The Zyriek Zoo: Labor Day Weekend

We had a great labor day weekend and enjoyed having family in town from Dallas and some time to relax with the kids. James and Lydia flew up from Dallas with their boys Blake and Drew. The girls have been so excited because we have not seen the Perry family since last Halloween!! Our schedules have not syched very well over the past year and it has been too long. They arrived Friday night and we had dinner at our house. The kids loved playing while the adults watched the Baylor/TCU game. Lucky for all involved, Baylor pulled off the upset even after squandering their huge lead. James was on cloud 9 the rest of the weekend.

Saturday we met Dad, Blair & Kim and their two boys with our kids and the Perrys at My Big Backyard. Always a favorite with our family and even though it was a hot day, we enjoyed the time together and just watching the kids play. We spent the afternoon and evening at Dad's house. Eating WAY too much food and watching a lot of football. Auburn pulled off the win even after looking dreadful and was down by 10 points with 3 minutes to go. Gary was cool and collected the entire game....he's still on a high from last year's National Championship Game in Arizona!!

Sunday was Dan's birthday and after church we celebrated with a BBQ lunch. It was raining most of the day and we knew we needed to get the kids doing something so we loaded up and took them bowling. They had a great time. Caroline was sad she did not score any strikes, but she had several spares and lots of 9's. With the bumpers up and using ramps, the kids scored better than the adults!! Dinner and a movie at home kept the kids enjoying themselves.

The Perry's flew home on Monday and we were off to the Delta Fair with friends....see separate post on that fun!! Great weekend. Lots of friends and family and fun times. If only I had taken off Tuesday to recover!!