Happy Memorial Day!

I hope everyone has had an enjoyable Memorial Day Weekend! On Saturday we went to the Memorial Day concert on the Capitol grounds. It was the full dress rehearsal for the nationally televised performance on Sunday night. It was a beautiful night and we had a lot of fun. We packed a picnic dinner, found a nice spot on the grass, and enjoyed the show.

Katie loved running around barefoot on the grass while we waited for the show to begin. During the show, she enjoyed all the singing and at one point stood up and started singing along. She also liked all the trumpets (that she called bagpipes) and the bandleader's big fuzzy hat. She was very well behaved during the show and had a great time. The next night we watched it on tv and she got to enjoy it all over again (and could sing as loudly as she wanted).

Today Katie helped Nancy make cupcakes! As you can see in the photos below, Katie supervised and closely scrutinized Nancy's work to make sure she was following the recipe exactly.

Katie has also enjoyed watching the Jon and Kate Plus 8 marathon on TLC all weekend. She likes watching the other kids. We like watching how much crazier someone else's house is.

Happy Memorial Day!

More photos are here.


Katie at the Capitol




Playing with her pinwheel.






Waiting for the show to start.


The concert with a beautiful sunset in the background.


Katie's the Top Chef


Katie raids the powdered sugar.


Katie checks the recipe...


...checks the contents in the mixer...


...and checks the bowl to make sure Nancy is following the recipe...


...and then enjoys the cupcakes she made!


Yum!