Spring Break 2014

It must be said that we had a very boring spring break. Eric started his new job the Monday spring break started (Woo-Hoo!!!), and I didn't really want to take the kids anywhere myself, so we stayed home. We pretty much organized closets, cleaned the house, played video games, watched T.V., and occasionally ventured out of the house to attempt fun. And I say attempt because no one ever really seemed to have a great time. Apparently we were in a Spring Break funk.

 

The first day of Spring Break Sade woke up sick. Real sick. I ran her to Instacare where we quickly received a strep throat diagnosis.

 

She threw up ALL OVER the Dr. 5 minutes after this pic was taken:

 

 

Happily the antibiotics worked way fast, and she woke up the next morning fever free and feeling just fine!

 

Other adventures.

 

We went and saw Rio 2.

 

 

Those Cannery seats really are so, so great. Eric and I had to see Divergent at the Aliante theaters (because of timing) and I couldn't even concentrate on the movie because I was so upset I wasn't reclining.

 

We also made our first visit to Wet - n - Wild of the year. It was warm, but not quite yet warm enough for us to get in the wave pool or lazy river. But the slides were fine.

 

 

This was mid-week when we were still in our funk, so our visit was a bit lackluster and we were all ready to leave after a couple of hours. It will be much more fun this summer with friends!

 

We did make it over to Craig Ranch Park one afternoon. I love having it so close and we spend many an evening there walking Tucker:

 

 

The highlight of the week for both Megan and Jackson was probably the parties they were able to attend:

 

A pool party for Megan:

 

 

And a birthday party for Jackson:

 

 

Spring break actually made me nervous for summer break. The kids and I all do better when we are busy and I don't have much planned. Any ideas?

Grandparent Visit #2

Just a couple of days after my mom and Ken left, Eric's parents came to visit. They stayed in a condo on the south end of the strip, so we spent two weekends and our afternoons after school driving down there to hang out with them.

 

The resort had 4 different pool areas, and we made sure to spend lots of time at each of them. Other than the first day, the weather was hot, hot, hot the second week of April, which meant I even got in the water.

 

Pool pics:

 

 

Megan pushing Jackson in (this happened to be the cold day):

 

 

Eric got her back for him:

 

 

My brother and sister-in-law, Nate and Autumn were also visiting. Even though they were here to enjoy kid free time, Nate played endlessly with my kids. He's a good dad. And uncle.

 

 

Nate and Mike (Eric's dad) are fun:

 

 

Another day, another pool:

 

 

Sade found a golden ladybug:

 

 

We also played a bit of mini golf:

 

 

When we weren't swimming or golfing, we were eating. We tried the Steak & Shake at the South Point (which happened to be next door to their resort). Let's just say I probably wouldn't go back.

 

But Eric enjoyed himself:

 

 

He loves his mama:

 

 

One evening we left the kids at home to go to dinner and to see the Cirque du Soleil show KA.

 

 

Nate & Autumn:

 

 

The show was amazing! Seriously. Loved it. I have no pics, except for this amazingly realistic reenactment:

 

 

Another great visit. It was probably fortunate we didn't have any big plans for Spring Break as we needed time to recover from the fun two weeks that we had grandparents here.

Grandparent Visit #1

The first week of April my mom and Ken came to visit for a few days. We did lots of things, like go to the park, go to the movies, go out to dinner, and they were here for Jacksons Battle of The Books competition, but I have very few pictures (I just don't think to take them when I am doing everyday things). I do have a couple of pics of a visit to the Springs Preserve that Sade, my mom and I took while the other kids were still in school.

 

On the so-called "train":  

 

 

We were also able to celebrate my mom's birthday with her just a couple of days early:

 

 

Family pics:

 

 

We love when they come.

Last First Tooth

At a visit to the dentist in March we found out that Sade's grown-up bottom teeth were already growing behind her baby teeth. The dentist told her that if they didn't come out within a month she would have to pull them out. So Sade got to wiggling.

 

It was hanging by a string for quite a while:

 

 

But finally, while at school during a drill where they had to hide under their desks, she noticed blood dripping down her arm while she was wiggling it. Her teacher sent her to the nurse and on the way there it fell out! Excitement!

 

 

The gap toothed smile:

 

 

Her other tooth that was growing behind it:

 

 

It's the official last first tooth loss of our family. Happy and sad.