Grammy and Grampy headed to California to celebrate 50 years of wedded bliss for Pat & Mac.  They requested a dog sitter, and we quickly confirmed we could head to Rose for the long Memorial Day weekend.  It was cloudy, and cool and quite perfect - our little family spent time doing all our favorite Rose-y things.

Puttering in the shop - that has everything anyone would ever need to complete any kind of project imaginable.

 (Kudos to Grampy's sweet scooter parking lot and ball holders!  We were so impressed!)

Playing cards.

Staying up later than the kids.

Fishing.  More fishing.  And, then fishing some more.  

(Harper lost her mind when a teeny tiny caterpillar crawled near her shoe, yet sat and played with the leeches for an hour.  Weirdo.)

Gun safety and target practice. (Or as the boys like to call it "shooting guns".)

Installing a surprise tether ball.

Searching the ginormous flea market for treasures.

And, of course, taking care of the cutest puppy in the whole wide world.