Memorial Day 2012

It is always nice to have a long weekend :) We took advantage of the extra day to pack in double the family time.

We started our weekend early with a trip to Wilkesboro to see Michael graduate from high school on Friday evening. Camille enjoyed the first part of the ceremony and even waited for the crowd to silence before asking "Where's Michael? I can't see him." That got some chuckles from the audience. After a few speeches, Camille decided she had had enough sitting still and needed to go outside with her daddy.

Poppy then treated us all for dinner that evening. I think we had payback for keeping Camille up past 9 and making her wait to eat.... when we got to the hotel around 9:30, Camille was wired! She even yelled out to a man in the lobby calling him "Pops" since he was bald and gray :) She ran up and down the halls and wanted to jump on the beds once we got to our room. Man, we were exhausted. Here is our little ball of energy at 10pm on Friday when she finally calmed down enough to sit in her own bed :)

We got a bit of a break that morning when Camille slept past 9am!!! Here is a picture we snuck of her that morning. Good thing she had her own bed, as she sure likes to take up as much space as possible!

After Marla prepared a big breakfast for us, we headed to visit Gran in the nursing home. Camille helped boost her spirits by singing a belated "Happy Birthday to you." She found Gran's birthday balloon to be quite entertaining, as well as the cheerios Gran had stashed.

After leaving Wilkesboro, we stopped by the new Tanger Outlets in Mebane. I have wanted to stop and check them out for months now, but time wouldn't allow until now. They were huge and had some really nice stores.... I of course was most interested in Ann Taylor Loft... Here is Camille trying on a hat while Mommy shopped.

After getting back home with time to wash clothes, unpack, and repack, we got a good night's sleep and then headed to the lake first thing Sunday morning to stay with Nick's parents. It was especially fun with cousins Emily, Jacob, and Lucas there to play. We had great weather and spent most of our time Sunday and part of Monday outdoors. We took lots of boat rides and watched Emily ski, tube, and then do it all over again.... she is the water sports champion. Camille even decided that she liked tubing! She went on three rides, twice with Nick and once with Abraham. Both times she just laid back with no fear. She even laughed when they would bounce or get splashed. I was nervous enough for the both of us I guess. Unforunately, we didn't any pictures at the lake since were busy chasing Camille and lathering up with sunscreen. I have a feeling there will be more tube rides this summer, so I will make sure to document in the future!