Happy Decoration Day

I guess that's what Memorial Day used to be called according to Dad Dixon, who's always full of random facts. We had a really great Memorial Day because we had VISITORS. It's still weird to have people come visit us and that we're "out of town" now. Our first visitors were Danny's family: his parents, his sister Stacy, and his brother, Ben. Actually, Stacy came the Friday prior to give us some reprieve after such a doozy of a week. So bless her heart for spending the entire weekend with us allowing catch up a little on the sleep I'd missed all week! The rest of the fam arrived Monday morning. They brought some fixings for a delicious Memorial Day lunch: fried chicken (a Dixon tradition for Mem. Day) with a whole bunch of yummy sides. Mom Dixon even brought her to-die-for home made caramel corn (also a Dixon tradition for Mem. Day) that we munched on all day . After lunch while the kids napped, some of us played a game, some watched a movie, and some napped. I tried a new recipe (chalupa) for dinner and that evening we went to our little park to fly our new kite. The weather was perfect with a nice breeze to keep the kite up. It was the first time Emily and Dallin had flown a kite and they liked it. They liked swinging on the swings most, though. The Dixons drove back to Mesa when the kids went to bed and it was a great day. We loved having family to visit and can't wait for times when we get to see everyone again.