Sunday, April 3, 2016

Spring Break 2016

Last was spring break for the kids.  They had a great time in Daytona Beach with friends.  Just kidding!  They did have a great time away from home, just with their grandparents and not friends.  In Mint Hill and Mooresville, not Daytona Beach!

We left Sunday evening and met GrandBob and Suzette at McDonald's in Salisbury for the handoff.  They stayed with them till Wednesday afternoon when they met my parents for another handoff.  My parents kept them till Friday evening when I met them in Mocksville to get them and bring them home.

While at GrandBob and Suzette's Will got out to do some fun things while Lindy refused to go out and do anything.  That girl is such a homebody.  She never wants to go do anything.  I think they made her go outside some but I think she hung out at their house.  Will on the other hand enjoys getting out to do things.  Monday he went with GrandBob to Dave and Buster's for some arcade action.  They also played tennis on Monday and Tuesday.  Will played lots of piano with Suzette and Lindy played lots of imaginary guide dog and paw patrol with both GrandBob and Suzette.  They also played with a train track a neighbor had given them and I hear they made some cool tracks.

While in Mooresville they played outside quite a bit, too.  Playing ball with Sadie and shooting rockets with Papa.  There were some trips to McDonald's and Sweet Frog for yogurt.  Lindy will leave the house for food she likes!  They played paw patrol and legos. 

I met my parents Friday night for dinner and got the kids and brought them home.  Saturday Will was supposed to have his second tennis practice but wouldn't you know it we woke up to light rain and just enough to make the courts too wet for practice.  They ended up having to cancel it.  Of course by 11am the sun was out and everything was dry and it was a beautiful, albeit windy, day.  Drew had a funeral and I mowed the yard.  The kids played out back for awhile.  Last night we watched basketball.

Today we had church and that is about it.  The kids and I are enjoying their last day of spring break.  Daddy left for a boys' trip with GrandBob, Uncle Ed, and Aunt Jamie's dad, Richard, to the Masters practice rounds. 

Some pictures from the kids wild spring break week!

Pics from GrandBob and Suzette's house
 Dave and Busters with GrandBob
 They got her outside at least!
 He won a game (or two!) against GrandBob!
Digging for worms! 
Indulging her Paw Patrol addiction!
Onto Nana and Papa's for more fun.  

 Playing ball with Sadie!

 They spent lots of time shooting of these fun rockets my dad found.  They have LED lights and are really fun at night. 

 One of Will's creations.  A Lego ball holder for Sadie's balls.
 I hear there were quite a few jokes/pranks played on April Fools Day.  Bob had to get his jokes in earlier in the week.  One included a letter to Will from UNC Chapel Hill telling him he got to attend a special week.  Papa tried convincing the kids there were 32 days in March and he told me he had them dressed in snow gear to play outside.  Lindy played one on Papa, telling him to get in the back as she was driving to meet me.  I think they all like April Fools day! 
 
Back to school.  You should have heard the moans and groans tonight. 


Tuesday, March 29, 2016

Beaver Visit and Easter 2016

Unfortunately last week wasn't our spring break so even though the Beavers were here, we had to go back to work and school.   The best part of last week was no homework!!  I think I was more excited than the kids!  That left us lots of time to play outside in the evenings and enjoy the lighter evenings. 

Spring break was originally supposed to start Wednesday at 1pm.   Unfortunately they ended up making Thursday a make up day.  Which ruined my plans - so I let the kids skip school on Thursday.  Will wasn't too sure about it but he didn't complain too much.  My sister and kids were leaving Friday and if we got over there on Thursday we would hardly see them.  I picked them up at 1pm on Wed. and I met my mom and sister half way to hand the kids off.  The kids spent the afternoon playing at the park and going out to eat with their cousins.  I took Thursday afternoon off and headed over to my parents'.  It was a pretty day so we headed out on our first boat ride of the year.  We rode around and Hayley fished some.  We enjoyed hanging out and seeing the Beavers.  They flew out on Friday so they headed to the airport after lunch.  We headed home after lunch and we mowed and did yard work.  Saturday my parents came over and they helped us do a few thing in the yard.  They helped us finally get the swing set together and clean out some brush at the back of the yard.  It's nice to have handy parents! Saturday night we went over to Mimo's and we had an Easter dinner with her, Ed, Jamie and Ellie, and Anna and Brian.  It was nice to see everyone.  Will got to hold Ellie for the first time.  She was getting fussy so she lasted about 30 secs before she started crying.  But he got to hold her - which I wanted more than he did!

Sunday was Easter!  It was a busy morning but a nice afternoon.  We had an Easter Egg hunt first thing in the morning and we gave them Easter baskets.  We had to finish getting ready in our Easter finest and we headed to Easter church.  We got home and before too long my parents were back and Ed, Jamie and Ellie arrived.  It was Ellie's first trip to our house!  We had dinner and played with the baby before they left.  My parents stuck around for a bit before heading out.  Soon after that we headed out to go meet Grandbob and Suzette.  We passed the kids off to them for a few days since it is spring break but neither Drew or I can take any time off of work.  It's much more fun to play with grandparents than go to work with me every day!

Enjoy some pictures!

Starting spring break off right - lounging by the pool!

 Love this pic of her!
 First boat ride of 2016


Hayley is 12 (almost 13) and is finally taller than me. 
 


 Saturday evening holding Ellie.
 Not sure what to do when she started crying!
Easter morning - waiting to hunt eggs
 Waiting.....

 Ready, set, go!








 


 Will has been perfecting the glare.  He reserves it mostly for me but Drew gets it as well. 
 Dressed in their Easter finest!

 Love when I can find coordinating outfits!

 
Ed and Jamie's first Easter with Ellie!
 Sweet Easter cousins!
 
 Sweet Baby Ellie!
 Awwww......
 One more of the newest Southern!