Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Labor Day Weekend

Labor Day weekend we decided to load up in the car and head to California to enjoy some time with Grandma and Grandpa Peterson and Uncle Dan. The girls are great little travelers now and were thrilled to be heading to Grandma and Grandpa's house. We arrived late Friday night, spent a little time visitnig and playing with Shiba then headed to bed.

Early the next morning the boys got up and headed to a lake about an hour away to fish. In the afternoon the rest of us joined the boys for lunch and then a little more fishing on the lake. The girls LOVED being out on the boat. I don't think Gabriella stopped smiling the whole time. The fish finder supplied plenty of entertainment for Kate who every time it beeped that there was a fish would yell "Daddy there's a fish, hurry catch it!" Matt did catch one fish and we decided that was success enough for the day. After fishing for the day we headed home to swim in the pool and play some more.

Sunday we enjoyed church with Grandma and Grandpa. After church we napped then the girls did side walk chalk for the remainder of the day...seriously. Kate had stories drawn out all over the back patio. It was quite the masterpiece.

Monday we swam in the morning the headed to Underwood Family Farms where the girls rode ponies, pet and brushed goats, fed horses, and rode in a cute little wagon. They had a great time and the farm was just adorable. We didn't stay too long but loved every minute of being there. After that we loaded up in the car and headed home again. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa for another great weekend!





7 comments:

Ali said...

Horses, fishing and a really cool wagon ride?!?

What an awesome weekend!

Happy belated 4th birthday to Kate too!

Myrna said...

What a great weekend! You guys packed in lots of fun stuff. I love love love the pictures Amanda!!

sNick said...

Amanda, you're girls are beautiful, and you are quite the photographer! Your pictures are so clear and the contrasts are great. As a photographer, you should know, that night pic at Badger was done with a flash - which also explains why I didn't get my subject square on - I couldn't see where I was aiming. Haha.

Arizona Nielsens said...

Did you get a picture of Kate's story in chalk? I would love to hear her explain it with her pictures. Glad you guys had such a great time!

Amber said...

These are such cute pictures! Gabriella is getting so big. I hope we can see you guys soon. (btw, kate's hair looks great!)

Stephanie said...

Seriously love your pictures. Can you just hang around here all day and take beautiful pictures of my family?

Glad you had a great time in Cali!

Rach said...

such a fun and active family!