There are times when I dread breaks from school; having 4 kids pulling at me from every direction gets old real fast. But I was ready and looking forward to spring break this year. I lined up some play dates, tennis lessons for the boys, library trips, spring cleaning and a day trip to Wild Life Safari, so why wouldn't I look forward to it? It was great!
I feel like the kids finally know my routine, my order of operations, so they don't need as much direction. Thank goodness! Dallin will say "Mom, I changed my clothes, my bedroom is clean, I read for X number of minutes, I jumped on the trampoline (active time), and I practiced the piano. Can I please play a computer game, or watch a show?"
I try to keep them busy or distracted enough that there isn't much time left for screen time, but let's be honest, I am not going to micro manage every waking hour. I don't have the energy or discipline for that.
So here we go. I tried to take pictures of it all.
We did tennis lessons last spring break and the boys loved the sport. I love tennis for them. It is low risk for injury, what mom doesn't like that. :) Tanner did say his forearm was sore though. Yours would be too if you bounced the ball on a racket all week to see how many bounces you could do before it dropped. I didn't count myself, but he said his record was 200+ bounces.
Lessons were at Bear Creek, so the girls got to play on their favorite park every evening.
Ashlyn can be such a goofy girl. She is so fun. I love my girls! In such a different way than I love my boys.
Amber is goofy too. Look at this outfit! She picked it out.
Isn't this a cool park with the wood play structure? I love it. It has been around since I was a kid.
Amber wanted to play tennis too, but the rackets were too big for her to swing around, so she found a ping pong paddle. LOL. Whatever works! This was us heading into the library. She insisted on bringing it in with her. Don't know why. That is just Amber.
Wild Life Safari
Nate and I are so different when it comes to taking pictures. I take pictures of things that are Blog worthy, while he takes pictures of EVERYTHING! I kept nagging him to GO! Just drive! We are going so slow! Let's get through this safari already! I asked him why he wanted to document everything, and he said so I can show Pam. Pam is probably our parents' age. She is the front office lady at work who is so sweet to think that everything Nate says and does is hilarious. She has an infectious laugh and delightful response to everything. She has a way of making people feel important and interesting. I can see why he would want to show it to her, I am not as excitable. :)
Anyway, these are MY pictures.
Me taking selfies of Tanner and Me while Nate takes pictures of who knows what animal. :)
Nate loved the bears. It was crazy to see them so calm and cuddly looking. You always see them so ferocious in pictures and videos.
Tanner says jokingly "Look! A unicorn!" Whatever this animal was, it was missing a horn. ha ha
The Safari has a walk through Zoo-like place. They went in the big bird cage and a couple of parakeets liked Dallin's hood. You should have heard is giggle. So fun!
Darn it! Not enough face holes for everyone!
A train ride around the park.
Enough for 4 on this one, but too tall! Who designs these things?!? Just kidding.
The fun ride-on toys that I never let the kids do. Have you ever watched a kid on these things? It is literally fun for the first 10 seconds and then it starts rocking them to sleep or giving them motion sickness or something.
Stinky farm animals! I get it! I hate bad smells too. Ruins a good time. Ashlyn kept wanting to leave this area cuz it smelled bad.
Does that animal behind them look like a deer? I didn't think so either.
Hello turtle.
And snake. Bleck. Look a her face. :)
Here are a handful Nate's pictures.
I took advantage of extra hands that needed something to do and had the kids weed, wash walls, and wash the car. Tanner and Amber didn't seem to mind.
Now I think I am ready to send them back to school. But it was fun while it lasted.
