Jammed Packed Labor Day Weekend!

Labor Day weekend just screams, "Fill me up and do as much as you can in three days!" We were faithful to oblige, so here are some highlights from the weekend!

Friday night we celebrated my 32nd birthday at my dear friend Amy's house. In lieu of eating out, Amy was sweet enough to open up her beautiful home to host a game night in my honor. What better way to spend the evening eating treats, laughing, telling stories and playing games. I especially liked the idea of game night b/c it offered a chance for fellowship with some of my favorite ladies and we could relax without worrying about taking up a table too long at a restaurant or something. What a great night we had....late into the evening.

Jocelyn, Tammy, Alba, Amy, myself, Sandra, Candice and Rachael

my dear friend Jocelyn and the cheesecake she made from scratch!

My sis-in-law, Candice, on her actual 30th birthday, 2 weeks post baby Abby! What a trooper she was - so thankful she got to come too!

The next morning we anticipated the arrival of the Pereira family. Kristi used to teach with me at NBCA and she and her family now live in Waco. The last time we saw them, Cayden was just 12 months old, so we had yet to meet their sweet kiddos. Mrs. Pereira is a mommy now too and it wasn't that long ago when we were teaching together, hanging out with middle schoolers! What a treat to get to see them, however briefly.

Hermann, Ruby, Kristi and Hudson

Our 3 kiddos....Hud will be 3 in October I think

We have several pics together just like this one! Love her!

After the Pereiras left, we headed to Canyon Lake to meet up with some family to celebrate Grandma's 75th birthday. Since Uncle Bubba's house can accommodate a ton of people, we planned a big sleep over complete with lots of food, a birthday celebration, and game playing into the early morning. I don't remember the last time when I had laughed so hard.

Happy birthday, Grandma!!!

Matt doing the honors

Make a wish!

Cade serving the ice cream

Mck!

Matt and Emily

silly Corey

Ha, I hadn't bathed yet and my hair was kickin'
Matt was giving me a hard time, rightfully so!

We headed home Sunday afternoon and enjoyed a quiet and slow Monday together as a family. Although is was super busy, it was super sweet to get to see and spend time with family and friends!

Fun at the Riedel's

Ok, so this is totally last season, but nonetheless, it's definitely post-worthy material. Let's count those babies ...1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8!!! Eight kiddos, all together with one (so actually there are 9) not swimming since well, she's like 3 months old! The mommas of these kiddos have been my dearest friends since high school and some since junior high!

sweet baby Anna!

Here's our crew....and Jamie doesn't have babies just yet, so the numbers are bound to grow. I don't know who else will have more babies at this point and for us, the jury is still out. Since Abby is preggers and due soon, so our little brew will be at 10 by the end of the year. We should go camping together...like in 5 years!!!

We had the pleasure of staying that night at the Riedel home. It was the first time we've been able to spend some good time together. Cody (Kim's husband) was out of town, so it was just Kim and I with our 5 kiddos. Luckily, Kim's house is run like a day care in that her house is spacious, and she has the best snacks and toys for any kiddo. For the most part, the kids got along well and we enjoyed seeing them all interact together.

Mck enjoyed mimicking Lizzie

All matching per size (both sets are 6 weeks apart)

this one little baby item was their favorite toy...which, by the way, even little Maddie was too big for it

snuggle time!