Labor Day weekend!

Labor Day weekend was spent at home this year! It was so nice to be home for 3 straight days! Saturday we had some of my HS friends over for a BBQ. It was great to see everyone and the kids had a blast together! We borrowed a bouncy house from our friends, The Kahlert's and the kids thoroughly enjoyed it! Bishop brought out a bunch of toys to put in the house!

The Eckerman's! Anna, Sawyer, Christian and Jeff!

Nora and Daddy!

 We took a picture of all the kids. I love these moments--it's complete chaos, but great memories! I wish I could have gotten a closer picture of the kids, but I couldn't really zoom in anymore or I'd cut someone out!

It was so fun to have Matt and Kristen Skala and their girls join us! We've been trying to get everyone together for a long time....and I just threw it out there and was happy that Anna, Michelle and Matt could make it! Hopefully we'll do it more often and more of our friends will be around!

Nora, Bishop, Megan, Kelsey, Liam, Christian and Sawyer

Sawyer--what a honey! 

Let the craziness begin! ;) The big siblings are taking charge here!

Sunday we walked to Lake Harriet Bandshell for Church. Mount Olivet was the church performing the service, so that was nice! We had breakfast at the bandshell, walked to the Farmers Market and stopped at the park on the way home!

Bishop helping feed Nora her bottle on the walk home!

We have been spending more of our time down in our basement, which has become the play room. Bishop loves it and he prefers it to going out and doing other things. We offered to take him to the pool on Sunday, but he decided to stay in and play. On Monday we started off the morning.....painting! :)

Painting in his pull-up!

We walked around Lake Harriet on Monday and Bishop biked. He did awesome! He biked most of the way and then walked for a good portion. We stopped at the rose garden (I had never been) and Bishop stopped to smell most of the roses. He would smell them and then say....mmmmmm........

Smelling the roses at the Rose Garden

While Bishop was napping today, Nora and I hung out (Luke went for a bike ride). I caught her looking into the mirror and smiling at herself! :) She's growing and changing so much! She can sit up unassisted with no problems...she'll turn around in a circle and she can pretty much get to whatever she wants....she can reach for things and grab things very easily. She's eating very well. She's still working on the sleeping.....so hopefully she figures that out soon! She's such a joy! She smiles all the time, she's such a sweetheart!

Looking in the mirror

Big Smiley Hugs!