do some swimming. We also did some biking and hiking, and just generally enjoyed the beautiful day. Jim and Barb came by at supper time and we had some Tika Masala off the griddle and enjoyed a campfire. This day was definitely worth the trip.

Today has mostly been a recovery day. We did a big breakfast this morning at Lake Vermillion. The kids swam again (even though it was a little chilly), we rode our bikes, and then we packed up and headed home. Of course today was the most beautiful day of the whole weekend. We went to Jim and Barb's house to drop off the camper, and then let the kids play with their bunnies and grabbed a few more items for our garden. Then, it was off to our house to unpack and settle in for another crazy week.

The kids are zoned out on their Ipads right now, and we are working on some supper and then some %5 Cherry Berry cups, and then bed for these crab monsters. Overall, we had a great Memorial Day weekend. Cheers to summertime!!