Spring Break!

I made a spontaneous decision to take a solo trek north with the kids to spend part of Elise's spring break with our families and I'm so glad we did.  We missed Josh a lot, but he stayed home to finish up his work for the semester and get things ready for his upcoming finals.  He got a lot of work done while things were quiet at home and we soaked up the cuddles, games, trampoline time, playgrounds, and meals with some of our very favorite people!

An impromptu building project with Uncle Hayd - the boys were in heaven!

Lunch in Stage One of the soon-to-be backyard fort of Makari and Sote'.

These two were just about as precious as could be going from diggers to trains to puddles of mud in their all day adventures together!

A beautiful day to enjoy lunch and a walk to Hanes Park with Grandma and Grandpa! 

Oh how I love to go up in a swing!

Mini-cousin time!

Fun in the dirt in Grammie's garden...guess we should have put them to work!

Game night classic and a little Easter gift from Grammie and Granddad!  Lucas woke up the next morning and the first thing he said was "Can we play 'Don't let the bear fall in the water' again?"

On our way out of town we stopped to see Lydia at her new job and she treated us to lunch.  Thanks Lyd!

Thank you dear family for warmly welcoming us and caring for us so well...even with only a split second warning that we were on our way!  We had a wonderful time!