Labor Day weekend

We have been going down to my parents every Sunday for breakfast.  Brian stays home to catch up on things (recently to work on the tankless water heater project).  I take the kids.  The kids love it.  Austin helps cook the pancakes and he is starting to learn how to flip them too.  Sydney gets her nails painted by Meemaw.  She loves that.  My mom gets them tons of crafts to do each week.  They really have a good time!  They also feed the birds.  Austin goes with Papa and Sydney with Meemaw.  They have fun.  With fall coming, the kids are going to start Sunday school so breakfast is going to be different days depending on the week but the day doesn't really matter.  It's just the quality time they get to spend together.

Labor day weekend is always very busy for us!  We love that weekend.  It's sad because it means that summer is ending though.  This year is sad because in a year from now, Austin will be in school.  That is so hard for me to believe!  Time really goes by so much faster with kids.  I can't believe it!

On Saturday we went to the airshow.  Brian loves the airshow!  Austin has really started to love it too!  It was a great weather weekend but it was HOT!  Temperatures were in the 90's.  There was a chance of rain Saturday but it was the cloudiest day (less sunburn potential) and coolest with a high of 90 so we went then.  It was great because it wasn't as crowded as last year when we went later in the weekend.  The kids got to go in several planes and helicopters. We watched the show especially the Blue Angels. Austin won a free hockey shirt from the Monsters and he was so proud of that.  It's currently his favorite shirt.  He reminds me that it needs washed as soon as he wears it.  We all had a great time at the airshow.

Since it was so hot, we decided to go straight to Wildwater after the airshow.  The kids were tired and took a nap while we drove there. Once we got to wildwater though they were wide awake.  They love that place.  We love it too!  We played until they closed at 7pm.  We often cramp multiple activities into the same day.  Our family is always busy having fun.

We ran to McDonald's for dinner and then Brian had a great idea to get Austin to see the sunset near a high elevation spot.  Austin has been wanting to do that for a while.  Austin was so excited that he got to do that.  Austin had Brian's camera and took lots of pictures of it.  Afterwards we even took them back to McDonald's for ice cream cones.  It was a great day!

On Sunday, we were at Wildwater when it opened with our friends.  It was their first time there.  It was great.  The kids had so much fun playing with each other.  Kaitlyn even got Sydney to go down the orange covered slide.  She loved it.  The kids played for hours there.

After nap time on Sunday, we went to the Taste of Hudson.  We have been going there since the kids were born.  It always a fun evening out.  The kids like doing the crafts and playing on the bouncy houses.  Last year, Sydney needed some help doing the bouncy houses but not this year.  She ran around like crazy playing on everything.  We had dinner there.  The kids had macaroni and cheese and Brian and I had pineapple rice. We stayed until they closed.  The kids were sad to leave.  Austin made us promise we will bring him back next year.

On Monday, it was a Wild Water day.  We were there when it opened.  We played for several hours.  We went home for nap and lunch. Then we came back and played until it closed.  Since it was a special day (the last day of the season where height restrictions are a bit more generous), Sydney got to ride on the big water-slides with us.  She loved it!  When they closed, Austin cried.  We were sad too.  We enjoy taking them there while they are young and enjoy playing with us.  We know before we know it, they will be there on their own.  That makes us sad.  We are enjoying them so much right now.  These are priceless memories.  We will definitely get passes again next year.  We look forward to it!

Labor Day weekend is always bittersweet.  We always have so much fun that weekend.  However that means summer is over.  Even so, we love fall and have tons of activities planned in the fall.  I love summer and it's sad when it's over!