Memorial Day

This long weekend was so relaxing! We loved having Steve home and Mel was with us all day, too!

 

We woke up, made Eggs and Toast Mixed Together (it's a Meyer thing), and Steve decided to set up the slip 'n' slide that Grandma and Grandpa had bought Evelyn for her birthday. It was hilarious and so much fun! Bella was pretty jumpy about it at first, but Evelyn is our brave one, and she was willing as soon as she saw Steve dive down the first time! The girls took most of their turns on Daddy's back, but they ran back and forth through the sprinklers that were on both sides of the slide. I cleaned out their pool and put it at the end of the slide, and Bella spent most of her time in there with her animals. It was a super fun morning!

 

Steve and Evelyn's faces in this picture are amazing! They had so much fun and Steve was a trooper in the very cold water!
 

Since Mel couldn't stay for dinner, we decided to have our barbecue for lunch instead - we have cheeseburgers, corn on the cobb, and a strawberry salad with ice cream sandwiches for dessert! All enjoyed under our new patio umbrella ('cause we're fancy like that).

 

Our back patio is so fantastic. The umbrella is navy blue, and I'm looking forward to adding some cushions that match.

And the magnolias are blooming! Aren't they beautiful!

After lunch, we took naps, got Mel hooked on the new TV series that Steve and I are watching on Netflix, and colored with the girls in the playroom.

 

Steve cooked up leftover steak and mashed potatoes for dinner, which was divine! And he did the dishes - he's a keeper!

 

We ended the night with a quick rainstorm and snuggling in bed with the girls, watching movies.