Well, Spring Break is officially over in our household. Yesterday (Monday) contained all of the typical adjustments...crying children in the morning at a loss for what to do and an exhausted husband at the end of the day. But, for me, it was nice to be back in a routine, although I certainly missed Derrick (especially when our potty-training two year old went potty on the floor of the bathroom, instead of in the toilet.)
We had a great end to the break this past weekend, by spending some time with our good friends, the Tarrants. Joseph is 17 days older than Scott and Bethany is 2 months younger than Andrew. We enjoyed Joseph's dinosaur birthday party and visiting with the whole family after the party ended. Here are some highlights:
We had a great end to the break this past weekend, by spending some time with our good friends, the Tarrants. Joseph is 17 days older than Scott and Bethany is 2 months younger than Andrew. We enjoyed Joseph's dinosaur birthday party and visiting with the whole family after the party ended. Here are some highlights:
Julia's Mom planned a fantastic party. She made dinosaur eggs out of salt and coffee and gave the kids explorer glasses and hats and a little hammer and chisel to excavate the eggs and find out what was inside (a plastic dinosaur). Scott LOVED it. Here he is working hard. In the second picture, he is digging through the sand box, with the other kids, looking for dinosaur bones.
Andrew did not get into the theme of the party, but he loved playing in the sandbox when the digging for bones part was over. He found all of the sandbox toys and moved them into the sandbox to play. Typical for Andrew...he did all of this independently, without asking permission or for help. It was so funny to watch him plan what he wanted to do and see him implement it.
The other highlight of the day was making the volcano "errupt" with baking soda and vinegar. I felt like I was at a middle school science fair.
After the party, we had a wonderful time to catch up and reconnect with the family. Here is a picture that Derrick took of Andrew and Bethany checking each other out. I love the fact that they are each holding their "lovies" - for Andrew, Cici and Bethany has Duck-Duck.
And, finally, for our family, no trip to a house with a creek is complete without a mucking adventure. We even brought a bathing suit for Scott so he could sit down in the water. All of the kids had a great time exploring the creek.
The other highlight of the day was making the volcano "errupt" with baking soda and vinegar. I felt like I was at a middle school science fair.
After the party, we had a wonderful time to catch up and reconnect with the family. Here is a picture that Derrick took of Andrew and Bethany checking each other out. I love the fact that they are each holding their "lovies" - for Andrew, Cici and Bethany has Duck-Duck.
And, finally, for our family, no trip to a house with a creek is complete without a mucking adventure. We even brought a bathing suit for Scott so he could sit down in the water. All of the kids had a great time exploring the creek.
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