Building, Winding Down, Remembering, Honoring

We are staying around the home front as our landscaping project takes shape.....Steve took advantage of the 'natural scenery' to put up the tent in the back yard and have a sleep over with the boys! 

 I took advantage of a camping opportunity to shop and buy some fun tableware for our summer camping.....hey, we each do our best to contribute to the experience!

 It was the week we needed to decide on the pavers - these....

 ....and the natural stone for the caps....these.....

 Our wonderful contractor, Humberto is amazing and took our plain vision to the next level.....Humberto - put up that wall!

 We love these guys - they have done our landscaping projects (fountain, flagstone patio, etc) in the past and do such a wonderful job and they are so nice and work so hard!

 We collaborate on ideas and how we want the slate colors to mesh and then they offer advice on what they have done before and what works well = a great collaboration!

 

Brody was very into the process as well.....he was covered with sand and the bath water would barely drain....this boy loves to dig in the dirt!

 

And here is where we left off this weekend.......

 

 

Baseball season is winding down for the boys.  I love my Boys of Summer and they have excelled this season....3rd game ball for Dylan and 3rd Slurpee for Brody....

And lest we not forget......

 

 

 

My grandmother always called it 'Decoration Day' as in the South it was they day you decorated the graves of your loved ones.  Memorial Day/Decoration day was actually created in the 1860 timeframe.  My dad would always buy poppies from retired vets on Memorial Day....this is a great article if you would like to know more....

 

http://news.yahoo.com/memorial-day-7-historical-facts-holiday-143814167.html



 

 I made a simple tablescape for our celebration tomorrow.  We will be remembering all we are thankful for and honoring those that have paid the price and blazed the trail for the good things bestowed on us.