Labor Day Weekend 2016

We had a great and relaxing Labor Day weekend and even though I'm so thankful for a day off work, we could totally use another one ;) My sister was supposed to come down on Saturday but since the hurricane went right through Tallahassee, her plans for Friday night were cancelled so she headed our way that afternoon. She arrive right after we got home from work then we met our friends and her parents at a local restaurant. After dinner, we all went to the local minor league baseball game. This was the last weekend the team will be playing at the stadium so close to our house so we had to see one last game! After the game, we watched some TV before calling it a night.

Saturday, we slept in, made pancakes and then got ready to head over to Downtown Disney. Caroline hadn't seen the latest renovations so we had to show her. We enjoyed walking around, window shopping and of course, Ghirardelli's. After Downtown Disney, Stephen and I wanted to go to the J Crew outlet since they had 50% the entire store. The 3 of us ended up finding some great deals - I got 2 new outfits for work that look more professional along with a new fun, fall plaid tunic. By the time we got home, we were so exhausted so we just relaxed and played nerts.

Sunday we went to church, ran to Target and then came home for the rest of the day. Caroline and I relaxed while Stephen mowed the lawn and then later that evening, we grilled out. Caroline wanted a big grill out to close out summer and that's exactly what she got - complete with peach cobbler on the grill (I'll be sharing that recipe soon)! Stephen did an amazing job - as he always does! After dinner, we watched a movie before going to bed.

Monday, we slept in and then made breakfast before Caroline headed back to FSU and we started to look at cars for me. We have at least a year before we're going to start thinking about kids but we decided we should try to look into buying me a mom car SUV by the end of 2016. Right now, we're focusing on the new Honda Pilot and Toyota Highlander. Yesterday, we looked at the Pilots and next weekend, we're going to look at the Highlanders.

Moms of young kids, I really need your advice: is leather worth it? I can't decide between the model without leather and with leather. The model with leather is about $3k-$4k more expensive but has leather and a few other features. The other features I would care about is 1 button seat movers to get into the 3rd row and an automatic hatch for the trunk. The leather quality didn't seem super durable so I'm not sure if it'll get damaged quicker but I know it'll be better with spills. I'd love to hear if y'all think it's worth it!!

We're also entertaining the thought of selling my car privately - any suggestions for that!? I'm super intimidated by it but I could get more money for my car so we're looking into that option.

I hope everyone had a great weekend and if you're back at work today, at least know you only have a 4 day week!