Labor Day 2015

September 7, 2015 | Stacy

We rarely do things on Labor Day, as I usually work. But I wasn’t scheduled this year so we quickly invited over friends, as well as Nan and Nene & Nan’s friend.
When we first issued the invitations, we were simply hopeful it wouldn’t rain. The fact that it turned out to be 90 degrees was a fantastic blessing.
The boys played badminton and football, and there was a lot of swimming. There was more food than we could shake a stick at. It was so fun.

I almost didn’t post this as I look super cheesy, but I ♥ this sweet sister.

And we had leftovers for days. YUM!

A Neen-Marie date

September 5, 2015 | Stacy

Marie’s broken foot has kept her out of a handful of activities this summer. But her Nan and Neen have been spending a little more time with her and spicing up her days.

Those summer nights…

September 3, 2015 | Stacy

We FINALLY made time to pull out the fire pit and get busy with s’mores.
But since we’d seen how the mosquitoes had made a meal out of Katriel last week, some of the kids got serious about covering up.

We’d waited until Katriel went to bed, as I’m weird about fire and fast moving toddlers.
We ate way too many calories, as I told the kids stories of our trip to Kenya in 1998.
It was fun. Really fun.