Labor Day Weekend

We had such a fun Labor Day weekend! It started with a trip to Callaway Gardens with Birdie and Grandpa for the Hot Air Balloon Festival.

The first thing Ben did was design and fly his own kite.

He got a bird's-eye view for the disc dogs, although I'm not sure he actually saw anything under Daddy's hat. We went for a paddle boat ride, while Noah and Grandpa waited on the dock. We met our friends Katie and Andrew and their kids Kaili and Gavin there (Katie works with Jess). It was so funny because Noah stared at Katie for so long with this look like, "I know you're not my Mommy, but wait ... are you my Mommy?" Birdie is so funny!

Then it was time for the balloons ...

When they started to lift off, it was spectacular!

On Sunday, we went to the Decatur Book Festival with Grandma Jenny and Aunt Jennifer. Ben colored a bookmark just for Aunt Jennifer.

Of course, Noah had to get in on the action. He was not so sure about getting his picture taken with "Bullseye" the dog. He was MUCH happier with Grandma Jenny. Listening to a storyteller with Aunt Jennifer.

On Monday we went to a backyard party at our friends' house. We had a lot of fun watching the kids slide down a huge water slide (Ben didn't summon the courage to go down), playing games, and eating homemade ice cream! Ben practiced his tennis swing.And Noah laughed and laughed when Ben pushed him on the swing.