The Hutchinson Family: Labor Day Weekend

Labor Day weekend began early for us. Aunt Heather arrived last Monday morning from California. She was due to come in on Wednesday for Brad’s sister’s wedding, but due to the fires she headed east early. The air quality was so poor that she decided it was best to get out of town. She spent a few days at our house and I was able to take Thursday off to spend with her and the kiddos. We went to IKEA and Aunt Heather treated us to chick-fil-a ice cream. Riley & Ryan were so big and sat in the booth without the high chair or even a booster seat! They were a total mess by the time they were done, but they thoroughly enjoyed it and I could tell they were proud there were no high chairs.

Totally out of the blue on Friday night my friend Sheli called me and invited me to go to the Britney Spears concert. It was 7:00 and the concert started at 8:00, so I threw on some clothes and headed to Philips Arena. We were about 20 feet from the stage – it was an incredible experience to sit that close to anything and Britney still can put on a good show. She is definitely a performer!

On Saturday we started with a private swim lesson at the pool in our neighborhood. They did great, but again they showed me how big they are…we left them there! She wanted us out so they would pay attention to her, so we left and came back to pick them up. Kevin and I looked at each other when we got in the car and were amazed at how far we’ve come in just 2 short years!

We joined our friends Angie and Scott and their son Jacob for dinner at Nuevo Laredo and then started up the fire pit when we got back. We pulled the tv out back and watched football by the fire. We were the ultimate red necks, but it was so much fun! It felt like we were tailgating!!! I’m so glad football season has started…

We had a low key day on Sunday and just relaxed most of the day. Aunt Heather and Uncle Brad got back from the wedding festivities and we had dinner with them and Grandaddy. Kevin made some ribs on the grill. Today we got some stuff done around the house that has been way overdue! Aunt Heather and Uncle Brad took the kiddos for a while and let us get organized. It felt so great to get some of the projects complete that have been on our to do list for months! We had a nice cookout today with the newlyweds. Grandaddy brought some of the salmon he caught in Alaska over and we had a nice spread. Right after an early dinner, Uncle Brad took Aunt Heather to the airport. Brad is staying until tomorrow since he’s flying out for a business trip. It was a great long weekend with the kiddos. They are still becoming more and more independent each minute and saying more and more words. They are even starting to tell me about their diapers which makes me think that potty training might be here sooner than we know. Looking forward to a nice short business week!