Labor Day Weekend Vacation!

A four day weekend, a two hour car ride out of town, and a wonderful boyfriend & son made for an amazing Labor Day weekend!

Day #1: 60's concert in the park

Although we didn't sit down for a good two hours, Connor had a blast roaming around, showing off his cute little charm to the older crowd, making a new little girlfriend purely because she was sporting an Elmo shirt, checking out all the dogs, and playing on the play ground.

Two very dear things to my son....his MOM and FOOD :)

Our view

My boys :)

Giggles for Matt

Day #2: A long, confusing car ride ended up here: the Splash ground. It was a small water fountain area, similar to the one at our Lakes Park. I had scoped this place out ahead of time, assuming Connor would LOVE it. He did a few rounds, splashed in a few puddles, then was pretty much over it. Since it wasn't as great as I had hoped, we opted for plan B: Chick-fil-a playground. :)

After Chick-fil-a, we decided to live on the wild side (since we were approaching the all important nap time) & took a trip through the mall on our way home. We were actually successful in finding a great sale, scarfing some yummy ice cream (as seen in photo below), watched the carousel, and discovering a nice mall that Mommy plans to go back to when she is childless in the near future :).

Our night consisted of Special Agent Oso (Connor's love) and a game night for the adults. Connor had a wonderful time, talked to Oso a bit, watched some of the game time, and ran around with his new buddy, Cleo, the dog.

(Cleo may look intimidating, but she is SO incredibly sweet. They took to one another right away & are 'fetch buddies' now)!

Day #3: Beach trip.

The drive to & from the beach felt like an Eternity, but overall, the trip was successful. Like most trips, Mommy & Connor did not sit down the entire time--we chased seagulls, ran from flag to flag near the boat rental place, & splashed in the water numerous times. We left quickly as a giant wind storm practically blew us & all the sand on the beach into the parking lot. The two hours of stand still traffic on the way home & sand particles in every clevice of my car made for one crabby lady, but we made it back in one piece. After a nice shower & some down time on the sofa, I was back to my good ol' self.






We had a wonderful trip & plan to do it again sometime soon!