We actually skipped the last day of school so that we could drive to California for our big summer trip! The last day of school is kind of a joke since the kids only go for an hour and ten minutes. They mostly just sign yearbooks and clean the classroom. Even so, the boys were a little bit disappointed. Luckily going to CA is a pretty good excuse to miss it. Friday was driving day and we made great time and got there around 4pm. We walked down to the park and played.
Saturday morning the kids played in the spa and then we got ready for the day. Grandma got out the kinetic sand to play with! The Henshaw's arrived around lunch time. We love getting to spend time with the cousins! When we were all together we went and got Thrifty's ice cream. It's seriously the best.
A little bit later that afternoon we all went to Medieval Times! Ian and I had both been once in high school. It was a super fun night! My kids didn't eat hardly anything, but they liked the show. Talia kept asking if the knights were dead for reals after every battle. Haha! Beckett got tired but loved the horses and there was a falconer too and he thought that was awesome. We cheered for the yellow knight. He threw a rose to Mimi. So fun!
That night the kids slept in a tent out in the backyard. This was Talia's first time sleeping out in the tent. She did pretty well, but they were all up super early. We went to church. The kids loved being visitors in primary. Some of our good friends were all in town for their mom's retirement party too so we hit the jackpot with catching up with people! Plus their kids were all visitors in primary too, so I think we probably doubled the primary with visitors. :)
That afternoon we played Plinko and Musical Bingo with prizes! It was pretty exciting. I was actually really impressed with the kids knowledge of the musical bingo board. Even Talia and Beckett knew musical terms like crescendo and forte from watching Little Einsteins. Dad made us a yummy dinner and homemade ice cream. We celebrated Mom's birthday a little bit early while we were all together. Us sisters gave Mom a drawing of Grandma and Grandpa Snowball for her birthday. She loved it.
We hung out doing what we do best (being lazy on the couch) and played some Quiplash. The kids got super into it. It's a fun game that you can play interactively from a phone or tablet. The kids camped in the backyard again. Monday was Memorial Day! The Henshaw's had to pack up and head home. We got ready that morning and went to visit grandparents. We saw Grandma Snowball first. We had a longer than normal visit with her since she was eating her lunch so we just sat with her until she was finished. She was doing pretty well and loved the drawing of her and Grandpa. I'm so glad we got to visit with her at home. About a month after our visit she took a turn for the worse and is now living in a homecare facility.
After we finished visiting with Grandma Snowball we picked up lunch from Taco Bell and took it to Grandma and Grandpa Olson's house. We ate there and visited with them for awhile. The kids colored and played with toys while we chatted. Talia gave Grandpa some good loves and we talked a little bit about the upcoming Dattage Family Reunion that our branch of the family was in charge of. It was a nice visit. We headed home in time to enjoy a rib bbq feast (thank you Dad!) with the Garcia's.
Dad also set up a BB gun target area along the back of the house and taught the kids how to shoot his BB gun. They loved it and got pretty good at shooting the little plastic army guys! Even Talia and I took a turn. Dean and Beckett (and Talia) played in the water table. It was the best Memorial Day!
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