Sunday Afternoons

Daddy was trying to catch a quick nap in between a couple Sunday afternoon meetings. And the kids thought this would be a great idea. Don't they look pleased with themselves?

Spring Break, Day 6

We took the kids on a walk/bike ride up the canyon and had a picnic at one of the picnic areas. They absolutely loved it. We spent forever throwing the frisbee, tossing the football, flying kites, and climbing rocks. We stayed until it was almost dark and had a great time. This will definitely be an encore activity.

Spring Break, Day 4-5

I'll be honest, its starting to get a little blurry.

On Thursday, my mom took us to see Hop in celebration for Easter. It was a cute movie and it got the kids really excited to see the Easter Bunny the following weekend.

Somewhere in there, I developed a nasty and painful throat condition that was driving me bananas and prompted my first doctor's visit in my married life (excluding pregnancy visits of course.) It turns out I'm just a whiner and was suffering from severe heartburn. Nothing a little Nexium and a few days didn't cure. Clearly, all the Spring Break festivities are getting to me!

And we also worked like mad on Taylor's Utah County projects (Ok, so my mom worked liked mad and we were a very attentive support crew.) Then Dan and I took the kids to eat at Pizza Pie Cafe.

Spring Break, Day 3

On Wednesday, before the Hansens left for the weekend, we met at the ever beloved Trafalga. Every kid's dream, every mother's nightmare. The kids loved the rock climbing, laser tag, bumper boats, mini golf, and kiddie rides. I didn't love my migraine.

A Hospital Visit

Oh, and I forgot, we also made a hospital visit on Tuesday night. Our Auntie Tiffany, who is a school teacher in our district and was also on Spring Break thought it would be impeccable timing for her to have a gall bladder attack and appendicitis. She had surgery and we visited her to laugh at her medication-induced comedy. She never fails to keep us laughing. The girls decided to strike a pose with the sculpture in the hospital. With their addition, it makes our family exactly! (although we're a little less serene and put together than this sculpture.)

Spring Break, Day 2

Every Tuesday, my mom and Jeffrey visit our Papa Ace, so we decided to tag along this time. Luckily, my kids love visiting Papa Ace because his retirement home has an aviary, fish tank, and duck pond. In addition, he is always so excited to see them and insists they drink his mini apple juices and cashews. They don't put up much of a fight, either. My sweet Papa Ace tears up every time we show up too. Such a tender heart.

It being springtime, with all the birds and the bees out (if you get my drift), we encountered some very feisty male ducks and some very pathetic beleagured female ducks. It was traumatic for us to watch, so we ditched the duck-feeding after a while and headed for McDonald's where the kids ate and played on the playplace. (I know, I know, my germophobe friends are panicking right now, and they have every right to be.) But I think they had fun and narrowly escaped without any major viruses.

After some naps and regrouping, we met up with our Hansen cousins for some bowling at Fat Cats. Quincy has never lasted happily through an entire game and Taylor hit Loryn in the face with a bowling ball and bloodied her lip, but other than those few hiccups, I think we had a good time!

Spring Break, Day 1

Spring Break was an entire week this year, which presents a bit of a challenge for families that don't actually "go" anywhere. How am I to live up to my kids' expectations of Spring Break when their friends are going on cruises or to Disneyland? Anyway, I am posting our Spring Break festivities only to remind my children that I made a valiant effort to keep them entertained. And I think we had fun! On Monday, we spent the day at the park just letting the kids play and enjoy the sun. Later that night, we grilled some hamburgers with the Hansens and roasted marshmallows in their backyard.