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Memorial Day Weekend

We went to Farwell and Lubbock for Memorial Day weekend. This year was extra special because Cindy and Bethany came down this time! We missed Brad being there, but it was so great to get to see them! Bethany has changed so much since I last saw her. She is a super cute and funny little girl now. Bethany and Maddy had "Granna Wars" a little bit, but they did really good for the most part and they had a good time playing together.


 We also got to be there for my uncle's 56th birthday and his retirement party so that made the trip really fun and special as well. To add icing on top of that cake, we got to meet my cousin's newest baby who is about 5 months old now. He was a cutie. All the great grandkids on my Mom's side were together and we got to see several of the cousins and 2nd cousins (or whatever they are---I can't keep it straight) on my Dad's side of the family.



My grandparents confused peach tree had ripe peaches---in May! Aaron was in hog heaven. He brought home two grocery bags of peaches and we froze them last night. Putting up 14 qt. bags of peaches on Memorial Day is a new experience for me. They will be delicious. I have some set out to make a peach crisp for tonight.

 I gleaned a new family anecdote when we were all sitting around talking at the Eckstein grandparents one night. My grandfather was an Eastern European Jew from Latvia who immigrated to the U.S. in the 19'teens and eventually became a Christian. My grandpa told us the story of how my great-grandpa picked up my great grandma when he met her in Kansas City, MO. Apparently great grandpa saw great grandma (maybe at church?) and said, "She will not be a spinster." Then he saw great-grandma getting on the trolley to go visit someone who was sick, so he went up to her and used this great pick up line: "Miss Foster, We Jews love to visit the sick. May I accompany you on your visit?". It makes me smile. My Dad said he'd never heard the story before either.



It seems times with family are always too short, but they are always memorable. They are definitely always worth the drive. 


Comments

bee said…
This was a very special Memorial Day weekend. Was a mini-reunion of sorts. Missed Brad for sure. Maybe next year?
May 30, 2012 at 9:02 PM
texasholls said…
there are some good pics of Maddy actually smiling! Not sure how many you had to take to get the 5 or 6 of her smiling but they are good ones!
Aaron F.
May 31, 2012 at 7:03 AM
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