Memorial Day Weekend!

This was our second to last weekend here at Keesler, and we were so thankful it was a 4-day weekend! Derek had kind of crazy week at work last week, so this break was just what we needed! Here's a recap of our weekend :)

We all did our own thing on Friday morning--Shelby had preschool, Hadley took her morning nap, I worked on chores & purging stuff for the move, and Derek had to run up to work to do some stuff for out-processing. After preschool, we celebrated the last day with a picnic party for her friends! It was a fun afternoon. And as a total aside, Derek was the only dad at the party and while I was watching Shelby on the playground he was sitting under the pavilion with Hadley where a lot of the other moms happened to be chatting. One of the little girls in Shelby's class has bad food allergies, and all of the moms were going on & on about allergy testing for this & allergy testing for that--I think it was an interesting insight to what Derek will be dealing with in the near future! ;)  He's definitely going to have a bit of an adjustment going from Internal Medicine to Allergy --elderly patients to concerned mamas of little ones. ;)  After the party, the entire family napped & then we went for a family run & ordered pizza for dinner. Derek put Hadley to bed after dinner while I took Shelby up to the pool for her first swim of the summer. I was surprised at how nervous she was in the water! Thankfully, by the time we left she was back to her old antics!

Terribly blurry picture, but this is Shelby's new official picture pose...why does she think
a headlock makes for a cute photo op?!

Saturday morning Derek & Shelby went to pick up Tatonut for possibly our last Tatonut fix before we leave! :(  Then Derek & Hadley stayed home to nap, while Shelby & I went up to the Marina Park splash pad on a base for a birthday party. It was a lot of fun!!

An attempt at a group shot of the kiddos at the party ;) 
Shelby is in the very back & third from the left.

The birthday boys! These two sweet brothers share a birthday--William turned 2 & Robert turned 4!

We all took naps again on Saturday afternoon before heading to Newk's & Target for the evening. The girls had a blast trying on sunglasses on Target :)

After we got the girls to bed on Saturday, we did a guy/girl house swap with the Goins. We love doing this! After the kids are all in bed, the guys hang out at one house & the girls hang out at the other house so we can all have a fun night visiting without having to have a babysitter. :)  Win-win!


We woke up early on Sunday morning and had a family run before the heat of the day...summer weather is definitely upon us here! After our run, the girls had fun drawing with sidewalk chalk together. Watching Hadley grow & master has really been fun! She has picked up on certain things a lot sooner than Shelby did b/c she's got the advantage of watching her big sister. It took for-ev-er for Shelby to be able to draw with crayons or chalk without putting it in her mouth every five secons, but Hadley is a pro already!!

While Hadley napped, Shelby got to watch Tangled. Then we had our first family trip to the pool of the summer!

Sunday night we did dinner at McAlister's then met the Goins at Hiller Park for playtime & feedint the ducks. And after we got the girls to bed, Derek's friend/co-worker Amanda came over to hang out with us. We had a lot of fun with her! Amanda & her husband just moved in behind us. While we were hanging out with her, I kept thinking of a comment my friend Erin had made to me earlier that week. Erin & I were talking about Erin's family's recent move to Montana and comparing our experiences with base housing. She compared living on base to living in dorms as college students--living on base really & truly is like living on campus..except with kids & more responsibilities. ;)  Living on base has truly been such a fun & unique experience, and I know I'm going to miss it immensely! There's nothing like being able to walk to your best friends' houses, a five minute commute to work for Derek, the sense of community, & the list goes on.

I have no pictures of our day today, but it was so nice & low-key--the perfect end to our weekend. We ate breakfast & then took a leisurely morning stroll through the neighborhood & along the back bay. (I sure am going to miss that view!!!) Then while Hadley napped, Derek & Shelby washed cars & then Shelby & I went swimming for a bit. Shelby was exhausted after all that outside time & exercise, so we had yet another viewing of Tangled followed by lunch & naps. Derek grilled out for dinner tonight (so yummy!!) & then we enjoyed one of the many benefits of living on base--got to walk over to one of our neighborhood playgrounds, and our girls got to play with their best friends while Derek & I got to chat with our friends. :)  Life is good here at Keesler, and we will certainly miss it!!!!!