Memorial Day Weekend

We enjoyed a really nice Memorial Day weekend and took full advantage of the nice weather and extra day off work for Shawn. We enjoyed our first cookout on the screened-in porch for the season. This was Conrad's first time eating out there and he liked it.  He loves being outside.

Saturday morning we got our pictures taken at Target Photo Studio.  We had bought the Groupon when it was offered even though we should have known better.  We thought it'd be a nice chance to get some cheap 6 month/family pictures. Well, I'll just tell you in short: we waited 45 minutes with a baby who hadn't napped and didn't get a single family picture with him smiling.  This is pretty hard to do since he is always smiling.  Well, luckily, our favorite photographer who did our maternity pictures is willing to squeeze us in next week which is what we should have done in the first place.  

We didn't let this ruin our day though. We decided to utilize the very hot weather and we went swimming! This was Conrad's first time. We got all packed up and loaded in the car and he was very excited and talking (okay, squeling) on the way over to my Mom's neighborhood pool. Once we arrived we found this sleeping baby. I guess he just got too excited and needed a rest! 

We let him sleep for a little bit while we tried out the water. I decided to take him out of his seat because I didn't want him laying out in the heat (and plus I wanted him to play with us)! He woke up and luckily was in a good mood and ready to go. He wasn't sure about the water at first but once he got comfortable in his new float he loved it. He was kicking his feet and watching everybody else swimming in the pool. I think we have a lot more swimming to look forward to with this little guy!

Sunday was Race Day! Shawn got up bright and early to go to the race with his family.  Conrad and I went to church with my Mom and then enjoyed some lunch and quality time with her.  Since Conrad goes to Nana's house 2-3 days a week and Shawn is the one who picks up/drops off I rarely get to see her.  It was nice to have this time together and of course Conrad enjoyed it too.

Memorial Day our good friends, the Smiths, were in town from Idaho! We miss them a lot and were so glad to get to see them! The last time I saw Katelyn was when we were about 15 weeks pregnant and I have been anxiously been waiting to meet her little guy since then. Landon is 2 weeks older than Conrad and I know they would be best friends if they lived closer. I feel like I know him just from reading about him and seeing his pictures. I just loved getting to visit with them and give this sweet boy a hug.

 I also made this yummy patriotic trifle to take to the cookout. It has angel food cake, a creamy white chocolate pudding fluff, strawberries, blueberries, and whipped cream. It was really delicious but mostly I just love the way it looked.