The kids had all of last week off for Spring Break! I felt like a lame mom and didn't plan much to do, but it turned out ok and we still had some fun. The kids spent lots of time playing outside whenever it wasn't raining. When it was raining we stayed inside and watched movies, played video games and Legos, and even crafted a bit! Alright, maybe the term "crafting" is a bit generous, but we did do the boys' melty beads craft that they got in their Easter baskets. It was right up their alley. They had extra beads after doing the kit design so they each did a couple of their own designs too.
I spent an entire day cleaning and organizing. I went through all of the toy bins and organized the boys' bookshelf, desk and closet. I found this little literary gem in the boys' desk. I'm pretty sure this is about a year old. Pretty hilarious.
We went to the dinosaur museum one morning with our next door neighbor buddies. It was kind of crowded since it was Spring break but the kids had a blast! We have the best neighbors!
I was a little overwhelmed having all of the kids home for a full week while Ian worked lots and lots of hours so this made me laugh instead of cry. :)
Ian came home one night and we took the family out for bowling and pizza. It was really fun and Talia's first time bowling! She loved it. We had to constantly remind her to keep her dancing little self in our own space though. Weston bowled without using the ramp for the first time and did great (he didn't actually get any strikes though; that was a scoring error). I love that Talia beat all of us. That figures.
One morning we met up with friends at the little neighborhood park and Talia loved riding her bike! Speaking of bikes, Ian spent all of his free daylight minutes working with Weston on learning how to ride his bike without training wheels. He is getting better but still has a lot of practice to do.
Friday night Ian and I went on a date. We got sushi (I got orange chicken), got my ring cleaned and did a little shopping (I got a super cute denim skirt and green top on great sale), and saw The Host. I loved the book. I had pretty low expectations for the movie and it was maybe a tiny bit better than what I was expecting. Certainly not great but definitely not horrible. And I liked that it stayed as true to the book as possible.
Spring break finished up with General Conference weekend! Ian had to work all day on Saturday, but I watched Conference with the kids. They were all really good. They colored and played quietly while we listened. During the afternoon session the little ones napped and Weston played outside. I listened and dozed while Davin played quietly on the ipad. Then he was my snuggle buddy for a bit. It was a nice day.
He was pretty happy to be watching Baby Einstein
Sunday morning Emilee and the Bowles cousins came over to watch the morning session and visit. They will be moving all the way to Florida soon so we are glad we got some time with them before they are so far away. Talia and Ivy were so cute playing together. Noelle was pretty shy, but as long as she was close to Emilee then she wanted to play with the toys too. They built block towers with a puzzle and had a tea party. We even managed to listen to most of the General Conference talks while the kids played. After we ate lunch we all went for a walk around the neighborhood.
It was a warm Spring day and we enjoyed the weather and our family time at home listening to uplifting messages from our church leaders. Now it's back to school and our routines. At least for a couple more months until summer!
