Labor day weekend

  Had a wonderful 3 day weekend. We started off with a trip out to the lake on Saturday. We had a great time, as usual, but getting out to our little cove took longer than usual. We were waiting for some of Andrew's work buddies to show them the way. They told us they were only a little bit behind us on time so we figured we'd wait. Well, it was a good hour from the time we were in the water till we got to our cove. I was a bit annoyed and Kate being so ready to be in the water didn't help things. Poor thing was crazy hot with her life jacket on and all, ...I was not happy.
  Once we got the boat anchored and started playing in the water, however, things got so much better. Kate was having a great time, we were all cooled off, and, surprise to me, all of Andrew's buddies got into a big water fight with the older kids which was a blast for everyone involved and everyone watching.
  And Abby got in the water for the first time! It was a bit of a shock to her at first but after a couple of minutes she started to enjoy the water.

Right before heading out to the lake.  Abby was all ready to go, Kate...getting there.

Boating back to the dock with the Strongs

Beautiful sunset.  Not sure what Kate is doing, though.

  Sunday was good. Kate happily stayed in nursery which is always a good thing.
  Today we went and did some shoe shopping. Both Andrew and I were in need of new running shoes and Andrew also needed some flip flops. Mission accomplished.
 We had Burger King for lunch which we all enjoyed, including Kate. She is talking so much more now and the whole time we were shopping she kept saying, "ice cream, please." How could we say no to that? So off to BK for a yummy oreo shake.
  Once we got home all the girls, that includes me, took a nap, while Andrew worked outside on the Durango hooking up the wires that connect to our trailer. It took him a ton of work but saved us a good $500. :) He had to take off the back bumper, install the wires, line the wires along the under side of the Durango and hook them up to the engine. Love my hard working man.
  And to finish off our weekend, I went on a quick 2 mile run which starts off my training for a half marathon I will be running at the end of December! I've got quite the way to go but I'm determined to do it!

  Oh, and Abby just keeps getting better and better at eating solid foods.  She's starting to like both fruits and veggies!  Yay!!  Here she is enjoying some green beans.  Yum!