Launching the Pontoon

All Aboard!

We launched the Pontoon for the family.  Then we went fishing.

Leo caught the most fish.

Lulu caught the biggest fish.

Watering Memorial Flowers

Watering the Flowers

We've been stopping by the memorial to water the flowers because it's been so hot and dry this week.  

The kids have so many questions and comments about Grandpa: 

"Are we standing on him" 

"Where did he die?" 

"Was he sick?"

"Maybe he was just passed out"

"How did they know that he didn't just pass out?"

So I did my best to answer all their questions, and then Leo throws out his real concern about dying... "Mom, who is going to feed me in Heaven?"

We added a flag to the flower bed, and then the next time we came back we bought Grandpa a pinwheel, oh and the kids got one too!  We watered the flowers and then the kids watered any real flowers/pots in the surrounding memorial markers.  They are really sweet kids.  

Later that week, we stopped in again, and the kids wondered why to which I said that Dad  hadn't been there in awhile.  So Leo says, "Dad, he's dead."

Oh my gosh, I don't think I laughed so hard... as if he may not have known.  You gotta love kids!

Stop and Smell the...

Alyssum

I had a late start day today so Nana, Leo, Lulu and me went to Greener Tomorrows looking at all the blooms.  Which of course made me want to start trying to start growing flowers again.  The kids loved the smell of the Alyssum best, but they did smell any flower they could reach... even the ones that "don't smell."

Graduation Day

Lulu's Graduation Day

I can't believe an entire school year is over for my little girl.  Today she graduated from Preschool.  We gathered to watch them sing songs, and walk the stage for their certificates.  It was so cute.

Later we went out for DQ to celebrate, but that is not where she wanted to go so she was just a bit disappointed... but she enjoyed her ice cream just the same.