Memorial Day Weekend 2009

This weekend we headed to the Corbett Cabin in Siren, Wisconsin in honor of Memorial Day weekend. It was a full cabin with the whole family there, but it still provided us with much fun and relaxation. Addie enjoyed playing with her cousin Riley and Dixie the puppy dog along with her uncles and Grandma and Papa.

She liked playing in the sand and water, going for a boat ride and tractor ride, and just spending time out in the fresh air.


All this time outside made for a very tired little girl on the way home!




We have made a tradition of spending Memorial Day planting our vegetable garden, so the first thing we did this morning was to go and get our starter plants. We needed vegetables and Grandma Engstrom needed flowers, so we made a last minute decision for all of us to go to the Minneapolis Farmer's Market for our shopping. Many of you already know my feelings about strollers at the Farmer's Market, but for those of you who don't - I hate them. I figured we could avoid being "those people" by just keeping our wagon on the perimeter and taking turns going into the market to get our plants, but when we got there I was thrilled to see that the market was not busy at all! There was no one there but the vendors and very few shoppers which allowed us to mosey up and down the aisles with our wagon at our leisure. It made me so happy to bring Addie and be able to enjoy this summer activity together!

We had a great weekend together, and it has made me even more anxious for the school year to end and for summer to begin. I am hoping that I will be able to finish the last couple of weeks of school refreshed and energized.

For those of you interested, here is a list of vegetables we planted in our garden: Butternut Squash, Cucumbers, Lettuce, Red Pepper, Sweet Peas, Tomatoes, Zucchini (Pumpkins and Sunflowers will most likely be added by the end of the week).