Memorial Day

We had a fun and beautiful Memorial Day weekend! After a kind of cold and wet May, this past weekend was absolutely beautiful and we tried to be outside as much as possible! On Monday, I started the day with a hike and then we spent the rest of the morning doing yard work. Ben really wanted to plan something fun and different for the holiday, so he came up with the idea of taking the dutch ovens somewhere out in nature and doing dinner. We invited the family along and they happily obliged! We headed out to some property my dad has that was absolutely gorgeous, quiet and serene. The kids explored, threw sticks and rocks in the river, and played in the dirt. The men cooked our super delicious dinner and we all had a great time just chatting and relaxing. It was a really wonderful way to kick off our summer! 

I know I've said it before, but these three cousins are so darling together! They spend so much time together that they really interact, play (and fight) like siblings. It's so fun to watch their relationship grow. Every time we get together (which sometimes is upwards of 4 times a week) they run to each other to give out hugs and greet each other with so much excitement. I love it!

Ben, Will, Chase and Nora played frisbee for a little while. I loved how beautiful and peaceful it was up there!

Towards the end of the evening, we put all three kids to work building...something...a road maybe? My boys and dirt!

We packed everything up and headed home with our very dirty, happy little boys! I love spending quality time with my family out in nature, it's really the best! We are so excited about this summer- it's already off to a great start!