Spring Break {Part 1}

We started off our spring break with a crazy weekend this year! After Charlotte and I spent the morning playing with Sarah & Mary Mack, we headed home for her to get a (much needed) nap and so I could get ready for the rest of the weekend.

 

We picked up Madeleine & Harrison from school that day and added another 2 to our number as well. We'd invited Alex & Veronica (from the family at school that we help/mentor) to come and spend the night and most of the next day with us. They were all pretty excited about this and we headed home to start the fun. :) We came home and played outside for a bit before heading in for snacks and more playtime. 

Once Matt got home we loaded up the van and headed out to dinner. We ended up at Red Robin -- Alex and Veronica were so excited to eat out and had never been there before. The kids were all sooo good during dinner, but corraling 5 kids while eating out is quite an adventure!

After dinner we went to a nearby park to run off some energy. It was a new park to everyone except Madeleine so they had fun exploring. We discovered a neat looking trail, but ended up turning back because it was getting dark. We decided to come back and try it later and surprised the kids by coming back the next afternoon.

We left the park and headed to braums for some ice cream. It was a perfect night to sit outside and eat! Then it was home to clean up and bathe everyone -- which takes a good hour with 5 kids! Ha! We got everyone tucked in bed by 9:30 which I thought was pretty good. :)

The next morning the kids all slept till after 8 -- yay! When they got up I made pancakes for breakfast and then we played at home for awhile and let it warm up before heading back out.

We went to another park that morning. It's one of our favorites and the kids never get tired of playing there. And, for Alex and Veronica -- they don't get to do things like this and they were thrilled  to be at the park. We took frisbees and soccer balls and made a long morning of it! The weather was perfect and I'm thankful we took advantage of it since the next week ended up being rainy/snowy.

After the park, we made a potty break and then decided to go hike the trail we found the night before. It was a great little hike and even Charlotte was able to make it.

By the time we'd played at the park and hiked we were all hungry. So we grabbed a quick lunch and then took the kids home. It was a fun way to start our spring break! Matt and I were both pretty tired from keeping up with 5, but it was so worth it!