Memorial Weekend with Family

Memorial day is a busy day for most families.  Barbecues, outdoor activities, family fun and play time. As always Curtis was invited to go to a few weekend excursions, but being the great Dad and Husband that he is, opted to spend that time with his family instead. Thank you sweets I know how hard it is for you to say no. So what did the family do this Memorial weekend? Lets start with Saturday.

Saturday we actually attempted to go to the air show at Hill Air Force Base. Just as we were getting into the car it started to rain... then it started to rain harder... and progressively it became more of a wall of water being dumped from buckets from the heavens. The highway was crawling at 20 miles an hour and we could hardly see where we were going. Tobin a family friend of ours, was sending us pictures of people huddled under the big bomber planes trying to keep dry. It was then we decided to go to Salt Lake City and check out the new City Creek Center Mall. We hung out there for a good long while hoping that the day would clear up. I did not, so we headed home. The rest of the night we watched movies.

Sunday consisted of Church, a ham dinner, and watching even more movies.

 Dad and the kids watching a show together.

Monday we packed up a lunch and headed to the zoo. It was Jace's first time at the zoo so that made it extra fun.

Sage and the Elephant Expert

Jace pointing at birds during the bird show

Sage and Ashton looking and loving the bird show

An owl swooping by.

A falcon flying over the crowd. Notice the wing position and how different it is from the owl.

Bald Eagle. Favorite bird of Curtis.

We took this same picture almost two years ago. Tried to get Jace to pose for the baby gorilla... did not work out that nicely. Wonder how it will work with a fourth kid in another two years lol.

Curtis being an amazing Dad and holding Jace who was grumpy for a good part of the day.

After the zoo we enjoyed an icecream dinner at Grandma and Grandpa Wilde's place. That's right it was our dinner due to lack of time for a more savory dinner. Every child's dream if you as me.

Finally in memory of those fallen I would like to pay respect on behalf of our family. Thank you to all those who serve in the military. Here are two gravestones that my Wilde side of the family has made a tradition out of visiting this holiday. The first is my Grandpa Woffinden who served in the Navy. The second is my first Mother Karalee who died when I was about two years old. They are both buried next to each other. Thanks for watching over us!