Memorial Weekend

Memorial Day has always been a fun day for our family. It's one of those lost traditions where not a lot of people actually drive hours to go visit cemeteries. Well this year, my moms side the Neilsons, decided to get together and visit my grandpa who isn't doing real well. We met at his house to see him and then drove to Parker, ID to visit my Grandmas and others graves. Parker cemetery is always cold and windy, no matter what the weather is every where else, so I called it I knew it was going to rain, but luckily it cleared up. It doesn't take a lot to entertain our family....a little picnic at the cemetery or reading campfire stories in the hotel, and just playing with each other outside. It was a fun weekend. The Neislon side is a big family. My grandparents had 7 of 8 living kids with 43 grandkids. 43 is lot of cousins to play with.

Memorial Weekend with Grandpa Neilson

Friday before memorial day, we always go to Idaho to pick up my grandpa than go to Parker Cemetary and decorate my grandmas grave (and a few other family members). I always look forward to it, its always such a neat experience. Usually the weather there is real windy, this time it was perfect, no wind, just overcast and real warm.


We stopped at my grandpas brother, Roberts home and visited. This picture is of my grandma and grandpas very first home they lived in. Isn't it so cute.


This is where our family has had lots of picknicks and spent lots of time together. I would hope when I pass on, that people would still come decorate my grave. It is a pretty place.

My grandpa has his saddle in the basement. We like to play on it and pretend we are really riding a horse.