Relaxing Memorial Day Weekend

For the Polnicky family Memorial Day weekend was full of lots of relaxation. We mostly stuck around the house and just enjoyed each others company. We usually are doing something, especially when holiday weekends fall on a down Friday. Every other Friday, Courtney has off, so this weekend made for a 4 day weekend.

 

It was really great just being able to stick around at home with no plans to do anything other then play around with the girls and go on the occasional bike ride.

 

 

I must say, our girls are the cutest in their red, white, and blue!

Gone But Not Forgotten

A trip to Holland is never complete until we go visit the Grandpa's and my uncle. It's always really hard to go visit their grave sites, but it will always be a must do for me while we are in Holland.

 

The one thing that has been really hard for me, with no longer living in Holland, is being able to visit my Grandpa Holtgeerts, Grandpa Kuipers, and my Uncle Mitch. You see, before moving, I would go visit my Grandpa Holtgeerts on a weekly basis. My Grandpa Kuipers passed away after we had moved away, so I haven't been able to visit near as often as I would have liked.

 

This visit to see my Grandpa's and my uncle meant a lot to me because I got to have our girls with me. I know my Grandpa's and my uncle would have loved McKaila and McKenna and probably spoil them just as much as their grandparents currently do. Both girls, especially McKaila know who my Grandpa's are. I have pictures of both of them and have told stories about both of them and I am excited for McKenna to grow up a little more, so I can start sharing the stories with her also.

 

It's pretty crazy because both McKaila and McKenna have never been to either grave sites and they knew right where to go.

 

 

 One last thing I wanted to get done while we were in Holland was get a tattoo, my first tattoo. I have wanted one for a long time now, so my sister and I went one night and finally got it done. I got angel wings with a halo in memory of my Grandpa's and uncle. My sister also got a tattoo, 3 birds in memory of them too.

 

We love you Grandpa Holtgeerts, Grandpa Kuipers and Uncle Mitch

Tulip Time 2014

Tulip Time is one thing I truly miss about being in Holland. I never really thought I would miss something like Tulip Time when we moved away from Michigan, but I do. We have been away for 5 years now, and have been back for 3 Tulip Times, which really isn't bad. The first one was when I was pregnant with McKaila, then when McKaila was 6 months old, and this past one, McKaila was 3 1/2 years old and McKenna 1 year old. I am happy that our girls have been able to enjoy and see what has been a part of my whole life. They loved picking out their wooden shoes and dressing up in their Dutch costumes. Confession, I about cried seeing our babies in their Dutch costumes for the first time. They were just so darn cute.

 

 

Tulip Time includes 3 different parades. The Volksparade, The Kinderparade, and The Muziekparade. We were home for 2 parades, but only attended one of them. When I was younger, we would have half days of school and would attend every parade. People get up early to set a spot for the parade, which my mom did for all of us this year. We met my mom, sister, and family friends down at the parade to enjoy together.

 

 

 

The girls really enjoyed the parade even though it was a tad chilly, but over all, they loved when the bands when by and played their instruments, especially the Holland High marching band. (a little bias since I played flute for the Holland High marching band, Go Dutch)

 

To complete Tulip Time, we always have to take family pictures and eat junk food. We were able to get pictures taken despite the cold, but we passed on the junk food and all met at Russ' for dinner because it was just to cold to sit outside and enjoy the junk food.