The Herb Family: Labor Day Weekend 2018

We had so much fun during our Labor Day weekend. We kicked off our weekend by going boating with some friends on Friday night. The Ehlers invited us out on their boat and we happily accepted.
We immediately found a cove to eat our picnic dinner because everyone was "STARVING".

After eating dinner, we swam around for a while and then the kids were ready to tube.

They had so much fun tubing together. They were all little daredevils and had so much fun standing up and jumping onto their bottoms while tubing. It was pretty cute to watch.

Benson enjoyed the ride from Daddy's lap. Tucker still isn't a fan of tubing and even though I kept trying, he didn't want to tube.

Tucker did happily watch his siblings and the Ehlers though.

Benson learned how to "High 5" on the boat and was cracking himself up while giving Daddy all his "high 5's"

After tubing for a while, it was time for more eating. These kids shared some pineapple spears and root beer.

I just love these cute brother. Benson was really tired by the end of the night but Tanner kept him safe and happy.

I even tried wake surfing and surprised myself by getting up on the first try and three more times after that. I've never wake boarded so I wasn't sure I would be able to get up, but I popped up and it was so fun.

We had a great time with the Ehlers and we are grateful for sweet friends.

On Saturday we went over to "Wishing Springs" to play for a bit. We recently heard about this place and we were anxious to try it. The kids loved the smaller bluffs that were perfect for bluff jumping.

Tanner was the first to jump. After promising him a dollar if he jumped, he immediately hopped into the water and loved it.

Next thing we knew, Tucker hopped in as well. He surprises us sometimes and this was definitely one of those times. He was so brave.

Tanner jumped a few more times before we convinced Bailey to give it a shot.

We got her up on the bluff - if you can call it that. But before she tried jumping, we went down closer to the water to try it.

Eventually it took me going up to the cliff edge with her to show her how close we were to the water.

Wishing Springs is an actual spring, so it was freezing- this just goes to show how much I love my kids. I wasn't planning on jumping in.

Finally we jumped together and she did great

We even got her jumping on her own after that. She was so brave.

Benson was pretty bored with the place and played only around the shore. Seriously, this kid makes the funniest faces.

Also, how cute is this girl? I just love her.

Tuck had the best time looking at fish in the water.

Bailey and Tuck also enjoyed lounging in their tubes .

And Tanner climbed some of the low over hanging trees.

We had a great time playing at the spring together and we are excited to spend more time there next summer!

After swimming and playing at the spring, we drove over to "Susie Q's" diner.
We got cheeseburgers, fries and ice cream. It was all delicious! I love a good diner and this one was adorable.

The food was yummy!

Benson was a big fan of his ice cream cone.

Finally, today for Labor Day, we played at home and worked on our bunk beds.

We grilled hot dogs over the fire pit in the backyard and played in the water.

Benson fell in love with the Thomas Train track. It was adorable. We all took turns pushing Benson on his train down his ramp.

Seriously, look at his face! Pure JOY.

Tucker loved playing with our beach ball sprinkler.

We all enjoyed lounging in our camp chairs enjoying the beautiful evening, but Benson probably enjoyed it the most of all. He's getting so big and just loves to be part of whatever the family is doing.