All Things Belvin: Happy Labor Day!

I am embarassed to say that, until today, I was not exactly sure what Labor Day was all about. Here is how my conversation with Michael went:

Katie: "What is Labor Day?"
Michael: "Ummmm..."
K: "Is it patriotic?"
M: "I don't think so."
K: "But I wanted Charlotte to get one more use out of her American flag bubble."
M: "Well... it's never a bad idea to celebrate America."
K: "What do we celebrate on Labor Day??
M: "Workers???"

He was pretty close! Please tell me that we are not the only Americans that did not know the meaning behind Labor Day. Well, thanks to the wonder that is Wikipedia, I am now well versed on Labor Day! Just in case you are as clueless as we were, here is a little refresher:

Labor Day

federal holiday that is observed on the first Monday in September
celebrates the social and economic contributions of workers
the first Labor Day was September 5, 1882
commonly celebrated with parades and barbeques
symbolic for the end of Summer
marks the beginning of NFL and college football
very important: last day you can wear white =)

Charlotte and I are always excited to have Daddy home for a 3 day weekend! We planned to be very relaxed and low key. I always get excited for Labor Day weekend, because it means that Fall is not too far away. I LOVE Fall and Winter! What's not to love? Beautiful weather, college football, Thanksgiving and Christmas, lots of time with family... I could go on and on!

The weather was perfect all weekend! We were fortunate to have a nice break in the 100+ degree heat (I'm pretending the heat is gone for the rest of the year!), and finally spent some time with Charlotte outside. Here is a little recap of our weekend:

Thursday, Michael went dove hunting, and Charlotte and I had some fun Mommy and Me time! Friday, we headed to Baby Bounce at North Park with a couple of Charlotte's buddies, and Michael surprised us by coming home early. Thank goodness he did! He made it home in time for us to cheer Baylor on to victory in their season opener against TCU!!! It was an exciting game, and it's great to see the Bears start the season off strong. Sic'Em Bears!

Saturday, I had a volunteer shift at the DMA, and Michael spent some time with his little girl! They had a blast! She supervised while he smoked a pork shoulder and corn, made mashed potatoes and a peach cobbler. It was so yummy! Michael's brother's family came over for dinner and to watch the LSU vs. Oregon game. We had a great time!

Sunday, we went for an early morning walk... it was so nice out! Later, Charlotte and I had a play date with one of the mom's we met in our childbirth classes. Our daughters were born a couple weeks apart, and they had a great time playing (ie: lying on blankets next to each other). We walked around Willow Bend and chatted. It was great to catch up! When I got home, we watched the US Open and relaxed.

Ready for a walk!

Monday morning, Michael went to hit golf balls with Brandon. We gave him new golf clubs for his 30th birthday, but his back has been bothering him, and he has been dying to use them. Charlotte and I went for another walk. We picked up a pair of baby sunglasses last week, and she was very excited to wear them. Sadly, she looks a bit like Elton John, but it's still pretty cute! When Michael came home, we watched more tennis and took a little afternoon nap. For dinner, we made BBQ pizzas and listened to Frank Sinatra.