We're enjoying the last little bit of summer and taking full advantage of our 3 day weekend. In spite of all of the craziness, we've found time to get out and bring some normalcy to our time together.
Last weekend, our niece and nephew turned 9 and we got to celebrate their birthdays with a socially distanced pool party at my dad's. Declan absolutely loves the water and since swimming lessons were again cancelled, it was great to get him into the pool before the weather changes. He had a blast playing with his cousins and socializing with other family that attended. He may of also enjoyed a cupcake or two during our visit.
This weekend, we decided to keep with our tradition of apple picking. We found a cute, little orchard in Augusta, MO last year and decided to visit again this year. Declan had so much fun peach picking on vacation in July and figured he would have as much fun with the apples. We did not disappoint our little guy. He loved picking apples straight off of the tree and taking a big bite out of them. We ended up picking almost 14 pounds of apples and I'm sure he ate about a pound in the orchard. He learned about an "apple picker" and even got to see a tractor at the farm and orchard.
After apple picking, we went to one of our favorite spots for pizza and took in more time outside when we set up Declan's pool in the backyard. We have no idea when we're going to be able to get him back into swimming lessons but we're happy we can at least set up his little pool when it's nice out in the meantime. He seems to love any type of water (bath, little pool, big pool) so his afternoon was made.
Today we're taking it easy at home before restarting the work week tomorrow. We're having a picnic of smoked pulled pork (thanks D!) at home and spending as much time outside as we can. We're also starting the party preparations for Declan's 2nd birthday next month. It's so hard to believe that our miracle is almost two. He's so excited for his tractor party and this mama isn't going to let him down.
Hope everyone has a relaxing and safe Labor Day!
