Labor Day--Omaha Style

Natalie wanted to put the "labor" into the Labor Day holiday insisting she show her grandparents she is now big enough to mow the lawn. Even though she did show us that she can mow by herself, it definitely was easier for her to have some help.

Logan wanted to get in some lawn mowing action as well.

While Jacob and Natalie did yard work, Emma, Luke and Logan played in the yard.

Suddenly Luke spied a grasshopper...

which freaked Emma out...

but only for a minute until she grabbed her bug saver cage...

bravely scooped up the green thing...

and proudly displayed her catch to everyone.

I neglected to take pictures of Glen's fix-it projects (putting up a shelf in the laundry room, hanging a cabinet over the toilet in the master bath and putting up bulletin boards in Natalie and Emma's bedroom) which were occurring during this time--probably because I was outside with the kids enjoying the lovely, beautiful day.

Once all the jobs were completed, it was time to play. We were all starving, so we decided to try out the new Lone Star Steakhouse.

Our activity for the afternoon was bowling.

It's amazing how long it takes for a little kid ball to make it all the way down the alley.

Luke soon lost interest in bowling and had more fun hanging out on the railing by the bar chairs.

When Logan saw Luke's abandoned bowling shoes, he wanted to put them on and had a great time walking around in those huge things.

The fun times did not end when we got back home. There was basketball shooting, trampoline jumping and croquet playing.

The kids were overjoyed when they found and captured a second grasshopper. The first one they'd named Jacob and after Jacob being so lonely while we were gone, the kids could only imagine his excitement to have Laurie join him in the cage.

We topped the evening off with a game of Rook when the kids went to bed. Fun times for all!!

Oh, and in case anybody was wondering...

Jacob and Laurie (the green hoppers) got released from their cage at the end of the day so they could forage for food and not starve to death overnight. So no harm done in the making of this blog entry (except maybe for the animals whose heads were hanging on the wall in the restaurant).