And The Countdown Begins

Ah, a wonderful long holiday weekend.

Warm weather.  Sunny skies.

Filled with family and friends.

A carnival Friday and a get together with friends Saturday night.

I think more adults toasted marshmallows than kids did.  The fire was perfect for toasting marshmallows.

I just love a toasted marshmallow.

Last night we enjoyed a wonderful cookout at my Sissys' celebrating my nephew J's 21st birthday.

We also celebrated J's girlfriends', P, birthday.

Yummy burgers and side salads.  And there's nothing that says summer bbq like having some baked beans.  Yum.

And the cake was an Italian Fruit Cake.  Light yellow sponge cake with strawberries, peaches, and whipped cream.  Super yum.

My Dad and Nana were there too.  It's nice to get together as a family.  Especially when you can get 4 generations together.

It was a wonderful night.

Our weekend was fun-filled.  And yard work filled.  Just the right balance of both.

The girls swam a lot.  And they played a lot.

All 3 nights were late nights for the girls to go to sleep.

Last night they were in bed about 10:30.  E slept until 10 this morning.  Something tells me this is going to be the summer that E sleeps in a lot.

D woke up about 8am.  Always been my early riser, and probably always will be.

This afternoon we took the girls to see The Avengers.  It was good.  The girls loved it.

Before we went to the movies, Hubby & the girls tried to go rock climbing at the gym we have gone to before.  But, alas they were closed for Memorial Day.

I had stayed home to do some flower planting and go to the grocery store.

So, off to the movies we went and had a great time.

And now the wonderful, warm weather filled weekend is coming to a close.

And now more than ever am I longing for the lazy days of summer.

June 20th can't come soon enough.

23 more calendar days.

Only 17 more school days.

Plus we have a dance recital and piano recital to attend and a few more lacrosse games to play.

Busy, busy, busy.

And then the lazy days of summer are here.

Can't wait.

potd #147.  Painted my garden chair yesterday.  Can't wait to get a pot of flowers in it.  On the agenda for tomorrow.