Irish Cookies: Memorial Day

Yesterday was Memorial Day and since last year we were not able to do much (since Sean was on bedrest) we decided to go to Dixon where the Sac. Valley National Memorial Cemetary is and also the resting place of my dad. It was great to see all of the branches together and to remember those who have served and have since passed on. Being an Air Force brat I was happy to see how the honored all of the men, women, and families of the military. Near the end they had the 21 gun salute and played Taps, to which is when I lost it. That was the first time since my dad's funeral that I had heard a gun salute and Taps. Afterwards a helicopter flew over us and back and we even had some planes from Travis AFB pass over us. When the ceremony was over we went to pay our respects to my daddy. The kids are still having a hard time with his passing but are getting better. He was a proud man who always had a story of his military days, and if he really liked you he would tell you some from when he served in Vietnam! This Memorial Day was also a special one because of our cousin James who is serving in Iraq with the Army. He will be coming home to Texas in about 5 more weeks. We are so proud of him and can't wait for his return home!