Our Non Spring Break

Since Weston and Davin aren't in school we have no Spring break. I guess you could say we are always on "break." I didn't have much going on this week and the weather was gray and wet, so we ended up doing lots of fun outings. Tuesday we spent some time with Daddy. We picked him up from work and then took him with us to pick up Davin's 1 year old pictures and out to lunch.

On Wednesday I had told Weston that we were going to go try out this new place near us that has all the bouncy house toys, like Kangaroo Zoo. I was in need of some adult conversation, so I called my friend, Tara, last minute to see if she and her kids wanted to come too. It turns out that they had just been there last week, but they were headed out to the aquarium. I invited myself along. We bought a year long pass to the aquarium for Weston, Davin, and myself for $28. Not bad, right?

The aquarium is pretty small, but we had a good time exploring and with the pass it was definitely worth it. We also had fun seeing friends. The boys' favorite part of the entire aquarium was this little area where they could crawl around. There were fish tanks built into the coral crawl spaces too, so Dav got to get up close with the fish.
This was Weston's favorite part, a fake crab. My kids are so weird. Actually, when Weston was telling Ian about our day he said that seeing the (also fake) shark, Bruce, from Nemo was his favorite part. In any case, apparently the actual sea creatures didn't hold very much interest for my 3 year old.
Well, since I had mentioned going to Jumpin Jacks yesterday there was no way I was getting out of taking Weston there. This morning it was the dreaded day that Weston needed his toenails trimmed. He HATES it and I usually end up holding him down with my legs on the floor while he thrashes and screams, and I attempt to get the job done. Well, today I told him if he held still, didn't pull his feet away, and didn't cry while I cut his toenails, then I would take him to Jumpin Jacks today. Worked like a charm.

I was pleasantly surprised by Jumpin Jacks. It was pretty clean, had plenty of adult seating, lots of fun bouncy toys, and 3 year olds jump for only $5. The other thing I liked about it is that it's for adults too. Kangaroo Zoo has a 150 pound weight limit on their bouncy toys, so adults mostly just watch. Next time I think I will pay for all of us so we can all play. Needless to say everyone had a grand old time.
I neglected to mention that I finished reading the book "In Her Shoes" by Jennifer Weiner last night. I was looking forward to nap time today to watch the movie. Alas, the boys had other plans. I thought for sure Jumpin Jacks would have worn Weston out enough for a nap, but he claims he isn't tired. Davin was exhausted, but only napped for a little over an hour and woke up cranky. I think I got maybe 20 minutes of the movie in. Oh well, I will have to save it for when they are in bed.

I sometimes stress that I spoil my kids (namely Weston) too much. I know that as our family grows and gets older I won't be able to do big outings like this as often. I just hope Weston can become a good, kind, contributing member of society despite my penchant for taking him on big, fun outings all the time. What do y'all think . . . Do you worry that you are spoiling your kids? How? Have you made any changes?