Happy Memorial Day!!

So in a military family Memorial day is kinda a big deal! We have known a few people who have lost their lives fighting for us and the people that we didnt know personally, we feel much closer to them. The military is like on big happy family so there is something about Memorial Day that hits home a little different than it used to. We had a great day though. Ava helped her daddy wash the car. She was very good at putting soap on it, even after he washed it off! We played in the sprinkler in the back yard, which is Ava's FAVORITE!! At the park in Ala Moana they have a ceremony in honor of people who have passed on. Here in Hawaii, Memorial day is more about people in general and not just the military like I always thought it was. The ceremony is mostly in Hawaiian and we couldn't really understand the majority of it but it was really cool to see all traditions they have. At the end people put these little lanterns in the ocean with names or letters to people who have passed away. It was very sweet and sad. Im glad we took Ava to experience it even though she wasn't really sure what was going on. We had a very good day. Here are some pictures of the fun we had. Happy memorial day to all and thanks to all the brave men and women who lost their lives defending our freedom. You are very appreciated in this home!!

Ava loved washing the car with her dad. Well she really loved playing in the bucket of water.

Ava loves to play in her sprinkler on the back deck but the water leaking out of the hose was so much more fun today!

We had a picnic in the park. Ava's first real picnic. We will be doing this often now!! It was so much fun!

We watched the lantern floating ceremony. It was such a wonderful experience.

There are many many more pictures of our weekend on Facebook. Go HERE to see the rest of them.

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!!