Labor Day Weekend

This past weekend, our family celebrated a three day weekend due to the Labor Day holiday. It was fantastic, busy and fun with lots of family bonding.

On Saturday, Ben, Daddy and Mommy went to Eclips Kids Hair Salon for Ben's FIRST HAIR CUT! He did great! He sat on the chair (propped with a bench to make him higher) and got his hair trimmed with no fuss! Ms. Jenny cut his hair and although his parents are huge critics, we accomplished the hair cut with no tears. It was a success! At the end of the hair cut we got Ben's first cut locks and a certificate. Afterwards, we went to Cheesecake Factory to celebrate. Ben ate bits and pieces of his Mom and Dad's food and was a very good baby. Following lunch, Ben and his parents went to Babies R'Us for some much needed baby items and in search for a light weight umbrella stroller. Ben needed to get an umbrella stroller to tote to the beach and so Nagypapa and Nagymama could have a stroller at their house for when the Grand children come over to visit. We found an exceptional stroller due to Ben's Dad being the great shopper he is.

On Sunday, Ben had a bit of cabin fever and wanted to leave the house. We decided to head to Georgetown since his Daddy had heard of a Cupcake store that had recently opened. When we arrived, the store was not yet open so we went to the Georgetown mall and had a bite to eat. Afterwards, we went to the store and bought several cupcakes for the family, Nagypapa and Nagymama and Aunt Amy and Uncle Eric. Since we all couldn't wait to take a bite of these famous cupcakes, we decided to have a few in the car. Ben sampled a bit of a chocolate cupcake and loved it!

Later that day, Ben and his parents went to his Nagypapa and Nagymama's house for the Annual Neighborhood Block Party. This party had taken place ever since Ben's Mom was a little girl and many of the same neighbors she had while growing up still lived in the same houses. It was a fantastic event, as Ben was very much admired and adored. Ben even ate a full hamburger patty! He was one hungry kid!

On Labor Day, Ben spent the morning and early afternoon at home. His parents were pretty tired from the busy weekend and wanted a relaxing day. Around noon, Aunt Amy called to invite the Goldlust family over for a Labor Day cook out. We arrived around 3:30 and let the boys play. Ben loved playing with Hally by chasing her around the house and allowing her to lick him as much as she wanted. Soon it was time for dinner and Ben ate with gusto. His parents learned that Ben loved canned carrots. The adults all agreed that Ben ate at least half the can! After dinner, Aunt Amy thought it would be fun to take the kids to the local park. The Ashburn Park was wonderful! It had plenty of room to run, lots of swings and lots of playground equipment. The boys had a great time going down slides and swinging on the swings. Ben loved the swings most of all. At one point, Ben started falling asleep in the swing, so that meant it was time to go home. When his Mommy took him out of the swing, Ben cried for the longest time as he wanted to seemingly stay in the swing forever.