Labor Day Weekend

We had quite the adventurous weekend!
Grandma Bear went up to my aunt and uncle's cabin for the weekend and Grandpa Bear came up to stay with us (like he does most weekends). The boys headed to my aunt and uncles to pick up some bushes and plants that they have so graciously given to us as they are redoing their landscaping and then they got them all planted. (I will blog about our backyard transformation as soon as it's finished, which should be soon!)

Then on Saturday we headed to the State Fair with Darek, Steph, & Toby, Mark and Katie, and then also Steph's dad, Dana (he lives in AZ, but has moved in with Darek and Steph to help babysit Toby). We had a blast at the fair, but it was quite the different experience than years past! Having babies in tow always adds a level of excitement and extra stuff! But overall we did really well! Zeke slept all of 30 min, which doesn't surprise me because he is quite the observer, as I have previously talked about. He is afraid that if he falls asleep then he will miss something! We ended up heading out before the rest of the crew because Zeke hadn't napped all day and it was nearing bedtime. He did great up until the last 15 minutes and then we melted down! Here are pictures of our adventures!

Steph, Toby, & Dana

Mike, Zeke, & the Vikes

Bjorning around the State Fair

New duckies in the Miracle Barn

Deep fried Mac & Cheese on a stick, only appropriate!

18 inch corn dog for my Michael!

Ridiculous!

Then on Sunday night we went to Darek & Steph's for dinner and a bonfire! It was Zeke and Toby's first bonfire and it was a perfect night for it, the first cooler evening of fall! Bittersweet! We didn't get to stick around too long for the bonfire as it was approaching Zeke's bedtime and he was hungry and tired. So we just headed home, so we missed out on the smores and burning of their Christmas tree (they videoed it for us tho and it was quite the sight to see! now i can understand how forest fires occur so quickly)! Hopefully they will still be time for another bonfire and smores before the snow flies!

Then on Monday Great Grandma Smith came to town to meet Tobiah for the first time and after she did that she stopped by our house to see Zeke again! This time I remembered to get some pictures of them together!

It was a wonderful weekend full of fun, family, and friends! Perfection!