Memorial Day
Posted by Kristen on May 31, 2011 in Cooking and Recipes, Family Fun, Foreign Service, Holiday, Switzerland | 2 commentsWe had a very low key Memorial Day this year. Jackson and I went to pick strawberries in the morning with a friend while Owen and Seth hung out at home. The field is about 10 minutes from our home. We all took naps in the afternoon and then had a relaxing evening together. Jackson and I made a Strawberry Rhubarb Pie in the afternoon and we grilled and ate outside for dinner. It was nice to be together on a Monday after a busy weekend. Here are some pictures from our day…
we picked 4 kgs..over 8 lbs of strawberries!
a bit runny because we couldn’t wait for it to cool! So yummy!
a la mode
It was nice this year to be able to explain more to Jackson about what Memorial Day means. He sees the Marine’s working at the Embassy so he now has some visuals of men and women serving to protect us. During dinner we talked about being proud to be Americans. Jackson announced that he was a Swiss American. We clarified that he was an American living in Switzerland. He looked over at Owen, who was chomping corn on the cobb, and said, “now that is an American eating corn”.
This looks great guys! Now, am I not only checking out your blog, but i just found myself kneedeep into others’ lives and pictures!…. and that is why I don’t FACEBOOK!
You know that is Sean’s favorite pie – I had better make him one soon while the berries are fresh!
Annie