“Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?" ~Matthew 6:25-26

Sunday, September 9, 2012

Labor Day Weekend

We weren't able to take any vacations this summer because Ben had just started his new job and wasn't yet eligible for vacation time. So, we decided to make Labor Day weekend a mini-vacation.

We wen't to St. Joe for the weekend and stayed at my parents' house in hopes of getting in a lot of family time.  It was a great weekend! It was the perfect combination of being lazy around their house, and going out.

Saturday we had my niece, Lily's first birthday party, followed by watching the U of M game. Sunday we slept in, and then spent the afternoon downtown with my siblings. Then Sunday night we had a date night at my favorite restaurant - Clementine's! And Monday we FINALLY made a trip to the beach - for the first time this summer!

Unfortunately, Liam didn't care for the water. We thought he'd LOVE swimming because he loves taking baths, but I think the noise of the boats, people, etc scared him. We've been learning lately that loud noises do scare him. For example, while going for a walk last weekend we stopped to watch a train pass, and he cried the whole time. Poor little guy. Anyway, it was a fun little getaway and a good end to the summer.

Saturday afternoon the 3 of us decided to go for a run. 5 minutes into it, it started to rain and we were completely soaked by the time we made it home.

Sunday morning watching cartoons. I think we're going to get him a boy version of this chair for Christmas. He LOVED it!

Liam's first time riding the carousel. Again, he cried the whole time because of the noise. We'll try it again next summer! 

On our walk at the beach/pier.


Adios, summer! You will be missed!