Labor Day

We spent Labor Day weekend (yes, Labor Day…the holiday back in September!) at Natalie’s dad’s ranch and we had the most amazing time!  We don’t get to spend nearly enough time with the Greco Family, so it was such a treat to spend a few lazy days with them.  Ellie absolutely adores “Baby Molly” – for weeks afterward, every time we got in the car, she would ask if we were going to Baby Molly’s house.  And the ranch was unbelievable – so, so fun!  The first day, we went swimming – how amazing is this view?

Charlie got right into the swing of things:

Love these guys!

We also fed the fish at the pond…twice.

I love this picture of Damian and Ellie

The girls spent most of the time trying to get in the water:

Natalie was particularly thrilled to see this picture when we got back to the house (she stayed home with a napping Charlie):

The kids were "going” constantly…until we turned on the TV and then Baby Molly and Ellie cuddled up for some down time.

A rare, rare photo of the four of us:

And the four Grecos (yes, there is a little Greco in that belly):

Damian was so intrigued by the cacti – luckily these did not have thorns:

Trying to feed the armadillo:

There was one slightly…uhm…terrifying aspect of the trip.  The most enormous spiders EVER!  Apparently, they’re friendly (or at least not deadly), but it was hard to remember that when we saw one swinging just inches from Ellie’s head.  As a point of reference, that’s Damian’s big hand:

      The kiddos had fun eating meals…and a crazy amount of watermelon…together.

 We plopped the kids in a baby pool several times a day just to de-stickify them.  Charlie’s expression in this picture cracks me up – I’m pretty sure he had just gotten a face full of water!

I found Damian and the girls snuggling in the hammock – they just loved it…until Charlie arrived and then Ellie bailed.

Thank you so, so much for treating us to such a wonderful weekend, Greco Family!  It was such a nice treat to get out of the city and enjoy some relaxing family time – we certainly returned to Dallas refreshed and recharged.