Labor Day Weekend!

This weekend we didn't do much! Sometimes that's best though! Austin was promised a weekend with Grandma and Grandpa at the River so that's where he went (even with a terrible cold on top of allergies). There, he got to celebrate his birthday with them and other relatives. A close cousin of his has his birthday around the same time so we celebrated both of them. I went up to the river all day Saturday and stayed until Sunday mid-day. Austin was ready for us to leave as the area in the camper is tight quarters with a pack-n-play in there. Kezzie did wonderful taking a 3 hour nap on Saturday and sleeping through the night only waking to make sure I was there. I didn't get to do any fishing, but maybe next year! On Saturday afternoon we grilled hamburgers and ate dirt cake and 'moldy' lemon cake (per Josh's request of his mother)and sang happy birthday to the two boys. My Aunt Jill and two of her kids were there and stayed in a hotel that has a nice 'water park', so Saturday night we headed over there for some fun. Austin wasn't feeling up to it so he stayed at the camper with G-ma & pa and did some more fishing and relaxing!

Austin is perfectly content fishing off the doc. My Uncle Perry is taking some of the kids out 'hunting for bobbers'! What a good Uncle!

Keziah was perfectly content on an old comforter from home, thrown down over the hard rock!

Here we are singing Happy Birthday to Austin and Josh. This is where we gather for our meals!


Austin is opening his gifts from Grandpa & Grandma Smith (a large spot light, an Iowa Hawkeye body pillow, and a Wal-Mart gift card), and Jamie & Keith (a guitar). He loves them all!


Here we are at the 'water park'. Kezzie had a great time crawling around in the very shallow area and hanging out with mom and Aunt Jamie.