Memorial Day 2018

As is our custom, we took the kids to the cemetery to put flowers on their Grandpa and Grandma Dempsey's graves. This year, there was a flag for his service in WWII.

Taking out the vase

Cleaning off the headstone

Putting in the water

Adding the flowers

There were people sitting in front of the bush where I always take pictures of the kids, so we had to use an alternate location.

We went to a park for a picnic lunch

The kids and I went to the local lake to swim later in the day after Dan had gone to bed. I don't think we've ever gone swimming this early in the year, but with it being in the 90's this past week, it was plenty warm enough!

We saw a couple of geese families.

Family Reunion Activities 2010

It was time for my sister and her family's annual trek to the land of their birth!








We got a new tent that would hold all 6 of us (the last time we tent camped, Sarah was about Andrew's age!)









It has 3 rooms















The girls' room










The boys' room













Mom & Dad's room











We were the only ones to camp at my parents' house this year. My older sister stayed at a nearby campground.


On June 20th, we had a big family gathering to celebrate 6 birthdays, plus Father's Day.






Here are Grandpa & Grandma with 17 of their 19 grandkids (1 is in Heaven and 1 wasn't born for 2 weeks!)











Here is the whole crew!

We color coded the families to make it easier to see who went with who!















Making a shirt for Grandpa























Andrew and Peter having lunch


















playing




















Getting ready for gifts

















It was Peter's 1st birthday





























The summer girls opening gifts

Emily with cousin Marissa.

Watching the gift opening

My younger sister bought a set of plastic pillars and made a princess cake for the girls' birthdays.

Sarah with the cake

Peter with his cake

blowing out the candles

me

Andrew was ready for a nap!

Of course we had bonfires and s'mores!

That was good!











While my sister and crew were here, we also had a picnic/reunion for my Mom's side of the family

Andrew liked my grandparents' dog!

Emily was telling them about the Daddy Long Legs spider that was under the bench

The Dempsey guys by the river

Playing on the playground

Everyone that was there

My Grandpa & Grandma and 3 of their 4 girls (1 lives in Wisconsin and couldn't be there)

Joshua found an egg

more discoveries!

Andrew about to stand up

visiting

nap time!














When we got home, this was on the house
















On the 3rd night, thunderstorms were forecast, so we decided to sleep in my parents' basement. There ended up being a tornado warning.

It's kind of hard to see, but the rain gauge was almost filled to the top (2") It actually was tipped a little, so it could have overflowed, also.

We found this praying mantis on our bumper.

We went to the campground to swim with my sister's family

Emily making sand castles

Dan swimming with the nieces and nephews

It was Andrew's first trip to the beach