Labor Day Weekend

On the way home from Church on Sunday we told the kids that tomorrow (Monday) was a holiday. They got all excited and asked which one...our response: "a work holiday. It's labor day which means we celebrate our ability to work, so Daddy is going to stay home and we are going to take care of the house inside and out." They weren't exactly thrilled, but that is what we did on Monday. Well mostly John and I-the kids helped with the house and then were off to play. The girls mostly in their room with their Polly Pockets and Barbies and well Tate....he was everywhere. He refused a shirt and was basically our Lil Lost Boy, all covered in dirt.

Can you see what he found? A HUGE SLUG! He couldn't have been more enamored with it.

Daddy was a little antsy to get some projects started and so he worked on the sofet (sp?)

We let the chickens out and I discovered that they really liked the leftover mac'n cheese.

Shiver, Rainbow, Lollipop and GoldiLocks

(I've been working on knowing their names)

At 4:30 Dad came down the ladder and declared it was time for some fun so we headed to the DQ for Chocolate dipped Ice Cream Cones and then we made an impromptu visit to the Tom & Helga's and had a great evening with them. Their daughter and grand-daughter were there and the kids loved playing with Sage.

The topic of the night was McKenna's loose tooth that was literally hanging on by a thread. As we were leaving she showed John who quickly reached in, pulled it forward and it fell out. McKenna couldn't have been more surprised-she was so afraid it was going to hurt. Surprise quickly turned to anticipation and excitement for the big visit from the Tooth Fairy.

It was a fun day and night for all!!!