Spring Break 2015

Here is a quick recap of how spring break ended up looking. Despite the turn of events, we had a lot of people help us still make it a fun week for the kids.

We left Thursday after school to take the kids to Grizzy Jack's, a little indoor water park about an hour and half from the house.  They also had an indoor arcade which I thought was more fun than the water park.  Although I did discover that I have a fear of heights when I am responsible for moving my own body...yes I am fine to do a zip line, but an elevated obstacle rope course...no thanks!  I had to tap out and have Brandon take my place!  We learned that our family LOVES laser tag.

Loved the super slide!

I don't think going down on his tummy was the plan...I  think Daddy was still working his way down...potato sack issues!

Oh isn't this just the picture every mother wants of their 6 year old daughter!

Way to go Daddy! Mommy chickened out! 

What trip isn't complete without balloon sculptures? 

Grizzy Jacks was very tiring! I will forever hold this picture dear because there is such peace in this sleeping boy and an hour later we found that our lives would be turned upside down.  

I will skip of over Easter for the moment and continue on the spring break journey. The plan on Monday was for us all to go to the farm.  Ima and Johnny Pops ended up just taking the kids for us.  They ran around all day and breathed in some fresh country air!  On Tuesday I had a friend take them to Monkey Joe's and even though we own an inflatable bounce house, MJ's is always more fun!! On Wednesday I braved the ice rink with Elizabeth and Grant on my own.  I warned them that I was only one person and could only help one of them at a time.

Luckily, since it was EB's second time to skate she did really well (really well by her standards...she didn't fall) and didn't need to hang on to me.  Do you see the look on Grant's face? "I'm holding on for dear life, because if I let go I will certainly fall. Why did I think this would be fun" look.  He spent most of his time either holding my hand or skating between my legs, which he thought meant he could go limp noodle and I would basically just carry him.  FYI, I am no Katrina on the ice so that was fun.  My body was sore all over the next day! But we needed the time together and it was something they were really excited about when I told them the plan.  Lunch out afterwards made it good too!

Next up was bowling.  I am not sure either one of them broke 60 but hey we had a good time!

It was all good until the weather started to get a little nasty and tornado warnings and watches started popping up.  Immediately after frame 10 we high-tailed it home.  Elizabeth was upset that we left so fast.  Grant explained it was because we don't like thunder.  I chimed in with "the weather is changing, we are smart people, we are going to go home where we know we are safe and double check our storm shelter supplies." Now in hindsight I may have overreacted slightly and perhaps caused a little anxiety.  But to be completely honest being part of a an F4 tornado community we don't take these things lightly and in my defense I was not the only one.  Upon arrive home I instructed the children to take a pair of shoes down to our designated "storm shelter" part of the basement and I turned on the weather radio.  We were only under a watch.  I turn around and Elizabeth is making multiple trips to the basement with stuffed animals, books and her digi birds.  I tried to tell her it wasn't necessary but then I thought about what I told her after the tornado.  "Honey people lost everything, their stuffed animals, etc.... don't you want to share some of your things?" (flashback, she didn't really want to share, but eventually did).  So of course she would take her stuffed animals, it's what I told her she might lose!  I tried really hard to draw the line at the digi birds (something very replaceable) and the tears started and I handed her a laundry basket to help her!  Because crazy helps crazy! Brandon came home from work a little early, the storms were seeming to miss us.  We had just gotten the kids in bed and the weather radio alert for a tornado watch went off.  I got the kids out of bed and told Brandon we were going to the basement.  I am pretty sure he rolled his eyes, but obliged because he is a smart husband.  After about 5 minutes I insisted everyone be quiet so I could listen to the entire weather bulletin from start to finish.  That's when we discovered that I programmed the radio for Woodford county as well as our own county and that we were actually in the clear.  Back to bed kids!  Sorry honey, maybe I really am crazy about this weather!

Friday...I had taken Auggie to the vet on Monday and he asked me if I needed the name of a groomer. I think that was a subtle (or not so subtle) hint.  So Friday Auggie got her first haircut!  I can not even describe the fluffiness!  She didn't look like herself and I am very thankful that two days later her teddy bear look was starting to come back!

She doesn't looked thrilled with the fluff either!

Later that afternoon we visited the park by our old house and the kids insisted that Auggie try the slide.  She liked it as much as she did the bike ride!

Saturday we went to the Riverfront Museum and ended up meeting with good friends there and went out to lunch afterwards with them.  The kids had a blast and there was a lot of variety.

She built her own race car.

Kids of all ages enjoyed pushing around the special sprinkled sand

Sunday was our neighbors birthday party.  They rented a giant inflatable slide and Grant wins the award for the best toboggan!

And that was spring break.  We made the best of it and the kids stayed busy.  The only thing we really missed was Bicycle Safety Town because the weather just didn't cooperate.