The Days of our Lives: Labor Day Weekend

What a busy and fun Labor Day Weekend we had!! Let's see if you all can keep up :)
Friday had us up very early so we could get on the road for Bay City by 7:15am. I had the car packed the night before and we were off lickety-split on Friday! Kole and I slept most the of way there and we arrived around 10am-ish. Brad picked up Seth a little while later and they went golfing all day. We played with Nana and Papa, prepared some dinner for later on, and just hung out for awhile. After Kole's nap we ran a couple of errands. Jay, Keri and Emma were to arrive later on that evening but called saying one of thier flights was cancelled. They were now flying in to Lansing airport so Mary Rose and Carey drove to pick them up while I made the dinner. Brad stayed for our meal. We played the rest of the evening until Jay, Keri and Emma arrived home. It was SO GOOD to see our lovely, sweet, pretty niece Emma!! (oh, and good to see you too Jay and Keri...) She is getting so big and walking like a pro!! I tried to make enough noise to wake Kole up so the kids could play, but it didn't work. I guess that was a good thing though. We chatted for a bit then all went to bed. Early to rise (early came too soon after the TWO trains came barreling through during the wee hours of the morning waking all of us up twice!) the next morning as Seth and I, Jay and Keri, Keri's brother Ryan and his fiancee Becky were off to East Lansing for an MSU football game. The weather couldn't have been better; high 70s and sunny! Good time at the game. Ryan and Becky drove back to Bay City and the four of us drove to Grand Rapids. Earlier in the day, Nana and Papa drove back to Grand Rapids with both children in tow :) We arrived home just in time for Chinese dinner that Aunt Joanne brought over. Uncle Mike and Sarah were here as well. Dinner for all and we had a nice time chasing after the kids and watching them play. Little ones went off to bed and everyone went home. Jay, Keri, Seth and I stayed up chatting and watching TV. We all went to bed around 10:30-11pm. Up the next morning to a slow morning playing with and feeding the kids. Mary Rose and Carey as well as Sarah came over around 11am to prepare for a day at the beach. We first ordered pizza for lunch then headed out to North Shore Beach near Grand Haven. This is for sure one of the nicest and easist beaches to go to. The water was frickin' cold but the air temp and sun were perfect for the beach. We set up our small compound in the sand and hung out. Kole was not a fan of the sand at first but he warmed up to it eventually. We stayed for a couple of hours until the two kids started to fade. Emma got a bit tired and Kole got a bit crabby. We packed up our stuff and disassembled our compound. We said our goodbyes (sniff sniff) and started home. Seth and I rented some movies for the night and picked up the house. We all slept like babies that night. Monday found Kole and me with runny noses and sneezing. My issue was allergies but not sure about Kole's. I was worthless most of the day but did manage to have lunch with Rachel, A. Rosie, Sue and Paul that afternoon. Paul was in town for a few days and headed back to L.A. later that day. Crabbiness consumed me the whole evening as I battled with my dripping nose and constant sneezing ( I see the allergist on the 15th, thank GOD!). All in all it was a super weekend and so nice to spend it with our family!!
Here are some pics from the weekend plus a few randoms in the beginning. Enjoy!

So this was Jersey being scared of the oven that was on. She was hiding out in Kole's room and peeking her head out every so often. She's afraid the smoke alarm will go off. It did.