Spring "Break"

On Friday the 5th, I had the opportunity to be in Abby & James' classrooms. At the end of the school day, James' teacher asked "How many of you are going on an airplane during Spring Break?" Several hands flew up in the air. "How many of you are taking roadtrips this Spring Break?" Even more hands went up. James leaned over to me and whispered "Where are we going this Spring Break?" to which I responded "We're staying home to play with friends and jump on the trampoline." He was quite satisifed with that answer, however our week ended up being a little more than that. This past week was certainly a break from the norm, but not at all a break from excitement. Here's a recap of our adventures:

Saturday - Jimmy took the boys to Men's Breakfast, while the girls and I stayed home and made our own special Women's Breakfast. Afterwards, he helped some friends move into their new home and that evening we enjoyed having a couple of families over to hang out.

Sunday - We celebrated Jacob's 6th birthday. The theme of the party was "Camping" and included a tent full of balloons, great decorations, a fun fishing game and cooking s'mores over a firepit in the backyard. The boys were then invited to spend the night there - their first slumber party. They watched Bolt in the evening and ate Mickey Mouse waffles in the morning.

Monday - Picked the boys up in the mid morning and then began preparing for Aliya's birthday party.

Tuesday - We celebrated Aliya's 3rd birthday Princess Style. Abby was the official Hair Stylist/Nail Polisher and thoroughly enjoyed doting on the little Princesses at the party. The boys and their friends spent most of the day on the trampoline. Some of us Mommy's enjoyed a little trampoline time ourselves! The kids had a Candy Treasure Hunt in the backyard, followed by more playtime and bubbles.
About 2 hours into the party our "special guest" arrived all the way from Argentina...Auntie Kristin!!!

Wednesday - We switched into Easter mode and dyed eggs at the Currey's. Emma looked like she was turning into the Incredible Hulk when she finished dying hers. It was quite comical. That evening we headed over to the Finnestad's in honor of Kristin's 30th birthday. It's so wonderful to have her back in town.


Thursday - We caravaned to Ferndale for a playdate with the Williams. It was so nice to feel like no time had passed since we (or the kids) had seen eachother last. Everyone just picked up where we left off. We had an Easter Egg Hunt for the kids, which was a big hit. As if there wasn't enough sugar from all the candy, we then pulled out a birthday cake and sang in celebration of several birthdays. I can't believe how many are so close together - Kristin (8th), Jacob (9th), Erin (11th), Aliya (13th) and Jenna (17th). The time went far too quickly. The kids & I loved the time in the car with Auntie Kristin though. We stopped at a rest area about an hour from home and spent some time running through the grass and picking flowers. The remainder of our ride was spent singing Farm Animal songs, which Kristin probably still has stuck in her head!

Friday - Was pretty low key during the day, filled with cleaning & laundry. Though we managed to spend an hour dancing to the HSM 3 soundtrack (I admit, I like it). We had a movie/popcorn/jammies kind of day with Oslakrinkla for dessert...yum!!

This afternoon we will be celebrating the marriage of our cousin Carissa and then it's off to the Finnestad's for Kristin's birthday party/welcome home party. It will be fun to reconnect with people we haven't seen in a while. We especially love spending time with the cousins.

And tomorrow is EASTER!! That will require it's own blog I'm sure. In the meantime, I am so grateful for the precious gift of salvation that we celebrate this weekend...and everyday!

Whew! I think I need a break after this break!