Our Labor Day Weekend

It was so nice to enjoy the long weekend with Luke- he actually didn't have to work that weekend, and had half a day on Friday, and Monday off- yay! So the first order of business was to go to the pool! We hadn't gone together with the 3 of us all summer, and we figured it was our last chance!

I had taken Jacob swimming twice but this was the first time to hang out with his dad. We took him in the bigger pool first with his floatee and he is such a good little kicker! And while Luke went down all the water slides (he was all excited like a little kid, haha) I held Jacob so he could splash and kick some more. But he also loved walking around in the little kiddie pool! He did fall a few times and was under for a second, so we had to start holding on to the back of his shirt so that he wouldn't fall when he tripped. But you could tell he felt like such a big boy :)

Then Saturday night we actually had some of my family drive back through Denver. I know-I've been spoiled seeing my family so much this year!

My dad and Andrea helped James drive out his escort to BYU-Idaho from Maryland. This is the same car I got on my 17th birthday and it's been passed down through 5 kids since! We were all a little worried about it making it across the country, but they finally made it into Denver their second day of driving, just after midnight on Saturday. So we only really had Sunday together, it was a short visit. But we went to church Sunday morning, then came home and relaxed a bit, then had pulled pork sandwiches for dinner that Luke had smoked up the day before, and then played a couple rounds of Rook. Afterwards, we headed to the Loughe's house to visit and for some dessert. My dad was good friends with the Loughe's when they lived in Maryland several years ago, and it's just a coincidence they are in our ward now and live just down the street.

So we had a good time visiting with all of them, and Andrea made good friends with Tori and Shannon! Unfortunately this was the only picture I took all weekend with them here, but it was still a nice little visit- especially to have family come visit me!

Then since Luke was off Monday too, we went to the Taste of Colorado downtown. They had a big carnival on the streets with rides, games, and all sorts of food stands from restaurants. Luke was interested in trying Famous Dave's BBQ. We got a taste of their ribs and pulled pork and compared it to what we had made the day before- and wow, theirs was so much better! Luke's bbq is good, but I guess they're famous for a reason. We walked around the shops and stuff too and I even found some pretty bed sheets for only $20.

Anyways, so it was a good relaxing weekend and fun to see family too. But to be honest, Luke and I each had things that we would have rather done this weekend!

If it was up to Luke, and my family wasn't coming in, we would have driven four hours west to the other side of the mountains and stayed a day or two in Rifle, CO so that we could have gotten Palisade Peaches. And I would have been happy picking some peaches, but maybe next year.

What I really wanted to do was go Labor Day sale shopping! I've been kind of going crazy because there's so much stuff I want to buy and do for our house but Luke just wants me to wait a little and not go crazy! But not having the go-ahead to buy anything is actually making me more crazy!

I've been really wanting a chair for our family room to fill in a big gap in the corner of our room. We have brown leather couches but kind of have a reddish cherry tint so I thought I could get away with a red chair. I really like the color of the first one but it's a little expensive, so I found this other red chair that I like that was on sale. But looking back at it, it does seem reeeally red, so maybe it's good for me to think it over a little bit more.
And Luke and I don't really have intentions of getting another couch yet, but I know it won't be much longer until I'm ready for one either. One front living room is so empty, it really would be nice to have a couch! And then I found this one!
It's pretty cheap with this Labor Day sale and it was soo soft and comfy! And I like the nuetral color, and look at the texture of it! So now I really want this set even more than I want a chair!

Sooo I'm not sure if I should go for it or not, just because they are on sale or if I should wait until we're "ready" to get more furniture. There will be other sales right? I'm not sure, but in the meantime my next project is to have all my baseboards, window sills, and door frames painted white! Now the questions is whether to pay a lot of money to have someone do it in 4 days, or try to get as much done on my own for the next few months to save money but waste my time? I'm indecisive so I'll probably think about it for awhile, but I'm getting anxious for something to do and something new!