Memorial Day Weekend

What a fun weekend! We enjoyed some beautiful Indiana weather with family and friends - it was a very busy, typical holiday weekend in our house! We started off with a fun party to celebrate the end of the school year (almost!) with Adam's co-workers, but unfortunately we didn't take any pictures. Brendan was the hit of the party, of course!

Saturday we celebrated with Tiffany's cousin Matt as he graduated from high school. Again, no pictures...we were so busy chasing Brendan and trying to keep him out of the pool that we didn't get the camera out. He was pretty worn out by the time we headed back home on Saturday, and here is proof from the back seat...

On Sunday, Adam enjoyed his annual guys' day at the Indianapolis 500. This year they didn't get to park in "Turn 3" like they had planned (even though they got in line at 5:20 AM!), but lucked into some really great seats to watch the race from the stands! Tiffany and Brendan hung out with Stephanie and Kaylee, and Trisha and Elias. Here are a few pictures from our afternoon...

Elias didn't seem to mind giving Brendan piggy-back rides

Kaylee enjoyed the Bumbo seat a little...but it was only while Brendan wasn't looking!

Note the new Crocs...we found a Crocs outlet store in Edinburgh! Brendan just had to have the red Mickey Crocs...or maybe mommy did, I'm not sure. :)

It's very fun to watch Brendan and Elias interact together. They are only a few months apart, so they make great little buddies!

On Monday, we loaded the family minivan again and headed for Muncie to wish Nana a happy birthday! It was very last minute that we all got to go up together - Great Grandma and Great Grandpa Dawson were even there! Brendan and Katie enjoyed exploring outdoors, and Brendan brought his tractors up to share. It's only the beginning of many years of conspiring between these two...

Uncle Jeremy's tricycle is a little big this summer...maybe next year!

Hmmm...I don't think you're supposed to be playing with that...Brendan!

We hope everyone had a wonderful, safe Holiday weekend! We want to encourage everyone to offer a special prayer for our troops overseas this Memorial Day holiday.

We have also been praying for the family of Steven Curtis Chapman in their tragic accident last week. The loss of thier daughter Maria has weighed heavy on our hearts...I have been touched by the updates and stories on their family blog in the last week: http://chapmanchannel.typepad.com/inmemoryofmaria/. The video is absolutely precious, but be prepared to wipe away some tears!