Easter

The kids ran outside as soon as they woke up this morning to play with a few little things the "Easter Bunny" brought them.  Gator got a tee to prepare for Tball coming up and the boys got these little helicopter rubberband toy things.  They've had a blast shooting them all day.  Tomorrow we need to try to get up on the roof of the church to retrieve one.  Bet you can't guess which of the boys took his to church with him.  Yep, Davis.  And it will be him we try to heave up on the roof tomorrow.  After church, we went over to Stewarts.  The kids all had fun playing with the helicopters there.  And it was Eden who got to climb a tree and be lifted onto a roof to get them down.  Those things shoot far.  Sheila prepared a FHE lesson with Easter eggs and the atonement.  It was great for the kids to sit down for 10 minutes and talk about the Savior.  I was very proud of my kids.  They knew the answers to all the questions.  Even Ally, shared what she had learned in Primary today.  They listen more than I thought they did, even if Davis brings his helicopter to church he still is learning. 

Open for 2013

It was a perfect day for Lagoon.  The sun was warm and the crowds were small.  Lagoon opened up today for the season, and we stayed the whole day and had a great day!  Gator was so excited because she had grown enough to ride the big rides.  She didn't even hesitate as she boarded the Wicked, and she rode the whole way with her arms in the air screaming with excitement.  I'm not sure we will go opening day again.  There were still some issues to work out, and it made me a little nervous.  The boys and I sat on the Rocket for about 10 minutes as our seat belts went up and down before we made a run for it. 

Smiling away the nerves on the Rocket!  He used to refuse to go on this ride with me.  He would do every single ride at Lagoon, except the Rocket. 

After going on the Hydroluge and getting soaked, they made a run for the hand dryers in the rest room to get warm. 

 

Spring Break

The kids were off all week for Spring Break.  It comes at a great time.  They are getting antsy for the end of the year and this week is a good time for them to get a rest and ready to go back for the last quarter of school.  We had a great time together.  We started it off by just playing in the backyard Sunday evening.  It had cooled off last week and Sunday the sun came back out and we wanted to go fly kites, but there was no breeze so we just played outside not worrying about getting in to do homework or getting to bed on time. 

We've been saving coupons to Get Air.  We finally had 3 coupons, so we went and the kids cashed them in.  It's kinda nice not having to pay a dime, and it was 2 hour Tuesday.  Bonus!

Later that night we had our first mallow roast of the year.  The first fire of the year smells so good because it is the Christmas tree that we burn. 

Another free thing we did during Spring Break was a visit to Toads.  I got such a great deal on passes earlier in the year, that we get to go as many times as we want and don't have to pay a thing.  We've only had passes a couple of months, but we have definitely gotten our money's worth.  I'm going to include a couple of pictures from last week as well.  I told the kids I didn't know how to drive the go karts so I could stay off and take pictures.  But during Spring Break I left the camera behind and jumped on a go kart and kicked everyone's hiney.  The boys were shocked that their old mom actually won a race. 

 

The big thing we did this week was a visit to the zoo.  The kids love the zoo and already have their next trip planned next spring when the new African Savanna exhibit opens up.  It was the perfect day to go to the zoo.  The animals were all out and playful, more so than I've ever seen.  This was the first time ever we've seen the tiger up walking around.  The animals were all enjoying the nice warm spring sun just like the rest of us, we got our fist sunburns of the year as well.  I forgot sunscreen.  I need to change modes from gloves and hats and coats of winter to sunscreen and sunglasses and lots of water of summer!

Just to get out of town for a night, after the zoo we drove up to Logan.  Not a big trip, but enough to get away.  Everyone knows how much fun it is to stay in a hotel.  No one gets any sleep at all, but that is part of the fun....for the kids.  I would've thought that swimming for 5 hours was enough to wear them all out for a good nights sleep.  Oh, I was so wrong!  But it was a super fun way to end the week.  Lots of pictures, lots of fun memories.  And now, we have homework to do.