Our first week of September

 

Time to catch up here!  Last Saturday we went to DelGrosso's Amusement Park near Altoona, about 45 minutes from here.  We met up with Lori and Anthony and the boys in the parking lot.  When we entered, a lady asked us to take a picture of her family, and then she took one of ours!

The first thing I noticed was how beautifully kept the park was, with beautiful flowers and plants everywhere. 

Lori had rented a cabana, which was a great place for keeping our stuff and for people who didn't feel like going on rides to sit and chill.  Anthony and Austin were those two until we went to the water park later.  The rest of us had a blast. 

Destiny said she regretted getting on this one, but it was tooooo late, haha!

When we went to the water park we locked our valuables, including our phones, in a locker.  So I wasn't able to get any pictures of us there.  Dick and I were with Elizer and Hunter in the kids area (lower picture) while Destiny, Lori, Anthony, and Austin went on the crazy water rides (top picture.) Elizer is just crazy in water!  He has a floaty jacket and has NO FEAR!  I found out later, when I looked at the website, that some of the things he was on were to be with adults.  We were just sitting in the water watching.  

They finished off in the big wave pool, but I was in the cabana trying to clean up before they kicked us out, so I didn't get any pictures of that either. 

After the water park closed we got pizza.  It was such a lovely evening. And what a beautiful setting!

Elizer slept here that night because Destiny had to work on Sunday and he would be going to church with us.  I was READY for bed!!

On Sunday after church I made BLT's with our own tomatoes.  I looked into the living room while I was preparing things and thought it was so cute how Elizer was getting Grandpa to help him take care of the babies. 

We had a lazy Sunday and even took afternoon naps, something I haven't done in ages!

Monday was Labor Day.  Dick finished up his weekly mowing over at Anthony's.  I did some church work here at the computer.  In the evening Destiny and Elizer and I went to the pool for our last time this season.  It was such a hot day and it felt really good!

On Tuesday morning after I dropped Elizer off at preschool I went to pick up some shoes from a person that was selling them on Facebook Marketplace.  Seven pairs of shoes for $15!!  They're SO cute, and just the size Elizer is growing into.  

I got my hair trimmed for the first time in five weeks.  It was TIME!

We went to Spring Creek Park after I picked him up at 3:30.  It was so hot, and I thought he might enjoy wading into the creek like other children were doing.  We both walked in with our shoes on, but he was not a fan.  He wanted to swing instead.  

There was also a sweet doggie named Stella that he was allowed to pet and give a treat to.  We walked through the covered bridge and looked at the creek through the opening in the bridge.  And we played in the sand for a while. 

On Wednesday I made a beef stir fry  and took most of it over to Anthony and Lori's place.  I just had to take pictures of her gorgeous plants!!

On Thursday I had my annual mammogram.  We actually got some rain that afternoon for the first in a little while.  I took Elizer to Rural King after I picked him up from daycare.  We had fun looking at the baby chicks and ducklings.  There were also a few rabbits in cages.  One of them was way too energetic, and we laughed and laughed watching him hop and jump around his cage. 

I didn't take any pictures because my hands were full as we ate the delicious FREE freshly popped popcorn.  I love that place.  After we checked out we were watching the CUTEST Shih Tzu in a man's shopping cart.  We waited till he came by us to ask if Elizer could pet it.  No problem.  The man was so friendly, and the dog was just adorable!

We had fun hanging outside after we got home.  He loves to ride his bike around and around the driveway. Then we enjoyed eating some cantaloupe the old fashioned way! 

On Friday I made burritos and all the fixings for Anthony and Lori and for us.  I took their things in a cooler bag to Dick at work, because he was going over to their place anyway to start this week's mowing.  Destiny had picked Elizer up from preschool because it was her day off work.  She dropped him off here for a bit while she went to an appointment.  He seem quite low-key, we noticed.  I played a little card game that he'd gotten with his Chick-Fil-A meal.  Then he wanted to go for a walk.  

By the time we got back I could tell he had a fever.  We enjoyed looking at the sky, then I took him home to Destiny.  Thankfully, he's all better today.

I've been having a rather lazy day here at home today (Saturday).  We just had a storm and saw a rainbow afterward. 

I just can't stop taking pictures of my flowers!!  The roses especially.  Here are some from this week. 

I do have a few lilies blooming.  And the zinnias are making a comeback after almost dying from the heat.  I wasn't careful enough about watering them since they are kind of out-of-sight-out-of-mind.  

That's all folks!  Have a great rest of the weekend!