More Labor Day Weekend Fun

We crammed a lot of fun into our three day weekend. (We are conveniently blocking out a 4 hour period of time on Saturday night...) We decided one more trip to the Botanical Gardens was in order. Will ran around and had fun as usual and Alex actually got to put his hands in the fountain as well. He was a little unsure at first but it grew on him. He really liked playing with the boats. After the gardens, Phil left for Detroit and the boys and I went home for naps. When they woke up, we played with water balloons in the front yard and then spent a decent amount of time playing with play dough (while Alex crawled around the kitchen).

On Monday morning, we walked/rode bikes into town and did our usual: D&W, pennies in the fountain, races on top of the parking garage, and a quick run on the football field.  After we got home, Alex went down for his nap and Will helped me bake a batch of muffins with zucchini from our garden.  After their afternoon naps, we went over to Grandma and Grandpa's for dinner.  They bought Will a slip and slide which we tried out.  Will is terrified of sprinklers for some reason and I don't think he fully grasped the concept of the slip and slide.  And mom conveniently did not bring her suit along so she couldn't do a demo :)  He ended up crawling down it a few times and jumped in the little pool at the end.  It was a short lived activity but maybe next time he'll be more adventurous!  

In other news, Alex is now pulling himself up on furniture.  He pulled himself up to play at the train table and also in his crib so the mattress has been lowered all the way down.  He also likes to stand up by the fireplace because he can see his reflection which cracks him up. 
 

Playing with trains



Fun in the tunnel

Playing at the Gardens

Not too sure about the fountains

Pumping water at the farm

Slip and Crawl

Not all fun... we had to run some errands, too!