Memorial Day Weekend

Last year we enjoyed Memorial Day, basking in the hot summer sun! Ok, not quite. The men were basking all right, but perhaps not in the light I just cast! Last year several wonderful volunteers helped put up our fence, sweating in the hot summer sun. We missed the big Bellingham Ski-to-Sea weekend, which includes a parade on Saturday and a street fair + 7-leg relay race from Mt. Baker to Bellingham Bay. So this year, backyard in good shape, we aimed for a weekend of fun! Jared, Janae, and Grandpa Carmody came up for the festivities, and we were so excited! But Collin had a fever Tuesday to Saturday morning. Then it rained off and on all day Saturday. Needless to say, we missed out on the parade again. But we did watch a few good movies and play several games of Aggrevation! Collin even played and said "flip" each time he turned a card for us!
Then it was lobster mania at our house Saturday night! Collin checked out the lobsters with Daddy, Grandpa, and Uncle Jared, and even dared to pet them. Sadly, he was broken each time one entered the boiling pot. He wanted each put back in the safety of its grassy ice bed!

What a fabulous feast we had! The five adults shared 4 lobster, a giant king crab leg, and buckets of clams and oysters. Yummy!! (Poor Collin had a garden burger! He can try shellfish - and peanut butter! - after he turns 2. : )


The weather Sunday was a bit better, much to our delight, and Grandpa, Owen and I hit the street fair in Fairhaven and watched the kayakers ring the finish-line bell of the race. It was so exciting! So many people were gathered and spirits were high at the waterfront as we watched the kayakers pull up to shore and rush to ring the bell!! It was a great time! I only wish Collin had been feeling better (we went during his super-long nap) so he and Kevin could have joined us (Jared and Janae had to leave before then). I would love to put together a relay team and take the Ski-to-Sea challenge next year ... anyone want to join the team?? The legs are: downhill ski, cross-country ski, mountain bike, street bike, run, kayak, and canoe (I'm pretty sure anyway). If you're interested and willing to commit, let me know. Only 400 teams are allowed to compete, and the entry slots fill up quick. Teams are turned away every year, so let's sign up soon!! What fun!